# Board of Commissioners of Carroll County, Ohio - General Session - 10-19-26


**Body:** Carroll County Connect 
**Date:** October 18, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Information Technology, Cybersecurity


The Carroll County Board of Commissioners’ general session on October 19, 2026, approved an appropriation amendment and payment of bills totaling approximately $157,610.63, including bills without prior authorization. The board also appointed County Economic Development Director Linda Wickline to the Eastern Ohio Development Alliance board for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2027. No amount was stated for the appropriation amendment.

The main procurement discussion concerned the county’s IT services and its contract with RCG/Ruts CG. The vendor disputed how costs had been characterized at an earlier meeting, saying a worksheet totaling about $155,684 included multiple offices, hardware, software, and project costs—not solely after-hours work—and that after-hours charges for 2026 totaled $14,775. Commissioners cited the broader cost and fragmented management of county IT as reasons for hiring an IT director. The vendor presented an approximately $13,000 buyout proposal for the commissioners’ office IT environment amid disagreement over proposed changes to the contract’s final year. A motion to accept the proposal failed; commissioners suggested reviewing the arrangement with the county IT director before deciding further. The transcript also cites the IT director’s total compensation as $165,123.12.

**Source:** Carroll County Connect