DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

News Release

Thursday, August 8, 2002

OPENING:

The regular meeting of the Board of Defiance County Commissioners was called to order at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 8, 2002, in the Council Room of the Village of Hicksville, Hicksville, Ohio by Chairman Otto L. Nicely.

PRESENT: ABSENT:

Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner

Darrell W. Miller, Commissioner

Thomas L. Kime, Commissioner

Becky Wagner, Administrator – on vacation

Alison Grimes, Clerk

D. Joan Brown, Deputy Clerk – during Hicksville meeting only

A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The minutes for the August 5, 2002 meeting were reviewed and unanimously approved as read.

Motion – Tom Second – Darrell

Ø JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION #02-08-428

Also, the minutes from a brief meeting held Tuesday, August 6, 2002, were reviewed and approved as read. The meeting was held solely to approve a resolution levying assessments in regard to the Brunersburg Sewer project.

Motion - Tom Second – Otto

Ø JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION #02-08-429

B. RESOLUTIONS

The following Resolutions were submitted for consideration and approved:

Approve Bridge Replacement by Force Account – Casebeer/Miller Road – County Engineer

Motion – Tom Second - Darrell

Ø JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-08-430

Approve Evansport WWTP Agreement Amendment with Poggemeyer Design Group

Motion – Tom Second - Darrell

Ø JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-08-431

No Purchase Order Request - Various

Motion – Darrell Second - Tom

Ø JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-08-432

No Purchase Order Request - Various

Motion – Darrell Second - Tom

Ø JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-08-433

No Purchase Order Request – Common Pleas Court

Motion – Darrell Second - Tom

Ø JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-08-434

No Purchase Order Request – Landfill

Motion – Darrell Second - Otto

Ø JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-08-435

C. OPEN ISSUES/DISCUSSION

D. APPOINTMENTS

8:30 a.m. General Session –

The morning portion of the meeting was held in the Hicksville Village Council Room. Mr. Clark “Cork” Poth, Zoning Officer for the Village of Hicksville, stopped in to talk to the Commissioners. He had several concerns regarding the Health Department. Commissioners will forward the information to Kim Moss, Health Commissioners for her review.

Commissioners approved payment for the County’s portion of the Brunersburg assessment for the EMA/EOC facility of approximately $10,000.00.

Approval was also given for the following:

Ø Additional stone for the deputies’ building and the multi-purpose building walkway at the Fairgrounds.

Ø Two skids of decorator stone will be picked up from Lowe’s and delivered to the fairgrounds.

Ø Guardrail surrounding the campground septic system will be repaired and repainted.

Ø The parking lot will be graded and rolled before the beginning of the fair

At 9:20 a.m., Clerk Alison Grimes requested EXECUTIVE SESSION regarding Personnel (ORC 121.22(1)(G).

Motion – Darrell Second – Tom All eligible voted aye.

EXECUTIVE SESSION ended at 9:30 a.m.

Commissioners will have Becky Wagner, Administrator, contact Cheryl Timbrook at Common Pleas Court to review the vacation pay that was missed.

After the meeting the Commissioners drove to the fairgrounds to check on the status of various projects (parking lot, lighting, drainage ditches, etc.). Commissioners then returned to Defiance for an 11:00 a.m. meeting.

11:00 a.m. Becky Wagner, Administrator, took a vacation day, but submitted a written report for the Commissioners to review. She noted that the CCNO work crew had been working at the Fairgrounds trimming trees and spraying for weeds.

The Administrator also noted that a leak in the waterline behind the Records Center has been repaired.

Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Russ Herman, used this time with the Commissioners (Darrell Miller was not present at this time) to review documentation concerning the Joint Defiance/Paulding County Auglaize River Sewer Project. Sherry Carnahan, Deputy Clerk – Fiscal, also attended the meeting. The group reviewed the draft copy of the Auglaize River Sewer Project agreement for operation and finance between Defiance County and Paulding County. Russ provided clarification of several sections and the Commissioners requested several additions and/or corrections be made to the document.

At 11:36 a.m. Commissioner Darrell Miller entered the conference room and read a statement to the Board stating his resignation to the Board of Defiance County Commissioners, effective today, August 8, 2002 at 1:00 p.m. He informed all present that his term in office has been enjoyable and informative.

Accept Resignation of Darrell W. Miller, Effective August 8, 2002

Motion – Tom Second – Otto

Ø JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION #02-08-436

At 11:49 a.m., the group resumed the review of the Auglaize River Sewer Project documents.

At noon, Commissioners broke for lunch and the meeting reconvened at 1:15 p.m.

After lunch, the Commissioners signed a travel request for the Humane Officer, approved the vacation time for the Operations Manager/Administrator, okayed an advertisement for the Junior Fairboard tabloid with the Crescent-News, okayed repairs totaling $410.22 for a 1995 Crown Victoria that will be turned over to the Senior Services Center for their use, and signed a contract for computer support supplied by CMI for payroll software used by the Auditor’s office.

Approved for News Release: ______________________________

Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner