NEWS
RELEASE
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2010
The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30
a.m. on Thursday, August 12, 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.
Marlene Goodwin, Defiance County Auditor, and Karen Tubbs, Defiance County
Treasurer, met with the Commissioners to discuss computer issues. The Commissioners approved a quote from CMI
to research and fix the computer issue.
Laura Howell, Defiance County Administrator,
met with the Commissioners for her weekly report and project updates. Laura informed the Board that Julie
Rittenhouse will be holding an open house of the EMA building on September 20th
from noon to 7:00 pm to promote September as National Preparedness Month. The Emergency Operations Center will be set
up, and displays and giveaways will be present from public safety agencies. More details will come at a later date.
Tina Hiler, Defiance County Senior Services
Director, met with the Commissioners for an update. Tina informed the Board that more than 450 people
attended the ice cream social on August 5, 2010. Tuesday, August 24, 2010 is Senior Day at the
Defiance County Fair; there will be breakfast and
lunch served by the Senior Center at the Fair.
Friday, August 20, 2010 will be a staff training day. There will be no meals delivered that
day—frozen meals will be delivered to the participants on Thursday.
Toby Hood and Jayne Vandenburgh, Schooley
Caldwell Associates, Josh Koenig, Koenig Security, and Bob Arend, Arend
Enterprises, met with the Commissioners to discuss the
Historic Jail Project. Jayne will be
researching furniture options for the project.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
James E.
Harris, Jr., Defiance County Commissioner