File 2 finds the Preble County Commissioners facing four letters from Judge Dues granting pay raises to four employees on grounds of “additional duties”. This brought on a discussion about what those duties may be and how to respond.  Commissioner Stonecash offered that “Increased job duties goes along with being employed.”  As noted in previous posts on Judges and pay raises; the judge could just court order them.  This issue progressed until a motion by Chris Day to note receipt which was seconded by Bob Stonecash. Dave Wesler voted no on the grounds that the Judge could send down a court order.  I’ll side with Dave and against the two gutless wonders up for re-election next year.  If the Judge wants the pay raises let him order them and take the heat. Instead we have two commissioners setting the county up to be hit with other departments outside the General Fund seeing two wimps and deciding to go for more pay raises.

File 3 has the Preble County Auditor’s General Fund Financial Update. The General Fund has $3,566,733.21 in it. Of that some $700,000 + is under question because of insufficient data from the state.  Even if the all the 1 mill conveyance fee of August 2009 is added in and $900,000 subtracted from the $3,566,733.21 the fund remains in record territory for this time of year at $2,666,733.21.

File 7 has the Landfill Monthly Meeting. I have requested the report given and it is included to provide more detailed information.

File 8 was to be the Recycling meeting but Tish was out sick. Instead there is a discussion on the savings of trucking landfill leachate to Lakengren. The savings were put at a nickel a gallon. This a savings that this commission could have had a long time ago had they followed the lead of the previous commission and continued the commitment to go to Camden. That however would have been in the best interest of future economic development for Preble County so naturally the decision was changed to Lakengren which offered zero economic development chance.  Apparently Bob still “does not get it” as he likes to accuse others that disagree with him. He commented that “You know I think that was a deliberate action just for that purpose.”as a possible reference to Camden filing suit in Federal Court. For more on this affront to intelligent decision making and the future of Preble County please check out this post. This commission cooked up a rigged scoring system that actually negated the “General Overall Benefit to Preble County” and I'll echo Bob and say; I think it was done on purpose.

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Preble County, Ohio

Preble County Commissioners

October 10, 2011

Three Commissioners in attendance

David Wesler arrives late

File 1

I. OPEN MEETING

II. CALL OF ROLL

III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

IV. PRAYER

VI. PUBLIC COMMENTS

VII. APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS

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

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File 2

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS

A. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RES. #582-11-153

RE: AUTH. PAYMENT – RECYCLING ($1,172.20; $391.80; $1,148.45); ENGINEER ($14,136.00); BLDG. MAINT. ($124.19); CHILD. SVS. TRUST ($326.80); JFS ($799.00); JUVENILE COURT ($201.50); SHERIFF ($244.39)

5.3 Minute mark    Commissioner Wesler comes in late.

B. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RES. #583-11-153

RE: TRANSFER – VARIOUS DEPTS.

CORRESPONDENCE & REPORTS

A. NOTE RECEIPT OF & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING A POLICY

RE: PAS 119 POLICY

B. NOTE RECEIPT OF (4) LETTERS FROM JUDGE DUES & MICHELLE DAVIS

RE: RETROACTIVE PAY RATE INCREASES FOR CINDY LEE – to $12.67, JODY BETSCHER – to $13.71,

KRISTINA BURLESON – to $13.36  & MICHELLE DAVIS – TASC – to $20.18

Commissioner Wesler – Discussion on this?

Commissioner Stonecash – So why at this time are they getting pay raises? Just a question? Does anybody know? He can do it.

Commissioner Day – What does that come out of?

Commissioner Wesler – The TASC fund. Any thoughts?

Commissioner Day – I guess he said for additional duties. Are they down people? I guess would be my only question. What additional duties are they doing? But I don't know that department, unfortunately.

Commissioner Wesler – I'll accept a motion one way or the other or no motion at all.

Commissioner Stonecash – Well he'll simply court order.

Commissioner Wesler – And ahh he's got that right but just to ahh my feeling is just to say this; everybody in the courthouse can say they got have had increased job duties to ahh.

Commissioner Stonecash – You are right.

Commissioner Day – That would be true.

Commissioner Stonecash – Goes with the territory. ????? same job.

Commissioner Day – What's that?

Commissioner Stonecash – The increased job duties just goes along with being employed.

Commissioner Wesler – I hear what both of you are saying and me to. Are you willing to turn this down and of course we don't have to tell him court order, he will. But I think that is going to be the way to go.

Commissioner Stonecash – That is the appropriate way.

Commissioner Wesler – So I'll accept a motion.

pause

Commissioner Wesler – Go ahead. Go ahead.

Commissioner Day – Move ahh to note receipt of the four letters from Judger Dues.

pause

Commissioner Wesler – ahhh umm well ahhh he's saying to note receipt of em but ahh

Commissioner Stonecash – Yeah that is all we are doing. Second.

pause

Commissioner Wesler – Ok Connie, will you please call the roll?

