NEWS
RELEASE
The Board of
8:30 A.M. General
Session – General Session - The
Commissioners were presented with various resolutions and documents for
approval. Commissioners also reviewed
agenda items, discussed upcoming meetings and reviewed and updated the calendar
of events.
The Commissioners
met with Jill Popp from Maximus to discuss the rental study they are working on
to assist the County in updating its lease agreements. The Commissioners will review the agreement
and have further discussion next week.
The Commissioners
signed the Revolving Loan Fund Contract and Loan Agreement from PEC Biofuels,
LLC. Biofuels, LLC will be located in
Becky discussed a
new program called Get Connected, Get Answers.
Family & Children First is organizing this training with special
assistance from First Call for Help, Defiance County Board of Commissioners,
Becky also discussed
the Partnerships for Success seminar she attended in
10:30 A.M. Karen Tubbs, Defiance
County Treasurer, Jean Ziegler, Defiance County Clerk of Courts and
Karen updated the
Commissioners on the Defiance County Monthly Portfolio, Monthly Inventory and
Consolidated Investment Portfolio – Post Closure Reports as well as the Monthly
Portfolio report, Monthly Inventory report and Consolidated Investment
portfolio – Closure Reports as of February 28, 2006
Karen also discussed
the monthly investment cash flow report for February.
11:00 A.M.
Mark updated the
Commissioners on several issues such as trainings they are setting up. There will be a Community Emergency Response
Team class on March 4th & 5th, Weather Spotter
classes, Electrical Basic Awareness classes in April and Confined Space classes
in May.
There will also be a
Local Emergency Planning Committee full scale exercise in May. This will involve all emergency personnel within
1:30 P.M. Ken
Maag & Rick Weaver from Poggemeyer Design Group met with Commissioner’s to
discuss several projects.
The Commissioner’s met
with their engineer last Monday to discuss the grade at the west side of the
railroad spur. The Commissioners had
further discussion regarding the Standridge Rail Spur project with Ken
Maag. Ken mentioned the contract for the
project included coordination with plans developed by Bryan Engineering &
Surveying. The contract did not include designing the roadway. The
Commissioners will have additional discussion on these issues and correspond
with R & L Enterprises.
News Release
Approved: ________________________________
Thomas L. Kime, Commissioner