DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2005

 

The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. in the Conference Room of the Board of Defiance County Commissioners, 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance, Ohio  43512 on Thursday, March 24, 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; and Alison Grimes, Clerk.  Joan Brown, Deputy Clerk, was absent.      

 

 

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 Commissioners, Commissioner Nicely signed the Engineer’s contract books for the Banner School/Christi Road Bridge project.

 

 

9:30 a.m.      Becky Wagner, County Administrator, updated the Board on various items. 

 

A Town Meeting was held yesterday, March 23 at the Department of Job and Family Services facility.   It was held to receive input from attendees to develop a mission statement, vision statement and performance outcomes.  The information gleaned from these meetings will be turned over to a leadership committee who will evaluate and determine the products for Job and Family Services.

 

Ms. Wagner received approval to go to Wood County to meet with their Human Resources department to learn more about the “No Wrong Door” program they have implemented.  This program assures that any person needing assistance or has questions and walks into any department, will receive answers or be redirected to the correct department.  

 

Becky, along with Tina Hiler, Senior Service center Director, will be interviewing applicants for the nurse/nutritionist position at the Senior Center, as required by the Area Office on Aging.

 

 

10:30 a.m.    Warren Schlatter, Defiance County Engineer, met with the Board to open bids for Issue II and LTIP Paving and Paving of Various Roads.  Also attending the bid opening was: John Helberg, Gerken Paving.

 

Bids were received from the following:

 

Issue II and LTIP Paving

 

Gerken Paving                             $511,498.95

Napoleon, Ohio

 

Engineer’s estimate for the project is $489,975.95

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paving of Various Roads

 

Gerken Paving                             $1,153,926.15         (Hot Mix)

Napoleon, Ohio                            $      No Bid             (Sealing)

                                                  $     36,754.35        (Patching)

 

Ward Construction                       $      No Bid             (Hot Mix)

Leipsic, Ohio                               $    152,733.57        (Sealing)

                                                  $      24,762.00       (Patching)

 

Engineer’s estimate for the project is $1,055,921.90 (Hot Mix); $153,327.05 (Sealing); $34,226.00 (Patching).

 

Commissioners accepted all bids as presented and will award the bids upon the recommendation of the County Engineer some time next week.

 

 

11:00 a.m.    Bob Giaimo and Dick Burtz, Mannik and Smith Group, met with the Commissioners to review the Auglaize River Sewer project easements.  The purpose of the meeting was to see if there were any concerns of problems that arose during the process of obtaining easements.  Only one problem occurred with one of the residents, but that was resolved.  Overall, the Board was pleased with the work Mr. Giaimo provided.

 

 

At 1:00 p.m., Commissioners attended a Planning Commission meeting at Maumee Valley Planning.

 

 

2:00 p.m.      Defiance County Commissioners Otto Nicely and Rich Cromwell and County Engineer, Warren Schlatter, met with Williams County Commissioners Marv Stuckey, Tom Strup and Duane Votaw and their Engineer, Dennis Bell, at the Soil and Water Conservation District on Evansport Road for a Joint Lick Creek meeting.  Also attending the meeting was: Doug Johnson, Mayor of Bryan; Todd Roth, Bryan City Engineer; Scott Miller, RC & D; Jeff Ankney, Defiance Soil and Water Conservation District; Becky Wagner, Defiance County Administrator and Alison Grimes, Defiance County Clerk.  The group reviewed the Joint Lick Creek Ditch Project.  Dennis Bell submitted a proposal that his office complete the preliminary engineering for the project which entails inspecting approximately 30 miles of ditch that is not presently under ditch maintenance.  After discussion, the Joint Board agreed to split the cost of the preliminary engineering, estimated at $30,414, between the two counties (Defiance and Williams) and recommended the Soil and Water Conservation District contract with the Williams County Engineer for the preliminary engineering study.   

 

 

Approved for news release:          _____________________________

                                                  Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner