NEWS
RELEASE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010
The
Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday,
February 04, 2010 in the Hicksville Village Council Room, Hicksville, Ohio. Chairman James E. Harris, Jr. called the meeting to order. Also present were
Commissioners Otto L. Nicely and Thomas L. Kime, Laura Howell, Administrator, and
Lanie Miller, Deputy Clerk.
The
Commissioners met in General Session and approved and signed various resolutions,
contracts and documents. The
Commissioners also reviewed the calendar of events and discussed upcoming
meetings.
Laura Howell,
Administrator, met with the Commissioners and presented her report to the
Commissioners. Laura provided various
project updates and provided the following department updates:
Family & Children First Council: Reported that they
are the recipients of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant in the
amount of $62,019.06. The grant was
written to focus on training and coaching to ensure successful implementation
and evaluation of a High Fidelity Wraparound program that targets multi-need
youths with past or present juvenile justice involvement. Focus areas might include court culture,
poverty and cultural sensitivity training.
Senior Center: Reported that the Senior Services will be
working with AARP for tax assistance.
Seniors can call the Defiance Center at 419-782-3233 to set up an
appointment time and date. Defiance
County Senior Center will be part of the 98.1 Information Expo at the
Northtowne Mall on February 12 and 13, 2010.
Dog Warden: Reported that last week the office handled 16
complaints on Monday and 11 complaints on Tuesday.
Cindy
Mack, Defiance Development & Visitors Bureau, met with the Commissioners to
provide an update on items going on at the Visitors Bureau and on Auglaize
Village.
Ken
Maag, Poggemeyer Design Group, met with the Commissioners to provide an update
on the Auglaize Sewer Project.
Karen Tubbs, Defiance
County Treasurer, Marlene Goodwin, Defiance County Auditor, and Andy Brossart,
Fifth Third Bank, met with the Commissioners to discuss County bonding.
Fifth Third Securities,
Inc. will be offering for sale, the Defiance County, Ohio Series 2010
$2,345,000.00 Various
Purpose LTGO Refunding Bonds on February 10th, 2010. Defiance County residents will have access to
purchase these bonds on the day of pricing, February 10th, 2010. Prior to
the pricing date, interested investors will need to contact the below
listed Fifth Third Securities Representative. Interested investors will need to
meet with a licensed Fifth Third Securities Representative and open an
investment account in order to purchase these bonds before February 10th. The Bonds are rated A3 by Moody’s Investor
Services and may also be covered with Bond Insurance. The maturity on the bonds
will range from 2010 to 2024 and will be offered in increments of
$5,000.00. The local investment
representative contact at Fifth Third Securities is Jerid Friar, 419-353-7078.
The Commissioners attended
the Department of Justice Meeting and the Welcome Reception for the New General
Motors Plant Manager.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________ James E. Harris, Jr., Defiance
County Commissioner