NEWS
RELEASE
DEFIANCE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008
The Board of Defiance County Commissioners
met in regular session at 8:30 a.m.
on Thursday, November 20, 2008 in the Conference Room in the Commissioners
Office at 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance,
Ohio 43512. Chairman Thomas L. Kime called the meeting to
order. Also present were Commissioners James E. Harris, Jr. and Otto L. Nicely,
Laura Howell, County Administrator
and Stephanie Metz, Clerk.
The Commissioners met in General
Session and approved and signed various resolutions, contracts and documents,
approved several travel requests, reviewed the calendar of events and discussed
upcoming meetings.
Laura Howell, Administrator, provided her weekly
update to the Board. Laura provided
updates from various county departments.
Defiance County Senior Services has received a $2,040.00 reduction in
Alzheimer’s funding due to state-wide reduction in funding for Alzheimer’s
Programs. The Records Center
has been indexing Marriage Records and Birth Records. Child Support Enforcement Agency’s
approximate caseload is 2,816. The 2008
year-to-date collections are $6,449,475.
Tim Houck, Defiance County Landfill Manager, met with the Board for his monthly
update. Mr. Houck submitted his monthly
financial report for revenue & expenses for the Landfill to the Board. The sales summary total for October 2008 was
$252,579.03. The annual tons total to date is 7,968.46 and the annual cubic
yards are 29,159. Mr. Houck also
reported the yearly/monthly cubic yards comparison for October 2008 is 29,159 vs.
43,070 for this same time in 2007. The
yearly monthly tons comparison submitted for October 2008 was 7,968.46 tons vs.
8,951.96 tons in October 2007. Leachate
monthly gallon total for the month of October was 766,638.
Randy Vogel, Defiance County Dog Warden, presented his
October 2008 report to the Commissioners. Randy reported that he received 137
complaints, of which 6 were dog bites.
36 dogs were taken to the shelter and there were 24 citations
issued. Randy also transported 1,200
pounds of animals to the Landfill and drove 2,951 miles for the month of
October. New dog tags will go on sale
December 1, 2008. The cost is $14.00 per
dog. Dog tags can be purchased at the
following locations: Defiance County Auditor’s Office, Defiance County Humane
Society, Defiance
Area Animal
Hospital, Ayersville
Carryout, Jewell Grain, Hicksville Police Department, Town & County Pets
and Pet Supplies Plus.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
Thomas
L. Kime, Defiance County Commissioner