DARKE COUNTY – The Darke County Commissioners’ Oct. 27, 2026 regular meeting started at 9:30 A.M. with Commissioners Aultman, Flatter, and Marshall present. The minutes from October 22nd were read and approved.
The Examination and Allowance of bills for October 22nd and 27th were next. The General fund amount was $40,274.91, Outside funds were $67,315.21 totaling $197,590.12, and was approved.
The Commissioners approved an agreement between the Auditor and Vision Government Solutions for property re-evaluation services. The company will start on Jan. 1, 2029; appraisals will be completed by July 15, 2029; and Phil Vinson will serve as project manager. The services will cost $613,400, which is $81,000 less than before.
The Clerk of Courts and Quadient Inc. agreed to a contract for postal meter rental at $245.00 per month plus tax, which the Commissioners approved.
An agreement and notice to proceed were given to Complete Demolition Services through the Brownfield Remediation Grant to tear down and dispose of the Cooper Farms Union City Mill. The Demolition shall be done by Dec. 31, 2026, at a cost of $128,410.00.
A Transfer of Appropriations for Adult Probation was approved for $2,418.80 to cover travel/lodging/meals and registration for the rest of the year.
Next were two Fund advances and one Fund advance back. The Advances for the Grants Dept. were approved for the 2025 Jail Assessment Grant for DLZ services ($7,540.00) and the 2023 Ft. Jefferson Sewer Grant for $291.65 to cover media. The Advance Back was for $721,672.00 from the 2025 Box Hangar grant and was approved. Various Depts. had expense requests approved.
Darke County JFS was approved for $405.00 to send Carla Allen to the OJFSDA conference in Columbus on Dec. 11-12, 2026. Adult Probation will send Randy Barnett and Kelly Moody to the 2026 Chief Probation Officers’ quarterly training in Lewis Center on Nov.5, 2026, for $290.00. The Building Dept. will send Brent Fourman and John Filby, Nov. 15-16, 2026, to the OBOA Joint Conference in Cincinnati. The cost will be $930.00. Finally, the Veterans group will send Gaylen Blosser, Jennifer Anthony, Wesley Cothran, and Scott Riffle to the OSAVSC Fall Conference, Nov. 20-22, 2026, in Dublin, Ohio, for a total of $2,292.00.
At the end of the session, Commissioner Flatter gave information on the unemployment rate. The County stands at 3.3%, the state at 3.4%, and the national average is above 4.0%.
Session ended at 9:51 a.m.
