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WHAT: Trumbull County Commissioners meeting Wednesday
PRESENT: Mauro Cantalamessa and Niki Frenchko. Denny Malloy was absent.
The commissioners:
•Failed to adopt the alternative tax budget of Trumbull County for the Jan. 1, 2025 fiscal year. Frenchko stated she did not want to vote for a budget that is projected to be unbalanced.
•Failed to adopt a proposed update of the Trumbull County Capital Asset Policy that was submitted by the Trumbull County Auditor's Office.
•Accepted the monthly activities report for the Trumbull County Dog Kennel for June 2024.
•Approved closure of Girdle Road in Farmington Township, between Old State Road and Ensign Road, for bridge repair from July 29 through Aug. 23.
•Advertised for sealed bids Bushnell Campbell Resurfacing project. The project includes the resurfacing of Bushnell Campbell Road in Vernon Township between state Route 88 and state Route 5. The project is being funded from the countyás American Rescue Plan Act funds.
•Approved the retirement of Alan Prox from his position of dispatcher with the Trumbull County 911 after a 30-year career.
•Approved hiring Larry Kellar for a full time position with the Trumbull County 911, earning $17.48 per hour, effective Aug. 5.
•Authorized Cantalamessa to execute a document on behalf of Trumbull County to allow the county to participate in the Kroger Settlement Agreement dated March 22, 2024, regarding the county's claims pending in the National Prescription Opiate Litigation.
•Approved the detailed drawings for the Sheridan Drive Sanitary Sewer Improvement project.
•Approved authorizing United Earthworks Inc. of Deerfield to proceed in the construction of the State Road Water Regionalization Project in Champion and Southington townships. Construction is to begin on Aug. 19 and be completed in May 2025.
•Approved a notice to proceed to Utility Contracting Inc. of Youngstown for construction of Contract of the State Road Water Regionalization Project in Champion and Southington townships. Construction is to begin on Aug. 12 and be completed on Dec. 5, 2025.
-- Raymond L. Smith