BATAVIA, Ohio — Clermont County commissioners are scheduled to consider more than $1.17 million in construction contracts, a federal waiver tied to the Veterans Village housing project and a restructuring of county dispatch job titles when they meet at 10 a.m. Nov. 18, according to a draft agenda posted by the county.
The board is set to award a $571,716.97 contract to W.E. Smith Construction of Blanchester for the second phase of a landslide repair project affecting roads in multiple townships, according to the agenda. Commissioners are also expected to award a $599,930 contract to Empire Excavation of New Richmond for drain piping improvements at the BMW Water Treatment Plant clearwell in Batavia Township.
Commissioners separately plan to seek bids for a well field rehabilitation project at the PUB Water Treatment Plant in Pierce Township, with a pre-bid meeting set for Dec. 17 and bids due Jan. 7, according to the county.
The board is scheduled to authorize a waiver request under the federal Build America Buy America Act for the Veterans Village project in Monroe Township, a step tied to the project’s use of infrastructure funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, according to the agenda.
Commissioners are also expected to approve three Community Development Block Grant agreements: $70,000 to Wayne Township for restroom modernization at a former school building, $85,000 to Clermont Senior Services for a home safety repair program for seniors, and $28,000 to the Village of Williamsburg for an ADA-accessible playground expansion, according to the county.
The Department of Public Safety Services plans to ask the board to approve a memorandum of understanding with the Fraternal Order of Police that would create a new “Emergency Resource Call Taker” position, pending certification by the State Employment Relations Board, according to the agenda. A related table-of-organization change would abolish two vacant Emergency Resource Technician positions and add two call taker positions in their place.
Commissioners are also set to authorize a $14.5 million transfer from the general fund to the county’s capital improvement fund for calendar year 2026, part of a broader package of budget transfers and appropriation changes on the agenda, according to the county.
Emily Akers, director of the county’s Office of Management and Budget, is scheduled to give a budget presentation to the board during the meeting, according to the agenda.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the Clermont County Board of Commissioners.