Mahoning County commissioners approve package of contracts, grants and resolutions

Mahoning County commissioners on June 4 approved a routine consent package that included procurement advertisements, vendor agreements, contract change orders and a series of resolutions covering grants, memoranda of understanding and project labor arrangements.

The board voted to approve the minutes of meeting No. 20 and bills for payment, then approved advertisement for bids for the 2026 sales-tax resurfacing project (phase two) and solicitation for waste removal services. A separate vote approved journal entry number one.

County administration presented multiple non-general-fund agreements. The Convention & Visitors Bureau amended a contract with Great Lakes Publishing to add a one-day photo shoot (not to exceed $5,000). Public-health lead-hazard control contracts were listed on the consent agenda with amounts: Foundations for the Future ($17,163), PGS Construction ($29,800), and services for client relocation through BK International/Best Western (estimated $79,568) and a second relocation estimate of $79,568. The sheriff’s office presented an agreement with Meridian Healthcare to provide employee mental-wellness education and counseling services (estimated $15,000).

Change orders were approved, including change order #1 to Foundations to the Future for CHIP home repair work (amount: transcription unclear) and an extension of a public services/recycling contract through June of next year with an anticipated additional cost of roughly $400,000 through the end of the year.

Commissioners then considered a broad slate of resolutions listed A through P. Highlights included a resolution to temporarily change the county seat meeting location to Fort Nature Center for the June 11 meeting, an MOU with the Western Reserve Port Authority for use of a children’s services parking lot, authorization for certain U.S. Treasury reimbursement intentions, and motions to join the prosecuting attorney in court filings to seek appointment of outside counsel for the county treasurer and auditor under Ohio Revised Code section 305.14. The board also adopted a project labor agreement for the government center project, approved two sponsorship grants for local events (Boardman Community Baseball and the Greater Youngstown Italian Fest), and authorized a BRIC grant application for 2026 (full-year BRIC request with a local match). Several personnel and administrative items (unpaid leave and staff appointments) and a moral obligation payment of approximately $67,806 to Youngstown 78 LLC were also approved as read.

All consent votes and the resolutions package were approved by roll call with recorded affirmative votes from the commissioners present. Where dollar amounts or specific line-item figures were unclear in the transcript, the record lists the amounts as presented by staff or as “not specified” in the meeting materials.

The board recorded no further substantive debate on these consent items; they were presented on the consent agenda and approved in a series of roll-call votes. The commission then moved to the “for the good of the order” portion of the meeting and hosted a presentation on Lake Milton park and tourism (covered separately). The meeting adjourned after announcing the next meeting for June 11 at Fort Nature Center.

Votes at a glance:
- Motion to approve previous minutes and bills: passed (recorded roll call: three affirmative votes).
- Advertisement for bids (2026 resurfacing, phase two): approved.
- Agreements A–F (including Great Lakes Publishing amendment; lead-hazard contracts; Meridian Healthcare mental wellness): approved.
- Change orders A–B (Foundations change order; recycling/public services extension ~ $400,000): approved.
- Resolutions A–P (grants, MOUs, court-application authorizations, project labor agreement, surplus vehicle transfer, sponsorships, BRIC grant application, personnel actions): approved.

The commissioners recorded unanimous or unanimous-in-session affirmative roll-call results for consent items and resolutions as read during the meeting. Next scheduled meeting: June 11 at Fort Nature Center at 10 a.m.