Meeting Summary and Briefs: Clark County Board for June 18, 2026

Clark County Board | June 18, 2026

CLARK COUNTY — The Clark County Board met for 54 minutes on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at the Clark County Courthouse in Marshall, convening at 8 a.m. and adjourning at 8:54 a.m. with five of seven members present. Solar energy dominated the morning: the board approved issuance of a building permit for Moonshine Solar to begin construction and adopted a memorandum of understanding governing a 30 MWac facility proposed by Snider Solar LLC, while a third company, RWE, used public comment to announce a required community meeting June 30 at the Westfield Fire Department. Full coverage of the county’s solar actions and of the RWE meeting appears in separate stories.

The board also awarded a highway contract for a Casey Township box culvert that drew a single bid of $531,192 against a $408,561 engineer’s estimate, and approved a resolution allowing the county to hire employees from five surrounding counties — the meeting’s only split vote, with Mike Parsons opposed. Public comment brought a $940,000 state grant loss at the Human Resource Center and a Marshall resident’s request for animal control help, both covered in separate stories. There were no appointments and no executive session.

One-Day Liquor License Approved for July 3 Event at Mill Creek Park

The board approved a one-day liquor license for JP’s Too on July 3 at Mill Creek Park from 3 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Brandon Burkybile made the motion and Mike Parsons seconded; all members present voted “aye.” The minutes note an attachment to the item, but no application or supporting document was included in the meeting materials provided, so the license fee, the event itself and any conditions attached to the license are not part of the available record. The agenda listed the item as “Discuss and Possible Approval of One Day Liquor License for JP’s Too on July 3, 2026.”

County Website Redesign on Track for July Launch

Alex Carrell, listed in the attendance record as IT, reported under Old Business that most of the county’s department heads have had their meeting with the Evogov representative and that the plan is to launch the redesigned county website in July. Carrell also told the board he is working with Gibson for the new phone system. The minutes do not state the cost of either project, when the website contract was approved, or what the phone system work involves. No board action was taken on the update.

Claims, Bills and Mileage Approved Without Recorded Totals

The board approved four separate financial items, each unanimously among members present and none with a dollar figure recorded in the minutes: general claims, on a motion by Mike Parsons seconded by Susan Guinnip; county highway claims, moved by Guinnip and seconded by Randal Stephens; preceding bills, moved by Parsons and seconded by Stephens; and one-day and mileage claims, moved by Parsons and seconded by Guinnip. No claims registers or bill lists accompanied the agenda, meaning the public record of the meeting shows what was approved but not how much was paid or to whom.

Office Reports Accepted for May 2026

The board voted to accept all office reports for May 2026 from the county clerk, circuit clerk, sheriff, county treasurer, supervisor of assessments, probation and public defender. Mike Parsons moved acceptance and Randal Stephens seconded; all members present voted in favor. The minutes reference attached reports, but none were included in the materials provided, so the contents — fee collections, caseloads, jail population and similar figures normally found in monthly office reports — are not available from this record.

Storm Clean-Up Draws Commendation

Board Member Brandon Burkybile commended first responders and township crews for their clean-up efforts following a storm the night before the meeting. The minutes carry no further detail on the storm, including when it struck, which parts of the county were hit, or whether there were injuries, outages or road closures. No county department reported on storm damage at the meeting and no action was taken.

May 15 Minutes Approved

The board approved the minutes of its May 15, 2026, regular meeting and of a special public hearing held the same day, on a motion by Brandon Burkybile seconded by Randal Stephens. All members present voted “aye.” Neither the minutes nor the agenda states the subject of the May 15 public hearing.

Who Was in the Room

Beyond county officials and department heads, the minutes’ attendance list records a notably large contingent of outside parties: Mark Desmond of RWE Solar, Jonathan Burns of HRC, Jack Dinnie of EDP Solar, Seth Uphoff and Tabitha Roberson of Snider Solar, Nolan Whitesell and Kaleb Swartz of Dynamite R&D, Brittani Niemuth and Taylor Niemuth of McCarthy Building Co., Jerry Woodfall of IBEW 725, Kevin Buenker of IUOE 841, John Donham, Anderson Road Commissioner, Warren LeFever of the Marshall City Council, Eddie McFarland of the health department and Marshall resident Heather Strohm. Only Desmond, Burns, Uphoff and Strohm are recorded as speaking. The minutes do not state what business brought the other attendees to the meeting or connect any of them to an agenda item.

Next Meeting

The board voted to adjourn until July 17, 2026, at 8 a.m. for its next regular meeting, on a motion by Susan Guinnip seconded by Brandon Burkybile. Items already flagged for that agenda include a guardrail agreement and a pipeline joint agreement from the highway department. There were no appointments and no executive session at the June meeting.