NEWS
RELEASE
DEFIANCE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2007
The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session on
Thursday, May 17, 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 Kime and James Harris, Jr., Becky Wagner, County Administrator,
Joanne Goerlitz and Sherry Carnahan, Deputy Clerks.
General Session – The Commissioners were presented with various
resolutions and documents for approval.
The Commissioners reviewed agenda items, discussed upcoming meetings,
reviewed and updated the calendar of events.
Becky Wagner – County Administrator
presented her weekly update to the Board. Becky reported that the Humane
Shelter area is seeded and straw has been put down. There will be some repair
work started on the parking spaces down from the Sheriff’s Office on Biede Street. She
also informed the Board she received notification from the Department of
Building and Standards the postponement for the building inspection
certification was approved on May 4th.
Randy Vogel – Defiance County Dog
Warden presented his statistics for last month. His office received 146
complaint calls for the month of April. There were thirty warnings and twenty-five
citations issued. There were a total of twenty-eight dogs taken to the shelter.
As of the end of April, there were 6,877 dog tags sold. This is up from 6,747
from the same time period last year. There have also been 72 kennel licenses
sold.
The Board met with Jerry Overmier, Beilharz Architects, to review space
needs for various offices.
On Memorial Day, the Civil War Soldier on the monument at the Sherwood Cemetery will be removed during a
ceremony. The war monument will be disassembled and a new base for the soldier
will be built. This will take place at 12:15 p.m.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
Otto L. Nicely, Defiance County
Commissioner