Paul Zuros was named County Administrator on a 3-0 at Thursday’s regular meeting of the Hancock County Commission.  A Weirton native, Zuros is currently Executive Director of Historic Fort Steuben.

        David Wiley  whose nomination for County Administrator/IT Director by Commissioner Jeff Davis was voted down when Commissioners Eron Chek and Paul Cowey voted in the negative at a special Commission meeting last week addressed the Commission during the public comment period.     Chek said she had learned after the interview that Wiley’s wife worked in a business owned by Davis.   The West Virginia Ethics Commission ruled that Wiley’s wife’s employment did not constitute a conflict of interest.

      Wiley  said he had a 45-minute interview during which his qualifications were discussed and he subsequently received a telephone call offering him the position.  He accepted the job only to receive a telephone call (from Chek) questioning the fact that his wife worked for a business owned by Davis.

      Wiley was only employed by Davis 7 to 10 hours per week and observed he had been a close friend of Davis his entire life.

     Jackie Huff, administrator of the Hancock County Health Department,  told Commissioners the Department’s new facility is under roof and slated to open December 1^st.     Commissioners approved Huff’s request for an additional  $562,000.00  to fund the remainder of the construction.

In other business the Commission:

**Accepted a bid for the 3-way radio upgrade from Lauttamus Communication;

**Approved a letter of support for the for the BHJ-MPC funding for the 2022 Reconnecting of Communities Pilot Discretionary Grant Program;

**Approved a contract with Fuscardo Concrete for the Gas Valley Pavillion;

**Granted approval to advertise for the Deputy Clerk position in the County Clerk’s office;