DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

News Release

Thursday, May 2, 2002

 

OPENING:    

 

The regular meeting of the Board of Defiance County Commissioners was called to order at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2002, in the Council Room of the Village of Hicksville, Hicksville, Ohio by Chairman Otto L. Nicely.

 

PRESENT:                                                                ABSENT:     

 

Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner

Darrell W. Miller, Commissioners – during Hicksville session 

Thomas L. Kime, Commissioner   

                       

Becky Wagner, Administrator/Operations Manager

Alison Grimes, Clerk 

D. Joan Brown, Deputy Clerk - during Defiance session

 

A.        APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

The minutes of the April 25, 2002 meeting were reviewed and unanimously approved as read.

Motion - Tom             Second – Darrell

Ø       JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION#02-05-238

 

The minutes of the April 29, 2002 meeting were reviewed and unanimously approved as read.

Motion - Darrell          Second – Tom

Ø       JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION#02-05-239

 

B.        RESOLUTIONS

 

The following Resolutions were submitted for consideration and approved:

 

Transfer of Funds #28 – Job and Family Services Mandate

Motion -Darrell           Second - Tom

Ø       JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION # 02-05-240

 

Poggemeyer Design Group Agreement for Engineering Services – Timbercrest Drive

Motion – Darrell         Second – Tom

Ø      JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-05-241

 

Approve Hiring of Gregory Reinhart – Director of Wastewater Operations

Motion – Darrell         Second – Tom

Ø      JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-05-242

 

Fuel Price Change #34 - increase

Motion – Tom            Second – Otto

Ø      JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-05-243

 

C.                OPEN ISSUES/DISCUSSION

 

Jane Tadsen, Defiance County Recorder, submitted her April report.  Her office handled 201 deed transfers, 442 mortgages and 399 releases.  $29,310.00 was collected and credited to the General Fund.

 

Commissioners discussed the importance of education.  All the Commissioners realize the importance of both primary and secondary education and understand that the education of Defiance’s youth is of vital importance to economic growth and the quality of life in Defiance County.  They wish to urge the citizens of Defiance to support all County educational systems. 

 

D.        APPOINTMENTS

 

8:30 a.m.        General Session – The morning portion of the meeting was spent in Hicksville.

 

Commissioners accepted the resignation of Phil Marinaro, Workforce Development Director, and effective Tuesday, May 1, 2002. 

 

Commissioners also accepted the resignation of Stan Searing from the Workforce Development Board, effective May 2, 2002 at 8:30 a.m.

 

Commissioner Kime noted that Steve Young was submitting his resignation to the Juvenile Detention Board.  Diane Collins, Hicksville Village Clerk, will be appointed to serve the remainder of his term. 

 

9:45 a.m.        Began return to Defiance.

 

10:40 a.m.      Becky Wagner, Defiance County Operations Manager/Administrator, presented her weekly report.   Marge McCurdy, Maintenance Supervisor, will have the stump of the tree in the side yard at the Courthouse that split last week removed.  

 

Received approval for Greg Reinhart, Ron Goller and John Shankster, Wastewater Operations, to attend training on grinder pumps in Perrysburg on Thursday, May 9th.

 

Noted that Deb Bresnan, Job and family Services, is working with Sandy Herman, Family and Children First Council, to determine if funds may be available through the “Help Me Grow” program for Good Samaritan School.   Rick Edmonds, Good Samaritan Administrator, will be contacted with the information.

 

Received approval for Phil Wright to perform once-a-year maintenance on the Courthouse clock for a fee of $350.00.

 

11:00 a.m.      Tim Houck, Defiance County Landfill Manager, presented his monthly update for the Commissioners.   The group discussed the increase of litter found along Canal Road by the Landfill.  It was felt that the increase in debris was due to many un-tarped loads being brought to the Landfill.  Currently, the Landfill has a policy of charging $10.00 per un-tarped load.   After discussion, Commissioners approved an increase to $20.00 per un-tarped load brought to the landfill.  Mr. Houck will send a letter noting this change to all Landfill customers.  The new policy will go into effect  June 1, 2002.

 

Approve $20.00 Un-tarped Load Charge at Defiance County Landfill

Motion – Tom            Second – Otto

Ø       JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-05-244

 

Tim’s office has begun the hiring process for the Supervisor’s position that is now available.  An ad will be run in the Crescent and notices will be posted in the Courthouse and the Commissioner’s Annex.  Tim hopes to have the position filled within six weeks.

 

Commissioners okayed Mr. Houck’s request to employ Tim-Cor, Inc. to connect from a drainage section to the leachate forcemain.  Tim-Cor’s proposal was for $14,500.00.

 

Various repairs will be done at the Hicksville Transfer Station, Gingrich Road.  The gate has been repaired and Tim received proposals to dig out and drain the pit and rebuild the pit bumpers.  Russ Steffel Excavating submitted a proposal in the amount of $1,600.00 and Yoder Excavating’s proposal was for $2,620.00.  Commissioners okayed Russ Steffel’s $1,600.00 proposal.

 

Soil and Water Conservation will be planting a row of trees along Hammersmith Road. 

 

Litter pickup on the roads is well ahead of schedule.  Per the grant, 905 miles of roadway must be picked up within a year – the litter crew has already picked up 424 miles of roadway.

 

Tim also noted that the Landfill’s new equipment has been received and is working well.

 

The next Solid Waste District meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 8 at 1:30 p.m.  Defiance County will be hosting.

 

1:00 p.m.        Kit Tyler and Lois Knuth, Four County Vocational School, met with the Commissioners, Mary Ritter, Job and Family Services, Jeff Hostetler, The One Stop Center and Stan Searing, Workforce Development Board for a Four County/ Workforce Development financial update.   The group discussed information and suggestions for changes received during the post-audit.  Various bills were reviewed and determinations were made as to which department they belonged.   The contract with Four County and Workforce Development was also reviewed and discussed.    

 

Ms. Tyler and Ms. Knuth left the meeting at 2:08 p.m.  At this time Commissioners appointed Stan Searing, Paulding, as interim Director for the One Stop/Workforce Development while a search is begun for a new Director. 

 

Appoint Stan Searing as Interim One Stop/WIA Director

Motion – Tom            Second – Otto           Darrell absent

Ø       JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-05-245

 

Meeting adjourned at 2:21 p.m.

 

Approved for News Release:          ______________________________

                                                Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner