Preble County, Ohio

County Commissioners

March 10,  2010

Meeting audio and review

All three County Commissioners in attendance.

File 1

I. OPEN MEETING

II. CALL OF ROLL

III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

IV. PRAYER

V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

NOTE RECEIPT & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING THE JOURNALIZATION & CONSIDER

APPROVAL OF THE CD RECORDING BOTH AS THE OFFICIAL MINUTES FOR THE MARCH 8TH

REGULAR SESSION MEETING

VI. PUBLIC COMMENTS

VII. FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS

A. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RES. #151-10-143

RE: AUTH. PAYMENT – VARIOUS DEPTS.

VIII. CORRESPONDENCE & REPORTS

A. NOTE RECEIPT & CONSIDER APPROVAL OF (4) LEGAL ADS, BID SPECS & BID FORMS

RE: TWO (2) 2010 TAILGATE SAND AND SALT SPREADERS; TWO (2) 2010 CROSSMEMBERLESS

TYPE DUMP BODY; 2010 CRACK SEAL; & SIX (6) PRE-STRESSED

BOX BEAMS – FACTORY RD T-341 OVER LESLEY RUN – ENGINEER

B. NOTE RECEIPT OF A LETTER FROM THE OHIO DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES

RE: FINAL APPROVAL OF FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION REGULATIONS

C. NOTE RECEIPT OF & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING A POST- AUDIT APPEAL

RE: REQUEST FOR POST-AUDIT APPEAL – FY08 FELONY SUBSIDY AUDIT

IX. TRAVEL REQUESTS

NOTE RECEIPT & CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING TRAVEL REQUESTS:

A. RES. #152-10-143 – ALICE FLORA – SPECIAL PROJ.-CT. TRAINING

B. RES. #153-10-143 – ROSEMARY WASHINGTON – SPECIAL PROJ.-CT. TRAINING

C. RES. #154-10-143 – JENNIE KALTENBACK & JOHN ABRAMS – JFS

D. RES. #155-10-143 – CHARITY LORANZAN – JFS

E. RES. #156-10-143 – LINDA HALE & TINA STROZIER – JFS

F. RES. #157-10-143 – LINDA HALE & CHARITY LORANZAN – JFS

G. RES. #158-10-143 – CAROL AVERY – JFS

H. RES. #159-10-143 – MISSY HOLBROOK & CHARITY LORANZAN – JFS

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File 2

EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE EMPLOYMENT OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE

Out of session no action taken

21.5  minute mark    Bob – "Connie will you contact NIC and schedule a meeting concerning commercial building regulations."

EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE EMPLOYMENT OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE in the Maintenance Department.

Out of session. Bob instructs Connie to post the Maintenance jobs.  One at Pay grade 7 and another at Pay grade 3.

23.75  minute mark    EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE EMPLOYMENT OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE – Landfill Director's position and compensation.

Out of session. No action taken.

25 minute mark      RECESS – back after lunch.

Back in session at 2:05 p.m.

EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE EMPLOYMENT OF A COUNTY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION for Landfill Director.

Out of session. No action taken

27 minute mark      Discussion on offer. Dave Wesler – makes recommendation to make offer to John Jones for Sanitary Landfill Manager along with still retaining the wastewater duties that he is doing now. Pay level of $24.52 per hour. (Cell phone goes off) Bob – "After 120 days $25.75".

Dave – grandkids need money.. (Bob's phone.)

Comments on both applicants being excellent.

Commissioner Wesler & Stonecash vote "YES" to make offer to John Jones, Commissioner Chris Day votes "NO".

30 minute mark      Bob – "what else do we have?"

End 30.9 minute mark on cd  

19.17 minutes – 4.41 MB

File 3

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31 minute mark      Bob – "Do you guys have any desire to talk about what is going on with the Chamber and their efforts to establish this foundation and where we play a part in the foundation? Or whether we pursue economic development director request that they be a resource for the economic director? I guess who, who do we think should be in the position to have control over the office? Do we want to be separated? Do we want to be the people in charge? I think pretty soon we gotta step up and let that know that we know about let this go on its own path.

Dave – I thought you had a, I thought you were sort of interested in going back to Van Wert County and researching a little bit more there.

Bob – "Well yeah I was gonna do it yesterday.

Dave – "I know what you are going to day" (laughing)

Bob – "Well things kind of developed and fell apart so it’s no big deal. In saying that, I think the three of us should go and Connie should go and maybe take Matt with us"

Dave – "That would be fine"

Bob – "and visit that situation"

Bob – “What do you think? Where you see that going? Where we see this going guys? I think we need to talk about it. I see things unfolding, history repeats itself. I think we have people with good intentions.

