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Knox County commissioners approve landfill monitoring contract, SRO agreement, EMA plan, road payment and utility permit
Summary
During the July 21 meeting the board approved a $32,550 landfill post-closure-care contract, a school resource officer agreement for the 2026–27 school year, the EMA fairgrounds emergency plan, a $236,154 contractor payment for Howard‑Danville Road and a utility permit for Enbridge Gas, Ohio.
The Knox County Board of Commissioners approved a series of routine contracts and permits during its July 21 regular session, voting by voice after motions and seconds were offered.
The board approved a proposal from Bennett Williams Environmental Consultants Inc. for post-closure care of the Knox County landfill for the second half of 2026 in the amount of $32,550 and authorized County Administrator Jason Booth to sign related documents. The motion was made from the floor and carried by voice vote.
A school resource officer agreement between the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and East Knox Local School District for the 2026–27 school year was approved to place two deputies in schools. The transcript records multiple, inconsistent figures for the contract cost (lines in the transcript refer to $125,000, $270,000 and a total fee described as $95,000); the board approved the agreement but the precise dollar allocation was not clearly stated in the record.
The board also approved the Knox County Emergency Management Agency’s Fairgrounds Emergency Operations Plan, described by the Chair as the county’s plan for handling a mass-casualty event at the fairgrounds.
Contractor payment number 2 to Colford Construction for the Howard‑Danville Road Ridge project was approved in the amount of $236,154. The board approved a utility permit for Enbridge Gas, Ohio at 15460 Howard Danville Road in Union Township.
All of these items were passed by motion, second and voice vote; individual roll-call votes were not recorded in the transcript. The meeting concluded with brief remarks about the upcoming Knox County Fair and a motion to adjourn.
