NEWS
RELEASE
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2010
The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30
a.m. on Thursday, December 9, 2010 in the Conference Room in the Commissioners
Office at 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance, Ohio
43512. Chairman James E. Harris,
Jr. called the meeting to
order. Also present were Commissioners Otto L. Nicely
and Thomas L. Kime, Laura Howell, Administrator, 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.
The Commissioners’ Office received an
annexation petition for 9.338 acres of real estate in Richland Township into
the City of Defiance. The agent for the
petitioners is Marc Warncke. The area being requested to be annexed is between
East Second Street and Hopkins Street and Hickory Street and Buckeye Street.
Laura Howell, Administrator, provided her weekly update to the
Board. Laura provided the following department
updates:
Child Support
reported for November that approximate caseloads include 2,848 cases with
orders and 290 cases without orders, $6,514,332 collections year to date,
$638,677 expenditures year to date, $600,068 actual collections for the month,
and $210 average collection per case for the month.
Senior
Center. The Defiance County Senior Services Christmas
Bazaar and Bake Sale will be December 16th and 17th at
the Defiance Senior Center.
Wastewater reported that they worked
on a spare grinder pump, serviced the floats at the Evansport pump station and
worked on the Express Sewer old air release valve.
Laura provided the Commissioners with
an update on the Historic Sheriff’s Residence and Jail renovation project and provided
the Board with a floor-by-floor listing of artwork that will be placed in the
building. Laura also informed the Board that painting of file cabinets and
shelving will take place this weekend in certain County offices. Vivid Colors
will paint file cabinets and shelving in the Wastewater, Recorder and
Treasurer’s offices this weekend with colors that match with the décor of the
new building.
Laura informed the Board that Underground Utilities, the Auglaize River Sewer Sanitary Sewer contractor, is continuing to install services under 111. They are starting South and working North with approximately one dozen services completed out of thirty-five.
James Mosley & Jim Hamilton,
Mannik & Smith, met with the Commissioners for a presentation on
accomplishments, projects and advantages of their service for the Defiance
County Landfill.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
James E.
Harris, Jr., Defiance County Commissioner