NEWS RELEASE
Thursday, July 12, 2018
The
Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday,
July 12, 2018 in the in the Commissioners’ Session Room at 500 Court Street,
Defiance, Ohio 43512. President Ryan Mack called the meeting to order. Also present were Commissioner Mick Pocratsky,
Sherry Carnahan, Finance Manager/Administrator, and Stephanie Metz, Clerk.
The
Commissioners met in General Session; they approved and signed various
resolutions, contracts and documents. The Commissioners also reviewed the
calendar of events and discussed upcoming meetings.
On July 2, 2018, the Commissioners adopted
a resolution pursuant to R.C. § 5705.03 declaring it necessary to levy
a renewal .85 mill tax levy and requesting the County Auditor to certify the
total current tax valuation of the County and the dollar amount of revenue that
would be generated by that renewal levy. On July 6, 2018, the County Auditor certified
that the current tax valuation of the County is $924,580,640 and the dollar
amount of revenue that would be generated by that .85 mill levy would be
$647,997.56 annually during the life of the levy, assuming that the total
current tax valuation remains the same throughout the life of the levy. Today,
the Commissioners approved a resolution to find, determine and declare that the
amount of taxes that may be raised within the ten-mill limitation will be
insufficient to provide for the necessary requirements of the County, and that
it is necessary to levy a tax in excess of that limitation at the rate of .85
mill for six (6) years for the purpose of Community Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities Programs and Services, including Good Samaritan
School, Early Intervention Services, Adult Services, Residential Services,
Service Coordination, and Transportation, pursuant to R.C.
Chpt. 5126. The question of a renewal .85 mill ad
valorem property tax outside of the ten-mill limitation, for six (6) years,
beginning with the tax list and duplicate for the year 2019, the proceeds of
which levy first would be available to the County in calendar year 2020, shall
be submitted under the provisions of R.C. § 5705.19 to the electors of the County
at an election to be held therein on November 6, 2018, as authorized by law.
That election shall be held at the regular places of voting in the County as
established by the Board of Elections of Defiance County, or otherwise, within
the times provided by law and shall be conducted, canvassed and certified in
the manner provided by law.
Teresa
Johnson, Defiance County OSU Extension, met with the Commissioners to provide a
quarterly update.
Agriculture
Natural Resources:
·
In May, 31 area
pond owners participated in a Pond Clinic hosted by OSU Extension and the
Defiance Soil & Water Conservation District. Topics discussed were weed and
plants around the pond, fish and critters, improving pond quality, proper
chemical applications, and nutrient management and water quality.
·
On-farm research projects established
for 2018 include soybean seeding rate study and early season insect pest
monitoring.
SNAP
Ed:
·
There were 61 nutritional education
sessions to 755 participants. Sessions included the following topics: drinking
less sugary drinks, healthier fats, portion distortion, and cooking tips.
4-H
Youth Development:
·
Quality Assurance programs were
developed and conducted for 361 FFA and 4-H youth.
·
The 4-H Educator conducted “Manners to
Go” training for 175 students from Hilltop, Defiance and Fairview.
Julian
& Grube met with the Commissioners and Audit Committee for the post audit
meeting.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
Ryan
Mack, Defiance County Commissioner