DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2003

NEWS RELEASE

The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met at 8:30 a.m. in the Conference Room of the Board of Commissioners, 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance, Ohio, 43512, on Thursday, January 9, 2003. Present at today’s meeting were: Commissioners Tom Kime, Otto Nicely and Rich Cromwell; County Administrator Becky Wagner; and Deputy Clerk Joan Brown.

8:30 a.m. Commissioners reviewed the agenda for the day and signed a number of resolutions presented by the deputy Clerk. Commissioners also reviewed and approved the FY2003 Special Funds budget in the amount of $45,749,239.80 as presented by Deputy Clerk Sherry Carnahan. The Commissioners also reviewed the list of various committees and made assignments for the year.

9:30 a.m. Becky Wagner, County Administrator, presented her update for the Commissioners. She reviewed with the Commissioners an update on the Auglaize Sewer project from Poggemeyer Design Group. The Commissioners were invited to attend the first meeting of the County Safety Committee to be held January 22^nd. Commissioners were updated on the status of the KeyBank parking lot. Also, health insurance figures for this week were reviewed.

10:30 a.m. The organizational meeting of the Defiance County Board of Revision was held at this time. The Board of Revision consists of Marlene Goodwin, County Auditor, Karen Tubbs, County Treasurer and Tom Kime, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners. An election of officers took place and Tom Kime was elected Chairman of the Board of Revision, Karen Tubbs was elected Vice Chairman, and Marlene Goodwin was confirmed as statutory Secretary. The purpose of the Board of Revision is to hear real estate appeals.

Approved for news release: __________________________

Thomas L. Kime, Commissioner