NEWS
RELEASE
DEFIANCE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2005
The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session
at 8:30 a.m. in the
Conference Room of the Board of Defiance County
Commissioners, 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance, Ohio 43512 on Thursday December 1,
2005. The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Otto L. Nicely. Also present
were Commissioners Thomas L. Kime
and Richard L. Cromwell; Becky Wagner,
Administrator, Lyla Gurwell Clerk, and Joanne Goerlitz, Deputy Clerk.
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 will
work with the Mayor and Council to obtain Grant Money for a proposed Fire
Station for the Village
of Hicksville. The Village is temporally using a building at
the Hicksville Fairgrounds to house their fire trucks.
The Commissioners also
discussed the Emergency Disaster Response Plan with the Mayor. The plan
includes schools, hospitals, The Village of Hicksville, and Defiance County
Emergency Management.
The Commissioners
would like to thank Pastor Ken Wellman, Jill Wellman and the entire
congregation from the First Church of Christ in Hicksville
for their support and assistance in helping establish and Emergency Shelter
Generator Hook-up at their facility. The
Village of Hicksville
as well as the County
of Defiance will benefit
from this capability in case of emergency and in the event that a needs arises
for an emergency shelter.
Defiance County
Recorder Jane Tadson sent in her report for the month of November. Jane’s office processed 196 deeds, 301
Mortgages, 232 Releases, 2 Leases, 6 Soldier Discharges and Recorded 1 Plat.
The total for the
month of November 2005 was $42,748.50.
$21,172.50 for the Housing Trust and $21,576 for the General Fund. This is $4,000 more than last month
Approved for news
release: _____________________________
Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner