CORTLAND, Ohio - The Trumbull County Commissioners have narrowed down where they want their 911 center to move. 

All three unanimously want to occupy the second floor of the Trumbull County Combined Health District in Cortland on West Main Street. Now the question comes down to will they rent that space or own it.

The health district bought the building two years ago and isn’t sure if they want the county in charge of it. 

“The only concern that I'm aware of and some of the other board members have expressed is the county maintaining the building,” one health district board member said. 

Health district board members claimed the upkeep by the county maintenance department for the last building they were in was not up to par. They also said they’ll have to work out an agreement with utilities and how to get more parking if the county owns the building. 

“I feel that I'm running a business and I'm looking out for my business,” another board member said. “We can come up with something that is reasonable if we want to sell it.”

A draft agreement of the county leasing the second floor from the health district has already been drawn up and would cost the county $5,000 a month according to Commissioner Denny Malloy. But some Commissioners don’t want to pour money into a building that they don’t own and take it off the hands of the health district. 

“I don't have a hang up personally with leasing it to you at a dollar a year. I'm not looking at making money back from you guys,” Commissioner Tony Bernard said. 

“I would not want to change anything of what you're already doing, no more space than what we already talked about through the lease,” Commissioner Malloy said. 

The health district board members said they will discuss the idea of the sale with their attorneys.

If they agree the commissioners are committed to using only opioid settlement money for the purchase.