NEWS RELEASE

DEFIANCE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015

The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, October 26, 2015 in the Conference Room in the Commissioners’ conference at 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance, Ohio 43512. Commissioner Thomas L. Kime called the meeting to order. Also present were Commissioners 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 to provide a weekly update and for a bid opening for the Spring 2016 Defiance County Aerial Photography project. Warren reported that they crew is forming the deck for the Openlander Road bridge. The curb is currently being poured for the extension of Hicksville’s Industrial Drive, and weather permitting; paving is scheduled for Thursday and Friday.

The Pre-bid estimate for the project was $80,000.00. The following bids were received: Kucera International, Inc. - $36,000.00; and Sanborn Map Company - $33,311.14. The Commissioners took the bids under advisement and will award at a later date. This project is to obtain 6” pixel, color aerial photography to be collected in the Spring of 2016 for the Defiance County Auditor’s Office. In 2010, the County paid for 6” pixel color aerial photography; in 2012 the State completed a project for 1’ pixel color aerial photography.

Tim Colchin, DLZ Architecture, met with the Commissioners to discuss the exterior Courthouse Project. Tim will be making the necessary revisions to the bid plans and specifications with the intent to have the bids available to interested contractors in December, 2015.

The Commissioners attended the Four County Solid Waste District Board of Directors’ meeting and the Four County Joint Board meeting in Fulton County.

On Sunday, the Commissioners attended the Dedication Ceremony for new monuments at the County Home Cemetery, formerly known as Shady Acres Cemetery, on Evansport Road. The Commissioners would like to thank the Defiance Area Foundation and the Daughters of the American Revolution for funding the new monuments.

Release Approved: ____________________________________________________

Thomas L. Kime, Defiance County Commissioner