Monongalia County Commission meeting Oct. 7, 2026

The Monongalia County Commission’s October 7, 2026 meeting included approval of the consent agenda, which covered vouchers, exonerations, minutes, and other routine items; no budget revisions were listed. The commission also approved a grant-related request to sign documents for funding of $288,355. It approved requisition No. 42 for $5,187.50 from the University Town Center Series 2023A property-tax-district administrative expense fund; requisition No. 126 for $9,387.50 from the UTC excise-tax-district administrative expense fund was also presented, though the transcript does not capture a clear vote on it. A new full-time sheriff’s department prisoner-transport employee was approved. No contract award or new purchasing decision was identified.

Public comments focused extensively on the county’s Flock automated license-plate-reader system, with speakers urging the commission to cancel the agreement and raising concerns about surveillance, privacy, and safeguards. No action on the contract was taken. A commissioner reported working on a conformed master services agreement to make the Flock contract easier for the public to view through the county transparency site. The commission also approved a proclamation recognizing October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month and heard a 4-H program update; the transcript does not identify related procurement decisions.