Representative Buchy responds to an email on CAUV and high property taxes.

Posted on by February 6, 2015
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Some of you have had questions on CAUV and my friend Emmette has an email response from Representative Buchy on the issue that he shared with me and others. I am sharing the response with you.

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Good Afternoon,

 

Agriculture is the number one industry in Ohio and our area is the number one agricultural producing area of the state.  For this reason, I request to serve on the Agricultural Committee every General Assembly.  Defending agriculture has been a priority as I have served you in the legislature.

 

Agricultural practices have changed a lot since the 1970s. When I say that, I mean more than just the size of the machinery we find in the fields.  From the rise in popularity of no-till planting to the advanced practices we are now implementing in nutrient application, agriculture in Ohio has a whole new face

 

As time has moved forward, changes in agriculture have required updates to Ohio law and each time this occurs I have worked with the commodity groups to promote the growth of production agriculture in this state

The constitutional formula for CAUV cannot be changed as easily as other aspects of the law because it is in the state constitution, which requires a vote of the electoral public. This formula has been the same since the early 1970s. By now, farmers have seen their tax bills this year and in many cases there are some substantial increases.

I have been discussing this issue with the commodity groups and I agree that we need to ask the Ohio Department of Taxation to do what they can to avoid future issues with the CAUV formula.  The current factors are outdated and in order to ensure the tax burden is placed in the correct place, updates are needed.

In a letter I sent to Tax Commissioner Testa today, I asked him to consider recommendations he was presented by the Ohio Farm Bureau.  The recommendations consisted of the following:

 

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1.       Improving the accuracy of the capitalization rate used in the formula by amending the debt/equity split to 80 percent debt and 20 percent equity

2.       Improving the accuracy of the capitalization rate used in the formula by increasing the lone term to a 25 or 30 year fixed lone term

3.       Improving the accuracy of current use values by using more timely data in the formula to allow improved responsiveness to changes in the farm economy. This can be accomplished by releasing final values in May of the current year, after updated budgets, yield data and rotation date become available.

4.       Improving the accuracy of woodland values by updating and increasing the conversion costs deducted from cropland values to accurately reflect the true cost of converting woodland to cropland.

Unfortunately, making these changes legislatively is not in the cards, which why I have directed our concerns to Commissioner Testa.  If I hear back from him, I will forward his comments on to you.

I want to hear from constituents, which is why I have developed a CAUV Survey to allow you to quantify the impact the CAUV is having on your family this year.  Please complete the survey at this link.

 

Sincerely,

 

Jim Buchy

Ohio House of Representatives

Ohio House District 84

Land Use Management Update – Glenwood to be a county sewer district with cost to residents still unknown

Posted on by February 5, 2015
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This meeting has Brad Kramer’s first “Update” for the Office of Land Use Management.  It has been a very long time since there has been a report from this office and this was an excellent start.

Next was the Glenwood issue and the news does not appear good for the residents involved as the county will be creating a sewer district but at this time has little to offer on the cost to families and businesses in the area.   A question was asked about West Elkton and let me tell you that other meetings have covered the issue that the majority of residents have their sewage bill put on their property taxes as they can’t pay it monthly.

Preble County Commissioners

February 2, 2015

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 JANUARY 28, 2015 REGULAR SESSION MEETING

VII. APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS

NOTE RECEIPT & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING THE VOUCHERS AS SUBMITTED BY THE COUNTY AUDITOR

3.07 minutes – 732 KB

File 2

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS

A. NOTE RECEIPT OF A COURT ENTRY FROM PROBATE COURT

RE: SPECIAL FUNDS PROBATE MAGISTRATE FEES FOR DECEMBER 2014

B. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RES. #114-15-168

RE: AUTH. PAYMENT – DATA PROCESSING ($2,545.64); SHERIFF ($7,282.50; $3,326.00; $1,008.00; $1,450.00; $1,193.05); 911 ($2,900.00; $5,150.00; $1,000.00) Commissioner Day notes that this all has to do with Communications and 911.  

C. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RES. #115-15-168

RE: MORAL OBLIGATIONS – VARIOUS DEPTS. Rather long list – listen to the audio

CORRESPONDENCE & REPORTS

A. NOTE RECEIPT OF A REPORT FROM JOB & FAMILY SERVICES

RE: CSEA DEPOSITORY ACCOUNT BANK RECONCILIATION FOR DECEMBER 2014 – JOB & FAMILY SVS.

B. NOTE RECEIPT OF A LETTER FROM JUDGE WILFRID G. DUES

RE: HIRE OF DALE KERBY AS PREBLE CO. INTERMITTENT EMPLOYEE – JUVENILE CT. $12 per hour

C. NOTE RECEIPT OF & CONSIDER APPROVAL OF (2) LEGAL ADS, BID SPECS & BID FORMS

RE: PREBLE CO. 2015 RESURFACING BID & PREBLE CO. 2015 CHIP & SEAL BID – ENGINEER

D. NOTE RECEIPT OF (2) LETTERS FROM JUDGE DUES

RE: RESIGNATION OF KRISTINA BURLESON & NEW HIRE OF KRISTINA WEAVER DALE AS A FULL-TIME TREATMENT COUNSELOR – TASC $14 per hour

E. NOTE RECEIPT OF A LETTER FROM THE PREBLE CO. SHERIFF

RE: CONTRACTED RATE ADJUSTMENT – KEVIN CAPLINGER – SHERIFF 20 years $22.26  to $22.27  per hour

AGREEMENTS & CONTRACTS

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

RE: CONTAINER RENTAL & PICK UP AGREEMENT W/ RECYCLING CENTER – $5,000.00 – RECYCLING

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

RE: REMOVAL & DISPOSAL OF HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE AGREEMENT W/ ENVIRONMENTAL ENTERPRISES – $20,000.00 – RECYCLING

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

RE: EQUITABLE SHARING AGREEMENT & CERTIFICATION W/ THE U.S. DEPT. OF TREASURY – SHERIFF

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

RE: PREBLE CO. SOLID WASTE DISTRICT PLAN & 2015 ADR CONSULTANT AGREEMENT W/ GT ENVIRONMENTAL – $9,800.00 – RECYCLING

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

RE: LEASE AGREEMENT W/ TEVI TARLER & SHERYL LOVY-TARLER – $7,200.00 – FELONY SUBSIDY

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

RE: CHILD PLACEMENT & RELATED SVS. AGREEMENT W/ OHIO MENTOR – $20,000.00 – CHILD. SVS.

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

RE: HOME REPAIR ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN C. SPARROW & SHIVELY

CONTRACTING – $10,000.00 – FY13 CDBG CHIP ($9,000.00) & HIT FOUNDATION ($1,000.00)

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

RE: AMENDMENT #3 TO THE COMPUTER SUPPORT AGREEMENT W/ OPTI-VISE – EXTEND 1 YR. & AMEND FEES – CT. COMPUTERIZATION – PROBATE ($3,000.00);

COMP. LEGAL RESEARCH – PROBATE ($375.00); COMP. LEGAL RESEARCH – JUVENILE ($735.00); CT. COMPUTERIZATION – JUVENILE ($2,640.00)

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

RE: PLANNED MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT W/ MECHANICAL SYSTEMS OF DAYTON – $6,043.00 – SHERIFF

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

RE: CHILD PLACEMENT & RELATED SVS. AGREEMENT W/ WERNLE – $100,000.00 – CHILD.SVS.

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

18  Minute mark  RE: COMMUNITY RECREATION PROJECT – PASS THROUGH GRANT AGREEMENT W/ OHIO DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES – $875,000.00 – PREBLE CO. AGRICULTURAL CAPITAL IMPROV. Discussion on topic

TRAVEL

NOTE RECEIPT OF & CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING TRAVEL REQUESTS:

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A. RES. #116-15-168 – JOE RENNER – 911 FUND Cost not to exceed $925

B. RES. #118-15-168 – SHANNON MUSKOPF, BRANDI CHRISTENSEN & MICHELLE DAVIS – TASC  Speed reading?  Cost not to exceed $100

21.5  Minute mark    Commissioner Day – Connie do you have additional item at this time?

Resolution 119  Transfer of funds for advertising expense – commission line item.

