Trumbull County commissioners accept fact-finding report on corrections bargaining

Trumbull County commissioners voted May 4 to accept a fact-finding report on collective bargaining negotiations between Trumbull County and OPBA Unit 3, the corrections officers bargaining unit for the county sheriff.

The special meeting was called to order at 9:30 a.m.; the presiding official said the purpose was "discussion and considering acceptance or rejection of a fact finding report regarding the collective bargaining negotiation between Trumbull County and OPBA Unit 3, correction officers employed by the county sheriff." The clerk then called the roll, and Messrs. Malloy, Hernandez and Bernard were recorded as present.

A commissioner moved to enter executive session under Ohio Revised Code 121.22(G)(4) to "prepare for, conduct and review negotiations and the collective bargaining strategy for the Trumbull County Sheriff's Department." The motion was seconded and the board recorded votes in favor from Malloy, Hernandez and Bernard, after which the board reconvened to open session.

After returning from executive session, a commissioner moved that the board accept the fact-finding report on the negotiations between the county and OPBA Unit 3; the motion was seconded and again passed with Malloy, Hernandez and Bernard recorded as voting yes. The transcript does not include the text of the fact-finding report, its recommendations, or any additional conditions attached to the acceptance.

The meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn carried with the same recorded votes. The record does not identify who seconded the initial executive-session motion by name; where the transcript records only "Second," this summary notes the action but does not attribute the second to a specific person.

No further steps, dates for follow-up or details of the fact-finding report were recorded in the public transcript provided.