NEWS RELEASE

DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2012

 

The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, April 9, 2012 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 Otto L. Nicely and James E. Harris, Jr., Laura Howell, Administrator, Stephanie Metz, Clerk, and Lanie Miller, Deputy Clerk. 

 

Russ Herman, Defiance County Assistant Prosecutor, met with the Commissioners for an update on various pending legal matters.

 

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.

 

Warren Schlatter, Defiance County Engineer, met with the Commissioners for the bid opening for Miscellaneous Concrete. Bids were received from Center Concrete, Inc. and Baker-Shindler Inc. The Commissioners will take the bids under advisement and award at a later date.

 

Warren informed the Commissioners that the deck was poured on the bridge on Bostater Road. Work still needs to be completed on the approaches and the guardrail installed before the road can be re-opened. Roadside grading continues on The Bend Road and Mud Creek Road.

 

Jerry Overmier, Beilharz Architects, and Roger DeBelly, JDRM Engineering, met with the Commissioners to review the electrical and HVAC studies for the Courthouse. The Commissioners will continue to review the various studies provided for Courthouse work, before making a final decision.

 

The Commissioners attended the Joint Board of Defiance and Williams Counties meeting for the Lick Creek Project. The following decisions were made by the Joint Board: Termination of the law firm of Baran, Piper, Tarkowsky, Fitzgerald & Theis, Co. L.P.A.; Hiring Donald Theis and the law firm of Theis Law Office, LLC, Appropriation of $22,458.79 to pay Thies Law Office LLC the outstanding balance owed to Baran, Piper, Tarkowsky, Fitzgerald & Theis, Co. L.P.A. that was assumed by Theis Law Office, LLC. and authorize payment of said bill; Appropriation of $438.00 to pay Susan E. Ingraham for the transcription of the February 23, 2012 hearing and authorize payment of said bill; Appropriation of $864.46 to pay The Defiance Publishing Company and the Bryan Publishing Co and payment of said bills.

 

 

 Release Approved: ____________________________________________________  

                                                Thomas L. Kime, Defiance County Commissioner