NEWS RELEASE

DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2008

The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 24, 2008 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 James E. Harris, Jr. and Otto L. Nicely, Laura Howell, Administrator, Joanne Goerlitz, Acting Clerk and Julie Voll, Deputy Clerk.

The Commissioners met in General Session and approved and signed various resolutions, contracts and documents, travel requests, reviewed agenda items and the calendar of events and discussed upcoming meetings.

Laura Howell, Administrator, met with the Commissioners for her weekly update. Ron Cereghin, Maintenance Department Supervisor, joined the meeting to discuss maintenance projects. During the meeting, the Commissioners approved the roof at the Maintenance Service Building to be insulated. Nye Roofing and Insulation was approved to do the project at a cost of $6,640.00. The Commissioners also approved Nye Roofing and Insulation to repair the Courthouse roof at a cost of $8,506.00.

The Commissioners held a Public Hearing to amend the Defiance County Subdivision Regulations. The Board of Defiance County Commissioners originally adopted the Defiance County Subdivision Regulations on October 7, 1996. The Defiance County Planning Commission has found it necessary to amend Section 330, No Plat Approval Subdivision Procedures and Requirements of the Defiance County Subdivision Regulations to incorporate large lot subdivision provisions authorized under the Ohio Revised Code, Section 711.113. During the Public Hearing, the Commissioners approved amending the Defiance County Subdivision Regulations.

Kent Appelhauns, Business Manager of LifeStar Ambulance & Ambulette Service, Sheriff Westrick, Herb Retcher, President of the Township Association, Jim Kile, Richland Township Trustee, Rick Speiser, Delaware Township Trustee and Darrel Rock, Sherwood Fire Department, met with the Commissioners to discuss providing EMS services to the north-western part of Defiance County (Milford, Farmer and Washington Townships). Mr. Appelhauns presented to the Board a cost analysis and revenue projections of providing EMS services to the three (3) Townships and noted that it would not be feasible to provide EMS services due to a low volume of transports in the north-western part of the County.

Release Approved: ________________________________________________

Thomas L. Kime, Defiance County Commissioner