DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

News Release

Monday, July 29, 2002

 

OPENING:    

 

The regular meeting of the Board of Defiance County Commissioners was called to order at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, July 29, 2002, in the Conference Room of the Board of 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 for the July 25, 2002 meeting were reviewed and unanimously approved as read.

Motion – Tom            Second – Darrell

Ř       JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION #02-07-405

 

 

B.        RESOLUTIONS

 

The following Resolutions were submitted for consideration and approved:

 

Payment of Vouchers

Motion – Darrell         Second - Tom

Ř       JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-07-406

 

Transfer of Funds #49 – Wastewater Operations

Motion – Tom            Second - Darrell

Ř       JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-07-407

 

Transfer of Funds #50 - Landfill

Motion – Tom            Second - Darrell

Ř       JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-07-408

 

Transfer of  Funds #51 – Solid Waste District

Motion – Tom            Second - Darrell

Ř       JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-07-409

 

 

Fuel Price Change #50 - decrease

Motion – Darrell         Second - Tom

Ř       JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-07-410

 

Fuel Price Change #51 - decrease

Motion – Darrell         Second - Tom

Ř       JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-07-411

 

No Purchase Order Request – Sheriff/Landfill

Motion – Tom            Second - Darrell

Ř       JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-07-412

 

C.                OPEN ISSUES/DISCUSSION

 

D.        APPOINTMENTS

 

8:30 a.m.        General Session –

 

9:40 a.m.        Gaylon Davis, Defiance County Engineer, presented his weekly report.   Tom asked about the paving completion date – Gaylon felt the 2002 parking lot project should be completed some time in October. 

 

Gaylon has contacted Jerry Overmier, Beilharz Architects, about remodeling work at the KeyBank building.  Warren Schlatter, Engineer’s office, Mike Koenig, Telephone Consultant, and Bob Arend, Computer Consultant, toured the building to see what needed to be done to add the proper networking and telephone wiring.

 

Gaylon presented information from Russ Herman, Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, regarding the term “frontage”.  The information was faxed to Dennis Miller, Maumee Valley Planning, for Defiance County Planning Commission use. 

 

Pavement grindings from Route 127 will be spread on the new parking lot at the fairgrounds.

 

Commissioner Kime and Nicely went to the Fairgrounds over the weekend and noted the new drainage improvements completed at the Fairgrounds was handling storm water run-off very well.   Areas that have been seeded have begun to sprout.

 

10:00 a.m.      Mark Hopper, Defiance County Public Safety Services Coordinator, met to present an update of his department.   He submitted documentation concerning funding issues through the Emergency Management Performance Grant.  This grant is the local EMA’s main operating grant.  A letter from Dale Shipley, Executive Director of the State Emergency Management Agency, informed Mark that funding for 2003 will remain the same as 2002. 

 

At 10:17 a.m., Mark requested EXECUTIVE SESSION regarding Personnel [ORC 121.22 (G) (1)].

Motion – Tom            Second – Darrell       All eligible voted aye.

 

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION ended at 10:29 a.m.

 

No decision was made at this time

 

Mark also gave an update of the damage to the Senior Service’s van.  The repairs should be completed in three to four more days.   

 

At 10:34 a.m., Commissioners made a telephone call to Larry Haver concerning fencing for Hicksville.   

 

At 10:45 a.m., Ted Penner, Noble Township Trustee, was called regarding the purchase of post and guardrail from Noble Township.  He will have someone deliver the supplies to the location.  The Commissioners will get a count on the number of guardrail and posts and will call Mr. Penner back. 

 

Commissioners approved the hiring of Amy Murphy as the new Family and Children First Coordinator.  She will begin work August 26, 2002.   

Motion – Tom            Second – Darrell

Ř       JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION #02-07-413

 

11:00 a.m.      Commissioners left at this time to travel to Bryan for a luncheon meeting with Williams and Paulding County Commissioners regarding Workforce Development issues and the One Stop facility.  The group continues to work on fiscal and MOU’s (Memorandums of Understanding) for partners in Workforce Development for all three counties.

 

 

Meeting adjourned at 1:00 p.m.

 

 

 

 

Approved for News Release:          ______________________________

Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner