NEWS RELEASE
DEFIANCE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY, JULY 26, 2010
The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at
8:30 a.m. on Monday, July 26, 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.
The Commissioners approved the FY 2010 – 2011 contract between the
Commissioners, the Defiance County Family & Children First Council and the
Defiance County General Health District for the Help Me Grow Program and the FY
2010-2011 contract between the Commissioners, the Defiance County Family &
Children First Council and the Defiance County Board of Developmental Disabilities
for the Help Me Grow Program.
The Commissioners accepted the apportionment of Local Government Funds
from the Defiance County Budget Commission for FY 2011 in the amount of
$790,203.75. The amount for FY 2010 was
$749,677.43. This amount is provided to
the County Auditor from the State annually.
Warren Schlatter,
Defiance County Engineer, met with the Commissioners for an update. Warren informed the Commissioners that Openlander Road is still closed for a bridge
replacement. The beams were set last
week. Roadside grading work will possibly
continue, weather permitting, on Glenburg Road near
the Williams-Defiance County Line, Watson Road between Dohoney
Road and SR 15, and Openlander Road south of SR 249.
Julie Voll and
Beth Foreman, Defiance County Family & Children First Council and Help Me
Grow, met with the Commissioners for an update.
The caseload for July, 2010 is 31 – At-risk and 46 - Part C, compared to
38 – At-risk and 40 – Part C for July, 2009.
Deb Mosier,
Defiance County Soil & Water, met with the Commissioners for the Stover
Ditch #04-04 Bid Opening. The following
bids were received: Sines Excavating - $36,526.00; Meck-Donald’s
Contracting - $34,444.00; Matt Crum Excavating - $33,490.00; Zenz Farms, Inc. - $35,425.00. The Pre-bid estimate for the project was
$40,000.00. The Commissioners took the bids under advisement and will award at
a later date.
The Commissioners
attended the Northwest Ohio Commissioners & Engineer’s Meeting in Sidney, Ohio.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
James
E. Harris, Jr., Defiance County Commissioner