Commissioners approve MOU on permits after staff explain annual certification requirement

Warren County commissioners approved an MOU concerning permits and were briefed on a state requirement for elected officials to annually certify certain disclosures about relatives and contracts.

Speaker 1 moved to approve the MOU; Speaker 1 and others seconded and the board voted in favor. Speaker 3 explained the legal requirement underlying the certification, saying the state passed a law requiring elected officials each year to certify that they were not the direct supervisor of, or in a contracting relationship with, a related person. Speaker 3 summarized who counts as a 'relative' for the purpose of the disclosure, listing children, parents, siblings, aunts/uncles/cousins in some tiers, in‑laws and adopted children, and noting the general scope of the rule.

Staff said the certification forms would be collected and filed in case of audit; the board approved the MOU and staff will place the documents in commissioners’ stacks for signature.