DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

News Release

Thursday, August 1, 2002

 

OPENING:    

 

The regular meeting of the Board of Defiance County Commissioners was called to order at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 1, 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 29, 2002 meeting were reviewed and unanimously approved as read.

Motion – Tom            Second – Darrell

Ø       JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION #02-08-414

 

B.        RESOLUTIONS

 

The following Resolutions were submitted for consideration and approved:

 

Transfer of Funds #52 – County Landfill

Motion – Darrell         Second - Tom

Ø       JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-08-415

 

Transfer of Funds #53 - Commissioners

Motion – Tom            Second - Darrell

Ø       JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-08-416

 

Advance of Funds #7 – Job & Family Services/Commissioners – Advance Back

Motion – Darrell         Second - Tom

Ø       JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-08-417

 

Permissive Tax Request – City of Defiance - $4,830.96

Motion – Darrell         Second - Tom

Ø       JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-08-418

 

Approve Easement Request – Charles Fockler

Motion – Tom            Second - Darrell

Ø       JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-08-419

 

Approve Job and Family Services/Northwest Ohio Community Action Day Care Contract

Motion – Tom            Second - Darrell

Ø       JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-08-420

 

Reappoint Jerry Hayes to Workforce Development Policy Board

Motion – Tom            Second - Darrell

Ø       JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-08-421

 

C.                OPEN ISSUES/DISCUSSION

 

Discussed rental of space at the One-Stop facility.  A meeting will be scheduled with Stan Searing, Mary Ritter, Susan Jackson and Deb Bresnan to discuss various space issues.

 

D.        APPOINTMENTS

 

8:30 a.m.        General Session –

 

At 9:00 a.m., Amy Murphy, the new Family and Children First Council Coordinator, came to introduce herself to the Commissioners.   The Board welcomed her and offered their assistance to introduce her to various contacts in the County.   She will assume the Coordinator’s position effective August 26th.

 

9:30 a.m.        Kevin Hancock, Soil and Water Conservation District Technician, met with the Commissioners to open bids for the Dwight Ditch Extension Project #97-14.  Bids were received from the following:

 

Shininger Surface Drainage                                                $11,670.00

Ney, Ohio

 

Zenz Farms                                                                            $  9,812.70

Delta, Ohio

 

Rosengarten Construction                                                   $  8,685.00

Ottawa, Ohio

 

Soil and Water’s estimate is $12,335.00

 

Accept Bids as Presented for Further Review

Motion - Darrell          Second – Tom

Ø       JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION #02-08-422

 

Kevin will review the bids and submit a recommendation next week.

 

10:00 a.m.      Becky Wagner, County Operations Manager/Administrator, presented her weekly update.   She submitted a quote from Steele Electric to install 3 - 1000 watt light fixtures on a 35-foot pole with an underground feed coming from the existing Fairground parking lot lights.  The Commissioners will review this and other quotes for the lighting which will be installed before the Fair begins.

 

Commissioners called Mr. Steele later in the morning to confirm the location of the pole.  Extra lighting is being considered to shine additional light toward the ditch.

 

Stan Searing, interim Workforce Development Director, has accepted the position of Administrator for Paulding County.  He will still continue to assist at the One Stop until a replacement is found.

 

Bob Arend, Computer Consultant, stopped in briefly to review information regarding the KeyBank building.  The Engineer’s office will be moving to that facility and Bob discussed various options when running fiber optics to link the Engineering offices computers to the County’s computers.  Bob requested and received the Commissioners approval to begin.  Bob has some funds set aside in his budget for the project. 

 

11:00 a.m.      Mike Boff, Soil and Water Conservation District Technician, Russ Herman, Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and Karen Tubbs, County Treasurer, met with the Commissioners to review information concerning the SWCD Rotary Fund.  Also attending were Sharon Scheuerman, Barb Lasek and Jill Little of the Auditor’s office and Sherry Carnahan, Deputy Clerk – Fiscal of the Commissioner’s office. 

 

The fund, using $100,000 in seed money, will be set up for use on new construction only.  During the construction of the project, payments to the contractor will be made from the Rotary Fund.  Once the project is complete, payments and assessments from landowners will be deposited in the Rotary Fund to replenish it for other projects.   Input will also be requested from the Soil and Water Board before the fund is implemented. 

 

11:30 a.m.      Rick Weaver and Melinda Page, Poggemeyer Design Group, met to open bids for the Sherwood Wastewater Treatment Plant Renovations.  However, no bids were received.  The project will be re-bid and a bid date of Monday, August 19, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. was set. 

 

1:30 p.m.        The Wertz/Bentley Enterprises Annexation, continued from July 22, reconvened at this time.  In attendance were: David Williams, City Law Director; Russ Herman, Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney; Stan Yoder, Agent for the petitioner; Ted Penner, Noble Township Trustee; Jerry and Casey Wertz, petitioner and son; John Boes, Ballquest Recreation, landowner; and a court reporter, Kristie Birch.

 

Under the new laws, this annexation is being treated as a Regular annexation.  The property to be annexed is approximately 31 acres located north of the Menard’s store on Route 66 and Mr. Wertz noted that it is intended for future development.  All those interested in making statements were sworn in.  After hearing testimony from Stan Yoder, Jerry Wertz, Ted Penner, Russ Herman, David Williams and John Boes,  Commissioners informed everyone that they will take all information under advisement and will make a determination within 30 days.  The annexation hearing adjourned at 2:09 p.m.   

 

Meeting adjourned at 2:15 p.m.

 

Approved for News Release:          ______________________________

Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner