By: Anna Wozniak
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
The Williams County Commissioners had a busy week last week, holding three sessions instead of their regular two.
Their regular sessions still took place on Monday and Thursday mornings, and added to the mix was their administrative hearing on the Village of Pioneer’s application for a right of way work permit on Wednesday morning.
Monday got the Commissioners warmed up for the week with the approval of two resolutions.
Resolution 23-0269 approved supplemental appropriations for the Williams County Engineer’s Office, Hillside Country Living, and the insurance and miscellaneous budget before they approved the minutes of their last meeting and the bills as presented.
Resolution 23-0270 approved a subgrant agreement between Job and Family Services and the NOCAC for housing coordinating services targeted at preventing teen pregnancies by providing stable home environments for families in Williams County.
On Wednesday, the Commissioners met for almost three hours before voting unanimously to deny the approval of an application for a right of way work permit for the Village of Pioneer.
Thursday saw the passing of six resolutions, the minutes of their Monday meeting, the bills as presented, a payment to Griffin Pavement Striping, and the purchase documents for the new Department of Aging Hot Shot meal delivery vehicle.
Resolution 23-0271 approved transfer requests on behalf of the Williams County Common Pleas Court and the Engineer’s Office.
Resolution 23-0272 amended Resolution 23-0265, passed on September 7, 2023, to remedy an incorrectly stated per-diem rate and agreement term.
Resolution 23-0273 approved the submission of a grant application to the Lead Safe Ohio Program, and Resolution 23-0274 awarded the bid for Project 8-2023 to Griffin and Oglesby Griffin Pavement Striping out of Fremont, Ohio.
The Commissioners went into executive session prior to the recess taken before meeting with Executive Director of the Department of Aging Donna Sprow and Executive Director of the Department of Transportation Mark Hall.
The executive session yielded two of the six resolutions passed that day, both with relation to the approval of purchasing office space along North Main Street.
When the Commissioners met with Executive Director of the Department of Aging Donna Sprow and Executive Director of the Department of Transportation Mark Hall, they got a packet containing all of the semantics for replacing the HVAC system at the Bryan Senior Center.
Promising to look over the packet and get back with an answer Monday, the Williams County Commissioners then went into recess at 9:40 a.m. to prepare for their two later executive sessions.
The Commissioners will be meeting on September 21 at 10 a.m., September 25 and September 28 at 9 a.m.
Anna can be reached at anna@thevillagereporter.com