Morrow County commissioners approve routine bills, review airport project and building repairs

Morrow County commissioners on July 13 approved routine minutes and a slate of budget and transfer items, heard reports on an airport project and building repairs, and adjourned after brief discussion.

The meeting opened with a scripture reading and prayer by the chair, who read from Isaiah and led the Pledge of Allegiance. The board then moved through procedural business: the minutes of the July 8, 2026, regular session and bills numbered 1 through 120 were approved after motions, seconds and roll-call votes. The clerk called each named commissioner during roll calls and received affirmative responses for the recorded items.

The administration provided the meeting’s substantive update. The county administrator said the airport project team is arranging an on-site meeting with the architect to discuss required site plans and occupancy-permit steps, regrading, and potential alternative bidding for identified compliance items. “We hope to have some information put together by as early as this Friday,” the administrator said regarding upcoming public-facing materials tied to a downtown event.

The administrator also reported on facilities work at the Key Source building, saying wind damage to roofing required adjustments to the previously approved upgrade schedule and that soffit and drip-edge repairs were being prioritized behind roofs because there were no active leaks; camera installation was also under consideration. He described internal actions to remove fragile individualized exterior lettering and to standardize signage and ADA markings to maintain required accessible parking.

On finance items, the clerk listed payments and appropriations the board approved, including receipts from local customers and agencies, Department of Transportation funds, airport receipts, an appropriation into the MCAT fund, and a transfer for clerk-of-court funds. The board also voted to internalize a treasurer report described as a gap sheet reflecting balances as of June 30, 2023. Commissioners discussed the county tax budget for fiscal year 2027; the clerk noted the review had been conservative and the budget motion was approved by roll call.

The meeting concluded after brief administrative remarks about recent furniture deliveries for county offices and the administrator’s ongoing office setup. With no further action, the chair moved to adjourn and the session ended.

Votes at a glance: minutes of 07/08/2026 — approved (roll call: named commissioners recorded affirmative responses); bills numbered 1–120 — approved (affirmative roll call); appropriation of unappropriated monies to MCAT fund — approved; transfer of clerk-of-court funds — approved; internalize treasurer gap-sheet report (06/30/2023) — approved; county tax budget FY2027 — approved. Specific mover/second attributions were not specified in the transcript for every motion.

The board did not take up new ordinances, appointments, or contested public hearings during the session. The meeting adjourned after the listed actions.