News Release
OPENING:
The regular meeting of the Board of Defiance County
Commissioners was called to order at
PRESENT: ABSENT:
Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner
Darrell W. Miller, Commissioner – arrived at
Thomas L. Kime, Commissioner
Becky Wagner, Administrator – on vacation
Alison Grimes, Clerk
D. Joan Brown, Deputy Clerk
The minutes of the
The following Resolutions were submitted for consideration and approved:
Appointment of Diane Collins to Juvenile Detention Board
Motion - Tom Second - Darrell
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JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION # 02-05-246
Diane Collins, Hicksville Village Clerk, was appointed to fill the unfinished term of Steve Young on the Juvenile Detention Board. The term is effective immediately through April 2004.
Randy Vogel, County Humane Agent,
submitted his April report. His office
handled and investigated 189 complaints, took 47 animals to the Humane Shelter,
issued 41 various warnings and 12 citations, and logged 2,286 miles. 2,000 pounds of euthanized animals were taken
to the
Motion – Tom Second – Darrell All eligible voted aye.
EXECUTIVE SESSION ended at
Diane informed the Commissioners she
received a letter of resignation from Ann Hillman, a
APRIL 2002 MARCH
2002
PERMISSIVE TAX $ 45,233.95 $ 28,879.94
MOTOR VEHICLE/LICENSE TAX $176,322.24 $ 68,618.21
GAS TAX $ 96,779.00 $112,456.63
Commissioners asked Gaylon if he would be interested in revamping the parking lot behind the KeyBank building which is now owned by the County. Mr. Davis was agreeable to the request and will redesign the lot to offer as many additional parking spaces as possible for County employees.
10:15 a.m. Krista Luttmann, from the Public Affairs Office of the Auditor of State, met with the Commissioners to present Sherry Carnahan, Deputy Clerk, with a certificate of completion. Sherry took an on-line course entitled “Ohio Financial Accountability”. Course topics included investment policy, auditing, accounting procedures , and investments. The course, offered by the State Auditor’s office, allows students to work on-line at their own pace.
10:45 a.m. Mark Hopper, Public Safety Services Coordinator, met with the Commissioners to review information gathered during the recent CORSA inspection of Auglaize Village and the County Fairgrounds. He also submitted drafts of a storage lease agreement and a stall rental contract for the Commissioners to review and accept before forwarding the forms to the Fairboard. These documents will be sent to Lavon Wiles, Grounds Maintenance, Jill Little, Secretary and Herb Retcher, Fairboard President.
Meeting adjourned at
Approved for News Release: ______________________________
Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner