Preble County, Ohio
County Commissioners
November 16, 2010
Meeting audio and review
Three Commissioners in attendance
I. OPEN MEETING
II. CALL OF ROLL
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV. PRAYER
End 3.05 minute mark on CD – 723 Kb
9:00 A.M. – BUDGET HEARING – PROSECUTOR
Marty Votel
8.75 minute mark Mention of FOJ
13 minute mark 9:30 A.M. – BUDGET HEARING – VICTIM WITNESS
21 minute mark on cd
17.57 minutes – 4.10 MB
AUDIO FROM 21 MINUTE TO 44.25 MINUTE MARK REMOVED – NOTHING BUT BACKGROUND NOISE.
47 minute mark Discussions on Building Regulations Fee
48 minute mark Christmas at Courthouse discussion. No schools will be coming but Eaton second graders have made decorations.
53.25 minute mark 11:30 A.M. – BUDGET HEARING – TREASURER
53.75 minute mark Brenda – Would like to hire a part time person for 20 hours a week. The unemployment that was paid last year would pay for it. It is hard on one person when someone is on vacation.
56.25 minute mark Lori gets four weeks paid vacation and it leaves only one person on hand.
1 hr. 2.75 minute mark on cd
18.30 minutes – 4.23MB
10:00 A.M. – BUDGET HEARING – MUNICIPAL COURT
1 hr. 12 minute mark meeting ends
So far this year we have recouped $13,128.50 in court appointed attorney fees.
1 hr. 16.75 minute mark on cd
13.59 minutes – 3.20 MB
1:30 P.M. –BUDGET HEARING – CLERK OF COURTS
1 hr. 21.5 minute mark meeting begins.
Chris Washington anticipates giving everyone a .50 raise. I am guessing this is just the workers in his office 
1 hr. 37.25 minute mark on cd
20.31 minutes – 4.69 MB
BUDGET HEARING – EMA
1 hr. 38.5 minute mark Charlie Biggs begins meeting.
1 hr. 46.5 minute mark meeting ends
Waiting on Health Department
Call to Bob Brower to move up Building Maintenance
1 hr. 54 minute mark on cd
16.45 minutes – 3.83 MB
BUDGET HEARING – BUILDING MAINTENANCE
1 hr. 55 minute mark Bob Brower begins meeting
Friday, November 26 – White Christmas
2 hr. 1 minute mark New boiler needed.
2 hr. 8.1 minute mark on cd
14.06 minutes – 3.22 MB
BUDGET HEARING – HEALTH DEPT.
2 hr. 9.5 minute mark Meeting begins
$45,000 less than 2008 appropriations.
Heart disease, stroke and cancer are the biggest killers in Preble County.
2 hr. 15.5 minute mark meeting ends
2 hr. 16 minute mark After meeting discussion on Health Department.
Court House maintenance department does some work out there as it is a county owned building.
2 hr. 18.5 minute mark Discussion on Building and Regulations fees.
RECESS UNTIL 1:30
2 hr. 19.5 minute mark on cd
11.26 minutes – 2.61 MB
BUDGET HEARING – VETERANS SERVICES
2 hr. 21 minute mark Meeting begins
$10 per month increase per Commissioner???
2 hr. 23 minute mark Terry Pendergraft – "Moving over to the 038. Once again it is the same as fical year 10 with a couple exceptions with a 3% pay increase for myself and Janie and a $1 merit increase for our new employee Melissa Cobb. The other changes are only the PERS, Medicare and Workers Compensation. The total of that comes to $168,037. The two combined departments come together about $319,960. A half mill generated that we would normally be entitled to is $397,910. So that is $77,950 that we are not asking for."
Commissioner Wesler – How much is it?
Terry Pendergraft – $77,950. We have been working extremely hard to keep our work with the taxpayers and the county… This is our millage if you want to verify the millage that's comes from the Auditor. If there is any questions on the budget.
Commissioner Wesler – garbled question on Veterans Relief
Terry Pendergraft – I don't think it really increased, I think it was $98,000 before. I think it wass the same as it was last year Dave.
Commissioner Wesler – garbled 92,500 last year.
Terry Pendergraft – I don't think that's right.
Unknown voice – You're talking about relief aid?
Commissioner Wesler – yeah
Unknown voice – It stayed at 98 from last year to this year. Show Dave a copy of this one Terry because they don't have
2 hr. 25.75 minute mark Terry Pendergraft – The rent has a 3% increase every year. So that is 962.95 for five months and then the 3% would be 991.84 for seven months for the total of 11761.
Commissioner Stonecash – How long is the contract?
Terry Pendergraft – Five year contract.
2 hr. 26.5 minute mark Did you want to talk about the van?
2 hr. 46.6 minute mark on cd
27.08 minutes – 6.21 MB
2 hr. 46.75 minute mark Building Regulations.
2 hr. 48 minute mark Commissioner Day – I hope Terry did not get to upset there.
Discussion on somebody's way of handling their budget.
2 hr. 52 minute mark Extended discussion continues.
2 hr. 54 minute mark Connie mentions Mindy. (previous discussion was apparently about Mindy Robbins).
Connie mentions Shelby County model – back to Building & Regulations discussion.
3 hr. minute mark Chris Day – I for one like having the people register.
3 hr. 1.5 minute mark on cd
27.08 minutes – 6.21 MB
BUDGET HEARING – CORONER
3 hr. 2.25 minute mark meeting begins
$400 to remove a body?
3 hr. 5.5 minute mark You got re-elected, that was a good thing, I couldn't take her.
83, I never thought I would live that long.
3 hr. 7.5 minute mark on cd
6.02 minutes – 1.38 MB
Bob's well pump is out.
ADJOURN
3 hr. 10.75 minute mark on cd
3.22 minutes – 791KB