Board of Commissioners

Commissioners Conference Room

Agenda — 50 items

1. 1 10:00 AM Call to Order
2. 2 10:00 AM Bid Opening for Knox County Engineer - 2025 Roadside Mowing Program
3. 3 Departmental Updates
4. 4 10:15 AM Knox County Sheriff
5. 6 Executive Session Regarding Personnel with the Knox County Sheriff
6. 7 11:00 AM Knox County Human Resources
7. 8 page break
8. 9 Resolutions to be Presented
9. 1. Approve Resolution Relative to the Siting of Wind and Solar Power Facilities in the Unincorporated Areas of Knox County. 2025-117 approved Pass
10. 2. Approve Delaware, Knox, Marion and Morrow Solid Waste District (DKMM) Yard Waste Management Agreement. 2025-118 approved Pass
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12. 3. Approve the Appointment of Holly Slone to the Mental Health and Recovery Board for Knox and Licking Counties. 2025-119 approved Pass
13. 4. Approve Satisfaction of Mortgage from the CHIP Program for James and Lucy Fortner, 13161 Howard Danville Road, Howard, OH 43028, Parcel #21-00849.001. 2025-120 approved Pass
14. 13 Enter Executive Session at 10:11 AM Regarding Personnel Matters with the Knox County Sheriff. 2025-115 approved Pass
15. 5. Approve Product Purchase Agreement with LJ's Cleaning Solutions for Knox County Transit. 2025-121 approved Pass
16. 14 Exit Executive Session at 10:58 AM Regarding Personnel Matters with the Knox County Sheriff. 2025-116 approved Pass
17. 6. Approve the LPA Bridge Load Rating Agreement with the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation (ODOT), for the Knox County Engineer PCA 1 and 2 Bridge Load Ratings for 2025, and authorize Cameron Keaton, Knox County Engineer, as a signing agent for all documents related to the LPA Bridge Load Rating Agreement. 2025-122 approved Pass
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19. 7. Approve the Bid Award for the Knox County Engineer - Pleasant Valley Road Bridge (KNO-TR 362-00.12 - PID 117163) to McConnell Contracting, Inc., in the amount of $868,840.95. 2025-123 approved Pass
20. 8. Approve Public Notice in the Mount Vernon News for Advertisement for Bids for the Knox County Engineer - Danville-Amity Road Safety Improvements - Phase II. 2025-124 approved Pass
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22. 9. Approve Public Notice in the Mount Vernon News for Professional Services for the Knox County Engineer - Danville-Amity Road Safety Improvements - Phase II. 2025-125 approved Pass
23. 18 Commissioner Discussion Regarding Solar and Wind
24. 10. Approve the Amendment to LPA Federal Local-Let Project Agreement with the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation (ODOT), for Danville-Amity Road (KNO CR 14 11.13 to 14.40 - PID 115809), due to increased grant funding. 2025-126 approved Pass
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26. 11. Approve the Retail Purchase Agreement with R. Dublin Chevrolet Acquisition, LLC, for the purchase of a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 for the Knox County Engineer's Office, in the amount of $49,905.00. 2025-127 approved Pass
27. 12. Approve the Retail Purchase Agreement with R. Dublin Chevrolet Acquisition, LLC, for the purchase of a 2025 GMC Sierra 2500HD for the Knox County Engineer's Office, in the amount of $49,905.00. 2025-128 approved Pass
28. 22 County Administrator Updates
29. 23 Commissioner Committee Updates
30. 24 Acceptance of Previous Minutes
31. 25 page break
32. 26 Approval of Transfer of Funds, Supplemental Appropriations and Bills
33. 1. Approve Appropriation of Funds/Supplemental Appropriation. 2025-130 approved Pass
34. 2. Approve Bill List. 2025-131 approved Pass
35. 3. Approve Bill List - Then and Now. 2025-132 approved Pass
36. 29 page break
37. 30 Departmental Comment Period (if requested)
38. 31 Public Attendance
39. 32 Adjourn the Meeting
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42. 34 Upcoming Committee/Board/Community Meetings:
43. 35 02/24/2025 – 02/26/2025 – CCAO New Commissioner Training – Keesee and Lester 02/26/2025 – 8:00 AM – Work Development Committee Meeting – Pursel 02/26/2025 – 10:00 AM – Family and Children First Council Meeting – Keesee 02/26/2025 – 4:30 PM – Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Committee Meeting - Keesee 03/03/2025 – 4:00 PM – ADF Board Meeting – Keesee 03/05/2025 – 8:30 AM – Knox County Health Planning Partnership Committee – Keesee 03/05/2025 – 10:00 AM – Kokosing Scenic River Advisory Council – Bill 03/05/2025 – 12:00 PM – Knox County Health District Advisory Council – Keesee 03/07/2025 – 9:00 AM – Housing Steering Committee Meeting - Lester 03/11/2025 – 9:00 AM – Elected Officials Meeting – All Commissioners 03/11/2025 – 1:30 PM – DKMM Board Meeting – All Commissioners 03/12/2025 – 11:30 AM – Board of DD Awareness Luncheon – All Commissioners 03/13/2025 – 9:00 AM – Investment Advisory Committee Meeting – Pursel and Keesee 03/13/2025 – 1:30 PM – MORPC Committee Meeting – Keesee 03/19/2025 – 3:00 PM – Board of Revision Hearings - Pursel 03/20/2025 – 9:00 AM – Knox County Land Bank Board Meeting – Lester and Pursel 03/20/2025 – 1:00 PM – CCAO General Government Committee Meeting – Pursel 03/20/2025 – 7:30 PM – Regional Planning Commission Meeting – Lester 03/26/2025 – 8:00 AM – Work Development Committee Meeting – Pursel 03/26/2025 – 4:30 PM – Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Committee Meeting – Keesee 03/27/2025 – 11:00 AM – CVB Partners in Tourism Connect Meeting – Keesee and Lester
44. 36 The Board of Commissioners official meeting notice is established annually per ORC Section 121.22; this agenda does not preclude or prohibit access to the commissioners on session days. This serves as an informational agenda. Items received by the time of this agenda, may not be an exclusive list.
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46. 37 Designate Courtney Lower, Human Resources Director, as Voting Representative and Pam Shaffer, Human Resources Coordinator, as Voting Alternate for the County Employee Benefit Consortium of Ohio (CEBCO) Health and Wellness Annual Membership Meeting for 2025. 2025-129 approved Pass
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49. 50 Notification To Renew Contract Received
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