NEWS RELEASE
DEFIANCE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2013
The
Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. on
Monday, March 18, 2013 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 James E. Harris, Jr. and Thomas L. Kime, Laura
Howell, Administrator, Stephanie Metz,
Clerk, and Angelica Abels, Deputy Clerk.
Morris
Murray, Defiance County Prosecutor and 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 openings for 2013
Paving of Various Roads Bid Opening. The following bids were received for:
Proposal A – Option 1 (Hot Mix Widening) - Gerken Paving, Inc. - $307,152.00;
Proposal A – Option 2 (Concrete Widening) – Gerken Paving, Inc. - $244,228.50; RG Zachrich - $258,093.00; Vernon Nagel, Inc. - $266,091.75
- Proposal B (Paving and Patching) – Gerken Paving, Inc., $971,589.75 - Proposal C (Chip Sealing) – Ward Construction
- $226,844.88 and Henry W. Bergman - $238,952.76.
The Engineer’s Estimate
was: Proposal A - Option 1 - $298,620.00; Proposal A - Option 2 -$298,620.00;
Proposal B - $1,053,055.00; Proposal C - $236,886.27. The Commissioners took
the bids under advisement and will award at a later date.
Warren informed the
Commissioners that the pre-construction meeting was held with Helms and Sons
for the Defiance Ayersville Pleasant Bend Road project. The contractor plans on
starting around the first of April, weather permitting.
Greg Reinhart, Defiance
County Wastewater Operations Director, met with the Commissioners for a monthly
update. Greg reported the following maintenance items being completed: pulled and cleaned pumps at Auglaize River pump station # 7; changed
three grinder pumps, one on Christy Road, one on Oak Forest Drive and one on
Honeysuckle Lane; primed Paulding County Pump Station # 4; new gages installed
at Christy pump station for pump control; generators were delivered for
Auglaize River project and Paulding County; installed grinder pump at new house
on Honeysuckle Lane. Greg also reported billing out $66,065.34,
collecting $72,376.66, and having expenses of $38,877.97 in February.
The Commissioners’ Office
recently received the monthly Clerk of Courts’ report from Amy Galbraith for
February 2013. Amy reported collecting $13,187.30 in legal, $20,384.80 in
title, $433,061.30 in Sales or Use and Dealers’ Tax, and $272.10 in watercraft
tax. There were deposits of $77,827.36 in legal and $430,527.65 in title. There
were 1,796 titles issued, 482 notation of liens and 494 inspections.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
Otto L. Nicely, Defiance
County Commissioner