This is the review and audio from the regular Preble County Commission meeting of July 28, 2010. There was an evening meeting for Sewer District 2 that I will get up today or tomorrow.
The Cale Ditch issue from Monday July 26, that had a meeting member worry over a lawsuit was apparently solved by following ORC as mentioned in File 3 under Correspondence and Reports.
The Certificate of Title Office has had great luck using a collection agency that has brought in $200,000 in past due money. The office will also be returning $10,000 to the General Fund. This was money borrowed sometime ago and the office still owes the General Fund $19,735.75. A letter was noted from the office about the promotion of Diana Day to "full time". This passed with a 2 – 0 vote (Chris Day abstained) as Diana is Chris Day's wife.
The Health District reported that the needed money coming in for the year 2012 will not be enough to fund the department at current levels, the state will be further cutting funding next year. The request mentioned Monday, July 26, was made formal here for a 4/10 of a mill levy on the November ballot.
The meeting closes with Commission President Bob Stonecash assuring listeners that "honesty" was completely there in dealing with the Preble County Development Partnership. File 7A has those comments and the assurance "The fact that this Board and the Preble County Developmental Partnership is stepping forward to do something "POSITIVE" regardless of those who think not."
I'll add that I certainly hope so but stand by my comments made in a letter to the editor printed in the Register Herald in mid July. It is available at this link with corroborating audio: http://www.citizensforpreblecounty.com/news/?p=1298 Listeners to the audio link will hear not only Commissioner Day but one other Commissioner calling for only "POSITIVE" information to be included in a presentation being prepared by Commissioner Wesler. That file is here: FILE 10A
The Citizens For Preble County website is based on the offcial audio recording of Preble County Commission meetings and noted by the Commissioners as such on their Agenda:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
NOTE RECEIPT & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING THE JOURNALIZATION AND NOTE RECEIPT OF THE CD RECORDATION BOTH AS THE OFFICIAL MINUTES FOR THE JULY 26TH REGULAR SESSION MEETING
If it is now the position of Preble County Commissioners that this is not the case then please use the email address below and notify me which areas were conducted outside of the parameters of Ohio law.
Preble County, Ohio
County Commissioners
July 28, 2010
Meeting audio and review
All three Commissioners in attendence
I. OPEN MEETING
II. CALL OF ROLL
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV. PRAYER
V. PUBLIC COMMENTS
VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
NOTE RECEIPT & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING THE JOURNALIZATION AND NOTE RECEIPT OF THE CD RECORDATION BOTH AS THE OFFICIAL MINUTES FOR THE JULY 26TH REGULAR SESSION MEETING
End 5.32 minute mark on CD – 768kb
9:00 A.M. – PERSONNEL INTERVIEWS (SOCIAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR 2)
Executive Session for discussion of possible employment of a county employee.
Repeated
Multiple executive sessions.
11.5 minute mark Discussion on money from tobacco settlement.
13.5 minute mark on cd
8.13 minutes – 1.88MB
VII. FINANCIAL CONSIDERTATIONS
A. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RES. #397-10-145
RE: TRANSFER OF FUNDS – GEN’L MISC.
B. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RES. #400-10-145
RE: AUTH. PAYMENT – CORONER ($2,400.00); DRETAC-TREASURER ($1,810.50); TASC ($534.72)
VIII. CORRESPONDENCE & REPORTS
A. CONSDER APPROVAL OF RES. #398 -10-145
RE: RESCINDING ADOPTION OF NEW BASE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR CAIL #808 DRAINANGE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
B. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RES. #399-10-145
RE: RESCINDING RES. #197-10-144, COMBINING QUINN #760, GORDAN #791 & CALE #808 DITCHES INTO A DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
16 minute mark Commissioner David Wesler explains short history of this Ditch issue. Getting it back to ORC. The July 26, 2010 meeting had fear of a lawsuit mentioned had this not been done correctly.
