DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2005

 

The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. in the Conference Rom of the Board of Defiance County Commissioners, 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance, Ohio  43512 on Monday, March 21, 2005.  The meeting was called to order by Chairman Otto L. Nicely.  Also present were Commissioners Thomas L. Kime and Richard L. Cromwell; Becky Wagner, Administrator; Alison Grimes, Clerk and Joan Brown, Deputy Clerk.      

 

8:30 a.m.      General Session      Commissioners approved and signed various resolutions, contracts and documents, approved several travel requests, reviewed the agenda items and the calendar of events, discussed upcoming meetings and updated information for the calendar of events.

 

On behalf of the Board, Commissioner Nicely signed paperwork for the purchase of a used Hot Shot meal delivery truck for the Senior Services Center.  Purchased from Exceptional Motorcar, the vehicle cost $16,080.

 

9:25 a.m.      Ron Cereghin, County Maintenance Supervisor, met briefly with the Board regarding several issues.  The group discussed room size and shelving unit dimensions to add shelving in the KeyBank facility for additional storage for the Records Center.  That area has reached its storage limits so additional storage areas must be found.  Moving County records that must be permanently kept but are not often researched to either the KeyBank facility or Defiance County East were discussed, but no decisions were made.

 

Ron also reviewed information concerning the elevator at Defiance County East.  Upkeep and maintenance must be performed monthly by a licensed elevator company; the County currently utilizes Dover Elevator (now Thysson Krupp).  Mr. Cereghin submitted two different proposals from them for servicing DCE’s elevators.  The Board approved the contract with Thysson for $360.00 pending review by the Prosecutor.

 

 The Board also authorized Ron to fill several potholes at the Animal Shelter with stone and then grade the lot.

 

10:00 a.m.    Warren Schlatter, Defiance County Engineer, met with the Board to present his weekly update.  He presented a bill to the Board for $325 for appraisal services perform\med by his office.

 

He reviewed the work to be performed on the Banner School/Christi Road Bridge project which will be the replacement of box beam bridges (about 40’ spans) and slightly widen the roadway.

 

There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 10:21 a.m.

 

After the meeting adjourned, the Commissioners, Becky Wagner, Sherry Carnahan and Deb Bloomfield left to attend the Northwest District Commissioners and Engineers Quarterly meeting in Bucyrus.

 

 

Approved for news release:          _____________________________

                                                  Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner