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Hancock County commissioners approve transfers, appropriations and $235,300 courthouse entrance contract
Summary
On March 5, 2026, Hancock County Commissioners unanimously approved a set of budget transfers and appropriations, and authorized a $235,300 contract with RCM Architects for reconfiguring the courthouse public entrance; several other routine purchase and payroll items also passed 3-0.
Hancock County Commissioners voted unanimously March 5 to approve multiple budget transfers and appropriations and to sign a $235,300 contract with RCM Architects for work on the courthouse public entrance.
The board approved minutes from the March 3 meeting and voted to approve the Warrant Journals and payroll for county staff and JFS. Commissioners also proclaimed March 2026 Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month; staff and students from the Board of Developmental Disabilities introduced themselves and described community work experience.
Resolutions approved (motions and seconds are recorded where provided): William Bateson moved and Timothy Bechtol seconded each motion below; all recorded votes were 3-0 in favor.
- Resolution #133-26: Transfer Hancock County Solid Waste Management District tier disposal fees to the Tiered Disposal Fee Fund #5109 — $78,285.76 — passed 3-0. - Resolution #134-26: Transfer within the appropriation — General Fund #1001 (Mapping) — $2,000 — passed 3-0. - Resolution #135-26: Transfer within the appropriation — Workforce Development Fund #2105 — $800 — passed 3-0. - Resolution #136-26: Additional appropriation within the Auditor's certification — Commissioners to appropriate to HUD Fund #2062 — $1,700 — passed 3-0. - Resolution #137-26: Additional appropriation within the Auditor's certification — Commissioners to appropriate to Courthouse Restoration Construction Fund #4145 — $235,200 — passed 3-0. - Resolution #139-26: Authorizing payment of listed/attached purchase orders — passed 3-0.
The minutes note that Resolution #138-26, a proposed decrease to the Capital Projects Fund #4150 by $975,000, was not presented at this meeting.
Later in the agenda, Resolution #140-26 — authorizing entry into a contract with RCM Architects, Inc., for architectural services related to relocating and reconfiguring the courthouse public entrance — was presented and approved. The contract amount is $235,300; William Bateson moved, Timothy Bechtol seconded, and the motion passed 3-0.
What happens next: The record shows the board approved the listed transfers, appropriations and the RCM Architects contract; the minutes do not record additional conditions, implementation dates or subsequent hearings for the listed items. Several administrative and procurement items will proceed under county staff oversight.
