NEWS
RELEASE
THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2010
The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30
a.m. on Thursday, July 29, 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 Otto L. Nicely
and Thomas L. Kime, Laura Howell, Administrator, Stephanie Metz, Clerk, and
Lanie Miller, Deputy Clerk.
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.
Laura Howell, Defiance County Administrator,
met with the Commissioners for her weekly report and project updates.
Laura provided the following department
updates:
·
Wastewater. Greg Reinhart reported they hung door
knockers at Beldens for smoke testing and smoked later in the week, worked on
Middle Gordon Creek’s timer, pump and motor starter and marked more tap
locations for Auglaize River Sewer project.
·
Maintenance. Ron Cereghin reported that all parking lots
have been restriped and handicap parking logos repainted, the wooden fence
around Defiance County East cooling tower has been repainted, repaired door on
tower building at Delaware Bend location, watering new trees at Defiance County
East and Evergreen Lane Office complex and pressure washed the canopy at
Evergreen Lane Office complex.
Laura also informed the Board that in two
years, the Defiance County prescription drug discount card program, in
association with NACo, had 9,421 Defiance County prescriptions filled for a
savings of approximately $84,648.00 for Defiance County residents. A total of 4,922 residents used the card in
the past two years. The submitted retail
price of these prescriptions totaled approximately $396,088.00; the percentage
of price savings equaled 21.37%.
Lois Kohout, Roger Mohr, Butler Mohr GMAC
Real Estate, and Greg Reinhart, Defiance County Wastewater Operations Director,
met with the Commissioners to discuss vacant lot tap fees for the Auglaize
Sewer Project. The Board reviewed the
policy with Ms. Kohout and Mr. Mohr.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
James E.
Harris, Jr., Defiance County Commissioner