DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

News Release

Thursday, June 27, 2002

OPENING:

The regular meeting of the Board of Defiance County Commissioners was called to order at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 27, 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 20, 2002 meeting were reviewed and unanimously approved as read.

Motion – Tom Second – Darrell

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-06-339

The minutes of the June 24, 2002 meeting were reviewed and unanimously approved as read.

Motion – Tom Second – Darrell

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-06-340

B. RESOLUTIONS

The following Resolutions were submitted for consideration and approved:

Transfer of Funds #41 - Engineer

Motion – Tom Second - Darrell

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION # 02-06-341

Workforce Investment Area and Four County Career Center Agreement

Motion – Tom Second - Darrell

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION # 02-06-342

Workforce Investment Area and Quadco Agreement

Motion - Tom Second - Darrell

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION # 02-06-343

Workforce Investment Area and Vantage Career Center Agreement

Motion - Darrell Second - Tom

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION # 02-06-344

Four County Solid Waste District Plan Approval

Motion - Darrell Second - Tom

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION # 02-06-345

Fuel Price Change #44 - increase

Motion - Tom Second - Darrell

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION # 02-06-346

No Purchase Order Request - Various

Motion - Tom Second - Darrell

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION # 02-06-347

C. OPEN ISSUES/DISCUSSION

Commissioners discussed the ruling the federal appeals court in San Francisco made regarding the deletion of “ one nation under God,…” from the Pledge of Allegiance. The Board is against the removal of that phrase and passed a resolution so stating.

Resolution Against the Removal of “one nation under God,” From the Pledge of Allegiance

Motion – Darrell Second – Tom

Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-06-348

D. APPOINTMENTS

8:30 a.m. General Session

9:30 a.m. Becky Wagner, County Administrator, presented her weekly update at this time. She informed the Commissioners that Tim Houck, Environmental Services Director, reported the 48 participants showed up to assist during the Maumee River Shoreline Sweep this past weekend.

She reviewed, and Commissioners approved, a draft of a letter which will be sent to all elected officials, department heads and supervisors regarding the establishment of a county employee safety committee.

Becky reported that Marge McCurdy received three estimates for landscaping at the east end of the Sheriff’s office:

Ed Perry Excavating $1,250.00

John Schaufele $1,125.00

ColorScapes $ 694.30 (does not include drain tile as the owner feels his plan will work without drain tile)

Before making a decision, Commissioners requested Becky get a quote from ColorScapes which would include drain tile.

The final draft of the County’s Personnel Manual was also briefly reviewed. A meeting will be set to complete any changes and approve the manual.

10:30 a.m. The Williams County Commissioners, Marvin Stuckey, Duane Votaw and Tom Strup, met with the Commissioners and Jim Harris, Defiance County Soil and Water Conservation District Administrator, regarding joint ditches. The group first elected a Chair and Vice-Chair for the Joint Ditch Board. Marvin Stuckey, Williams County was elected as Chair and Otto Nicely, Defiance County, was elected as Vice-Chair.

Elect Marvin Stuckey, Williams County, as Chair

Motion – Tom Kime, Defiance County Second – Darrell Miller, Defiance County

All eligible voted aye and the motion carried

Elect Otto Nicely, Defiance County, as Vice-Chair

Motion – Tom Kime, Defiance County Second – Duane Votaw, Williams County

All eligible voted aye and the motion carried.

Jim Harris then reviewed the following ditches and their 2003 assessments:

Williams County maintains the following:

2003 Assessment

Dwight Ditch .30%

Also reviewed were the ditches Defiance is in charge of maintaining:

Defiance/Williams Joint 6%

Fisher Joint 50%

Hardy Projects Joint 0%

Reynolds Joint 10%

Schroeder Joint 20%

Accept Assessments as Presented

Motion – Tom Kime, Defiance County Second – Duane Votaw, Williams County

All eligible voted aye and the motion carried.

The group also briefly reviewed information concerning the lease of the One-Stop facility on East Second Street.

1:00 p.m. Commissioners attended a Planning Commission meeting at Maumee Valley Planning. They reviewed Subdivision Regulations, Article 8, 9 and 10. They will continue to review and update the regulations.

Meeting adjourned at 11:40 a.m.

Approved for News Release: ______________________________

Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner