Commissioners Public Meeting - October 7, 2026

Monroe County Board of Commissioners public meeting, October 7, 2026: Commissioners held a public hearing on the county’s FY2026 Community Development Block Grant application. The county expects $391,735 in CDBG funding, with $321,223 proposed for owner-occupied rehabilitation of 11–13 homes benefiting low- and moderate-income households. Public comments were accepted through October 9, and commissioners were expected to consider a resolution for submission at their October 21 meeting. In procurement actions, commissioners approved renovation bids including Bognet Construction’s $42,200 plumbing bid and $107,930 general-construction bid; no electrical-construction bids were received. They also approved Children and Youth purchase-service agreements for foster care with Community Services Foundation ($160,000) and Family United Network ($50,000), and for group-home services with Purelux Homes LLC ($270,000). Other approved items included an $1,800 test-pit proposal from E.F. Possinger & Son, an IT change request with Park Place Technologies for $8,261.82, and a copier plan supplement with Frasier Advanced Information Systems at an additional $2,348 per month.

The board also approved workforce-development subrecipient agreements with maximum reimbursements of $55,000 and $93,192.88, plus a third agreement whose amount is garbled in the transcript; a lease extension through October 2031 at $5,723.75 monthly base rent; and opioid-settlement-funded service agreements, including $17,415.47 for housing startup and stabilization and $25,000 for case-management and assessment services. Grant-related actions included authorizing submission of a $1.25 million wastewater-treatment project application and a Continuum of Care application for $313,371; commissioners also approved food-purchase allocations totaling $278,951. The capital-purchase report, including an AED package, was approved, though its reported total is unclear in the transcript. Motions on the listed agenda items passed. No new procurement policy was identified.