RECESS  back a little before 11:00

22.5 minute mark on cd  

19.25 minutes – 4.44 MB

File 3

Draft from L.R. Kimball.  Involves 911 Consolidation

Copy has been sent to Brad and the Sheriff.

24.5  Minute mark    Connie report final numbers on Moving Ohio Forward – Preble County did a total of 34 projects at an average demolition cost of $10,496. Preble received $358,231. 14,528 properties in the state were taken down

26.8  Minute mark    Connie – Glenwood orders Ohio EPA. 18 months to submit plans for correction of sanitary conditions and document provides county several ways to accomplish.

29 minute mark on cd  

6.28 minutes – 1.48 MB

File 4

BRAD KRAMER – LAND USE MGMT. UPDATE

This is Brad's first "Update" since being recently hired. It has been a long time since there has been a report from this department.

Listen to the audio

Cross training between Cindy, Ken and Brad. Good idea.

33.9  Minute mark    Planning.

35.9  Minute mark   Zoning

Met with Katie West on enforcement.

Priorities

Mentions NIC and fees. Brad wants to be affordable. "Simplification ideal"

46.5  Minute mark    GIS – will have James Simmons in to help and show.

Flood plain. Unnamed Community in Somers Township referenced.  In the near future Brad would like to take over Flood Plain manager duties from NIC and save the county some money.  Good for Brad.

Tax Map.

53.25  Minute mark   Stone Map mentioned.

Envisions a more efficient filing system.

57.5  Minute mark   Commissioner Day asks if Brad had found classes that may be beneficial to him, Cindy and Ken. Brad reports that there are.

Brad says he needs some software GIS training.

1 hr.   2  Minute mark   Feels #1 priority is getting GIS updates and need to work with Kyle Cross & James Simmons.

Commissioner Creech mentions possible need for more help down the road.

Commissioner Day feels "Flood Plain" is a major issue.

Brad mentions Camden and infrastructure improvements.

Connie – He (Brad) has a good grasp on everything.

Great in-depth first report.

1 hr. 11 minute mark on cd  

42.03 minutes – 9.62 MB

File 5

Commissioner Day – Connie do you have additional item at this time?

Connie – Invitation from Chamber of Commerce on additional Board training, and Partnership.

Saturday the 21st.

RECESS (Rodney needs to attend the Rotary Meeting).

Commissioner Day – Connie do you have additional item at this time?

Amendment to the Preble County Employee handbook. Concealed Carry – must have valid license.

1 hr. 14 minute mark on cd  

3 minutes – 705 KB

File 6

RANDY GILBERT – GLENWOOD

Listen to the audio  

Commissioner Day mentions letter from the Ohio EPA.

Randy explains.

Economic affordability does not seem to be a concern of the EPA.

1 hr.   41  Minute mark   Commissioner Robertson – Property owners have bills to pay and families to feed and will want to know how much this is going to cost them.

Commissioner Day mentions unknown variables as to how many houses involved and gallons treated.

Randy asks about West Elkton.

Commissioner Day – one of the first Issue 2 projects. Vetted in year one or two and funded in year in 19.

2 hr.   8 Minute mark   Commissioner Creech mentions a meeting at JFS at 2:00.

ADJOURN

2 hr.  10.6 minute mark on cd  

56.38 minutes – 12.9 MB

Preble County 2015 Election Information

Posted on by February 2, 2015
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This information was provided to me in an email from the Preble County Liberty Group:

 

Here are a couple of links referencing the forthcoming 2015 Elections (it never stops, does it?).

2015 Election Calendar: http://www.electionsonthe.net/Oh/soselectioncalendar.pdf

The PC Bd of Elections home page offers helpful information: http://www.electionsonthe.net/Oh/Preble/

On the left hand column of this page various links appear, including a link to "Elected Officials" which provides additional links as follows:

        Ohio United States Officials

 

        Ohio Officials

 

        County Officials

 

        Township Officials

 

        Municipal Officials

        Boards of Education

 

At the various "Elected Officials" links you will find numerous offices that will expire at the end of 2015 which will be filled during the 2015 elections. 

