Mike Bias

Each item is a public promise from this website. I'll update this page every year:
✅ = done 🟡 = in progress 🔴 = not done, with a note explaining why.

TRANSPARENCY

⬜ Day One: introduce resolution requesting full state performance audit of every county department (Ohio Auditor of State)

⬜ Five-year recurring guardrail on performance audits — roll-call vote to skip

⬜ Sign Personal No-NDA Pledge on Day One

⬜ Complete Ohio AG Sunshine Law training after taking oath (already completed this as a candidate)

⬜ Introduce Resolution 1 — No-NDA Board Policy

⬜ Introduce Resolution 2 — Statutory Exemptions Only

⬜ Introduce Resolution 3 — Transparent Executive Session Protocol

⬜ Introduce Resolution 4 — 14-Day Public Notice on Incentive Deals

⬜ Introduce Resolution 5 — Public Incentive Scorecards

⬜ Introduce Resolution 6 — Sunshine Training Requirement (every commissioner + director-level appointee)

⬜ Introduce Resolution 7 — Ohio Checkbook Participation (formal resolution to enroll)

⬜ Introduce Resolution 8 — Mandatory Public Comment Period Before Vote

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY

⬜ Performance audit resolution + five-year guardrail (same as Transparency)

⬜ Vote to reduce inside millage during reappraisal spikes

⬜ Work with County Auditor to put Homestead Exemption info front and center

⬜ Partner with County Auditor to fund and support independent audit

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

⬜ Request LEDC submit to full state performance audit of finances and public funds

⬜ County performance audit including Port Authority oversight

⬜ Complete full inventory of incentives, land availability, infrastructure gaps, development prospects

⬜ Audit current occupancy and incentive agreements at The Point

⬜ Convene Ignite Lawrence Task Force (all school districts + LEDC + Chamber + entrepreneurs)

⬜ Personally pursue appointment to Ohio River Commission

⬜ Hold and actively use KYOVA and OVRDC seats for Lawrence County priorities

⬜ Ask state legislators to put Lawrence County forward for ORC appointment

⬜ Market updated site inventory to site selectors

⬜ Support townships adopting zoning on their own terms by their own voters

STRONG PUBLIC SAFETY

⬜ Direct county resources to essential equipment (roads and bridges, ambulances, patrol vehicles, rescue tech)

⬜ Make competitive pay a budget priority

⬜ Secure ongoing training and professional development funding

⬜ Mobilize LEDC grant staff for non-tax equipment funding (GPS, radio, mutual aid)

⬜ Frontline-first budgeting: send audit savings to frontline, not overhead

DRUG CRISIS & RECOVERY-TO-WORK

⬜ Work with Collins Career Center and OUS to apply as Adult Workforce Diploma provider

⬜ Promote Ohio Recovery Friendly Workplace designation to every major employer

⬜ Push for Jobs for Recovery expansion in Lawrence County

⬜ Work with DJFS on transitional benefits that taper off - not just end

⬜ Coordinate workforce training through Ohio Means Jobs to match employer needs

⬜ Support childcare access and transit routes to industrial parks and commercial centers

⬜ Support DJFS in offering financial counseling for families transitioning off aid

⬜ Support township trustees' zoning authority over rehab facility density and permitting

BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY

⬜ Maintain current broadband funding and coverage maps the public can use

⬜ Put broadband on every economic development agenda

⬜ Fight for open-access infrastructure and public-private partnerships

⬜ Work township by township with trustees on unserved rural areas

HEALTHCARE ACCESS & RURAL TELEHEALTH

⬜ Make telehealth part of every broadband case

⬜ Push for telehealth-capable connectivity at libraries, senior centers, and EMS stations

⬜ Advocate for community paramedicine model

⬜ Chase USDA Distance Learning/Telemedicine grants and HRSA rural health funding through LEDC grant-writing

Every box starts unchecked. Next update: the day I take office.