BOC Meeting 11/12/2026

The Portage County Board of Commissioners’ regular meeting on November 12, 2026 included several procurement and budget matters. The board approved a lease for a 2026 Ford Police Interceptor Utility for the Sheriff’s Department to replace a vehicle totaled in an accident; a final change order with Cardinal Asphalt for the 2026 Magadore Road (CH-81) resurfacing project; purchases for the County Engineer of an OPW PB-AX7 fuel control system through Sourcewell Contract 081524-DVR and four Challenger CLHM-190 mobile column lifts from North Coast Equipment Specialist, Inc.; and agreements with Town Hall 2 for counseling services and Tyler Technologies for the County IT Department. No purchase amounts were stated for these actions. The board also amended its authorization for ARPA expenditures on project WTR03 and acknowledged an OPWC small-bridge disbursement request for $32,417.28.

A representative of the veterans’ services department requested two full-time positions—a veterans service officer and an administrative assistant—citing rising service demand, appointment delays, and staff overtime. Commissioners discussed the request and possible budget impacts, including roughly $100,000 in anticipated unspent financial-assistance funds and an estimated request of about $130,000, but did not approve the positions during the meeting. Project updates included an ADA-window option estimated at $10,250, compared with $17,550 for the alternative, and a pending assessment of the Ravena courthouse transformer. The board also approved a $3,184 sewer credit related to a reported water leak.