# Commissioners' Board Meeting 10/6/26


**Body:** Lorain County Commissioners
**Date:** October 05, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

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


At the October 6, 2026 Lorain County Commissioners’ meeting, the board approved routine transfers, requisitions, travel, bills, and meeting minutes. Procurement and infrastructure actions included approval of a Job and Family Services agreement with United Way of Greater Lorain County, not to exceed $39,387, for Lorain County 211 information and referral services from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, paid from Title 20 funds. The board also approved the replacement of Road Bridge 0042, estimated at $259,910, with a $150,000 OPWC funding request and the local share to come from permissive license plate fees. A separate JFS contract renewal was discussed with an accompanying report on service metrics; its amount and provider were unclear in the transcript.

The commissioners approved a resolution directing the county prosecutor to seek Common Pleas Court approval to transfer $16,410,093.37 in unencumbered funds from the Q Building jail fund to the general fund; the transfer remains subject to court approval. Discussion covered county finances, potential airport-land disposition and economic development, infrastructure and sewer planning, and public concerns about the Bombard sewer project and records requests. No airport sale or sewer procurement was approved at this meeting.

**Source:** Lorain County Commissioners