At its Wednesday meeting, the Butler County Board of Commissioners took the following actions:

- Approved sending a letter to the 28,500 voters who checked the box on their mail-in or absentee ballots to vote in those ways permanently. The letter asks those voters if they want to remain mail-in or absentee voters or be removed from that list. Aaron Sheasley, county elections bureau director, said the number of voters on the list jumped from 67 in 2019 to 28,500 voters. The county will pay Pittsburgh Mailing $12,400 to complete the mailing because the job is too large to do in-house.

- Approved the donation of two unused radio shelters valued at about $7,000 to Cambria County. Steve Bicehouse, county emergency services director, said the two small structures are not needed for the new 911 system.

- Approved a request by Bicehouse to apply for a Hazardous Materials Response Fund grant to cover HazMat supplies and response items. The grant amount is typically about $24,000, Bicehouse said.

- Approved an agreement with Slippery Rock University to provide an unpaid intern for the county Area Agency on Aging office. The intern will earn one credit for each 40 hours spent at the office.

- Approved Ron Henshaw, Larry Kurpakus, Charles McCall and Barabara Sutton to another four years on the county planning commission. Their new terms will expire on January 1, 2025.

- Approved a measure to apply for a $12,000 matching grant to update the county's Subdivision and Land Development ordinance. The grant would be from the state Municipal Assistance Program and would require a $12,000 match in county funds.

- Reappointed Ken Moniot as chairman of the county Agricultural Land Preservation Board. Moniot's term is through 2021.

- Approved a tax anticipation note, similar to a line of credit, with First National Bank. The money, which is approved each year as a precaution, would be used in case of a lag in the receipt of tax funds, said Wil White, county solicitor. The county's maximum amount is $3 million at an interest rate of 1.97%. The commissioners said the funds are not normally used.