Delaware County commissioners on Dec. 8 approved a series of routine resolutions that advance county projects, authorize payments and set competitive bid schedules while accepting an Auditor of State award with distinction for the county’s financial management.

At the start of the meeting, the board approved Resolution 25-1023, accepting the electronic record of proceedings from the Dec. 1 meeting, and Resolution 25-1024, authorizing purchase orders and payments in batch APR1205. The board also acknowledged an annexation petition (Resolution 25-1025) for 95.982 acres in Trenton Township and approved plans, specifications and a bid date for county materials and services for 2026 (Resolution 25-1026).

Engineering staff won approval to take a road project to bid (Resolution 25-1027) for a shared-use path and sidewalk on East Powell Road between South Old State Road and Lyra Drive. The board accepted streets and released a maintenance bond for Berlin Farm West Section 2 (Resolution 25-1028) and approved a list of township roads to receive temporary weight-limit reductions during the spring freeze–thaw season (Resolution 25-1029).

Natalie Bridal, Delaware County Clerk of Courts, asked the board to approve the third amendment to the county’s Courtview case-management software maintenance agreement (Resolution 25-1030), and Justin Nave, director of finance, presented two supplemental appropriation measures (Resolutions 25-1031 and 25-1032) tied to a forthcoming 911 Motorola virtual-prime upgrade and charge-backs for maintenance costs. The meeting closed its public business and recessed into executive session under Resolution 25-1033 to consider purchase of property for public purposes.

Votes at a glance: 25-1023 (approve electronic record) — Aye: Barbara Lewis, Gary Merrill, Jeff Benton — Outcome: approved. 25-1024 (purchase orders/payments) — Aye: Jeff Benton, Barbara Lewis, Gary Merrill — approved. 25-1025 (annexation acknowledgment) — Aye: Gary Merrill, Jeff Benton, Barbara Lewis — approved. 25-1026 (2026 materials/services bid schedule) — Aye: Barbara Lewis, Gary Merrill, Jeff Benton — approved. 25-1027 (East Powell Road shared-use path to bid) — approved. 25-1028 (accept Berlin Farm West roads; release bond) — approved. 25-1029 (weight-limit reductions on township roads, Feb. 1–June 1) — approved. 25-1030 (Courtview/Equivant maintenance agreement) — approved. 25-1031 and 25-1032 (supplemental appropriations) — approved. 25-1033 (enter executive session to discuss property purchase) — approved.

The board’s routine business will allow engineering, maintenance and finance work to proceed in early 2026; the meeting recessed into executive session to discuss a potential property purchase and did not complete its scheduled public hearing.