August 3, 2009

Preble County Commission Meeting Audio Review

16 files for a total 64.45MB

File 1

Opening

18.30 minutes – 4.23MB

File 2

Mindy Robbins (General Fund Financial Updates)

July started with $818,469.45 and ended with $647,576.96

The income estimate for the month was $565,524, the actual was around $485,000. Sales tax was down just under $40,000. Expenses were within $8,000 of estimate.

9.34 minutes – 2.18MB

File 3

Executive Session to discuss possible promotion of personal.

12.58 minutes – 2.97MB

File 4

Sheriff Simpson (Sheriff's Budget)

FOP Union agreed to roll back pay increases until 1/1/2010. This would be five months of not taking pay raises previously agreed to. This agreement is contingent on there being no further job cuts.  

Comments on possible jail closing rumors as being taken out of context. Sheriff will review all department expenses and that remains a possibility.

13.34 minutes – 3.10MB

File 5

Dayton Development Coalition discussion.

Dave;"It's just nice to have three Commissioners that are interested in economic development and consistency in moving forward here. Now, that the commission has changed we are moving forward once again to job creation in Preble County.

13.34 minutes – 3.10MB

File 6

Brenda White (Budget Reductions)

Needs the two girls in office for office to function and handle property tax issues. A question of having enough funds to put delinquencies in paper.

17.34 minutes – 4.02MB

File 7

Fallacy budget cuts comment. Some offices past bare bones and some that can still trim.

10.03 minutes – 2.30MB

File 8

Chris Washington (Budget Reductions)

23.31 minutes – 5.38MB

File 9

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Discussion about county building Broadband system (Prior to meeting with P&R Communications)

A little over 1300 households (about 20%) don't have access to Broadband. A $300,000 match is needed. Possibility of using 911 system as an "in kind contribution". Darke County felt they could use their system for that purpose. $70,000 annual estimate for maintenance.

17.41 minutes – 4.04MB

File 10 – 14

Chris Hanes, P&R Communications (Broadband Grant Application Presentation)

Middle mile bridge

Economic development issue

2.4 ghz. network standard 802.11 wifi for residents and business

4.9 ghz. for public safety

File 10

20.02 minutes – 4.58MB

File 11

20.00 minutes – 4.58MB

File 12

19.59 minutes – 4.5MB

File 13

20.00 minutes – 4.57MB

File 14

P&R ends at 9.00 minute mark of this file.

$430 a month being spent on a T1 line for the Courthouse, guessing $10,000 – $15,000 for county offices. West Alex spends $2,000 a year.

20.00 minutes – 4.58MB

File 15

Matt Appenzeller – Preble Chamber Director

Comments on workforce development. Area companies having employees living in areas that do not have broadband available.

Law was written for government agencies and 501c non-profits to take advantage of grant application process not Chamber of Commerce (Preble Chamber a 501c6)

20.00 minutes – 4.58MB

File 15a

At 1 hour 55 minute mark of afternoon meeting – Matt & Bob discussion, then leave room.

1.05 minutes – 257 KB

* 46 minutes of empty audio removed after File 15 *

File 16

Back in Chambers and more discussion on Broadband.

8.00 minutes – 1.83MB

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