Geauga County Board of Commissioners Session — October 27, 2026

At the October 27, 2026 Geauga County Board of Commissioners session, the board approved several procurement and spending actions. It approved winter snow-and-ice control agreements with Bainbridge Township ($80,550.01), Claridon Township ($47,526.05), Montville Township ($33,819.89), and Troy Township ($51,927.31); the county engineer said the rate calculation is indexed to the Consumer Price Index. The board approved a $29,235.60 deductive change order with 5K Commercial Roofing LLC for the maintenance barn roof project, whose completed cost was $623,627.95, and authorized release of $51,597.20 in retainage plus transfer of the remaining $7,136.45 contingency balance. It also approved a Night and Sound Lighting Inc. service contract, not to exceed $1,500, to diagnose lighting-panel issues at the Safety Center. For the Glen Valley Drive repair in Middlefield, the board approved a $65,000 expenditure from the commissioners’ contingency account and discussed seeking reimbursement from motor vehicle license tax revenues. The board rejected bids for the elderly nutrition meal-preparation and delivery program and authorized readvertising; it also approved a three-year term for a food-service RFP and authorized a CDBG-funded bid solicitation. The prosecutor’s office received authorization to execute 2027 VOCA and State Victim Advocacy Act grant acceptance forms, including $28,441.70 in federal VOCA funds and a county match (amount unclear in the transcript).