Interesting meeting, File 1 has Mark Ulrich of West Alexandria in to be offered the last Commission seat on the Preble Development Board. He is to be the county attempt at an Ag representative.  I’ll say again though that no matter how good a pick he is yet another from the east side of the county. The meeting was cut short as his truck was blocking the road behind the courthouse and was being held because of a complaint.

File 3 Has a lengthy but very informative meeting with Larry Long on many issues facing the county.  This is a long meeting but definitely worth a listen or at least a review.

File 5 closes the day with a variety of issues from Soil & Water which got turned down on their request for a 9 – 10% raise and also a new vehicle. I agree with the decision. There is more covered in the review below.

Preble County, Ohio

County Commissioners

October 27,  2010

Meeting audio and review

Three Commissioners in attendance

File 1

.5 minute mark     Dave & Chris have an issue with opening an email from Rita Daily. (COC) Connie can open it.

I. OPEN MEETING

II. CALL OF ROLL

III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

IV. PRAYER

V. PUBLIC COMMENTS

Chris Day invited in Mark Ulrich in regards to the Development Partnership.

5 minute mark     Mark Ulrich – mentions previous night's Farm Bureau meeting. Asks if CIC is still functional.

Commissioner Stonecash – The CIC meets once in awhile. Basically non-functional. At this time there are four of us rewriting the bylaws with Shawnda and we will attempt to make the CIC functional again, now to what degree, some CIC's meet twice a year, once a year or upon call of the Chairman and possibly that is the way it would go.

Mark Ulrich – Do they share their goal?

Commissioner Stonecash – A lot of time CIC's are for the purpose of transferring property. A lot of then that is all they do….

6  minute mark    Commissioner Wesler – I can give you an example, up at Rt. 40 where the LePaul fuel station is being hopefully monitored and cleaned up. I got an email or a call the other day from the gentleman who has been doing the monitoring and test wells and they are going to drill a couple more test wells and monitoring wells. So any progress like that up there shows that something is being done. They say they are on the fast track to hopefully get that site cleaned up, contaminated soil removed and stuff like that. Upon no further action ahm by the EPA I see that the land owner said he would gladly give the land to us at any point. Now the county now that would be pretty much a pass through straight to the CIC that can do something with it. And there are some interesting people that would like to purchase that property. Which would come back to help somebody in the county.  Possibly the Economic Development Partnership something like that, something still to be seen that is one transfer of land that could be used. But going back to what you said, role of the CIC uhm from other CIC's that I have heard it is a quality of life issue. When something comes up in the county that is a quality of life issue… in other counties they are somewhat dormant because there is nothing going on.

8.25 minute mark    Commissioner Stonecash – Could be a very good arm of the Preble County Development Partnership. As you can see from the meeting you attended this partnership is comprised of the leaders of Preble County. We've got Steve Cobb from Henny Penny, Mike Shell from SILFEX, we've got Sinclair, we've got Kettering Medical and it is not their 14th person in command it's the number one. It's the first time ever Preble County is on the same page working together to accomplish this and we got a person back there in the office that is doing a great job so far. So we look for good things to happen.

9.25 minute mark    Commissioner Day – One of the main goals for the Partnership is to the CIC is a tool. We've got an empty tool box, we've got to fill it up and figure what we can offer. To whom ever for whatever reason and that is the main goal. Shawnda needs to to to work along with Matt and the Partnership to build fill that tool box with the you know whatever is available…. We just need to see what we can do to keep businesses here or attracting businesses.

Commissioner Stonecash –  We are on the right track.

Mark Ulrich – And the timing is right to.

Commissioner Day – Mark attends almost all of the village council meetings.

Kim Keller comes in and tells Mark his truck in the middle of the street down behind the courthouse. You are blocking the street, I think they would like you to move your vehicle

12 minute mark    as Mark is leaving as his truck as they were holding his truck. Commissioner Stonecash – We can appoint you is that what you are saying?

Connie to prepare a resolution for Monday.

Commissioner Stonecash – Inform Jeff – Jeff Seifert of it.

VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

NOTE RECEIPT & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING THE JOURNALIZATION AND NOTE RECEIPT OF THE CD RECORDATION BOTH AS THE OFFICIAL MINUTES FOR THE OCTOBER 25TH REGULAR SESSION MEETING

End 13.19 minute mark on CD – 3.04 mb

File 2

VII. FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS

A. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RES. #560-10-107

RE: AUTH. PAYMENT – FCFC ($7,298.63); LANDFILL ($1,645.00)

B. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RES. #561-10-147

RE: TRANSFER OF FUNDS – VARIOUS DEPTS.