One example is the Board of Education, Eaton Community School District, where two seats are to expire 12/31/2015:

Terry V. Parks 158 Hatchet Dr., Eaton, OH 12/31/15

Joseph E. Renner 528 S. Barron St., Eaton, OH 12/31/15

Similar opportunities may be found for county, township and municipal officials.

If you find interest, you might check the link offering guidance for filing deadlines and so on.

At the current time there appears no link to Republican and Democrat Party Central Committee information, but the helpful staff at the PC Board of Elections was kind enough to provide the information on register there.  The two attachments contain Central Committee Information.

Those PCLG Associates who might be interested in seeking positions on their respective party's central committee might peruse the attachments to find opportunities there.  It is noteworthy that several Central Committee positions are unfilled in both political parties.

Poll Workers: Additionally, the PC Board of Elections has expressed some difficulty in locating Democrat Party volunteers to work as Poll Workers in Primary and General Elections.  PCLG Associates, along with their friends and acquaintances, affiliated with the democrat party might contact the PC Board of Elections to investigate opportunities as Poll Workers in the 2015 elections.  "Poll Worker" is a paid position and requires twelve to thirteen hours on election day.  There is usually a training class held prior to Poll Workers actually engaging in their duties.  The PC Board of Elections may be contacted as follows:

Courthouse
101 E. Main St.
Eaton, OH 45320
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Monday – Friday)
Telephone: (937) 456-8117
Fax: (937) 456-2986
E-mail: preble@electionsonthe.net
Website: www.electionsonthe.net/Oh/Preble

And if you're not really interested in politics, always remember that politics and politicians are interested in you.  That interest is what drives spending at the municipal, township, county, state and federal levels where "politics" is most often left to the "professionals."  It is those "professionals" who have driven the national debt to a mammoth $18 Trillion, and growing by tens of billions each month, your pockets leaner, free (at taxpayer expense) cellphones filling trashcans after use, and a bleaker future for your children and grandchildren.

Even if you're not interested in running for office, check in at the county election-on-the-net website listed above to look at the ballots once they become available and prepare yourself for casting an informed vote during 2015 elections … then we can do the same thing in 2016.  Like a bad penny these things keep coming back for more … even after your pockets are empty and your back is against the wall. 

A quote attributed to a sage from yesteryear might be contemplated as the political season prepares to repeat itself anew:

"One of the penalties of not participating in politics is that you will be governed by your inferiors." ~~~ Plato

 

Democratic Central Committee:

Eaton-1                                 Ronald W. McGuire, 425 W. Main Street, Eaton, OH                                  45320   

Eaton-2                                                                                                                                                                 45320

Eaton-3 *                              Wayne Morrison, 160 Woodland Dr., Eaton, OH                                         45320

Eaton-4                                 Lisa Bruns, 900 E. Main Street, Eaton, OH                                                    45320

Eaton-5                                 Stanley Spencer, 615 N. Barron Street, Eaton, OH                                       45320

Eaton-6                                 Lawrence Englert, 910 Aukerman Street, Eaton, OH                                   45320

Eaton-7                                 Roy A. Spencer, 233 Miller Avenue, Eaton, OH                                           45320

Eaton-8                                 Frances J. Bender, 428 E. Lexington Road, Eaton, OH                               45320

Camden-1                             Virginia L. Weiler, 392 W. Hendricks Street, Camden, OH                         45311

Camden-2                            

College Corner; Israel-1     John D. Woodruff, 8593 Talawanda Springs, College Corner, OH           45003

Eldorado                               Esther Thompson                , 141 N. Main St., PO Box 219, Eldorado, OH               45321

Gratis Village                        Joyce A. Combs, 19 Chelcie Dr., PO Box 154, Gratis, OH                          45330

Lewisburg-North  *              Mary Ditmer-Nelson, 203 Apple Valley Dr., Lewisburg, OH                       45338

Lewisburg-South                                                                                                                                                45338

New Paris-North                   Mary Jane Thomas, 506 E. Walnut St, PO Box 156, New Paris, OH        45347     

New Paris-South *               Kathy Smallwood, 425 S. Spring ST., New Paris, Oh                                    45347

Verona-Harrison NE                                                                                                                                          

West Alex-North  *              Joyce Tuthill, 14 Voge St., West Alexandria, OH                                          45381

West Alex-South                 Hervey Berry, 108 Brenda Blvd., West Alexandria, OH                             45381

West Elkton-Gratis-So        Barbara Strickland, 12961 St. Rt. 122 S., Somerville, OH                          45007

West Manchester                 Thomas L. Weaver, 116 N. East Street, PO Box 54,

                                                                                                                                West Manchester, OH        45382

Dixon                                                                                                                                                                    

Gasper-1                                Bruce E. Allison, 3882 Camden Rd., Eaton, OH                                           45320

Gasper-2                                Terry V. Parks, 158 Hatchet Drive, Eaton, OH                                              45320

Gasper-3                                Phyllis A. Caplinger, 668 E. Lakengren Drive, Eaton, OH                           45320

Gratis-North                         

Harrison-Southeast            

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Harrison-West                                                                                                                                                      45338

Israel-2  *                              Diana Keeler, 11431 St Rt. 177, Camden, OH   45311

Jackson                                 Barbara Cox, 6338 Crawfordsville-Campbellstown Rd. Eaton, OH        45320

Jefferson-North                    David Anderson, 9263 Smyrna Road, New Paris, OH                                 45347

Jefferson-South                   Gail Keller, 6870 School Lane Road, New Paris, OH                                   45347

Lanier-Southeast                                                                                                                                                 45381

Lanier-Northwest

Monroe                                                                                                                                                                

Somers-East                                                        

Somers-West                       

Twin-East                             

Twin-West                             Sharon L. McKee, 4454 Lexington Road, West Alexandria, OH              45381

Washington-East                 Peter P. Ferriell, 2341 Rosetta Drive, Eaton, OH                                           45320

Washington-West                                                                                                                                                45320

 

* Denotes appointed to position                       Updated 05/29/2014

Republican Central Committee:

Eaton-1*                               Eric E. Marit, 301 Mill Race Ln., Eaton, OH                                                  45320

Eaton-2                                 Tania R. Minton, 521 South St., Eaton, OH                                                  45320

Eaton-3                                 Gene R. Lindley, 101 Sunrise Circle, Eaton, OH                                           45320

Eaton-4                                 Joan G. Kreitzer, 137 Stoney Brook Drive, Eaton, OH                                45320

Eaton-5                                 Connie L. Crowell, 218 W. High Street, Eaton, OH                                      45320

Eaton-6*                               Karen M. Kern, 902 Washington, St., Eaton, OH                                          45320

Eaton-7                                 Larry K. Hardin, 506 Amherst Drive, Eaton, OH                                          45320

Eaton-8                                 ——–    

Camden-1                             Gary W. Super, 2 West St., Camden                                                                45311

Camden-2                             Daniel Taylor, 173 N. Main St., Camden                                                       45311

College Corner; Israel-1    Kevin A. Johnston, 9235 Camden College Corner Rd., PO Box 674,          

Eldorado                            Helen M. Roberts, 2428 W. Holtzmuller Rd., West Manchester   45382                        

Gratis Village                        Mareen (Toni) Ogle, 12 N. Ada Doty St., PO Box 645, Gratis, OH            45330

Lewisburg-North                  Billie J. Ray, 108 Northcreek Terrace, Lewisburg, OH                 45338      Lewisburg-South                                           

Dennis M. Roberts, 135 E North Water St., PO Box 598, Lewisburg, OH                     45338

New Paris-North                   Kevin F. Davis, 406 E. Cherry Street, New Paris, OH                                   45347

New Paris-South*                Gary L. Moore, 302 Pearl St., New Paris, OH                                 45347

Verona; Harrison-NE          ———–

West Alexandria-North      Brenda Ross, 105 W. Dayton St., West Alexandria, OH              45381   

West Alexandria-South      Mitchell E. Suggs, 115 S. Main Street, West Alexandria, OH                      45381   

West Elkton; Gratis-            David D. Akers, 9749 Gratis Jacksonburg Rd., Somerville                          45064

