News Release
OPENING:
The regular meeting of the Board of
PRESENT: ABSENT:
Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner
Alison Grimes, Clerk
The minutes for the
The following Resolutions were submitted for consideration and approved:
Payment of Vouchers
Motion – Tom Second - Rich
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JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-09-489
Transfer of Funds #63 – Commissioners
Motion – Tom Second - Rich
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JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-09-490
Adopt Tax Budget for 2003 - Auditor
Motion – Rich Second - Tom
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JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-09-491
Approve Creation of Rotary Fund – Soil and Water Conservation
Motion – Tom Second - Rich
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JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-09-492
Appoint
Motion – Tom Second - Otto
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JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-09-493
Authorize
Motion – Tom Second - Rich
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JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-09-494
Certifying Group Projects for Assessment Purposes – Soil and Water Conservation
Motion – Tom Second - Rich
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JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-09-495
Yearly Assessment Certification – Fund 075 – Wastewater Operations
Motion – Rich Second - Tom
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JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-09-496
Yearly Assessment Certification – Fund 141 – Wastewater Operations
Motion – Rich Second - Tom
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JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-09-497
Yearly Assessment Certification – Fund 151 – Wastewater Operations
Motion – Tom Second - Rich
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JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-09-498
Yearly Assessment Certification – Fund 169 – Wastewater Operations
Motion – Rich Second - Tom
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JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-09-499
Yearly Assessment Certification – Fund 414 – Wastewater Operations
Motion – Rich Second - Tom
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JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-09-500
Approve Easement Request #2 for Charles Fockler –
Motion – Tom Second - Rich
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JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-09-501
Fuel Price Change #52 - increase
Motion – Tom Second - Rich
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JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-09-502
No Purchase Order Request - Various
Motion – Tom Second - Rich
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JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-09-503
No Purchase Order Request - Commissioners
Motion – Tom Second - Rich
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JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-09-504
Commissioners:
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Reviewed and signed a letter of response to Hal
Osmun,
Ø Reviewed and signed a letter to Jim Harris, Soil & Water Conservation, regarding Ditch 40
Ø On behalf of the Commissioners, Otto Nicely signed an Issue II and LTIP Disbursement Request submitted by the Engineer for Gerken Paving
Ø Again on behalf of the Commissioners, Otto Nicely signed a modification to the subsidy agreement between the Ohio Department of Health and the Commissioners for the “Help Me Grow” program noting a funding decrease from $38,420 to $34,442.
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Okayed two purchase orders for the
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Signed amendments to the Youth Services
Contracts between Job & Family Services and Quadco Rehabilitation and Job
and Family Services and
Commissioners also discussed a recognition/remembrance ceremony for September 11. The VFW is holding a ceremony in front of the Courthouse that morning. Commissioners thought it appropriate for every employee to be able to walk outside their respective office building that morning for a moment of silence and to listen to the ringing of area church bells. A memo will be sent to the Elected Officials noting this information and requesting their approval of and cooperation with this ceremony.
Commissioner Nicely requested the Defiance Area Chamber of Commerce be contacted to let them know that he and his wife and Becky and Denny Wagner would be attending the Awards Banquet next Thursday. He asked that, if necessary, a table be reserved for them and any other Elected Official that may attend.
Commissioner Nicely also questioned
whether Jim Harris, Soil and Water Conservation, had billed the County for his
time spent working on the Ditch 40 project.
Alison will forward the question to
While Commissioners were reviewing
and approving the various Assessment Certifications from the Wastewater
Operations Department, several questions arose concerning Fund #169. Alison was asked to have
She had spoken with Lisa Karcher, Maumee Valley Planning, who noted that the Evansport Wastewater Treatment Plant Formula Project will not be able to be started until November. The environmental review must first be published in the paper and there is a 30-day comment period before the project may be started.
Ms. Wagner spoke to Deb Nester of
Bob Arend, County Computer Consultant, called to let Becky know that the line between KeyBank and the Commissioner’s office is completed. Bob will perform final testing on the system.
Noted that Connie Duerk,
Ray Harbourt, Juvenile Probation Director, is requesting the installation of a new phone system and received a proposal from Mike Koenig, County Telephone Consultant. As the Commissioners are unsure of the future location of the Juvenile Probation office, no decision will be made at this time.
The Wastewater Operations position ad was reviewed and, as there were no additions or corrections, will be run in the Crescent-News and posted in County buildings.
She had reviewed the location of the
communications system in the KeyBank facility with Mike Koenig and Warren
Schlatter, Engineer’s office. Neither
Marshall Tharpe nor
She noted that
Both she and
A report concerning the hiring of Bud
Cereghin and Roger Engel to inspect
Ms. Wagner reported that she visited
with Amy Murphy at Family and Children First Council to see how she was
progressing. During a tour of the
facility, several safety concerns were noted.
Becky asked
A furniture agreement, e-mailed by KeyBank has been forwarded to Russ Herman for his review and approval.
Health insurance claims for this week totaled $10,866.62, drugs totaled $5,921.03 and Medical was $4,945.59.
Susan Jackson, Job and Family Service’s Interim Director, had stopped in to inform Ms. Wagner that the WIA audit was progressing well. Diane Skinner, a State Auditor, informed Susan that there would not be any fiscal findings. Susan also noted that having Deb Bresnan
at the One-Stop in the mornings was working well. Deb is in the process of compiling an inventory list of all the items still at the facility.
Marge McCurdy, Maintenance Supervisor, obtained three proposals for various tree/stump removal services. Evergreen Lane has some dead trees and a stump to be removed and KeyBank has a stump for removal. The following proposals were received:
Clear View Tree Service $575.00
Hulbert Tree care $790.00
Tree Top $420.00
Becky was given approval to have Tree Top, at $420.00, handle the work.
Meeting adjourned at
Commissioners and Becky traveled to the Gordon Creek
facility for a tour and then, for the benefit of the newly-appointed Commissioner
Approved for News Release: ______________________________
Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner