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Mahoning County commissioners approve $6.38 million transfer to capital projects and back DOJ grant application
Summary
The Board of Commissioners approved a $6,375,000 transfer from the general fund to the commissioner's capital projects fund and voted to support an application for a U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance grant worth about $600,000 over three years with no local match.
Mahoning County commissioners voted May 14 to transfer $6,375,000 from the county general fund into the commissioner's capital project fund and to approve a group of resolutions that included supporting a federal grant application for special prosecutors.
A county staff member described the transfer during the meeting and presented a package of resolutions, telling commissioners the transfer would move funds into the capital projects account. The board moved to approve resolutions letters a through f in a single roll call that also included the transfer and the grant application.
The board separately approved a resolution supporting an application to the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance for a fiscal year 2026 special attorneys program, described at the meeting as approximately $600,000 over three years and requiring no local match. A prosecutor's-office representative presented that item to the commissioners and said the grant would fund special-attorney resources if awarded.
Commissioners completed the group approval by roll call. The resolutions were advanced as administrative items during the consent portion of the meeting rather than as standalone debated items.
The transfer and the grant application are procedural steps: the transfer moves existing county funds into the capital projects account; the grant application authorizes staff to pursue federal funding that would require subsequent award acceptance and any implementation steps approved separately by the board.
