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Commissioners deny $7,918 flooring payment for Drug Task Force after sheriff seeks alternate funding
Summary
A resolution authorizing Empire Today to complete $7,918.62 in flooring work at the Lorain County Drug Task Force facility was presented but denied after the sheriff requested the county decline the payment so the Sheriff could use Law Enforcement Trust Fund monies.
A proposal to authorize Empire Today to install luxury vinyl plank flooring at the Lorain County Drug Task Force office for $7,918.62 was presented as Resolution No. 26-129 and subsequently denied by the board.
The meeting record includes a letter from the Sheriff, dated Feb. 13, 2026, in which the Sheriff asked the commissioners to deny the resolution so the Sheriff could pay the expense from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund. Commissioners discussed the funding mechanics and the need to avoid using general fund dollars for the expense; the transcript record states the resolution was denied (the formal roll‑call text in the minutes contains contradictory phrasing, so the operative narrative in the minutes records the denial). The Empire Today proposal described scope as moving office furniture, removing existing flooring, installing LVP and hauling away debris.
No additional action to reauthorize the work on the county's general-fund was recorded during the meeting.
