DEFIANCE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
News Release
Monday, January 7, 2002
OPENING:
The regular meeting of the Board of Defiance County Commissioners was called to order at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, January 7, 2002, in the Conference Room of the Board of Defiance County Commissioners, 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance, Ohio 43512 by Clerk Alison Grimes.
PRESENT: ABSENT:
Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner
Darrell W. Miller, Commissioner
Thomas L. Kime, Commissioner
Becky Wagner, Operations Manager/Administrator
Alison Grimes, Clerk
D. Joan Brown, Deputy Clerk
Being the first Monday of the year, the first item of business was to hold a Reorganizational meeting. Clerk Alison Grimes opened the meeting and requested nominations for Chairman.
After unanimous vote, Otto L. Nicely was re-elected Chairman for 2002, Tom Kime was elected Vice-Chairman. Also re-appointed were Alison Grimes, Clerk, Sherry Carnahan, Joan Brown and Deb Bloomfield, Deputy Clerks. Commissioners also approved and passed the resolutions listed below.
Approve 2002 Reorganizational Appointments
Motion - Tom Second – Darrell
Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION
#02-01-003
The minutes of the January 3 meeting were unanimously accepted and approved.
Motion – Tom Second – Darrell
Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-01-004
The following Resolutions were submitted for consideration and approved:
Approve Reimbursable Mileage Rate for 2002 - .365 Cents Per Mile
Motion – Tom Second – Darrell
Ø
JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION
#02-01-005
Approve 2002 Holiday Schedule
Motion – Tom Second – Darrell
Ø
JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION
#02-01-006
Approve Generic Travel for Elected Officials
Motion – Darrell Second – Tom
Ø
JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION
#02-01-007
Approve $750.00 “Then and Now” Certificate for 2002
Motion – Tom Second – Darrell
Ø
JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION
#02-01-008
Approve Maximus, Inc. Contract for Cost Allocation Services
Motion – Tom Second – Darrell
Ø
JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION
#02-01-009
Fuel Price Change #`1 - decrease
Motion – Tom Second – Darrell
Ø
JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION
#02-01-010
Randy Vogel, Defiance County Humane Agent, submitted his report for the month of December 2001. His office investigated 107 complaints, took 33 dogs to the Animal Shelter, issued 34 various warnings and 4 citations. He logged 1,579 miles on his vehicle and over 2,000 dog tag licenses were sold in December.
Commissioners approved Steve Zachrich’s proposal regarding the electrical hook-up for a grinder pump at his residence. Labor and materials total $2,500.00. The project must be inspected and approved by Poggemeyer Design Group.
8:30 a.m. General Session
9:30 a.m. Gaylon Davis, Defiance County Engineer, met with the Commissioners with his weekly report. He submitted his revenue report for 2001, which showed that overall, revenue for the Engineer’s office dropped twelve hundredths of one percent. His office is planning on having microfilming done of plans, documents, etcetera. Also, his office is in the process of scanning all surveys in their records. These surveys have been made available to area residents and surveyors.
Also discussed the news release regarding the dig at Delaware Bend. The hold-up of the project has been acquiring the property, not the dig itself.
The Township Trustees and Clerks Annual Meeting is scheduled for February 7th at the Public Safety Services facility, Brunersburg.
Gaylon noted that his office has reviewed the information regarding the Masterson annexation and he finds it to be acceptable.
10:00 a.m. – Jay Hansen and Rob Constein, Reliance Financial Services, met with the Commissioners for an informational meeting concerning invested funds from Defiance’s contributions to the Health Insurance Consortium. Reliance handles the investing of funds from the Consortium. The Commissioners requested Reliance separate Defiance’s portion as of the first of the year as Defiance County no longer is a member of the Consortium. Reliance feels the information could be made available within a few days.
Mr. Hansen and Mr. Constein thanked the Commissioners for the opportunity to work with the County.
11:00 a.m. – John Weaner, Agent for the Petitioner, met with the Commissioners regarding the Masterson Annexation, located in Richland Township. Also in attendance were Ted Penner, the attorney representing Richland Township, Jim Kile, Otto Meyer and Bruce Colwell, Richland Township Trustees, Jerry Hayes, Defiance County Economic Development Director, and George Masterson, Petitioner.
Mr. Masterson requested the annexation (two sections – 80 acres – Kettenring Hills area and 50 acres – by Domersville and Elliott Roads) due to the construction activity and the proposed by-pass in that area. He noted that the Domersville and Elliott area was rezoned for heavy industry and he would like water available for any potential industry. Mr. Masterson was also concerned about the possibility of some of the acreage becoming land-locked.
The County had not received the City’s ordinance noting what services the City would provide for this annexation although Mr. Masterson said he had one. Attorney Ted Penner was concerned that no ordinance had been received due to the fact that, with a previous annexation (Zeller, Moats areas), the City agreed it would provide sewer and water to the annexed lands but had not yet done so.
Both sides offered reasons for and against the petition. Commissioners felt that, due to the issues being discussed, they needed to discuss several legal issues with the Prosecutor. Therefore, Commissioners voted to continue this hearing. The Masterson Annexation hearing will be continued to Monday, February 25 at 10:00 a.m. in the Conference Room of the Board of Commissioners
Motion – Tom Second - Darrell
Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION
#02-01-011
John Weaner, Agent for the Petitioner, will be notified of the continuation date.
ADJOURNMENT:
Meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.
Approved for News Release: ______________________________
Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner