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The Athens County Board of Commissioners met April 21, 2026, approving routine fiscal items and contracts while hearing reports on developmental disabilities services, public defender funding, insurance renewal and local grant opportunities. Commissioners also voted to request county auditor certification for a proposed 1.0-mill health department levy and approved several DJFS contracts and grant applications.
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services staff reported to the Athens County Board of Commissioners that a routine monitoring review found federal funds were used for building-related expenses and other unallowable charges; ODJFS identified about $100,000 in bed-bug program costs tied to HAPCAP that were not allowable under TANF and issued a monitoring report requiring recoding of those costs to local funds.
The Allen County Board of Commissioners on April 14, 2026 approved a set of change orders that delay substantial completion of the new administration building to Aug. 14, 2026; unanimously approved a three-day unpaid suspension for a Department of Job and Family Services employee after executive session; and received staff updates including a recommended contractor award for the Child Support Enforcement Agency building and semiannual Civic Center and OneOhio grant reports.
The Athens County Board of Commissioners met April 14, 2026, approving routine appropriations and transfers, receiving an Age‑Friendly Athens County report, acting on Water & Sewer requests and ratifications, adopting a 9‑1‑1 proclamation and receiving EMA readiness updates, approving OneOhio funding for a sheriff position and vehicle, appointing a Buckeye Hills board member, accepting LEPC membership changes, authorizing CORSA employee dishonesty coverage, and scheduling a special DJFS meeting with a temporary pay adjustment for the interim director.
Allen County Commissioners met April 9, 2026, approved a package of resolutions including grants, contracts, appointments and bids; discussed Regional Planning Commission membership and transition of stormwater regulation administration to the Soil and Water Conservation District; received a sheriff's semiannual update; and deliberated an annexation petition under ORC 709.033.
At an April 7, 2026 meeting the Allen County Board of Commissioners heard a proposal for the Soil & Water Conservation District to take over administration of the county's MS4 and Stormwater Management and Sediment Control Regulations, considered a contractor's request to move the Government Center substantial completion date to Aug. 14, 2026, discussed joining a multi-county electric aggregation, and received routine staff updates on road dedications, contracts, insurance and board appointments.
Athens County commissioners met April 7, 2026, approving routine fiscal items, awarding a $1,000 Athens County Together grant for Millfield Park, reviewing public concern about the Avanelle Crossing apartment project, and taking personnel actions in Job and Family Services after executive sessions including removing an employee and appointing an interim director.
The Allen County Board of Commissioners met April 2, 2026, approving a set of routine transfers and appropriations, ARPA allocations for the Administration Building project, several contracts and grant acceptances, and county engineering contracts. Building and Grounds staff updated the board on the Government Center construction issues, a donated permanent fairgrounds structure, moving-cost estimates, and security system costs.
The Athens County Board of Commissioners met March 31, 2026. Key items included review of Community Cares funds and questions about TANF expenditures, approval of a letter supporting the Athens County Port Authority's AEP grant application, approval of an ODNR right-of-entry for Fossil Rock Road, multiple bid acknowledgements and travel approvals, and an executive session with no action taken.
General session of the Board of Allen County Commissioners on March 31, 2026 covering staff updates on insurance and personnel matters, a building trades meet-and-greet on workforce and apprenticeships, and a unanimous approval to partially vacate B Street in Shawnee Township (Resolution 235-26).
The Allen County Board of Commissioners met March 26, 2026, and unanimously approved a consent agenda and a series of resolutions including ARPA fund allocations, contract renewals for Child Support Enforcement, and purchase authorizations for county equipment. The board also opened bids for a Columbus Grove–Bluffton Road bridge project and a Child Support Enforcement Agency renovation and received routine updates from Building & Grounds and finance staff.
The Athens County Board of Commissioners met March 25, 2026, approving routine county contracts and appropriations, appointing Erin Bright to the Children Services Board, approving utility permits and AEP easements, awarding septic replacement soil bids, and reviewing water/sewer updates including an EPA inspection and a new Operator of Record appointment.
The Board of Allen County Commissioners met March 24, 2026 in Lima. Commissioners approved a multi-item consent agenda and several resolutions including ARPA allocations and service agreements, discussed department vehicle purchases and county insurance/claims, and held a public evidentiary annexation hearing on a 9.220-acre petition to annex Marion Township land into the City of Delphos.
The Allen County Board of Commissioners met March 19, 2026, in Lima and approved a slate of resolutions including a contract recommendation to add an e‑filing payment device, a change order for the new administration building, multiple vendor agreements, and several hires and easement acceptances. Commissioners also reviewed Government Center furnishing estimates and received bridge bid openings.
The Athens County Board of Commissioners met March 17, 2026; the board approved routine appropriations and multiple agreements, heard a large DJFS fiscal and personnel update including a $2.5 million repayment question and a DJFS reorganization/raise, received a broadband update raising concerns about BEAD/Starlink awards and coverage, and reviewed wastewater-plant repair needs and several contracts including a $69,555 Eagon & Associates monitoring scope.
The Allen County Board of Commissioners held a regular session March 17, 2026, covering Auditor office updates, multiple Government Center projects (furnishings, IT, construction claims), county engineer funding proposals, and a late-afternoon final hearing that approved the Bixel Two-Stage Ditch project using H2Ohio funds with a 2% maintenance assessment to the watershed.
The Allen County Board of Commissioners held a recorded general session March 10, 2026, reviewing county health-plan performance, staff project updates (including courthouse renovation and Government Center moves), a Dog Warden quarterly report with proposed postage and mailing changes, and county finance and personnel items.
Board of Allen County Commissioners approved a slate of routine resolutions, set supplemental pay for 2025 county employees, discussed Building and Grounds projects, and heard a Juvenile Court request for grant-funded staff and software.
The Athens County Board of Commissioners met March 3, 2026, approving routine appropriations, utility permits, grant applications and a property bid award, and resolving an OPERS reporting error by approving $1,093.71 in late fees and penalties. The board also discussed children services appointment process and several infrastructure and EMS items.
The Board of Allen County Commissioners' March 3, 2026 general session, scheduled for 9:00 a.m., was canceled due to a lack of quorum; the planned staff update on county projects did not occur. Minutes were submitted by Clerk Brittany Woods and list the board's regular meeting schedule as Tuesdays and Thursdays.
