DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

News Release

Monday, September 9, 2002

OPENING:

The regular meeting of the Board of Defiance County Commissioners was called to order at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, September 9, 2002, in the Conference Room of the Board of Defiance County Commissioners, 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance, Ohio 43512 by Chairman Otto L. Nicely.

PRESENT: ABSENT:

Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner

Thomas L. Kime, Commissioner

Richard L. Cromwell, Commissioner

Becky Wagner, Operations Manager/Administrator

Alison Grimes, Clerk

D. Joan Brown, Deputy Clerk

A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The minutes for the August 29, 2002 meeting were reviewed and, finding no additions or corrections, were approved as read.

Motion – Rich Second – Tom

Ø JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION #02-09-505

The minutes for the September 5, 2002 meeting were reviewed and, finding no additions or corrections, were approved as read.

Motion –Tom Second – Rich

Ø JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION #02-09-506

B. RESOLUTIONS

The following Resolutions were submitted for consideration and approved:

Approve Poggemeyer Design Group Engineering Agreement – Easement Negotiations

Motion – Rich Second - Tom

Ø JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-09-507

Fuel Price Change #53 - decrease

Motion – Tom Second - Rich

Ø JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-09-508

C. OPEN ISSUES/DISCUSSION

Commissioners:

Ø On behalf of the Commissioners, Otto Nicely signed the following:

o an agreement for the purchase of furniture at the KeyBank facility for a lump sum of $1,000.00

o contract documents for the Beerbower Road Bridge Replacement Project submitted by the Engineer’s office.

o A Records Disposal Request, which will be submitted to the Records Commission, authorizing the disposal of old correspondence and various other records not required to be retained.

D. APPOINTMENTS

8:00 a.m. Russ Herman, Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, met with the Commissioners to review documents requiring his review/approval.

8:30 a.m. General Session –

Tim Houck, County Landfill Manager, stopped in to let the Commissioners know that the Landfill office had been broken into over the weekend. Tim estimates damages at up to $15,000.00. The Sheriff’s Department is investigating.

9:30 a.m. Gaylon Davis, County Engineer, met with the Commissioners with his weekly update. He submitted plans for Commissioners’ signatures for two bridge replacements – one on Banner School Road at Rath Road and one on Carpenter Road, .40 miles north of Coressel. Banner School will probably be closed two weeks for the replacement.

Surveying is being completed at several locations for future re-grading and widening of berms - Harding, between Watson and the City limits, Watson Road, between State Route 66 and State Route 15, and The Bend Road, between Scott and the Williams/Defiance County Line Road.

11:00 a.m. Commissioners and Staff left for the quarterly County Commissioners/County Engineers meeting hosted by Williams County. A tour of Spangler Candy Company and a trip to the Williams County Fair were offered to participants. After the tours, a commissioners/engineers meeting was held and a dinner was served. Quarterly meetings offer commissioners and engineers a chance to network and be updated on governmental information (House Bills, Senate Bills) and it gives a chance for the hosting county to showcase local industry and/or attractions.

Meeting adjourned at 10:05 a.m.

Approved for News Release: ______________________________

Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner