NEWS RELEASE
Monday,
September 25, 2017
The Board of
Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, September
25, 2017 in the Commissioners’ Session Room at 500 Court Street, Defiance, Ohio
43512. Commissioner Ryan Mack called the meeting to order. Also present were Commissioners Mick Pocratsky
and Gary Plotts, 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.
Warren Schlatter,
Defiance County Engineer, met with the Commissioners to provide an update for the
Engineer’s Office and the Landfill. Warren informed the Board that they pier
repair on the “Clarksville Bridge” on Defiance Williams County Line Road was
completed. They are continuing with roadside mowing and dura patching. They
will begin roadside grading on Buckskin Road between Mulligans Bluff Road and
The Bend Road. They are also repairing culverts in Washington Township. Warren
informed the Board that beginning Monday, the Landfill will begin operating on
winter hours (8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.).
The meeting
scheduled with Joseph Lyon, The Lyon Firm, was cancelled by Mr. Lyon.
Justin Harrington,
Assistant Wildlife Management Supervisor Division Two for Ohio Department of
Natural Resources (ODNR), met with the Commissioners to discuss the approval of
an agreement to provide ODNR the authority for a wildlife management for
hunting, fishing and trapping of additional wooded lands between the existing
Oxbow Lake and State Route 15. The Board stated that they will take the request
under advisement and make a decision at a later date.
Amy Galbraith,
Clerk of Courts; Judge Schmenk and Alyson Hageman, Common Pleas Court; Judge
Strausbaugh, Erin Spieth, and Lisa Linebrink,
Probate/Juvenile Court; and Morris Murray, Prosecuting Attorney, met with the
Commissioners to discuss the Record Center and Courthouse IT. Amy stated that
they had researched storage options for their space at the Record Center and in
her storage room in the Clerk of Courts Office. Amy submitted a quote for the
installation of high density shelving for the two areas. Sherry informed the
meeting participants that they would need to research if the existing flooring
could handle the additional weight of the high density shelving units. They
also discussed their previous request for a different IT vendor for the
Courthouse departments. The Commissioners took both matters under advisement to
make a decision later during budget discussions.
Release
Approved: ____________________________________________________
Ryan
Mack, Defiance County Commissioner