C. NOTE RECEIPT OF A LETTER FROM THE CLERK OF COURTS
*** RE: PROMOTION OF DIANA DAY TO FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT – CERT. OF TITLE rate of pay to increase to $9.50
D. NOTE RECEIPT OF A LETTER FROM THE COUNTY ENGINEER
RE: RESIGNATION OF SUMMER HELP, STEPHEN S. DEFFNER
20.1 minute mark on cd
6.44 minutes – 1.54 MB
Bob – Connie you have anything at this time?
Invitation to Darke County on August 6, 1:00 p.m. David can't go, Bob & Chris will.
21.5 minute mark Certificate of Title will be advancing back t the General Fund $10,000. So far the result of using a collection agency for old uncollected fees has brought in $200,000. Certificate of Title still owes the General Fund $19,735.75
23 minute mark Bob Stonecash – on things going just fine in Preble County.
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO BRING COMMISSIONER STONECASH UP TO DATE ON THE POSSIBLE DISCIPLINE OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE.
24.15 minute mark 11:00 A.M. – BID OPENING – PRICE’S CREEK ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJ. – ENG.
U.S. Bridge of Cambridge, Ohio $397,317
Fryman sp?? Dayton, Ohio $456,349
28 minute mark on cd
7.53 minutes – 1.8MB
11:15 A.M. – PERSONNEL INTERVIEWS (SOCIAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR 2)
29 minute mark EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH BECKY SORRELL &
No action taken – AUDIO LEVEL DROPS NOTICABLY.
30.5 minute mark Audio picks back-up
31.2 minute mark Chris Day mentions Alesia Barhizer passing away.
RECESS UNTIL 1:30 CALLED BEFORE FURTHER DISCUSSION
32 minute mark on cd
6.44 minutes – 1.54 MB
1:30 P.M. – MELISSA WALLACE, HEALTH DIST. (LEVY RENEWAL REQUEST)
They will not have the needed money coming in, the taxes in the 10 mill limitation will not be sufficient for the year 2012. According to ORC 3709.29 to declare by necessity a renewal tax levy in excess of the 10 mill limitation in the amount of 3/10 of one mill and additional 1/10 of one mill for five years. Resolution to filed with the Board of Elections not later than the 75th day before the fall 2010 election. It needs to be 90 days. The 1/10 would be at the old rate. Renewal for 3/10 + 1/10….
Reasons for request read into record.
44.5 minute mark Health District expects 10% less from state an amount in the $80,000 to $100,000 range.
46.75 minute mark on cd
14.42 minutes – 3.36 MB
47 minute mark Bob Stonecash's cell phone goes off.
Yolonda sp? Hastings to account clerk 2 – pay range 4 starting August 2.
48.5 minute mark EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE EMPLOYMENT OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
No action taken.
50 minute mark Becky Sorrell to be scheduled in next Wednesday.
Connie brings up job descriptions down the "hallway". Reorganize the job description.
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51 minute mark Commissioner Stonecash " I just wanted to comment on the Preble County Development Partnership. Have a meeting tomorrow night that is a kick-off meeting a lot details and information will be provided to the public, as it should be at this time. Make a comment, there is a lot of good people involved it is good for the Preble County community to be stepping forward and has been very much in the open. Honesty has been completely there and it is a great effort of much of the private community and also the public sector. garbled.…the fact that this Board of Commissioners is really stepping forward in economic development as we have noted with Goose Creek and the way things are progressing up there. The Preble County community should be very pleased and proud the way things are progressing. The fact that this Board and the Preble County Developmental Partnership is stepping forward to do something POSITIVE regardless of those who think not.
Dave Wesler – Bob, I have that down from 4:00 – 6:00, I may be able to make the first part but I have plans for the Kiwanis and Boy Scouts coming to our house that night.
53.25 minute mark Bob Stonecash- 4H community is stepping forward to insure that 4H continues and we applaud them for that. It is a great effort to continue to provide those services for the youth of Preble County.
Dave Wesler – Dr. Wright will be here right after we get done with the Parade.
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54.75 minute mark Bob – mentions email from Dave Anderson. Dave generally stops by and helps him out once a week.
56 minute mark Chris – brings up $214,000 windfall from June.
ADJOURN
57 minute mark on cd
6.44 minutes – 1.54 MB