NEWS RELEASE

DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2015

The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, April 27, 2015 in the Conference Room in the Commissioners’ Office at 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance, Ohio 43512. Commissioner Thomas L. Kime called the meeting to order. Also present were Commissioner Ryan Mack and Otto L. Nicely, Sherry Carnahan, Finance Manager/Administrator, and Stephanie Metz, Clerk.

Russ Herman, Defiance County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, met with the Commissioners to discuss pending and imminent 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 his weekly update. Warren informed the Board that work is continuing on Harris Road; they will begin closing the road to through traffic while the crews are working. Gerken Paving, Inc. has begun the patching work in Highland and Richland Townships. Warren stated that they have also starting marking the road right of way lines in the agricultural lands where the roadside grading work is planned for the year, so that farmers do not plant in the construction areas.

The Commissioners attended the Four County Solid Waste District Board of Directors and the Four County Joint Board meetings in Paulding County. At the Four County Joint Board meeting, the Defiance, Fulton, Henry and Williams County Commissioners discussed the availability of Prosecuting Attorneys, Public Defender/Indigent Defense, and the re-appointment of Ricki Slattery to the Northwest Ohio Juvenile Detention Board.

Release Approved: ____________________________________________________

Thomas L. Kime, Defiance County Commissioner