DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

News Release

Thursday, November 7, 2002

OPENING:

The regular meeting of the Board of Defiance County Commissioners was called to order at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2002, in the Hicksville Village Council Room, Hicksville, Ohio by Chairman Otto L. Nicely.

PRESENT: ABSENT:

Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner

Thomas L. Kime, Commissioner

Richard L. Cromwell, Commissioner

Becky Wagner, Operations Manager/Administrator – on vacation

Alison Grimes, Clerk

D. Joan Brown, Deputy Clerk

Peter Greer, Hicksville News Tribune – during Hicksville session

A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The minutes for the October 31, 2002 were reviewed and, finding no additions or corrections, were approved as read.

Motion – Tom Second – Rich

Ø JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION #02-11-619

The minutes for the November 4, 2002 were reviewed and, finding no additions or corrections, were approved as read.

Motion – Rich Second – Tom

Ø JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION #02-11-620

B. RESOLUTIONS

The following Resolutions were submitted for consideration and approved:

Change Order #1 to Work Order #52 – Mannik & Smith for County Landfill

Motion – Rich Second – Tom

Ø JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION #02-11-621

Approve Payment to Rosengarten Construction for Dwight Ditch Extension Project #97-14

Motion – Tom Second – Rich

Ø JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-11-622

Fuel Price Change #66 - increase

Motion – Tom Second – Rich

Ø JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-11-623

Fuel Price Change #67 - increase

Motion – Rich Second – Otto

Ø JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-11-624

Fuel Price Change #68 - decrease

Motion – Tom Second – Rich

Ø JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-11-625

No Purchase Order Request - Various

Motion - Tom Second – Otto Rich abstained as one Purchase Order was

Ø JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION # 02-11-626 from the Hubbard Company

C. OPEN ISSUES/DISCUSSION

D. APPOINTMENTS

8:30 a.m. General Session

The morning portion of the meeting was spent in Hicksville.

At 8:30 a.m., Robert Aplin, Esquire, from the law firm of Weaner, Zimmerman, Bacon, Yoder and Hubbard, met with the Commissioners to present an annexation petition (Expedited Type 1) for Employees Own Federal Credit Union. The property, consisting of 3 acres, is part of the southwest quarter, of Section 11, Township 4 North, Range 4 East, and is located in Noble Township. The territory is adjacent and contiguous with the City of Defiance and an annexation agreement has been signed by Noble Township and the City of Defiance. The property will be hooking into the County sewer system. Mr. Aplin will notify the property owner of this.

Annexation Petition Approval

Motion - Tom Second – Rich

Ø JOURNAL #130, RESOLUTION #02-11-627

9:15 a.m. Commissioners traveled to the Fairgrounds and met with Jon DeMuth of Ewing Nursery to view sites where various species of trees are to be planted as wind breaks along several ditches. A total of 50 trees will be purchased - 20 6 to 7 ‘ Cimmaron Ash; 20 6 to 7’ Patmore Ash; and 10 5 to 6’ Red Sunset Maple. The trees will be spaced every 25 to 30 feet apart. These trees should be planted within the next several weeks.

Mr. DeMuth will also get pricing on approximately 18” to 24” tall arborvitae trees to be planted along a mounded area by the highway garage.

10:30 a.m. Commissioners met first with Bob Ellsworth and Madonna Conlon, County maintenance personnel on various maintenance issues. Bob is assuming the position of

interim Maintenance Supervisor and Madonna will become Second Shift Supervisor in the absence of the current Maintenance Supervisor.

11:00 a.m. Karen Tubbs, County Treasurer and Rob Constein, and Lori Seiple, State Bank and Trust Company, met with the Board to review County deposits in that institution. Various

types of bonding choices were discussed and how secure each choice was. Karen will review the information and submit her recommendation to the Board.

Meeting recessed for lunch at 11:55 a.m.

1:15 p.m. Rick Weaver, Poggemeyer Design Group, met with the Board of Commissioners to discuss several projects and to brainstorm solutions to the cause of the recent bout of sewer smells emanating from areas of the Brunersburg sewer.

Mr. Weaver will review the project figures at his office and work with Sherry Carnahan, Deputy Clerk – Fiscal, to clear up the discrepancies.

He also noted that his office was looking into the sewer smell issue and would continue to try different solutions to the problem.

At 2:45 p.m. Mark Hopper, Public Safety Services Coordinator, briefly met with the Commissioners to let them know that Defiance County received a grant of $18,450 for the purchase of Automated External Defibrillators. The County has also been awarded an additional $2,250 for the required training. These awards will allow for the purchase of 9 AED’s at $2,050 each. The grant also requires that 45 personnel be trained. The devices will be placed in law enforcement and possibly fire department vehicles. Mark noted that Julie Fowler, Public Safety Services Administrative Assistant, was instrumental in preparing and submitting the paperwork to obtain this grant.

Meeting adjourned at 2:56 p.m.

Approved for News Release: ______________________________

Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner