NEWS
RELEASE
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30
a.m. on Thursday, September 16, 2010 in the Hicksville Village Council Room,
Hicksville, Ohio. 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.
Laura Howell, Defiance County Administrator,
met with the Commissioners for her weekly report and project updates. Laura informed the Board that the Northwest
Ohio’s River Region (NORR) is planning a Fall Foliage Kickoff on the website
that will include fall recipes, driving/walking/boating itineraries to enjoy
the fall colors and new fall pictures.
The NORR committee members will be the judges at the Defiance Ribfest on
September 25th.
Laura provided the following department
updates:
Child
Support Sandy
Schappert reported for the month of August, 2010: Approximate caseload is 2,850
cases with orders and 307 without orders, August collections were $601,835 with
year-to-date collections at $4,979,194. The average collection per case is
$211.00.
Public
Safety Julie
Rittenhouse will be hosting an open house for National Preparedness Month on
Monday, September 20th from Noon until 7:00 pm. We have the Emergency Operation Center set up
as if we had an actual incident. The following will be displayed: Hazmat
Trucks, the Hazmat Decon Shelter, a table of HazMat Suits, the Sheriff’s
Regional Communications Vehicle from Hancock County, Defiance County Sheriff’s
boat, and other Hazmat Equipment out of the trucks. Volunteer opportunities will be available
through Defiance County Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), Medical
Reserve Corp (MRC) and the local Chapter of the American Red Cross.
Senior
Services Tina Hiler
has received approval from Area Office on Aging to continue to deliver frozen
meals until the move to the new Senior Center takes place. Transportation and Rest and Recuperation
programs are still being provided. The
move is on hold waiting on final inspections and a certificate of occupancy.
Landfill Tim Houck reported
that the Household Hazardous Waste Collection event will be held on September
25th from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm in the South parking lot of Johns
Manville located at 925 Carpenter Road. Johns
Manville, LaFarge Corporation of Paulding, Environmental Recycling Group (ERG)
of Bowling Green, Joint Solid Waste Management District of Defiance, Fulton,
Paulding and Williams Counties and the Defiance County Environmental and
Administrative Services with the labor provided by Defiance College baseball
team. We will be accepting the
following, provided they are in original containers with manufacturer’s labels:
Paint, Thinners, Turpentine, Lighter fluid, Polishes, Used Oil, Old
Gasoline, Kerosene, Antifreeze, Florescent Bulbs, Mercury & Mercury
Containing Devices, electronics, computers, TV’s (limit: 1 TV per vehicle),
Batteries (vehicle batteries, Ni-CD, Lithium Ion and household batteries), and
scrap metal (limit: 40 lbs per vehicle).
We will NOT be accepting the
following: Non-labeled waste containers, Adhesives, Pharmaceuticals,
Needles & Medical Waste, Pool chemicals, Acids & Caustics, Drain
Cleaners, Propane, Strong Chemicals, Rat Poison, Insecticides, Appliances,
Tires, Ammunition, Asbestos, Trash, Bleach & Household cleaners, or
laboratory chemicals. Please Note: The
HHW drive is for residents of the Four County Solid Waste District, no
materials from businesses or government agencies will be accepted. If your
business has hazardous waste materials to dispose, please call the Ohio EPA
419-373-3059.
Randy Vogel, Defiance County Dog Warden, met
with the Commissioners for an update.
Randy reported investigating 144 complaints resulting in 31 warnings and
37 citations in August. There were 27
dogs taken to the shelter and 340 personal contacts made. There were 3,717 miles driven and $686.00
court fine receipts. Randy reported that
to date dog tag sales are up $9,297.00 compared to 2009.
The Commissioners attended the Northwest
Ohio Engineers and Commissioners Association Quarterly Meeting in Union County.
On Friday, September 17, 2010 the
Commissioners are meeting with Jerry Hayes, Defiance County Economic
Development, for an update at Defiance County East.
The Commissioners recently received the
monthly activity report from Amy Galbraith, Defiance County Clerk of
Courts. Amy reported collecting
$8,278.49 in legal fees and $20,941.03 in title fees, depositing $69,644.63 in
legal and $359,373.05 in title and collecting $347,883.34 in sales or use and
dealers’ tax and $2,168.66 in watercraft tax.
Amy also reported issuing 1,736 titles, 346 notation of liens and 551
inspections.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
James E.
Harris, Jr., Defiance County Commissioner