Michael E. Yoder

Voted yes to pledge $30,000 in county economic development money to the Indian Lake pickleball court project. The pledge depended on state funding. It passed 2-1.

December 14, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted yes to adopt Logan County's 2024 budget, with a general fund of $18,831,465.11. It passed 2-1, with Commissioner Robinson voting no.

December 12, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Moved to give $25,000 from the county's economic development fund to a new building for Our Daily Bread, run by Lutheran Community Services. It passed 2-1.

April 11, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Seconded the motion to put a renewal of the county's existing sales tax on the November 2026 ballot. The board passed it 3-0.

July 21, 2026

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Testified to an Ohio Senate committee against one part of a property tax bill (House Bill 335). He backed its cap on inside millage growth. He opposed a new rule making counties get budget commission approval to restore rolled-back millage.

November 12, 2025

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Moved to extend the county's 3 percent lodging tax to short-term rentals, such as vacation homes. The board passed it 3-0.

June 24, 2025

Source: logancountyohio.gov

Voted yes to add Miami Township to the parts of Logan County where large wind and solar farms are banned. The board passed the ban 3-0.

June 24, 2025

Source: logancountyohio.gov

Appointed local businessman Thomas Reynolds to replace him as Logan County's local member of the Ohio Power Siting Board for the Grange Solar case.

February 24, 2025

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Moved to renew Logan County's legal fight against the Grange Solar project before the state Power Siting Board. His motion also stated the board's opposition to the project. It passed 2-0, with Commissioner Antram abstaining.

February 13, 2025

Source: logancountyohio.gov

Resigned his seat as Logan County's local member of the Ohio Power Siting Board for the Grange Solar case. He said the developer's ethics challenge to a fellow commissioner would otherwise delay the case.

February 12, 2025

Source: peakofohio.com

Spoke against the Fountain Point solar farm as a local member of the Ohio Power Siting Board. The 280-megawatt project in Bokescreek Township was still approved 6-3.

September 19, 2024

Source: peakofohio.com

Moved to raise the county's one-year dog license fee by $2 and add a $20 adoption fee. It passed 2-1, with Commissioner Robinson voting no.

August 29, 2024

Source: logancountyohio.gov

Testified to the state legislature's property tax review committee for the county commissioners' association. He said inside millage paid for about 22.6 percent of Logan County's 2023 general fund.

May 1, 2024

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Was elected president of the Logan County Board of Commissioners for 2024 by his fellow commissioners.

January 2, 2024

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Moved to hire a contractor to build a memory care unit at Logan Acres, the county's senior care center. It passed 3-0.

June 27, 2023

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Moved to approve the county's community corrections plan submitted by Judge Braig. It passed 2-1, with Commissioner Robinson voting no.

May 2, 2023

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As Logan County auditor, lost a tax value appeal at the Ohio Supreme Court, along with the county Board of Revision. His office had valued an 11-unit low-income senior housing complex at $811,120. The court upheld a $75,000 value.

January 2, 2018

Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov