# Geauga County Board of Commissioners Session — October 6, 2026


**Body:** Geauga ADP
**Date:** October 05, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure


Geauga County Board of Commissioners session, October 6, 2026. Procurement and spending matters included a request for general-fund support to cover 2026 Westlaw costs for the law library, courts, prosecutor, and public defender. Officials said 28 users are consolidated under one agreement at about $145 per user per month, compared with roughly $300 per user if offices contracted separately; the agreement has annual increases of about 6%. The transcript does not clearly capture the final action on this request. The board approved a $10,000 increase to Cleveland Tree and Stump’s wastewater contract, bringing its not-to-exceed amount to $35,000, and approved the Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging provider agreement for Alzheimer’s respite services through June 30, 2027, with no county local match. The engineer’s office also sought authorization to release $193,723 in state OPWC grant funds for Bass Lake Road resurfacing. A $25,000 request to help Ravenwood Mental Health Center replace two parking-lot entrances was deferred for a prosecutor’s legal review; no approval was made at this session. Financials listed a $338,529.56 Ron Paving voucher and a fourth-quarter 2026 payment to Ravenwood for youth center operations, though the latter amount is garbled in the transcript. The board also approved chamber signage using a refreshed county logo; the selected option was described as more expensive, but its price is not clear.

The board rejected the negotiated collective bargaining agreement between the ADP Board and AFSCME Council 8, citing insufficient time and fiscal information for commissioners to evaluate the agreement; members called for a clearer review process for future agreements. Other discussion included hiring an Ohio Means Jobs director after restoration of most division funding, and possible county coordination with Geauga Growth Partnership, which said it was not seeking funding at this meeting. The board expressed interest in a public presentation and financial information from Century Village before considering any future support. No procurement or funding decision was made on those discussion items.

**Source:** Geauga ADP