NEWS
RELEASE
THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2006
The Board of
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.
Commissioner Kime
signed several contracts for the Engineer’s Office. Those signed were the 2006 Crack Seal, 2006
Paving of Various Roads, 2006 LTIP Paving, and 2006 Bridge Materials
Jane Tadsen,
Becky also discussed
installing a TTY communication system in the Commissioners Office. This will allow the hearing impaired to
communicate with the county. When the
system is installed, Becky will generate an ad for news release informing the
public of the system along with the telephone number.
Becky also mentioned
that she attended the Senior Center Advisory Board meeting this past Monday
evening. Becky said they worked on the
Senior Center Mission Statement. Tina Hiler advised Becky of their goals and objectives.
Tina Mohring from Family & Children First & Heather Huffman
from Help Me Grow, Tina Mohring, Director of Family & Children First discussed
the ABC Initiative (Access to Better Care) and mentioned they did not receive
the additional grant dollars for the ABC Initiative. Their board met and was able to formulate a
plan that will still allow the main points of both plans to be funded.
Tina also discussed the Wrap Around program. Currently there are 11 families (20 Children)
involved in the Wrap Around program.
This program allows training in our 5-County Area. The Wrap Around program enables families to
utilize the necessary recourses to get their family back together.
Tina also mentioned
Also a topic of discussion was the “Get Connected, Get Answers training
that will begin on May 12th at the EMA in Brunersburg. This training will allow Defiance County
Agencies to gain knowledge of where to refer people for the most common needs
to the most unusual ones. It will be a
quick reference tool that will allow an opportunity to network and learn from
similar professional organizations about where to direct the particular client.
Heather Huffman, Director of Help Me Grow advised the Commissioners
about the Early Childhood Screenings. They were a huge success this year. They screened children from birth to age
three and had more kids this year than in the past 13 years. They screened 47 kids in Hicksville and 92
kids in
Heather also mentioned it is National Child Abuse Prevention
month. Help Me Grow will have a display at the Defiance Mall on
April 21, 2006 for the Children’s Day event sponsored by Women and Family Services
News Release
Approved: ________________________________
Thomas L. Kime, Commissioner