Preble County Commissioners

October 8, 2014

Three Commissioners in attendance

File 1

I. OPEN MEETING

II. CALL OF ROLL

III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

IV. PRAYER

V. PUBLIC COMMENTS

VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

NOTE RECEIPT OF & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING THE JOURNALIZATION & NOTE RECEIPT OF THE CD RECORDATION BOTH AS THE OFFICIAL MINUTES FOR THE OCTOBER 6, 2014 REGULAR SESSION MEETING

2 minutes – 470 KB

File 2

Connie – Letter to the Payroll Clerk for Rebecca Webb…..$15.28 per hr.

Job Posting….

Transfer request from Recorder for $290.10… Resolution 549

Re-advertise the Sanitary Engineer position – on going until the position is filled.

Transfer of fund Resolution 547 – $2,750 into the Commission Travel for Winter Conference

Resolution 548 – Travel request for Commission & Connie to attend Winter Conference -December 7 – 9 – $2,600.

Legal Ad for Case #1374 November 5 at 9:30 a.m.

Connie received the certificate of estimated resources back from the county auditor…estimating that we will bring in $12,296,229 for 2015.

Last year it was $12,100,000.

The Budget letter is in.

November 26 to be recap of Budget Hearings.

9.5  Minute mark   Discussion on elected officials pay increases mandated by state.   

12  Minute mark    Commissioner Robertson – There is something unseemly about people voting themselves a pay raise.

14.5  Minute mark   Commissioner Robertson would like to see the letter reflect no pay increase for next year since the commission just voted 4% pay increases. Still waiting on salary study.

Commissioner Wesler feels they already know the county is a little low in a lot of them. He is ok with a pay increase (he also won't be in office next year).

Commissioner Day says something but with his audio level he cannot be heard.

16  Minute mark   He must have suggested 2% because Commissioner Robertson does not feel the people paying the bills (taxpayers) have received a 4% and then a 2% raise in the last two years.

Discussion on the problem of filling a job position at JFS and the need to attract good people. Commissioner Robertson feels that then that is one job position they can examine without across the board increases.

21.25  Minute mark    Commissioner Day – So what you are saying is the rest of the positions are not important?

Commissioner Robertson – No that is not what I am saying. I am also saying that not everyone is not equal in their job performance and I actually like that is a raise is given then give it to the Department Head and let them decide what people should get. Because they know better than we do… some people out perform every day of the week…Listen to the audio – good argument.

24 minute mark on cd  

22 minutes – 5.03 MB

File 3

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Connie mentions zoning case file.

People coming into the room and background discussions.

29.5  Minute mark   PUBLIC HEARING – ZONING CASE #1373 – BEN & MARIE MULLINS

40.5  Minute mark    People speaking against. Concerns about people complaining about manure from his pasture and extra vehicles on narrow road.  Mentions county plan.

Commissioner Robertson reads a letter from another land owner who is also against.

45  Minute mark    Ms. Mullins speaks – would like to downsize to a smaller home on her land. Asks for approval.

47.75  Minute mark    Commissioner Wesler is against.

Commissioner Robertson feels this is America and you should be able to do what you want with your land.

50  Minute mark    Commissioner Day asks if there is some other issue involved.

55.5  Minute mark    Commissioner Wesler speaks on Farms being shut down over issues.

59  Minute mark   Steven Pope speaks.

Passes 2 – 1, Commissioner Wesler against. I have to side with Commissioner Day & Robertson.

1 hr. 20 minute mark on cd  

56 minutes – 12.8 MB

File 4

1 hr. 21  Minute mark    Commissioner Day – Ahh budget letter….. Favors an increase for next year.   – suggests a 2% increase for next year.

Commissioner Wesler favors more than 2%.

Commissioner Day reports that a 2% increase will result in a $45,000 on the General Fund budget.

Commissioner Robertson on that being in addition to a $90,000 impact to the budget that was recently implemented retro actively to January 1, 2014.

Commissioner Day reports that 3% would be about a $67,000 impact.

Discussion on topic.  

Connie reports that the impact will be less than the figures Chris just referred to.

Chris Day now in favor of a 3% across the board increase. David Wesler agrees.

1 hr.  29.25 minute mark on cd  

5.17 minutes – 1.2 MB

File 5

Discussion on any instruction/advice for Jim Simon regarding architects from Monday meeting on study assessing Fairgrounds needs.

Connie – This is a reimbursable grant, so you realize I will be putting an additional $875,000 in the budget for next year.

Listen to the audio.

1 hr. 39.5  Minute mark    OktoberFest in West Alex this weekend.

Commissioner Welser on Brian Martin of the MVRPC Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission changing offices. Would like a picture of the Courthouse.

Mentions Commission Ball. Dave has been contacting donors/sponsors.

ADJOURN

1 hr. 43.3 minute mark on cd  

14.08 minutes – 3.23 MB