Connie – Commissioner Day?

Commissioner Day – Yes

Connie – Commissioner Stonecash?

Commissioner Stonecash – Yes.

Connie – Commissioner Wesler?

Commissioner Wesler – Umm  pause  I would like to see em court ordered. So, I am just going to say no for these letters. He can send it down as a court order.

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File 3

MINDY ROBBINS – GENERAL FUND FINANCIAL UPDATE

See report posted:

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File 4

C. NOTE RECEIPT OF & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING A NOTICE OF RETIREMENT

RE: NOTICE OF RETIREMENT OF BETH SIZELOVE – JFS

D. NOTE RECEIPT OF & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING A LETTER TO MERLE WILBERDING, GREATER DAYTON FOREIGN TRADE ZONE, INC.

However, moderate creativebdsm.com cheap cialis drinking does not harm the unborn child.

RE: SERVICE AREA OF FOREIGN TRADE ZONE result of Shawnda Combs meeting.

E. NOTE RECEIPT OF & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING A LETTER TO THE PAYROLL CLERK

RE: NEW HIRE OF RANDY GILBERT AS SANITARY ENGINEER – LANDFILL – $36 per hour with a 120 day probationary period.

AGREEMENTS & CONTRACTS

A. NOTE RECEIPT OF & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING (2) GRANT AGREEMENTS

RE: FY2011 CDBG & HOME CHIP GRANT AGREEMENTS W/ OHIO DEPT. OF DEVELOPMENT

TRAVEL REQUESTS

NOTE RECEIPT & CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING TRAVEL REQUESTS:

A. RES. #584-11-153 – RON HAYES – ENG. Cost not to exceed $199

B. RES. #585-11-153 – STEVE SIMMONS & KYLE CROSS – ENG. Cost not to exceed $1,077

C. RES. #586-11-153 – KAREN ADAMS – JFS Cost not to exceed $10

D. RES. #587-11-153 – NANCY GRASSMAN – JFS Cost not to exceed $10

E. RES. #588-11-153 – CHARITY LORANZAN & JEFF ADKINS – JFS Cost not to exceed $20

26 Minute mark   Discussion of bridge closure on Rt. 35 for 75 days.

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File 5

ENGINEER’S MONTHLY REPORT

Kyle Cross & Steve Simmons present.

30 Minute mark    Discussion on Hueston Woods covered bridge.

Extended discussion on weed and brush spraying.

44 Minute mark   Commissioner Wesler asks Steve Simmons about Engineer's GIS contribution and fly over. Discussion of half foot to one foot resolution.

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File 6

Commissioner Wesler – Connie did you have anything else we have about 10 minutes?

Discussion on a Sheriff (not Preble).

Between meeting discussion on a variety of subjects.

50.25 Minute mark   Used car dealership.

52.75 Minute mark  Steve Simmons – I don't know if you guys know it or not but our Kyle Cross took out — for County Engineer.

Commissioner Day – Good for you Kyle.

Discussion on Kyle taking out a website.

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File 7

LANDFILL MONTHLY MEETING

Informative copy report posted

John Jones – Start off with the monthly tonnage. We've actually surpassed our tonnage from last year in September.  

1 hr. 19.5 Minute mark   Steve Simmons – We've talked about having another informational meeting with the Sewer District 2 people.

Recurring poor audio issue

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File 8

RECYCLING MONTHLY MEETING – Cancelled – Tish out sick.

1 hr. 42.3 Minute mark   Commissioner Day – Did we want to go into Executive Session?

EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS EMPLOYMENT OF A COUNTY EMPLOYEE

Exit no action taken.

1 hr. 43.5 Minute mark   Commissioner Stonecash – The savings of the leachate is already starting to generate is a pretty good.

Commissioner Wesler – A nickle a gallon.

Commissioner Day – It is unfortunate that the savings hasn't been going on for over year now.

Commissioner Stonecash – Yeah

Commissioner Day – Or two.

Commissioner Stonecash – You know I think that was a deliberate action just for that purpose.

Commissioner Day – So are we at ease or?

Commissioner Wesler – How are you coming on that press release? (Goose Creek Crossing)

Commissioner Day – I'll go back and continue to work on it. I didn't get it a whole lot with it last week.  

Commissioner Wesler – Bob?

Commissioner Stonecash – Ahh mumbling.. I think it was that insurance, everybody thinks life is free.

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File 9

Commissioners leave chambers – audio left running. Background noise.

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File 10

Commissioners back in chambers.

2 hr. 22.75 Minute mark   BID OPENING – BOARD OF DD SHELTER BLDG. – FY10 CDBG

Bids read into the record.

ADJOURN

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