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Fulton County commissioners approve routine agenda items, contracts and grant awards
Summary
At their Jan. 20 meeting in Wauseon, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of routine resolutions including minutes, appropriations and contracts for social-services providers and vendor bids; they also accepted a senior-nutrition grant and authorized multiple contracts and draw requests.
Fulton County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 20 approved a series of routine resolutions that cleared minutes, appropriations, contracts and bid awards for county programs.
The board — Commissioners Joe Short, Jon Rupp and Jeff Rupp — first approved minutes from Jan. 13 and Jan. 15 and then adopted the day’s agenda and payment of bills. Commissioner Jon Rupp moved to approve the Jan. 13 minutes; Commissioner Joe Short seconded. Recorded votes on that item were Jeff Rupp — abstain; Jon Rupp — yes; Joe Short — yes. Commissioner Jeff Rupp moved to approve the Jan. 15 minutes; Commissioner Joe Short seconded; the record shows one abstention by Jon Rupp on that item.
In a budget action, the board approved Resolution 2026-043 to increase and transfer appropriations across multiple projects, including $370,000 for a Lyons Water Tower project line and more than $1.5 million of Love’s TID grant project lines. The board also approved Draw Request #1 of $5,000 under MVPO Grant B-D-24-1AX-1 for general administration and accepted the Maumee Valley Planning Organization’s semi-annual reports for both housing program income and the Economic Development Revolving Loan Fund.
The commissioners approved several contracts on behalf of the Department of Job and Family Services: oversight of Contract 2026-04 with Adriel School for IV-E services in the amount of $150,000 and oversight of Contract 2026-05 with Ohio Teaching Family Association for IV-E services in the amount of $100,000. Commissioner Joe Short moved to approve the Adriel School contract; Commissioner Jon Rupp seconded. Commissioner Jon Rupp moved to approve the Ohio Teaching Family Association contract; Commissioner Jeff Rupp seconded.
On procurement, the board accepted the Fulton County JFS director’s recommendation to award a marketing-services contract to Creative Media Solutions for $61,600 and to award non-emergent transport services to K&P Medical Transport for $400,000. The board rejected all bids for work-experience payroll services after bids exceeded the county’s cost estimate by more than 50 percent.
The commissioners authorized Agreement 2026-06 with Fairlawn, Inc. for rental of facilities for the Senior Citizens Satellite Center and accepted a $163,059.40 award from the Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio for senior-nutrition programming, authorizing Commissioner Jeff Rupp to execute grant-acceptance documents. They also approved personnel actions for the Senior Center, appointing Kevin Knierim as a substitute bus driver (pending screenings) and accepting the resignation of part-time meal delivery driver Jack Myers effective the pay period ending Jan. 24, 2026.
Other routine business included authorization to enter Contract 2026-07 with Owens Community College to provide training for the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department and disposition of two Senior Center vehicles by trade-in (2013 and 2014 Dodge Grand Caravans, each with estimated trade-in value listed at $4,500).
The meeting recessed briefly and then adjourned at 10:04 a.m.
Meeting materials and the full resolutions list the legal bases and required findings under Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code; the board’s attestation was recorded by Clerk Jessica Schuette.
