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Commissioners approve agreements, HUD lead‑hazard advertising and appointments
Summary
At their March 5 meeting the Mahoning County commissioners approved a package of agreements (A–J), change orders, appointments and multiple resolutions including acceptance/advertising for HUD lead‑hazard/healthy‑homes funding and allocation of opioid settlement dollars to the mental‑health board.
The Mahoning County Board of Commissioners on March 5 approved routine business including contracts, change orders, appointments and several resolutions.
Clerk/staff member Anthony moved to approve the previous meeting minutes and a legal notice to release the FY2024 Community Housing Impact and Preservation (CHIP) application for Mahoning County; the motion passed on roll call.
The commissioners approved agreements labeled A–J covering a range of departmental needs: printing and shipping of a 2026 Mahoning County travel guide (agreement with Freeport Press), vehicle parts and service contracts for county fleets, home‑repair and lead‑hazard control contracts tied to CHIP/housing grants, advertising for special waste‑collection events, furnace and HVAC work for multiple units under grant programs, a new inmate communications system (stated to be at no cost to the county because inmates pay to use it), and a $182,211.68 purchase for communications equipment to upgrade the Justice Center. Change orders including a $1,575 decrease for uncompleted prior‑year lead‑hazard work were also approved.
On appointments, the board reappointed Ron Gerberry to the Mahoning County Children’s Services Board for a three‑year term beginning April 1, 2026.
Resolutions included a $12,000 opioid‑settlement payment to the mental‑health board, local emergency planning committee appointments, a small moral‑obligation payment for floor‑maintenance parts ($25.95), a human‑resources consulting contract for $25,000, a relocation payment for a disabled veteran under CHIP (amount stated in the meeting as $2,735.32), and a moral‑obligation payment for sheriff public‑safety equipment. The board also accepted and directed advertising for a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development lead‑hazard and healthy‑homes supplemental grant; meeting remarks listed the grant amount as $775,000 but the transcript also contained conflicting figures next to that entry. The board approved the resolutions by roll call.
Commissioners completed roll‑call approval to adjourn. No dissenting votes were recorded in the minutes read aloud.
What the transcript records and what remains unclear: the HUD grant line included duplicated/conflicting numeric text in the readout. Where the transcript duplicated figures, the commissioners accepted the resolution and directed staff to advertise; staff should be asked to confirm the exact HUD award amount and related procurement deadlines.
