At a glance: Clermont County commissioners approve vendor payments, HUD action plan, contracts and a levy renewal

The Clermont County Board of Commissioners approved a series of routine and substantive items during its July 15 meeting. Key votes and approvals included:

- Vendor payments: The board approved a resolution to pay vendors in the total amount of $2,082,275.51 as presented in the BCC invoice report for checks dated July 15, 2026; the county auditor was authorized to issue warrants in compliance with Ohio law.

- Motorola DAS contract: A public-improvement agreement with Motorola Solutions for an in-building distributed antenna system at the Clermont County Municipal Court for $63,158 was authorized, contingent on required purchase-order release.

- Workforce subgrant renewal: The board approved Amendment 3 to a subgrant agreement for Title I career services in the local area (Area 12) extending the effective date through 06/30/2027 and authorizing up to $530,116 for state fiscal year 2027.

- Family & Childrens 1st contributions: Agreements and local contributions for Clermont County Family & Children's 1st were authorized for up to $87,558 per applicable state fiscal year (through 06/30/2027) and the board approved a local contribution of $37,558 for the 07/01/2026to06/30/2027 fiscal year.

- CDBG / HOME action plan: The board adopted the countys one-year annual action plan for HUD programs and authorized filing applications for $1,062,720 in CDBG funds and $498,043.13 in HOME funds; the plan was released as a 30-day draft for public comment.

- Biosolids and hauling contracts: The board approved one-year extensions (through 12/31/2027) for biosolids disposal services with Rumpke of Ohio Inc. and biosolids hauling services with J.A. Strassinger Trucking LLC, contingent on appropriations and purchase orders.

- Children services levy renewal: The board authorized submission of a renewal levy in excess of the 10-mill limitation for children services of 0.80 mills (stated in the record as an effective rate of $16 per $100,000 of market value) for five years, to appear on the 2026 ballot for 2027 collection.

- Miscellaneous personnel and finance items: The board approved a revised kennel personnel table (moving a vacant part-time deputy dog warden to full time), a maintenance bond for a water-main extension ($4,800), appointment of John Maine to the Clermont County Port Authority, and several appropriation and cash-transfer corrections.

All items listed above were read into the record and carried by roll-call votes in the regular session unless otherwise noted in the transcript.