JEFFERSON – Ashtabula County has received a grant from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Services.
During their meeting on Thursday, Sept. 3, the commissioners passed a resolution accepting the subgrant award agreement from the Office of Criminal Justice Services for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant.
Sheriff William Niemi submitted the grant award for the commissioners’ approval.
The amount is $15,223.18 in OCJS funds, with a cash match of $5,074.39, for a project total of $20,297.57.
The award is to assist in funding the Crime Enforcement Agency of Ashtabula County.
The grant period is retroactive to Jan. 1, 2026, to Dec. 31, 2026.
Also at the meeting, the commissioners:
• Approved a non-behavioral health service agreement by and between the Ashtabula County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board, the Ashtabula County Juvenile Court and the Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners for Family Drug Court.
The purpose is for the MHRS Board to provide funding to Juvenile Court for the provision of a Family Drug Court Coordinator or other administrative duties through the Addiction Treatment Program and Specialized Dockets allocation funded by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OMHAS).
There is no cost to the county, which will receive $35,000.
The term is retroactive to July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
• Approved a non-behavioral health service agreement by and between the Ashtabula County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board, the Ashtabula County Courts – Eastern Division and the Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners for the Veterans Court.
The purpose is an agreement to provide funding to the Veterans Court for the provision of Veterans Court staffing, operations or other administrative duties through the Specialized Dockets allocation funded by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
There is no cost to the county, which will receive $40,000.
The term is retroactive to July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
• Passed a resolution ordering a request for proposals for transportation services for the Ashtabula County Coroner’s Office. Commissioner J.P. Ducro IV abstained.
• Passed a resolution establishing the 2026 annual maintenance assessment for the Century Bay subdivision drainage main pursuant to section 6137.03 of the Ohio Revised Code. An annual assessment of $2,000 is necessary to maintain the fund at a level sufficient for future repair, upkeep, and maintenance, according to the resolution. “The assessment shall be apportioned among the 62 benefited parcels, with each parcel assessed approximately 1.6129% of the total annual assessment, subject to the statutory minimum assessment of $2 per benefited owner. This equals approximately $32.26 per parcel per year,” reads the resolution.
• Declared obsolete and authorizing the posting of various obsolete equipment on the Govdeals website for public sale. The equipment includes various fluorescent tubes, mercury vapor lamps, incandescent lamps, lighting ballasts and shelves.