Chris –  So you’re wanting to part of with what the chamber is doing?

Bob – I didn't say that. I'm just concerned about how it is going about. I think they have a great idea but how do you see this being any different other than other than that $25,000 that one company has pledged? I'm just asking questions. You know we can't ignore it and all of a sudden ahh Matt comes in here and says here it is.

Dave – Ahhm I would say you heard that if you're concerned about that, that you heard what we heard up in Van Wert. I would get an appointment back up there and get Chris and Connie and Matt and let’s pay them another visit.

Bob – I think it is a good idea. And even if the Chamber then follows that pattern I don't have with that but we do need public and private participation

Dave – Yes

Bob – But for people who say government screwed that last deal up aaaahhh that's not exactly true, the public had an awful lot to do with it. People that were mainly involved with private individuals.

End 35.5 minute mark on cd  

4.35 minutes – 1.05 MB

File 4

36 minute mark      Bob – Planning Board appointments, do we have a did you come up with a name? We still have a vacancy on the Planning Board.

Research Soil & Water some more.

37 minute mark      Ditch hearings discussion.

39.75 minute mark      Bob – it seems to me that, that $40,000 could be offset with proper management. (Discussion centers on it being self sufficient and not needing money from General Fund) Kim says ORC requires that it be.

42 minute mark      Kim – has RFP for gas Landfill Project.

End 55 minute mark on cd  

19.34 minutes – 4.47 MB

File 5

Discussion on the PRICE of proposed new Landfill Building.

55.5  minute mark     Dave – I think it would be a good idea sometime shortly to have a Information Session for the general public and have an evening meeting where we can ahh where this could be ahh proposed and talked about and discussed. Because if I am the public, I've heard a lot of you know $750,000 figure and to me I still say it’s going backwards here when we are trying to hit the highest figure possible for enticing somebody here and and ahh Then trying to move on it after you get the price and here once that's what you’re going to hear the Landfill still owes us approximately $750,000. If we are going to be bringing revenue in from this gas a lot of the people who pay the assessments each month, each year are going to wonder why isn't this something that is getting used to lower my assessments? So, I think we have several things to look at here. I mean ahh I've heard mostly about an administration building that seems to be extremely large proportions.  And ahmm without the thought yet of knowing whether Solid Waste will move to there or not. And Ahmm with some of these things it seems like we are getting the cart before the horse on some of this stuff.

57  minute mark     Bob – So you're saying we should have an informational meeting?

Dave – Well I think we have informational meetings for other issues. I tell you what this is a long term project, like they said it’s for the life of the landfill. I think it important to bring the public up to speed. And to so we can put a reasonable administration building, scales for the future and also talk about a maintenance building for some of this quarter of a million dollar equipment that can't be brought in side now. We had meetings for the PTI's, when we made the assessments we had evening meetings.

Bob – I don't have a problem with that. We have to talk to the public to keep them informed about what we are doing.

1 hr. 2 minute mark     Gas from landfill may provide income to county, possibly $750,000 over two years?

1 hr. 6 minute mark     Motion to approve RFP's passed 3-0

End 1hr. 6.5 minute mark on cd  

11.35 minutes – 2.65 MB

File 6

1 hr. 6.5 minute mark      Bob – what else do we have?

1 hr. 11.5 minute mark      Bob – so this is just FYI? Fire place, the burning of the wood in New Paris. So have you had occasion to observe this? It's being handled it looks like.

1 hr. 14 minute mark      Barn conversion for residence discussion.

1 hr. 16.5 minute mark      Recovery Zone Bonds

End 1hr. 33 minute mark on cd  

26.32 minutes – 6.07MB

File 7

1 hr. 33.5minute mark     ….Goose Creek….

1 hr. 34.5minute mark    Dave – it appears that at least two thirds of the counties are interested.

1 hr. 41.5minute mark    Call into state about funds.

1 hr. 42.5minute mark    Bob – What else have you got?

Bob & Connie to meet with John tomorrow and come up with a plan of action. Does that meet with everybody’s approval?

Connie – did we establish an effective date?

1 hr. 43.25 minute mark    Bob – do you think that it should happen in April or May?  …. First of April?

Dave – why can't that be part of ahh you ask him if he accepts? When's a good time for him to start you know?

Bob – we can do that

1 hr. 45 minute mark    Bob – First of April is a beginning of a pay period I believe.

Connie – what day is that?

Bob – a Monday

Waiting on a call from Columbus.

ADJOURN

End 1hr. 46.25 minute mark on cd  

13.13 minutes – 3.02 MB