Morrow County approves tax-levy resolution, wellness service agreements and routine appropriations

Morrow County officials met on Jan. 12, 2020, and approved a resolution accepting the amounts and rates set by the county budget commission and authorizing the necessary tax levies to be certified to the county auditor. Speaker 3 read the resolution in full and the board moved and voted to adopt it.

The meeting included approval of agreements to provide county wellness program services. Speaker 3 presented an agreement with the Miami Health Department Board of Health "for 2026" and asked for the chairman's signature; Speaker 1 moved the approval and Speaker 5 seconded. The board also approved an agreement with Elliott's Business and authorized the chairman to sign.

Officials approved routine financial items, including first approval of bills for payment (number 2, items 1–27) and a small equipment appropriation of $798.18 for the community service building. Speaker 3 described an appropriation of "$798.18 in equipment for the community service building," moved the motion, and the vote was recorded as affirmative.

On administrative policy, Speaker 5 described a planned county disposal form for surplus real property and furnishings to improve inventory tracking and the process for transfer or sale. As Speaker 5 said, "that we're working on for the county is, creating a disposal form for, unmuted, real property," and noted the form will be brought back to the board for formal approval and distribution to department heads.

Speaker 4 gave a brief weather and emergency-preparedness update and said the county will submit a grant application for LEPC funds at the end of the month and aims to bring it for board approval the following Wednesday.

The meeting concluded after procedural items and routine roll-call votes; Speaker 1 moved to adjourn and the motion passed.

Votes at a glance
- Resolution accepting amounts and tax rates as determined by the budget commission: moved by Speaker 1, seconded (not specified), outcome: approved (roll call affirmative).
- Agreement: Morrow County wellness program services with the Miami Health Department Board of Health: moved by Speaker 1, seconded by Speaker 5, outcome: approved.
- Agreement: Morrow County wellness program services with Elliott's Business: moved by Speaker 1, seconded, outcome: approved.
- First approval of bills for payment (number 2, items 1–27): moved and seconded, outcome: approved.
- Appropriation: $798.18 for equipment for the community service building: moved and seconded, outcome: approved.
- Adjournment: moved by Speaker 1, seconded by Speaker 2, outcome: approved.

The meeting record contains no named individuals beyond speaker labels in the transcript; quoted text and motions above are attributed to the speaker labels used in the record. The board noted that the disposal-form policy and the LEPC grant application will return to the board for formal approval at a future meeting.