DELAWARE, Ohio — The Delaware County Board of Commissioners on July 9 approved a series of routine resolutions, accepted a $100,000 donation for a school clothing program, and honored a retiring EMS lieutenant with more than 30 years of service.

The board, meeting in regular session, voted unanimously on all agenda items, including approval of purchase orders, warrants, and the cancellation of four commissioner sessions scheduled for July 23, Aug. 6, Aug. 20, and Aug. 31.

Commissioners also approved the transfer of a liquor license to Madra Spirits LLC for Joe’s Pub Pal, with no objections or requests for a hearing.

In a brief tribute, EMS Director Jeff Fishell and Assistant Chief Jeremy Miller honored Lt. Brad Fischer, who retired after more than three decades with the county. Fishell noted Fischer was hired April 17, 1995, when gasoline cost $1.21 a gallon, milk was $2.50, and the top song was “This Is How We Do It” by Montel Jordan. Fischer was presented with a flag flown over Station 8.

The board accepted a $100,000 donation from the Delaware County Foundation, from an anonymous donor, for the school clothing voucher program serving TANF-eligible youth. Job and Family Services committed an additional $50,000 to the program.

Commissioners authorized the Sheriff’s Office to apply for an Ohio Attorney General’s Opioid Remediation Grant to expand medication-assisted treatment, add a program coordinator, and improve discharge planning. The board also approved a subscription agreement with Kodiak Corporation for Guardian RFID software to aid inmate management and tracking.

Several facility maintenance agreements were approved, including HVAC replacement at the Carnegie building with Elite Air LLC, carpet replacement at the judicial view building with GC Wholesale Flooring LLC, and furniture for the Willis building renovation project from Friends Office.

The board established a capital development fund within the county’s chart of accounts, authorized supplemental appropriations tied to recent debt refunding, and approved cash advances for two CDBG grant awards.

Commissioners also set dates for public hearings on drainage improvement petitions for the Butler Run watershed, filed by William Thomas Fitzgerald, and the roof main A number 1415 watershed, filed by Mitchell Schmucker.

The meeting concluded with a unanimous vote to enter executive session to discuss collective bargaining and confidential information related to economic development.