15.5 minute mark    VIII. CORRESPONDENCE & REPORTS

A. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RES. #559-10-147

RE: RECOGNIZING ERIC MUMMA FOR ACHIEVING RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT – November 14, 1:30 p.m. at Catholic Church in Camden

17.9 minute mark    IX. AGREEMENTS/ CONTRACTS

A. NOTE RECEIPT OF & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING AN AMENDMENT

RE: AMENDMENT TO LANDFILL LEACHATE FORCE MAIN ENGINEERING SVS. AGREEMENT W/ CHOICE ONE ENGINEERING – DECREASE $9,590.00 – LANDFILL LEACHATE FORCE MAIN FUND decrease in cost

B. NOTE RECEIPT OF & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING AN AGREEMENT

RE: PROJECT HIRE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AGREEMENT W/ SILFEX – $6,000.00 – WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

19.8 minute mark    Commissioner Stonecash – Just as a note from the meeting we had last night with the Partnership. Mike has noted, Mike Snell has hired 30 people recently and that their business is good and hopefully they will be hiring some more. So that is a good news story from one of our important industries. While we are talking, Henny Penny as also hired like 12 new people recently.

20 minute mark     Commissioner Wesler – How you doing Larry?

C. NOTE RECEIPT OF & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING AN AGREEMENT

RE: SOUND SYSTEM MAINT. AGREEMENT W/ SOUND COMMUNICATIONS – $1,654.62 – COMMISSION

21.6 minute mark on cd  

8.21 minutes –  1.91 MB

File 3

Commissioner Stonecash – At this time we have a very distinguished gentleman amongst our people.

Discussion on economy. Inside millage and property taxes.

24.9 minute mark     Larry Long – What we are seeing generally is that the more Ag counties are pretty shored up. They haven't had the significant changes in values off as the result of increased foreclosure value. The other thing we have seen is Ag values are holding and going up, farmers are real happy… The rural counties are actually in a heck of a lot better shape.

Discussion of other counties and where they will be when things get better. They have 1.5% sales tax, 3 mills of conveyance fees, they got virtually everything they can do and now they are try real property taxes. They might be able to sell another .5 % sales tax.  

30.25 minute mark     Commissioner Wesler – With the legislature how do you see the budget coming down with regard to OSU and Extension?

Larry Long – my sense is that they garbled I think everybody suffers, everybody gets hit. They may have more support in the legislature… More and more counties are starting to share agents. Everybody wants to save the 4H agents for their county, (chuckle from commissioners) they don't necessarily want to be as much in those other areas.

32.5 minute mark     Commissioner Wesler – according to the Smith Lever Act they are not going to be able to get Federal Funding is what they say.

Discussion of Extension and Internet and regional approach.

35 minute mark     Commissioner Wesler – mentions John & Josh giving a presentation on wind turbines.

Discussion on wind turbines.

40.9 minute mark     Commissioner Wesler – What can you tell us about Broadband? We had a company, that got a grant and they got two or three counties over in this area. Darke might have been one of them. (Hometown Cable of Coldwater, Ohio)   http://www.citizensforpreblecounty.com/news/?p=282

43 minute mark     mentions school Superintendent coming in and saying Broadband would aid students in getting their assignments.

Connie asks about indigent reimbursement rates. Larry mentions he thinks it is 37%.

48.5  minute mark     Commissioner Stonecash – mentions Gene Krebs

Larry Long – mentions Local Government payroll in Ohio is 10% above the National average. Talk of changes at state government.

50 minute mark     Mention of eliminating school districts.

52.5 minute mark     Commissioner Wesler – asks about how the Winter Conferences is coming.

55 minute mark     Mentions hiring Economic Development Director and dedicated funding stream. Conveyance fee raises $100,000.

56 minute mark     Larry Long – mentions it not being earmarked.

57 minute mark    Exit 10 mention, Issue 2, Rural Water Development.

58 minute mark    Commissioner Stonecash – mentions Shawnda's qualifications.

The one thing levitra online that makes this site a little time consuming is having to answer 20 questions before you can submit one of yours but they’ve speeded this up by batching them as ‘take 10’. one useful thing from a marketing point is that every owner will note that this is very unusual behaviour and try to find help soon. 3.
Discussion of economic development and having the right people.

1 hr. minute mark    mention of Auditor getting $214,000 sales tax refund that may be subject to be paid back. Preble is budgeting like they will have to give it back.   

1 hr. 15.5 minute mark    Commissioner Stonecash –  asks what everybody else is doing about Soil & Water.

Larry Long – In a lot of ways I see more support for Soil & Water than I do Extension.

Seeing more counties going to the ballot for Soil & Water. Question on requirement that funds come from General Fund???

1 hr. 19.5 minute mark    Larry Long – asks if commissioners have ever thought about tax levies for Soil & Water & Extension or road patrol.

Commissioner Wesler – They know that it is not the right time.

1 hr. 22 minute mark    Of four law enforcement levies put on the ballot last year, none of them passed.

1 hr. 23 minute mark    Talk of targeting levies to rural or city. Townships currently have ability to do that.

1 hr. 24 minute mark    Commissioner Stonecash – Tell us about GIS who funds it in most counties.

Larry Long – Auditor kicks in REA money and shares cost with Engineer. The two big users are REA & the Engineer.

