NEWS RELEASE

DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2008

The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, August 11, 2008 in the Conference Room in the Commissioners Office at 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance, Ohio 43512. Chairman Thomas L. Kime called the meeting to order. Also present were Commissioners James E. Harris, Jr. and Otto L. Nicely, Laura Howell, Administrator, Joanne Goerlitz, Acting Clerk and Julie Voll, 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.

The Board received the July Activity Report from Clerk of Courts Jean Ziegler. Jean reported collecting legal fees of $12,691.02 and title fees of $3,721.53. The Certificate of Title Administrative Fund received $11,164.59. Jean also reported deposits for the following: legal fees of $114,579.79 and title fees of $483,801.87. The sales or use and dealers tax collected was $453,098.44 and watercraft tax collected equaled $6,294.39. The number of titles issued was 2,239, number of notation of liens 553 and number of inspections was 432.

Russ Herman, Defiance County Assistant Prosecutor, updated the Commissioners on various issues pending at the Prosecutor’s Office.

Warren Schlatter, Defiance County Engineer, met with the Commissioners for the 2008 Bulk Ice Control Salt Bid opening. The following bids were received: Morton Salt, Chicago, IL - $97.87/ton; American Rock Salt Co., Mt. Morris NY – No Bid; North American Salt. Co., - No Bid; and Detroit Salt Co. Detroit, MI – No Bid. The referenced Bids will be reviewed by the County Engineer with an award at a later date.

Laura Howell, Defiance County Administrator, and Julie Rittenhouse, Public Safety Coordinator, met with the Commissioners and reviewed the revised Safety Flip Charts. The charts detail what employees should do in the event of an emergency and are specific to building locations.

The Joint Board of Commissioners of Defiance and Williams Counties met at the Ney Legion Hall for the First Hearing on the Lick Creek Ditch Improvement Project. A Petition for Construction of Ditch Improvement was filed in the Defiance County Commissioners office on May 19, 2008 to reduce flooding and soil erosion due to log jams in Lick Creek and Little Lick Creek. During the Hearing Warren Schlatter, Defiance County Engineer, presented a PowerPoint presentation and reviewed his Preliminary Report. The estimated cost of the project is $930,000.00 and it is the opinion of the Defiance County Engineer that the benefits of this project as petitioned exceed the cost. The Hearing was continued to October 6, 208 at which time the Ohio Department of Natural Resources will make a decision on the project.

Release Approved: ____________________________________________________

Thomas L. Kime, Defiance County Commissioner