DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

News Release

Monday, April 22, 2002

OPENING:

The regular meeting of the Board of Defiance County Commissioners was called to order at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, April 22, 2002, in the Conference Room of the Board of Defiance County Commissioners, 500 Court Street, Defiance, Ohio 43512 by Chairman Otto L. Nicely.

PRESENT: ABSENT:

Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner

Darrell W. Miller, Commissioners

Thomas L. Kime, Commissioner

Becky Wagner, Administrator/Operations Manager

Alison Grimes, Clerk

D. Joan Brown, Deputy Clerk

A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The minutes of the April 11, 2002 meeting were reviewed and unanimously approved as presented.

Motion - Tom Second – Darrell

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-04-218

The minutes of the April 15, 2002 meeting were reviewed and unanimously approved as presented.

Motion – Tom Second – Darrell

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-04-219

B. RESOLUTIONS

The following Resolutions were submitted for consideration and approved:

Payment of Vouchers

Motion - Darrell Second - Tom

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION # 02-04-220

Transfer of Funds #27 – Job & Family Services

Motion – Tom Second – Darrell

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-04-221

Fuel Price Change #30 - decrease

Motion – Darrell Second – Tom

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-04-222

Fuel Price Change #31 - decrease

Motion – Darrell Second – Tom

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-04-223

Fuel Price Change #32 - increase

Motion – Tom Second – Darrell

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-04-224

Fuel Price Change #33 - increase

Motion – Tom Second – Darrell

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-04-225

No Purchase Order Request - Various

Motion – Tom Second – Darrell

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-04-226

CSX Railroad Grade Change Plan Approval; Right-of-Way Acquisition & Bidding Approval

Motion – Tom Second – Darrell

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-04-227

Approved Hiring Pamela Sue Bunch as a Social Services Worker 3 for the Department of Job & Family Services

Motion – Tom Second – Darrell

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-04-228

C. OPEN ISSUES/DISCUSSION

D. APPOINTMENTS

8:00 a.m. Russ Herman, Defiance County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, met with the Commissioners for a review of various documents at his office for review and approval.

8:12 a.m. Commissioners requested Executive Session for Personnel [O.R.C. 121.22(G)(1)]. Commissioner Miller made the motion and Commissioner Kime seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. 8:47 a.m. Out of Executive Session.

8:30 a.m. General Session

9:30 a.m. Gaylon Davis, Defiance County Engineer, presented his weekly update.

This week, bridge inspections will be done at the following locations: Ohio 281 at Domersville; U.S. 24 over the Maumee and Tiffin Rivers; Ohio 15 at North Clint and East Second Streets; and Ohio 66 at Jefferson Street. Traffic will be maintained. A section of Buckskin Road from Bend Road to Behnfeldt Road was re-paved last week.

Commissioners also approved three federal aid bridge projects: Flickinger at Beerbower; Buckskin west of St. Rt. 2; and Beerbower west of Ney-Williams Center.

Ø Approval of Three Bridge Projects – Defiance County Engineer

· Flickinger at Beerbower

· Buckskin west of State Route 2

· Beerbower west of Ney-Williams Center

9:59 a.m. Commissioners requested Executive Session for Personnel [O.R.C. 121.22(G)(1). Commissioner Kime made the motion and Commissioner Miller seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. 10:02 a.m. Out of Executive Session.

10:00 a.m. Members of the Defiance County Historical Society, Emilie Lenhart, Joanne Barton, and Jean Gaskill; and Terry Ryan and Bruce Ryan met with the Commissioners for an update concerning the renovation/restoration of the Courthouse and surrounding buildings.

11:30 a.m. Ginny Shrimplin, CORSA (County Risk Sharing Authority); John Brownlee, Jr. of First Insurance and Investments, and Mark Hopper, Public Safety Director, met with the Commissioners with information regarding the County’s property and liability insurance renewal. The premium for 2002-2003 is $180,498 for property and liability insurance. This is an increase of 8-9% from 2001-2002.

Ø $250,000 Limit for Uninsured/Underinsured Motorists Coverage

Motion – Darrell Second – Tom

1:30 p.m. Commissioners traveled to Paulding County to meet with Paulding County Commissioners, Williams County Commissioners and Fulton County Commissioners for a Four County Solid Waste District meeting.

Also, the Board reviewed an update on the re-write for the Solid Waste Plan.

Composting information was presented by Jerry Richter of the Garden Ridge “Enviroscope,” Route 66 North, Defiance.

2:30 a.m. The Workforce Development Board of Williams, Paulding, and Defiance Counties met and reviewed the finances and MOU’s for 2003 programs.

Meeting adjourned at 11:40 a.m.

Approved for News Release: ______________________________

Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner