NEWS
RELEASE
DEFIANCE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013
The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at
8:30 a.m. on Monday, June 10, 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, Sherry Carnahan, Fiscal Manager/Administrator, and Stephanie Metz, 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.
The Commissioners certified the January Solid Waste Disposal Submittal
Forms for the Landfill facilities. Defiance Township, as the host government
agency received $2,192.44. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) also
received $2,892.18 for the construction & demolition debris (C&DD) waste.
Julie Rittenhouse, Defiance County Public Safety Services Director, met
with the Commissioners for an update.
Corey Walker, Defiance County Job & Family Services Director, met
with the Commissioners for a monthly update. Corey reported that for March,
2013 there were 2,356 groups with 5,287 individuals receiving food assistance
in the total amount of $606,385. This compares to 2,383 groups with 5,445
individuals receiving food assistance of $661,816 in March 2012. 6,961
individuals received $3,701,106 in Medicaid. There were 620 uses of the One
Stop office. There was also $8,163 received in fraud recovery.
Niki Warncke, Maumee Valley Planning Organization met with the
Commissioners for the Second Public Hearing for Fiscal Year 2013 CDBG Community
Development Allocation Program. Bart Schwarzbek,
Village of Sherwood, was in attendance. The Board approved submitting an application
to the State with the following CDBG activities for the FY 2013 CDBG Community
Development Allocation Program:
|
Location |
Activity |
Total
Amount |
CDBG Amount |
National
Objective |
|
Village of Ney |
Parks & Recs |
$65,000 |
$25,000 |
Aid Low to Moderate Income population |
|
Village of Sherwood |
Sidewalks |
$49,100 |
$25,000 |
Removal of Slum & Blight |
|
Johnson Memorial Library |
Neighborhood Facility |
$14,300 |
$10,000 |
Removal of Slum & Blight |
|
County-Wide |
Fair Housing |
$3,000 |
$3,000 |
|
|
County-Wide |
Administration |
$12,000 |
$12,000 |
|
The Commissioners attended the joint meeting with Williams County
Commissioners to approve the annual maintenance assessments for both Williams
County and Defiance County maintained ditches. The Joint Board approved the
2014 maintenance assessments for both Williams County and Defiance County
maintained ditches.
The Commissioners recently received the Defiance County Engineer’s
Accumulated Revenue Report. Through May, 2013 there was $1,686,077.82 received
in accumulated revenue, compared to $1,693,660.32 through May, 2012.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
Otto
L. Nicely, Defiance County Commissioner