Commissioners approve $821,033 supplemental appropriation for OCED building, $126,510 advance to sewer district

The Tuscarawas County Board of Commissioners approved two supplemental appropriations during its July 27, 2026 meeting. Commissioner Greg Ress moved to approve the appropriations and Commissioner Kristin Zemis seconded; the motions passed with Ress and Zemis voting yes and Commissioner Mitch Pace absent.

The board recorded an appropriation to OCED (account 4090-500-40-505010) of $821,033.50 described in the journal as for the purchase of a new building. Commissioners also approved a Grants account (1000-010-36-509000) cash advance of $126,509.64 to the Sewer District. The journal lists the numerical account codes alongside the amounts for the official record.

Commissioner Ress framed the votes as routine fiscal adjustments to ensure appropriate accounting of capital and grant-related activity. No public comment or opposing correspondence was recorded in the transcript. The board’s action was entered as Resolution 535-2026; the transcript records the two affirmative votes and one absence.