Trumbull County Commissioners-Workshop 10/27/2026

Trumbull County Commissioners’ workshop, October 27, 2026: The commissioners reviewed bills, additional appropriations, and budget transfers. Appropriations included $6,000 and $5,000 for EMA interfund reimbursements and $500 for transportation and treatment district audit fees; officials said the transfers were within existing budgets. The board discussed an EMA remodel change order for roofing-related work and electrical cleanup; the project was reported to be about $10,000 under its projected total. For infrastructure procurement, commissioners were asked to authorize advertising bids for a community development block grant-funded water facilities project, with bids due November 20. They also discussed a no-cost, one-month extension for the library steps work; a sanitary sewer project change order using time-and-materials pricing capped at $16,574; and issuing a notice to proceed for the Stillwagon Road water improvement project, which uses ARPA funds. An engineering-services contract for a new Meadowbrook package plant followed an RFQ and negotiations with the selected firm, whose name is unclear in the transcript.

A proposed expansion of a waterline project to serve additional properties was estimated at about $236,000. County counsel cautioned that adding the work without competitive bidding could violate Ohio law; commissioners did not approve the expansion and directed staff to seek further guidance from the state EPA and the Attorney General. The board also discussed salt supply uncertainty after a mine closure: county salt was reported at about $65 per ton, and officials considered alternative sourcing and storage options. Other procurement-related topics included a proposed RFP for a county procurement-card program and possible Metroparks maintenance equipment purchases estimated at $40,000–$60,000; no awards or purchase approvals for those items were identified. Commissioners also discussed presenting capital needs more systematically during budget hearings. No definitive votes on the procurement items are clear in the transcript.