Monongalia County Commission meeting Oct. 14, 2026

The Monongalia County Commission’s October 14, 2026 meeting included approval of the consent agenda, including vouchers totaling approximately $2,317,970.95, and acceptance of the annual property tax report. The commission considered Requisition No. 119 for $1,442,373.97 from the University Town Center Economic Opportunity Development District subaccount, described as sales tax collected in the district; the transcript does not capture a vote on it. Grant reimbursement requests were presented for Community Corrections ($21,178.50), Governor’s Highway Safety Program initiatives ($22,848 for Safe Communities, $17,452 for Click It or Ticket, and $2,187.76 for impaired driving), and SAKI ($22,771.90). The commission also approved a letter supporting the Morgantown-Monongalia MPO’s application for a U.S. Department of Transportation resilience grant. Officials reported progress on the Comcast broadband project and discussed spending remaining ARPA funds before year-end, but no new broadband contract award was recorded.

The commission approved the county’s three-tier health-insurance contribution strategy for plan year 2027. The administrator described an approximately 18% increase, estimated at about $1.7 million, with the county covering 98.3% of the increase; officials said the approach was projected to cost about $6.8 million annually compared with $9.3 million under the former group-plan approach. Public comments focused on the county’s Flock camera surveillance system and concerns about outside-agency searches and oversight; no related procurement action was taken at this meeting. The commission also approved personnel actions, including a full-time IT technician at $45,000 annually and a part-time school safety officer at $35 per hour.