DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

News Release

Monday, June 17, 2002

OPENING:

The regular meeting of the Board of Defiance County Commissioners was called to order at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, June 17, 2002, in the Conference Room of the Board of Defiance County Commissioners, 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance, Ohio 43512 by Chairman Otto L. Nicely.

PRESENT: ABSENT:

Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner

Darrell W. Miller, Commissioner

Thomas L. Kime, Commissioner

Becky Wagner, Administrator

Alison Grimes, Clerk

D. Joan Brown, Deputy Clerk

A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The minutes of the June 13, 2002 meeting were not available for review and approval.

B. RESOLUTIONS

The following Resolutions were submitted for consideration and approved:

Payment of Vouchers

Motion – Tom Second - Darrell

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION # 02-06-320

Amended Official Certificate #6 - $89,750.00

Motion - Tom Second - Darrell

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION # 02-06-321

Award Bid – Wastewater Operations Pick-up Truck

Motion - Tom Second - Darrell

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION # 02-06-322

C. OPEN ISSUES/DISCUSSION

D. APPOINTMENTS

8:00 a.m. Otto Gerdeman and Merlin Butler, Poggemeyer Design Group, met with the Commissioners for a status report of the Brunersburg Sewer Project. The remaining project assessments should be completed soon and a meeting will be set with Rural Development to finalize the remaining paperwork for the project.

9:00 a.m. General Session

Tim Houck, Environmental Services and Landfill Manager, stopped in to introduce Pete Simonis, a new employee. Mr. Simonis is the new Public Works Crew Supervisor.

9:30 a.m. Gaylon Davis, County Engineer, presented his weekly update at this time. He brought in a sample of a support which will be used in bridge construction. It is a polymer-based support upon which an I-beam will rest.

His crew is currently working on Rosebrock Road Bridge, north of State Route 18. The paving project in the County is 70% complete. The drainage project at the Fairgrounds is complete and seeding is finished. Mr. Davis also noted that his office is working on the plans for the parking lot behind KeyBank.

10:00 a.m. Mary Ritter, Job and Family Services Finance Director, and Ron Mehring, Job and Family Services Director, met with the Commissioners for a financial update of Job and Family Services and Workforce Development. Job and Family Services is the fiscal agent for Workforce Development. Ms. Ritter noted that approximately $200,000 worth of programs are being cut. She will submit a list and each program’s dollar amount for the Commissioners to review.

Increase Comp Time for Mary Ritter

Motion – Tom Second – Darrell

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-06-323

At 10:52 Commissioners entered EXECUTIVE SESSION regarding Discipline of Personnel (ORC 121.22).

Motion – Darrell Second – Tom All eligible voted aye.

EXECUTIVE SESSION ended at 11:00 a.m.

11:10 a.m. Karen Tubbs, Treasurer, Jean Ziegler, Clerk of Courts and Tim Houck, Landfill Manager, met with the Commissioners for the second quarter Investment Advisory meeting. All investments are in order.

Approve Second Quarter, 2002 Investments

Motion - Darrell Second – Tom

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-06-324

1:30 p.m. Dennis Miller and Matt Cordonnier, Maumee Valley Planning, met with the Commissioners to hold the second public hearing regarding Formula 2002 funding. Also attending the meeting was Kristina Noe representing the Ability Center.

The proposed projects are as follows:

ENTITY PROJECT AMOUNT

Village of Hicksville Water and Sewer $18,500

(Replace 2 waterlines within the park area which serves the park and municipal pool)

County Commissioners Water and Sewer $37,500

(Water and Sewer District Renovations)

The Ability Center Home Repair $10,000

Provide 3 handicapped-accessible ramps to applicants’ homes)

Farmer Township Roadway/Bridge Repairs $10,500

(Wonderly and Beerbower Roads)

Milford Township Roadway Improvements $15,000

(Paving of 49 linear feet of Beerbower Road, west of 49)

Total amount available is $91,500.

Submit 2002 Formula Allocation Program Grant

Motion – Tom Second – Darrell

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-06-325

2:30 p.m. Deb Bloomfield, Deputy Clerk, presented information to the Commissioners regarding the creation of a flag for Defiance County. Deb received various material samples, styles and prices for the creation of a flag. She compared quotes from two vendors, Lawson Flag Supply, Columbus and The Flag Lady, Columbus. Overall, Lawson Flag Company

Meeting adjourned at 2:45 p.m.

Approved for News Release: ______________________________

Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner