File 4 has the Landfill Monthly meeting, tonnage for the first six months of the year was down 2% over last year and at the lowest point since 2002. Chris Day seemed to be in a real rush to get leachate flowing through the force main to Lakengren. The landfill is waiting on a transformer. The incompetent decision to build a leachate line to Lakengren instead of Camden as previous commissions had wanted was spearheaded by Chris Day and has resulted in two lawsuits.  Camden offered more economic development potential with railroad access.  The committee that Chris Day lead, came up with a decision that will negatively impact Preble County for generations.  The scoring system actually showed the Camden route to be of more benefit to Preble County but added other criteria that weighted the outcome to Lakengren.

File 7 & 9 appear to be a continuation of an issue that came up at the May 21, 2012 meeting. At that meeting Chris Day offered his view that the county or Partnership needed to hire someone to promote what “we are doing”.  On April 2, 2012 Bob Stonecash offered the opinion that Chris Day had been in government to long File 8A.  The need to always look for a solution by growing government is an indication that Bob was right.  There needs to be a top down review of the parameters of the job the current economic development director is expected to meet. She should not be handling the placement of ice trucks after a storm; the county has an EMA office for that.  There was a County CVB update at file 8 and a subject discussed was the County CVB hiring someone to do a website for tourism which is fine. Also discussed was all three CVB’s in the county working together. This commission needs to once again look in the mirror and assess how much sense it makes for their County CVB to be doing the same thing their Economic Development Director has been doing with this Live, Work, Play website. A great deal of time went into the current website created by Shawnda.  Either her job is the same as the CVB or not.  Why spend limited resources on two websites?  Why not have the County CVB take over administration and updates of that website?  They have hired someone to do essentially the same thing Shawnda has already done, he could handle the website in the future. Quit growing government and make better use of what the county has already paid for. If Shawnda was not spending time on the same issue as the county CVB then she would have more of it to devote to addressing the issue Chris Day wants to hire a new person for.  Stop running the county commission like it is a Three Stooges movie.

Preble County Commissioners

July 18, 2012

Three Commissioners in attendance

File 1

I. OPEN MEETING

II. CALL OF ROLL

III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

IV. PRAYER

V. 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 JULY 16TH REGULAR SESSION MEETING

VI. PUBLIC COMMENTS

End 3.16 minute mark on CD – 767 KB

File 2

PUBLIC HEARING – ZONING CASES

A. CASE #1317 – CROP PRODUCTION SERVICES

B. CASE #1318 – LLOYD LEE

C. CONSIDER A MOTION TO REMOVE CASE #1308 – ROBERT MACHER FROM THE TABLE

NOT REVIEWED

1 hr. 11 minute mark on cd  

1 HR. 7.44 minutes – 15.5 MB

File 3

RECYCLING MONTHLY MEETING

Tish Plaugher.

NOT REVIEWED

1 hr. 33.25 minute mark on cd  

22.16 minutes – 5.09 MB

File 4

LANDFILL MONTHLY MEETING

John Jones

3,067.68 tone last month.  Tonnage is down about 2% over the first half of last year.

Dave Wesler – The last time we had less tonnage was back in 2002.

Leachate – only hauled to Lakengren six times last month.

1 hr. 38 Minute mark   Leachate line power supply discussion. Waiting on transformer for force main.

1 hr. 41 Minute mark    Wetlands

1 hr. 44.25 Minute mark    Ground water sampling. Well R-3 is still seeing a Barium increase. Listen to audio file for John Jones explanation – no indication that it is from landfill, it occurs naturally.

1 hr. 47 Minute mark     Title 5 air permit.

Co Generations – gas to energy discussion.

1 hr. 48.5 Minute mark    Chris Day comments about getting power and firing up the pumps for leachate to Lakengren.

1 hr. 51 Minute mark   Sewer District 2 is complete.

Sewer District 3 has been fine.

1 hr. 54.25 minute mark on cd  

21 minutes – 4.81 MB

File 5

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS

A. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RES. #466-12-157

RE: AUTH. PAYMENT – CORONER ($175.00)

CORRESPONDENCE & REPORTS

A. NOTE RECEIPT OF (3) LETTERS FROM THE COUNTY SHERIFF

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RE: CONTRACTED PAYRATE ADJUSTMENT FOR VARIOUS EMPLOYEES – SHERIFF

TRAVEL REQUESTS

NOTE RECEIPT & CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING TRAVEL REQUESTS:

A. RES. #467-12-157 – KIM KELLER & CONNIE CROWELL – FY11 CDBG CHIP  Cost not to exceed $120

B. RES. #468-12-157 – MAGISTRATE BRUNS – SPECIAL PROJECTS – CT. TRAINING   Cost not to exceed $144

1 hr. 58.5 Minute mark    Commissioner Chris Day – Connie, do you have any additional items?

Opinion from Katie on the zoning that was requested from her.  No elaboration

2 hr.  .75 minute mark on cd  

18 minutes – 4.11 MB

File 6

BID OPENING – GEORGETOWN VERONA RD BRIDGE MATERIALS – ENGINEER

$59,919 – only bid.

2 hr.  2.25 minute mark on cd  

1.31 minutes – 358 KB

File 7

Selection procedures for Preble County Purchasing Manual approved earlier this year.

2 hr. 3.8 Minute mark   EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE EMPLOYMENT OF TWO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

Chris Day – instructs Connie that when she gets the appropriate paper work to the procedure to move forward with job posting. He will make contact with the Partnership and discuss personnel issues.

2 hr.  6.6 minute mark on cd  

4.25 minutes – 1.01 MB

File 8

PREBLE COUNTY CVB UPDATE

Jean Bussell & Jeff Sewert present.

Jean mentions a letter.

Applied for 501c3 tax exempt status. Hope to supplement tax revenues with grants and gifts from corporations and individuals.

2 hr. 10 Minute mark  Website to be done by Colin Gatlin.

Developed new covered bridge brochure   Beth ??? created it.  Printed 5000 and Hueston Woods folks ordered 15,000 more.

Interim titles taken off officers.

Domain names – preblepassport.com & .org, preblecountypassport.com & .org, preblecountyconventionandvistorsbureau.com

Created logo.

Able to continue with logo and website development because of commission/county contribution of $5,000.

2 hr. 13.5 Minute mark   Continuing to work with Jefferson and Israel Township.

2 hr. 14 Minute mark   Mentions Jefferson Township trustees intent that New Paris Area Chamber CVB share some of their income with the county CVB. Planning a meeting to talk about that.

Joint staffing of a booth at the Fair.

2 hr. 15 Minute mark    Request that Abbey Noland (Library) be appointed to Board as a representative from the Preble County Chamber of Commerce.

2 hr. 16 Minute mark   Jeff Sewert feels they have a good Board now.

Looking for marketing back ground people and Eaton people.

Comments from Bob Stonecash.

2 hr. 18.3 Minute mark    Comments from Dave Wesler.

2 hr. 19.5 Minute mark    Chris Day mentions good meetings with the folks at the Park.

2 hr.  24.75 minute mark on cd  

18.1 minutes – 4.15 MB

File 9

EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS EMPLOYMENT OF A PREBLE COUNTY EMPLOYEE

Jeff Sewert of the Preble County Development Partnership present.

Chris Day asks Jeff to talk to his Executive Board and report back and let us know what your thoughts were.

ADJOURN

2 hr.  27.6 minute mark on cd  

2.49 minutes – 662 KB

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