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Belmont County hires part-time medical driver, approves leave and signs quit-claim deed returning parcel to private owner
Summary
The commissioners approved hiring Howard Thornton as a part-time medical driver, granted unpaid leave to Wastewater Pump Technician Anthony Hannahs, and signed a quit claim deed conveying a 0.5331-acre parcel back to Brent W. Taylor after the county said it could not perform its side of an agreement.
The Belmont County Board of Commissioners on April 22 approved a set of personnel and property actions following executive sessions.
The board approved hiring Howard Thornton as a part-time medical driver for Senior Services of Belmont County effective May 4, 2026, and authorized transfer of his unused sick time from his Building and Grounds position to the new part-time role. Following an executive session held under ORC 121.22(G)(1) to consider employment matters, commissioners also approved unpaid leave for Anthony Hannahs, a full-time Wastewater Pump Technician at the Belmont County Water and Sewer District, effective April 16, 2026, until further notice.
Additionally, the board approved and signed a Quit Claim Deed conveying part of a 0.5331-acre tract (Auditor's Parcel No. 32-01608.010) in Richland Township from the Belmont County Water and Sewer District back to Brent W. Taylor. The minutes state the property is being transferred back to the original owner because the county was unable to perform its side of the agreement due to the developer's unwillingness to cooperate. The deed includes a detailed legal description of the parcel and references prior instrument records.
Why it matters: the personnel approvals affect staffing at Senior Services and the Water and Sewer District; the deed resolves a property matter by restoring title to a private owner. The board conducted an additional executive session at 11:09 a.m. under ORC 121.22(G)(5) with the Assistant Prosecutor to discuss confidential matters; no action resulted from that session.
All recorded motions passed by roll call vote 3-0.
