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LAKE COUNTY – As part of the process to do a much-needed software upgrade, the Board of Commissioners passed a resolution July 25 which authorized a contract between Tyler Technologies. Inc. and the Lake County Board of Commissioners on behalf of the Lake County Department of Utilities.

Matt Armand, LCDU director of business operations, stated the department has been using old software for its billing purposes for the past two decades and needed new software which could be serviced.
“We conducted a very comprehensive assessment over the course of probably a year and a half,” he said.
Armand said they contacted about six providers and a number of other counties regarding the software they used. They finally determined Tyler Technologies’ software would best meet LCDU’s needs.
The entire process to replace the old software will take about one year.
Commissioner John Hamercheck stated he was impressed with how much research they did to determine the best software for them to use.
RESOLUTIONS
PASSED JULY 25:
ENGINEER’S
OFFICE
• Authorizing advertising for bids for the Blackbrook Maintenance Garage Roof Project–Ceiling Insulation Phase, Painesville Township, LCE Project No. 2018-007 with a bid opening date of Aug. 14.
UTILITIES
DEPARTMENT
• Approving Final Estimate No. 4 (release of retainage) in the amount of $25,599.97 with S.E.T., Inc. and accepting a three-year maintenance bond in the amount of $68,499.59 for Maplegrove and Rockefeller I-90 Crossing Waterline Replacement Project 363-W for the Lake County Department of Utilities.
• Authorizing execution of an engineering agreement with CT Consultants, Inc. for S.O.M. Center Road Under I-90 Waterline Replacement Project 424-W for the Lake County Department Of Utilities.
• Authorizing execution of an engineering agreement with Environmental Design Group, LLC for Maplewood Street Waterline Replacement Project 427-W for the Lake County Department of Utilities.
• Certifying unpaid sewer and water sums and administrative charges to the Lake County Auditor.
COMMISSIONERS'
OFFICE
• Accepting the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Lake County Ohio Port and Economic Development Authority (LCOPEDA) adopting a name change for the Lost Nation Airport.
The official name is Willoughby Lost Nation Airport but the city has not owned the airport for some years. The official name is to be Lake County Executive Airport.
FINANCE
DEPARTMENT
• Approving payment of bills in the amount of $3,208,038.99.
• Approving purchase orders in the amount of $1,325,880.40.
• Increasing appropriations for various general and non-general fund accounts.
• Transferring cash and appropriations within various general and non-general fund accounts.
SPECIAL
RESOLUTIONS
• Congratulating Ian Lucic named an Outstanding Youth of the Year 2019 by the Ohio State University Extension of Lake County.
• Congratulating Jessica Slansky named an Outstanding Youth of the Year 2019 by the Ohio State University Extension of Lake County.
• Congratulating Kaitlyn Somrak named an Outstanding Youth of the Year 2019 by the Ohio State University Extension of Lake County.
DEPARTMENTAL
REPORTS
UTILITIES
• “As part of our water quality program, we flush all of our dead end mains to remove any sediment that may have accumulated in the mains over the past year,” said Randy Rothlisberger, Lake County sanitary engineer. “Occasionally we’ll get some discolored water.”
In those cases, residents are advised to run their water until it is clear. They should not wash clothes on those days with the discolored water.
LCDU has a map on its website to show what areas are being done.
MEETINGS
Meetings are held in the Commissioners' Chambers of the Lake County Administration Building, 105 Main St., Painesville. All meetings are open to the public. Requests to address the government board may be made at any board meeting or presented to the Commissioners' Office by calling (440) 350-2753.
There was a meeting July 30. The next regular meeting will be Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 2 p.m.