NEWS RELEASE
The Board of
8:30 A.M. General Session Clerk, Lyla Gurwell presented various resolutions, contracts and documents for approval of the Commissioners. Commissioners also approved several travel requests, reviewed the agenda items and the calendar of events, discussed upcoming meetings and updated information for the calendar of events.
The Commissioners and staff will be attending the Northwest
Ohio Commissioners & Engineer’s Association quarterly meeting on
The Commissioners will also be working at the Defiance Area
Society for the Handicapped pancake and sausage supper on Monday, October 17th
catered by Charlie’s On The Road.
This event begins at
10:00 A.M.
Also, the 911 Center will be involved in this project to enable them to locate emergency calls when cell phones are used. There will be a maintenance fee to keep the photography updated as residency changes occur and new homes are built. There will be further conversation to discuss the needs of the County office. The three offices involved are the 911 Office, Commissioners Office and the Auditors office,
10:30 A.M. Greg Reinhart, Defiance County Waste Water Operations manager met with the Commissioners to discuss The Indian Bridge Lane Sewer Project. Commissioners discussed the Indian Bridge Lane Debt Service billing.
Also discussed relocating the 3” forcemain line on
11:15 A.M. Marlene J. Goodwin,
1:30 P.M. Tina Mohring and Heather Huffman came in to
update the Commissioners on the Help Me Grow Program. Tina mentioned the Access to Better Care –
ABC Initiative – ADAMHS Board just approved contracts for FY 06 Family and
Systems Team Money (FAST). Tina Said
that an additional $11,200 will be coming to
Tina also reported that there is an additional $70,000 that will go to the ADAMHS Board to be divided between four counties. The funds are for children with behavioral health diagnosis.
Heather reported that the Help Me Grow Program distributed 211 family service guides last month.
Both Tina and Heather discussed the upcoming 98.1 Christmas
for Kids Broadcast. The location of this
broadcast will be at the
The Help me Grow website received an increase of 40% more
hits since the billboards went up around the county. They currently have 3 billboards placed in
different locations around
Also reported the total number of referrals as follows:
Child Abuse Treatment Prevention 13
Children’s protective services 4
Family Member Referrals 14
Friend Referrals 1
Help Me Grow Referrals 15
Hospital Referrals 1
Hospital Child Find Specialist 3
Human Services 2
Newborn Home Visit Nurse 3
Other 1
Physician Referrals 3
2:00 P.M. Lee Sonnenberg from Rural Development came
in to complete the paperwork necessary for the
2:30 P.M. Tina
Hiler, Director of
Tina mentioned the continued need for a vehicle that will
accommodate the
Tina mentioned that she will be talking to the Mayor during
“Coffee with the Mayor” show on October 26th. She will also be speaking with WDFM on
Mondays, WONW on Wednesdays to discuss the
Also, Tina would like to add a 6th delivery route
to pick up meals at the hospital. The
Approved for news release: _____________________________
Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner