The Warren County Board of Commissioners approved a series of organizational resolutions in a short, procedural session that established leadership, a 2025 meeting schedule and representatives to regional boards.

The actions taken included appointing Commissioner Tom Grossman president and Commissioner Shannon Jones vice president; setting regular meeting days and times for 2025 and naming a delegate and alternate to vote at the County Commissioners Association of Ohio annual meeting. The commissioners also approved appointments and reappointments to various county boards and designated representatives to serve on the Area 12 Workforce Development Board.

Why it matters: These routine organizational votes set the board’s leadership and meeting cadence for the year and confirm county representation on regional bodies that oversee workforce and intergovernmental coordination.

Votes at a glance
- Resolution appointing Tom Grossman president and Shannon Jones vice president of the Board of County Commissioners — Approved by roll call (Commissioner Tom Grossman: yes; Commissioner Shannon Jones: yes). Motion mover/second: not specified.
- Resolution establishing meeting days and times for 2025 (every Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.; 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.; 2nd and 4th Thursday at 5:00 p.m.; State of the County address on April 29, 2025; annual organizational meeting on Jan. 6, 2026) — Approved by roll call (Commissioner Tom Grossman: yes; Commissioner Shannon Jones: yes). Motion mover/second: not specified.
- Resolution designating an official representative and alternate for voting at the County Commissioners Association of Ohio annual meeting — Approved by roll call (Commissioner Tom Grossman: yes; Commissioner Shannon Jones: yes). Motion mover/second: not specified.
- Resolution approving appointments and reappointments to various boards and committees — Approved by roll call (Commissioner Tom Grossman: yes; Commissioner Shannon Jones: yes). Motion mover/second: not specified.
- Resolution appointing representatives to serve on the Area 12 Workforce Development Board — Approved by roll call (Commissioner Tom Grossman: yes; Commissioner Shannon Jones: yes). Motion mover/second: not specified.

Discussion and context
The meeting included brief remarks congratulating newly sworn officials and recognition of staff transitions. County staff and officials mentioned personnel changes and start dates: Brighton Smith was identified as the incoming clerk with an official start date of Monday, Jan. 6 (year not specified in the transcript), Jim Spath’s retirement was noted as occurring the afternoon of the meeting, and a county engineer named Kurt Weber and Sheriff Barry Riley were referenced as already in place. The current treasurer (referred to as Treasurer Wright) said he will remain for both 2025 collections, and a transition to Randy Koopman was discussed for later in the year. Recorder Linda Oda and Auditor Matt Nolan were also mentioned by name during the meeting. A brief moment of prayer and general remarks about recent national events concluded the opening remarks before the board moved through the resolutions.

Next steps and meeting schedule
The board adopted the 2025 meeting schedule as part of the resolutions package, including the annual State of the County address on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, and the next organizational meeting listed for Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. The board adjourned and scheduled its next regular meeting as reflected in the adopted calendar.

Ending
All recorded roll calls in the transcript show the two named commissioners voting “yes” on the circulated organizational resolutions; the motions were approved and recorded as routine organizational business.