NEWS RELEASE
DEFIANCE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY, MAY 3, 2010
The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at
8:30 a.m. on Monday, May 3, 2010 in the Conference Room in the Commissioners
Office at 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance, Ohio
43512. Chairman James E. Harris,
Jr. called the meeting to
order. Also present were Commissioners Thomas L. Kime and Otto L. Nicely, Laura Howell,
Administrator, Stephanie Metz, Clerk, and Lanie Miller, Deputy Clerk.
Russ Herman, Defiance County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, met with
the Commissioners for an update.
The Commissioners met in General Session and approved and signed
various resolutions, contracts and documents.
The Commissioners also reviewed the calendar of events and discussed
upcoming meetings.
Warren Schlatter,
Defiance County Engineer, met with the Commissioners for an update. Warren informed the Commissioners that due to
the weather the roadside grading projects that were to be done last week will
be done this week, weather permitting.
The bridge work on Independence Road should be completed this week. The crew will then be moving to Openlander
Road north of S.R. 18, possibly next week.
The Paving contractor and Crack Sealing contractor are continuing their
work.
Julie Rittenhouse,
Defiance County EMA Director, met with the Commissioners for a department
update. Julie informed the Commissioners
that in March there were 18 people trained over four days for the CERT
class. Julie is currently scheduling
tornado drills for the county buildings.
Julie informed the
Commissioners about the CodeRED system. This system is currently being funding by the
Defiance County Health Department through a grant. The CodeRED
Emergency Notification System is a fast communication service allowing Defiance
County to notify citizens of an emergency situation. It enables the County to provide a mass
notification quickly and easily. This
service is free to all Defiance County residents and businesses. This system will utilize the Reverse 911
database, but all businesses should register, as well as individuals who have
unlisted phone numbers, who have changes their phone number or address within
the past year, and those who have a cellular phone or VoIP phone as their primary
number. There will be forms and links on
the Defiance County website available as soon as the program officially rolls
out this month.
Larry Woods, Faye
Hall, Eric Weber, Ginny Shrimplin, CORSA, and Julie Rittenhouse met with the
Commissioners for the CORSA renewal.
Amy Galbraith,
Defiance County Clerk of Courts, met with the Commissioners to discuss her
scanning project. Amy informed the Board
that the scanning project is going well.
Jane Siler and
Louie Yoder met with the Commissioners to discuss their concerns with the
Humane Shelter. The Commissioners have
taken their concerns under advisement.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
James E. Harris, Jr.,
Defiance County Commissioner