Board of Commissioners

Commissioners Conference Room

Agenda — 54 items

1. 1 MORNING SESSION
2. 2 10:00 AM Call to Order
3. 3 10:00 AM Annual Organizational Meeting
4. 4 Resolutions to be Presented
5. 1. Appoint the President of the Board of Knox County Commissioners for the year 2024. approved
6. 2. Appoint the Vice President of the Board of Knox County Commissioners for the year 2024. approved Pass
7. 3. Appoint Commissioners to Various Committees for the year 2024. approved Pass
8. 4. Appoint Coordinator for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for Knox County for the year 2024. approved Pass
9. 8 Appoint the President of the Board of Knox County Commissioners for the year 2024. approved Pass
10. 5. Approve Advertisement of Public Notice in the Mount Vernon News for Meeting Dates for the Board of Knox County Commissioners for 2024. approved Pass
11. 6. Designate the Official Representative and Alternate for voting purposes at the Annual County Commissioners Association of Ohio (CCAO) meeting for the year 2024. approved Pass
12. 7. Reappoint Penny Doyle as the Clerk/Executive Assistant for the Board of Knox County Commissioners for the year 2024. approved Pass
13. 8. Reappoint Robin Santo as Deputy Clerk for the Board of Knox County Commissioners for the year 2024. approved Pass
14. 9. Reappoint Courtney Lower as the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Officer for Knox County for the year 2024. approved Pass
15. 10. Reappoint Andrew Champlin as the Public Information Officer for Knox County for the year 2024. approved Pass
16. 11. Authorize Bethany Celmar, Knox Area Transit Director, to execute and file Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Grant Documents. approved Pass
17. 12. Assign Authority to William "Scott" Boone, Knox County Department of Job and Family Services Director, to act as the Knox County Board of Commissioners' Designee for Approving Inter-County Adjustments of Allocated Funds. approved Pass
18. 13. Reappoint Eric Simpson as the Knox County Apiary Inspector for the year 2024. approved Pass
19. 14. Approve the CORSA Schedule of Individuals Utilizing Employee Dishonesty Coverage in lieu of a Surety Bond. approved Pass
20. 15. Approve appointment of William "Bill" Hanna to the Knox County Board of Developmental Disabilities. approved Pass
21. 16. Reappoint Don R. Mann, DVM, to the Knox County Regional Airport Authority Board. approved Pass
22. 17. Reappoint Mark Fritz to the Knox County Regional Airport Authority Board. approved Pass
23. 18. Reappoint Joe Ziegman to the Knox County Regional Airport Authority Board. approved Pass
24. 19. Approve State of Ohio - Office of Community Development - Request for Payment Draw Number 4 for CDBG Brinkhaven Sidewalk Improvements in the amount of $5,000.00. approved Pass
25. 20. Approve 2024 County Employee Benefit Consortium of Ohio (CEBCO) Wellness Grant Agreement. approved Pass
26. 21. Approve 2024 Farm Lease with Greg Magers. approved Pass
27. 22. Award Bid for the Knox County Department of Job and Family Services (KCDJFS) Master Schedule of Office Supplies and Toner/Ink Cartridge Schedule to Quill LLC for the year 2024. approved Pass
28. 23. Rescind Resolution 2023-807 dated October 5, 2023 and Replace the Updated Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy for Knox Area Transit. approved Pass
29. 24. Approve Agreement for National Webcheck Program Services and Equipment with The Ohio Attorney General. 2024-24 approved Pass
30. 25. Approve Application for Real Property Tax Exemption and Remission for 601 West Chestnut Street, Mount Vernon, Ohio - Parcel #66-01281.000 - 2.213 acres. 2024-25 approved Pass
31. 26. Approve Application for Real Property Tax Exemption and Remission for 17635 Coshocton Road, Mount Vernon, Ohio - Parcel #49-00510.000 1.519 acres. 2024-26 approved Pass
32. 27. Approve Non-General Fund Operating Budget for the year 2024. 2024-27 approved Pass
33. 28. Approve Knox County Treasurer Depository and Investment Income Report for December 2023. 2024-28 approved Pass
34. 29. Approve Star Ohio Bank Statement for General Fund Interest Earned in December 2023. 2024-29 approved Pass
35. 30. Approve Star Ohio Bank Statement for Program Income Fund Interest Earned in December 2023. 2024-30 approved Pass
36. 31. Approve Utility Permit from Global Energy Partners for 11622 Fredericktown Amity Road in Morris Township. 2024-31 approved Pass
37. 32. Designate Commissioner Bill Pursel as the ad hoc board member for the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB). 2024-32 approved Pass
38. 36 page break
39. 37 Acceptance of Previous Minutes
40. 38 Board of Commissioners - Regular Session - Tuesday, December 19, 2023
41. 39 Board of Commissioners - Regular Session - Thursday, December 21, 2023
42. 40 Board of Commissioners - Financial Signing Only - Tuesday, December 26, 2023
43. 41 Approval of Transfer of Funds, Supplemental Appropriations and Bills
44. 42 Departmental Comment Period (if requested)
45. 43 Public Attendance
46. 44 BREAK
47. 44 Approve Bill List. 2024-33 approved Pass
48. 45 NO AFTERNOON SESSION
49. 45 Approve Bill List - Then and Now. 2024-34 approved Pass
50. 46 Departmental Comment Period (if requested)
51. 47 Adjourn the Meeting
52. 48 Upcoming Committee/Board/Community Meetings:
53. 49 Land Bank Meeting - 01/05/2024 - 2:30 PM - Bemiller and Pursel Judges for Knox County Spelling Bee - 01/11/2024 - 7:00 PM - All Commissioners Board of Revision Hearings - 01/17/2024 - 3:00 PM - Bemiller CCAO General Government Committee Meeting - 01/18/2024 - 1:00 PM - Pursel Regional Planning Commission - 01/18/2024 - 7:30 PM - Collier CVB Committee Meeting - 01/24/2024 - 4:00 PM - Collier ADF Board & Investors Committee Meetings - 01/29/2024 - 4:00 PM - Bemiller
54. 50 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.