NEWS RELEASE
DEFIANCE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2013
The
Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at 8:00 a.m. on
Monday, November 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, Sherry Carnahan, Finance
Manager/Administrator, and Stephanie Metz,
Clerk.
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 approved the 2014 Holiday
schedule:
|
Day |
Date |
Holiday |
|
Wednesday |
January
1, 2014 |
New Year’s Day |
|
Monday |
January
20, 2014 |
Martin Luther King Day |
|
Monday |
February
17, 2014 |
President’s Day |
|
Monday |
May
26, 2014 |
Memorial Day |
|
Friday |
July
4, 2014 |
Independence Day |
|
Monday |
September
1, 2014 |
Labor Day |
|
Tuesday |
November
11, 2014 |
Veteran’s Day |
|
Thursday |
November
27, 2014 |
Thanksgiving Day |
|
Friday |
November
28, 2014 |
In observance of Columbus Day |
|
Thursday |
December
25, 2014 |
Christmas Day |
|
Friday |
December
26, 2014 |
Christmas |
|
Wednesday |
December
31, 2014 |
New Year’s Eve (CLOSE
AT NOON) |
John Fifer and Lavon
Wiles, Fairboard, met with the Commissioners to
discuss needed electrical and waterline repairs at the Fairgrounds. A plan and
quotes for the waterline replacement is to be provided by the Fairboard before the Commissioners will make a decision
regarding their monetary contribution for the repairs.
Warren Schlatter,
Defiance County Engineer, met with the Commissioners for a weekly update. Warren informed the Board that the guardrail
is being installed on Defiance-Ayersville-Pleasant Bend Road. Weber Road bridge
replacement will be finished this week and the road will be re-opened.
Jan Rethmel, Defiance
County Wastewater Operations, met with the Commissioners for a monthly update.
Greg Reinhart, Defiance County Wastewater Operations Director, was not
available due to power outages in the Auglaize River Sewer System. Jan reported
the following maintenance items being completed in October: replaced dehumidifier
at Express Sewer pump station; primed and cleaned pump at Paulding County’s
Auglaize Sewer pump station #7; pulled and cleaned pumps at Christy pump
station; changed a grinder pump on Mirival Lane; fixed
pressure leak on Stone Gate Lane; winterized all plants and pump stations;
cleaned wells at multiple Auglaize Sewer pump stations and DMP. She reported billing out
$59,656.74,
collecting $58,961.99, and having expenses of $44,071.69 in
October.
The Commissioners held
budget hearings for Environmental Services, Coroner, Dog Warden, Prosecuting
Attorney, Common Pleas Court, and Municipal Court.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
Otto L. Nicely,
Defiance County Commissioner