1 hr. 26 minute mark    Asks about funding of Tax Map. Some want to move the whole operation of Tax Map to the Auditor

1 hr. 27 minute mark    Mention of attempt to remove requirement that Engineer be a registered Surveyor in addition to a registered Engineer. In some counties there is no competition for the job. HERE  Tax Map needs a Surveyor.

1 hr. 29.3 minute mark    CORSA

Connie brings up Health Insurance.

Extended Health Insurance discussion.

1 hr. 41 minute mark    SEPCO

1 hr. 44.5 minute mark    Larry Long – has meeting with Indiana guy at Old Richmond Inn

1 hr.  44.75 minute mark on cd  

1. hr. 23.04 minutes –  19 MB

File 4

Commissioner Stonecash – What else do you have Maam?

Connie – information from Job and Family Services and a number of Executive Sessions.

Short break as people head down the hall for a break or get coffee.

1 hr.  46 minute mark on cd  

1.30 minutes –  349Kb

Area from 1 hr. 46 – 1 hr. 52.5 removed as background noise

File 5

Commissioner Day – Miss Crowell?? Hello

1 hr. 54.5 minute mark    Commissioner Stonecash – Ok so here we have. (reading papers)

1 hr. 56.25  minute mark    Connie – there is a ribbon cutting November 19 at the Cellular Connection on North Barron. At noon.

December 3 Building and Zoning work shop.

1 hr. 58 minute mark    Proclamation at DD. November 9 at 5:30 p.m.

1 hr. 59 minute mark    Several Executive Sessions.

First employment of a public employee.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

2 hr.  minute mark    Commissioner Stonecash – Will you please contact Mr. Hiddle sp? at the EPA office and make an appointment for them to come here or us to go there to discuss our education specialist at the Preble County Landfill.

EXECUTIVE SESSION ON COMPENSATION OF A COUNTY AND EMPLOEE AND THE OTHER IS EMPLOYMENT

2 hr. 1 minute mark    Exit – no action taken. Connie to contact John Jones and ask him to get a hold of Mr. Dave Brickle in regards to employment to at Sewer District 2 at $10 an hour….

2 hr. 3 minute mark    EXECUTIVE SESSION ON EMPLOYMENT OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE

2 hr. 4.25 minute mark    Commissioner Stonecash –  I would like to bring up the request from the Soil & Water Board, from Monday.

Salary increase discussion.

Budget will not permit that.

Most employees have taken on additional duties.

New vehicle request.

Unsure of sources of revenues for next year.

2 hr. 7.5 minute mark    Commissioner Wesler – I have to agree there are just too many unknowns there. I do appreciate what their office does. BJ and Jason have done a wonderful job.

2 hr. 8.25 minute mark    Commissioner Day – I agree with that. With unemployment being extended they could have some additional expenses with former employees coming back for benefits. A lot of uncertainty at state level.

2 hr. 10.5 minute mark    Note receipt of discussion points with Soil & Water.

2 hr. 11.75 minute mark     Commissioner Day – Had a conversation with Bob Hubberd Genreal Manager of South West Regional Water of Hamilton regarding the billing for Sewer District #3.  He is doing some further checking.

Area of concern over programming and billing.

2 hr. 14 minute mark     Would like to know what the delinquency rate is. They don't want to be a collection agency.

2 hr. 14.5 minute mark     Commissioner Stonecash – I did attend the Preble County Development Partnership last evening. Basically the program was with the Economic Development Director presenting a program that she would like to have on date research that gives her everything in the world. Figures on everything and that is going be going to committee for consideration. Cost $7,995, hopefully will be paid for by the Partnership and I expect they will agree that it is needed.

Commissioner Wesler – This is a onetime expense?

Commissioner Stonecash – Yeah

Commissioner Wesler – updated?

Commissioner Stonecash – I think there is a little fee every year.

Commissioner Day – Is this kind of like a demographics program

Commissioner Stonecash – You can compare one community against another. It lists everything imaginable that you can do.

Commissioner Day – That information is not out there?

Commissioner Stonecash – It is what she has used in the past and likes it. It is a tool that she feels like she needs to promote Preble County.

Then we attended the Preble County Farm Bureau Board meeting. Matt Appenzeller and myself and Shawnda and we met with six of their folks. Matt and Shawnda described what they each do. How they work together. Very good presentation and it rather well.

Commissioner Wesler – Was it their regular Board meeting?

Commissioner Stonecash – Yeah, I presume.

Commissioner Wesler – I'd think they would have more people there than six.

Commissioner Stonecash – Is there an Executive Board or something?

Commissioner Wesler – Very possible.

Commissioner Stonecash – That is all that was there and you know who that consisted of.

Connie – Six people?

Commissioner Stonecash – That was about it and the Chamber was invited and asked to bring Shawnda along. I went along as an individual member of the Farm Bureau.

Then I met with the City of Eaton officials after that and it was very productive I might say.

If we have nothing else, I'll move for adjournment.

ADJOURN

2 hr.  18.2 minute mark on cd  

25.38 minutes –  5.86 MB