South                                     Teresa Marie Bowling, 13165 St. Rt. 122 S, Somerville                               45064

West Manchester               ——–

Dixon                                     Donald Orr, 3120 Toney Lybrook Rd., Eaton                                               45320

Gasper-1                                Charles V. Biggs, 2063 Gasper Somers Road, Camden, OH                      45311

Gasper-2                               Mark A. Coning, 59 Shield Dr., Eaton, OH                                                      45320

Gasper-3                                Terry Snowden, 810 Kristina Dr., Eaton, OH                                                 45320

Gratis-North                          ——                                                                                                       

Harrison-Southeast             Pam E. Dittner, 6704 St. Rt. 503 N, Lewisburg, OH                                      45338

Harrison-West                      Sandra J. Slade, 1842 Holtzmuller Rd. E., West Manchester                     45382

Israel-2                                 Leonard Vonderhaar, 5690 St. Rt. 725 W., Camden, OH                            45311

Jackson                                 Terri L. Hans, 2654 Oxford Gettysburg Rd., Eaton                                      45320

Jefferson-North                    Meredith R. Wesler, 9355 Wesler Road, New Paris, OH                              45347

Jeff    Jefferson-South                   Joyce A. McKee, 6748 Duffield Road, New Paris, OH                                45347

Lan    Lanier-Southeast                 Stephanie Garrett, 5087 Carlton Rd., West Alexandria, OH                       45381   

Lan    Lanier-NorthWest                Edmund H. Kalil, 330 Rebecca Drive, West Alexandria, OH                     45381

Mo    Monroe                                  Helen Oler, 1213 W. Holtzmuller Road, West Manchester, OH 45382

So    Somers-East                         Rick Keehner, 2517 St. Rt. 725 E., Camden, OH                                          45311                   

So    Somers-West                                    Thomas L. McQuiston, 2383 Oxford Germantown Rd., Camden, OH  45311

Twin-East                              Frederick A. Voge, 6165 Lexington Salem Rd., West Alexandria, OH    45381

Twin-West                             Rodney Creech, 5062 Bantas Creek Rd., West Alexandria, OH                               45381

Washington-East                 Barry C. Harper, 1771 Bantas Creek Rd., Eaton, OH                                 45320

Washington-West              John H. Pence, 547 St. Rt. 726, Eaton, OH                                         45320

Appointed *

Updated   8/5/2014

Building Fee Permit & Inspection Fees Terminated for Now – Budget Commission Meeting

Posted on by January 31, 2015
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First discussion up is over a proposal by NIC to raise fees on permits and inspections in Preble County. When this was proposed the reason given was to keep up with Montgomery & Butler County and that in my opinion is a completely wrong reason to raise fees.  Commissioner Robertson who is against the increases requested a review be provided of counties that were of similar size to Preble and this meeting has the review of Clinton County’s fee schedule.  Commissioner Creech noted that Clinton County had one page and used a larger font than the three page smaller font Preble County document.  After the Budget Committee meeting Commissioner Day recommended tabling the proposal until Brad Kramer had a chance to get up to speed.  My view is that any county commissioner that raises taxes or fees just to keep up with the raises in another county when the Preble County General Fund is in record territory (as it is now) should be terminated at the next election.  These fees only impact county taxpayers and all of you are already taxed for being here.

Preble County Commissioners

January 28, 2015

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 JANUARY 26, 2015 REGULAR SESSION MEETING

3.01 minutes – 709 KB

File 2

Resolution 113 Moral obligations…

4.6  Minute mark   EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE EMPLOYMENT OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE

Exit no action taken.

Commissioner Day – Letter to the Payroll Clerk… Kim ??? JFS  $12.11 per hour.

7.25  Minute mark    All three commissioners now need to sign off on a Farm form mentioned (previously only the Commission President signed). Listen to the audio

10  Minute mark   Discussion on Building fee schedule issue.  Clinton County has not updated fees for 10 years.

Commissioner Day – Currently we have no fees for flood plains.

Commission takes time to review documents.

Clinton County does not have a re-inspection fee.

