Executive Session to Discuss Union Contract Negotiations with ADP Employees
ADP Board Meeting - October 15, 2026
Meeting Details: The Automatic Data Processing Board (ADP) held a Special Meeting beginning at 1:00 pm on October 15, 2026 in the Geauga County Auditor’s Office Appraisal Conference Room at 231 Main St., Chardon, OH 44024. Virtual access was available via MS Teams, and the agenda was provided in advance. Members of the public may attend ADP meetings virtually via MS Teams by emailing an invitation request to Auditor’s Office Chief Operations Officer Pam McMahan at McMahan@geauga.oh.gov. This Observer attended via MS Teams.
Public Comment: ADP does not have a written public comment policy. In practice, public comment is solicited at the end of the meeting.
Board Attendance:
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Auditor/Chief Administrator – Frank Antenucci for Charles Walder
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Clerk of Courts – Sheila Bevington
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County Commissioner – Ralph Spidalieri (absent)
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County Engineer – Andy Haupt (absent)
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Board of Elections – Tyler Plants and Nora McGinnis
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County Prosecutor – Jim Flaiz
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Recorder – Celesta Mullins
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Sheriff – Deputy Chief Tom Rowan for Sheriff Scott Hildenbrand
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Treasurer – Caroline Mansfield for Chris Hitchcock
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Coroner – John Urbancic (absent)
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Common Pleas Court Judge - Vacant
ADP Staff Attendance:
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Frank Antenucci - Chief Deputy Auditor, Deputy Chief Administrator (also as Mr. Walder’s alternate)
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Traci Rahimi - Director, DATA (virtual)
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Katelynn Cellitti - Operations Coordinator (virtual)
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Eleanor Zavada - Micrographics Specialist (virtual)
Reviewer Note: ADP restructured into three groups in 2025: Department of Advanced Technology and Applications (DATA), Department of Advanced Research & Cybersecurity (DARC) and Department of County Archives and Records Enterprise (CARE). More information on this restructuring is available in the March 4, 2025 ADP Observer Report.
Other Government Representatives:
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Pam McMahan - Chief Operations Officer, Auditor’s Office
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Velta Moisio - IT Director, Court of Common Pleas (virtual)
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Andrew Haines - IT Manager, Geauga County Sheriff (virtual)
Others Present:
The meeting was called to order at 1:00 pm by Mr. Antenucci.
Minutes - None presented.
The Board took the following actions - None taken.
Executive Session - At 1:01 pm the Board voted to go into Executive Session pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 121.22(G)(4), for the purpose of preparing for, conducting, or reviewing negotiations or bargaining sessions with public employees concerning their compensation or other terms and conditions of employment, including collective bargaining negotiations with AFSCME Ohio Council 8. All Board members or their designated alternates and Ms. McMahan attended the Executive Session.
At 2:46 pm, the Board returned to open session. No report was provided.
Public Comment - This Observer asked if there was a timeline for the approval of a collective bargaining agreement. Mr. Antenucci stated that there wasn’t. Mr. Flaiz added that a mediator had been appointed. This Observer asked who the mediator was and how he/she was appointed. Mr. Antenucci explained that the ADP employees asked the State Employment Board [Ohio State Employment Relations Board] to appoint a mediator, and one was. He did not provide the name or the mediator’s organizational affiliation. He went on to say that the next step in the process was for him to return to the ADP employees to recommence negotiations.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 2:49 pm.
Next Meeting - The next scheduled meeting of the ADP Board is a Regular Meeting on December 10, 2026 at 1:00 pm.
Minutes when posted are available here: Meeting Minutes | Geauga County Automatic Data Processing
Virtual Meeting Information - Contact Pamela McMahan at PMcMahan@geauga.oh.gov.
Observer: Carol Benton
Editor: Rooney Moy
Reviewer: Sarah McGlone
Submitted: October 16, 2026
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