NEWS
RELEASE
DEFIANCE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2007
The Board of Defiance County Commissioners
met in regular session on Thursday, April 12, 2007 at 8:30 a.m., in the Conference Room of the Defiance County Commissioners, 500 Court Street,
Defiance, OH 43512. Commissioner Otto L.
Nicely called the meeting to order. Also
present were Commissioners Thomas L. Kime, Sherry Carnahan, Deputy Clerk, and
Debra Bloomfield, Deputy Clerk. Commissioner
James Harris was absent
General Session – The Commissioners were presented with various
resolutions and documents for approval.
The Commissioners reviewed agenda items, discussed upcoming meetings,
and reviewed and updated the calendar of events.
Becky Wagner, Defiance County
Administrator, reported that video arraignment equipment was recently installed
for Judge John Rohrs, Municipal Court, City of Defiance.
Further installation is proceeding and will soon be operating in Judge
Joseph Schmenk's Common Pleas
Court, Defiance
County Courthouse.
The Joint Board of Commissioners, Defiance
and Williams Counties,
are scheduled to meet on April 19 at Williams County Commissioners' Office, Bryan. The Lick Creek Project will be discussed at
1:00 p.m. and the Lost Creek Project discussion will follow at 1:30 p.m.
Sam Schroeder, County Chair, Library Levy Committee, Marilyn Hite, Director
of Defiance County Libraries, and Linda Brose, President, Board of Library
Trustees, met with the Board of Commissioners concerning the proposed five (5)
year .75 mill levy to be used for the operating budget in all three Defiance
County Library locations - Defiance, Sherwood,
and Hicksville. The levy committee is requesting endorsement
of the Defiance County Commissioners.
The Commissioners will take the recommendation under advisement and
discuss at next Monday's Commissioners' session.
Defiance County Senior Services Director, Tina Hiler, Senior Fair Board President
Pat Slattery, Fair Board member Nancy Bok, and David Bok met with Commissioners
concerning Senior Citizen Day at the 2007 Defiance County Fair. The Fair Board would like to be completely in
charge of all senior activities held on Senior Citizen Day. Federal regulations that must be followed by
the County Senior Services were explained.
Ms. Hiler will check with the Area Office on Aging of NW Ohio about possibilities
of providing only transportation to Defiance
County seniors on Senior
Day only. The Defiance County Fair will
take place August 18 - 25 at the fairgrounds located in Hicksville, Ohio.
Defiance County Health Commissioner Kimberly Moss, Craig Richards,
Lennis Prigge, and Ron Clinger, County Health Department; Mayor Armstrong, Jeff
Leonard, and John Seele, City of Defiance; and Pat Slattery, Senior Fair Board
President, meet with the Board of Commissioners to discuss Senate Bill 83
(proposed) - policy on Septic Systems, and Senate Bill 385 (proposed) - related
to plumbing inspection within the county.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
Otto L. Nicely, Defiance County Commissioner