October 21, 2026 Session

Clermont County Board of County Commissioners session, October 21, 2026. The board approved the completion of the Emergency Management Agency renovation contract and final retainage payment of $13,826.99, and approved final retainage of $5,612.40 for a second project whose name was unclear in the transcript. It also authorized an adjusted contract price of approximately $2.9 million for elevated water-tank inspections and maintenance, with a revised completion date; the transcript indicates a 144-day extension. A proposed memorandum of understanding with the Ohio River Foundation was tabled pending clarification of lease terms and whether the organization would pay rent if the EPA does not renew its occupancy. Facilities staff reported four change orders on the Filiger Phase 2 campus improvement project, reducing its $580,000 general contingency to $343,582.97.

The commissioners approved keeping Communications Center user rates at the 2021 levels, reducing the planned cost recovery from 17% to 15% and crediting jurisdictions about $66,496; the county reported covering capital improvements, including more than $6.9 million budgeted for tower-related expenses in 2026. The board also approved two supplemental fringe-benefit appropriations ($11,450 and approximately $11,750) and, by a 2–1 vote, granted a 104.7036-acre annexation petition for Wedge Development. Public commenters raised concerns about fire and EMS capacity and tax-increment financing related to the annexation. No contract award was identified for that development.