Commissioner Day wants to make sure the county is covering its expenses.

Commissioner Robertson wants to keep fees low and not raise them just for sake of keeping up with Montgomery & Butler County charge.

20.5  Minute mark   Apparently the county requires a permit for things like the replacement of a window or update you HVAC unit.  I think the county needs to pull back on some of these requirements or find some commissioners that will.

Commissioner Creech asks if the county could go to a simpler schedule like Clinton County of one page instead of the Preble County three pages of requirements.  Good idea and this echoes Commissioner Robertson.  

Commissioner Day mentions that after the wind storm a few years ago there were residents that were taken advantage of and that is why some of these requirements were put in place. He asks what the cost is for NIC. Asks other commissioners what they want.

Commissioner Robertson is against raising fees just to keep up with other counties.

Commissioner Creech says he is new but that he likes Clinton County's one page and mentions that they even use a bigger font. Says he does not have a problem with the fees but it is not clear if he agrees with Commissioner Robertson or agrees with NIC that wants to raise them.  

26.25 minute mark on cd  

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23.15 minutes – 5.32 MB

File 3

BUDGET COMMISSION MONTHLY MEETING

Mindy Robbins, Marty Votel, Lavon Wright, Brenda White and possibly others.

Mindy starts meeting.

Listen to the audio.

31.5  Minute mark   Receipts in 2014 were just under 4% less than 2013. Mindy mentions that figure as roughly $402,000 less. Now that is interesting.   Real estate and state reimbursements were down .61 % , Charges for services down 20.62%, sales tax was up 6.16%. LGF was down 2.2%….. casino tax up 5.7%….

Extended discussion on previous years and Preble receiving unexpected sales tax revenue – the possibility of having to pay it back. I have not yet restored the years involved to the archives.   

49.75  Minute mark    Property valuations have increased. Affects local General Funds but not in general levies.  CAUV generally is a three year deal but that may change.

58.5 minute mark on cd  

32.16 minutes – 7.38 MB

File 4

1 hr.  1.75 Minute mark   Commissioner Day would like to table the fee increase discussion for now until Brad Kramer is up to speed.

1 hr.  3.25 Minute mark   February 17 at 2:00 meeting. Facility ??? Kyle Cross has requested to know how that program works.

Membership on the PCDP (Preble County Development Partnership) meeting last night. Currently two voting members from commission is seen as a conflict of interest (Chris Day as current Commission President and Rodney Creech from the past as the Township representative). All commissioners or anyone else can attend but not all should have a vote.  Rodney says he has to quit and has provided 3-4 names of township representatives. It sounds like Rodney is also a sponsor with his business and will appoint a representative to vote.

First Quarter payment + money from involvement with the Warren County Port Authority has been mailed to the PCPD.

Discussion on meeting last night.  Listen to the audio.  

1 hr.  8.5 minute mark on cd  

9.01 minutes – 2.06 MB

File 5

Tire amnesty date is the same as the Expo. Tire date has been changed to April 18, 8:00 – 12:00.

1 hr.  10.25 Minute mark    Rodney has someone interested in sitting on the zoning appeals board. Brian Habert sp? (Fred's son).

Public records training on Friday, January 30.  County employees are required as a result of the Mandamus lawsuit the county lost over the landfill to now go through public records training every two year – forever.

1 hr.  13.25 Minute mark    Rodney was at the Sheriff's office the other day and they were having some issues with parking when bringing prisoners into the courthouse.  The usual parking space is the handicapped parking on the side of the courthouse and someone was already parked there. Deputy had six prisoners and had to park in the alley.  Commissioner Day says that some of the signs have not been replaced since the concrete work. Connie informs that the county is required to have two handicapped parking places.   

1 hr.  20 Minute mark    Commissioner Day – We did attend the Dayton Development Coalition annual meeting Monday evening.

Discussion on meeting.  

PSA airlines growing, adding three planes a month.

Commissioner Robertson spent time going around Hueston Woods with Rachael Vonderhar and a Park Ranger looking for homeless people. "Point in Time Count"

ADJOURN

1 hr.  23.5 minute mark on cd  

15.04 minutes – 3.44 MB