NEWS
RELEASE
DEFIANCE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2007
The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session
at 8:30 a.m. on Monday,
December 10, 2007 in the Conference Room in the Commissioners Office at 500
Court Street, Suite A, Defiance,
Ohio 43512. Chairman Otto L. Nicely called the meeting to
order. Also
present were Commissioners Thomas L. Kime and James E. Harris, Jr., Laura Howell, County Administrator,
Cara Brown, Clerk, and Joanne Goerlitz, Deputy Clerk
The Board received
the November 2007 Activity Report from Jean Ziegler,
Clerk of Courts. Jean reported collecting Legal Fees of $12,674.47 and Title
Fees of $4,766.60. The Certificate of Title Administrative Fund is at
$8,852.27. Jean also reported deposits for the following: Legal Fees of
$799,420.78 and Title Fees of $407,999.65. The Sales or Use and Dealers Tax
collected were $386,232.86 and Watercraft Tax collected was $319.85. The number
of Titles issued was 2,141, number of Notation of Liens was 608 and the number
of Inspections was 468.
Julie Rittenhouse,
EMA Director, met with the Commissioners to discuss the County’s old generator.
Julie advised that she met with Defiance
College regarding an Alternate Care Facility
plan for local hospitals and the College expressed interest in using the
generator to power the Carl
Weaner Center,
as an Alternate Care Facility, in the event of an emergency.
Warren Schlatter,
Defiance County Engineer, met with the Commissioners to provide an update. Warren went over his
accumulated revenues report. As of November, 2007, the Engineer’s accumulated
revenues is $3,785,854.95. The Permissive Tax collected in November was
$37,411.24, Motor Vehicle/License Tax was $118,154.43, Gas Tax was $197,993.14
and the Court fines were $921.00.
Warren also advised that
with the recent weather, his office has just ordered another 300 tons of salt.
Defiance City
Board of Control, Mayor Bob Armstrong, City Administrator Jeff Leonard, Finance
Director John Seele, and Law Director Mike Williams, met with the Commissioners
to discuss the widening of the State Route 66 / U.S. 24 Corridor. The
Commissioners advised that at this time, among other factors, the County is
still waiting to hear a decision on a company possibly putting in a
distribution center on Elliott
Road, before making a firm commitment to the City
on this project.
The City of Defiance and Defiance
County will be reviewing
the Dog Wardens contract in the near future.
Defiance City Police
Chief, Norm Walker, and Assistant Chief Tim Tobias, met with the Commissioners
to discuss policies on dog bites.
The Commissioners are
encouraging Defiance County Citizens to contact their legislatures to keep the
32-cent per month charge on wireless phone numbers. When 911 is called from a
wireless connection, it is sometimes difficult to determine the location of the
call. Thanks to the implementation of the E911 system (enhanced 911) most 911
systems now automatically report the telephone number and location of 911 calls
made from wireless phones resulting in faster response times from emergency
personnel. This charge is due to expire on December 31, 2008.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
Otto L. Nicely, Defiance County
Commissioner