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Lawrence County commissioners approve $1.29 million resurfacing contract and several appropriations
Summary
At its April 21 meeting the Lawrence County Board of Commissioners approved a $1,290,808 road resurfacing contract with the Shelley Co, signed multiple appropriations and transfers, accepted financial and departmental reports, and approved consultant agreements; one commissioner abstained on a confidential-funds certificate.
The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners on April 21 approved a package of routine motions, including a $1,290,808 award for a county road-resurfacing project and multiple budget transfers and appropriations.
The board convened at 10:05 a.m., opened with an invocation led by Commissioner Copley and recessed briefly for a planned tree-planting ceremony on the courthouse lawn tied to the America 250 observance. During the business meeting the commissioners approved minutes from April 7, several permits and financial filings, consultant agreements and personnel adjustments.
A motion read by a meeting officer (Committee member) awarded "the Lawrence County Road resurfacing project 2026 CO10 AC to the Shelley Co in the amount of $1,290,808," which the board approved and for which it also signed the construction agreement. The board also approved an appropriation of $865,000 (to account N5001A011000), a transfer of $105,000 (A0015A061049 to L0012F157061), and a bundle of appropriations and transfers under $75,000 submitted by Dylan Bentley, county administrator, all by recorded votes.
The commissioners voted to receive and file administrative reports, including the March 2026 DJFS report and the EMS financial report for March 2026. The board approved consultant service agreements submitted by Chris Klein with the auditors of Greene and Preble counties. The meeting record shows personnel changes: Brandy Canifax was moved from part-time to full-time paramedic effective April 26, 2026; Cody Bryant was moved from full-time to part-time paramedic effective April 4, 2026.
The board approved and signed a certificate of confidential funds for the Office of Justice Programs financial guide. That motion passed with Commissioners Holiday and Copley voting yes and Commissioner Finley recorded as abstaining. Later in the agenda a motion was introduced to approve and sign a memorandum of understanding for a grant from a statewide consortium; the provided transcript ends as that motion is introduced and the outcome is not recorded.
The meeting record shows repeated unanimous approvals for routine items, with the resurfacing contract and the confidential-funds certificate among the largest financial items recorded during the session. The board indicated it would proceed to the courthouse-lawn ceremony and then return for presentations later in the morning.
