Paulding County Commissioners Meeting Minutes 12/30/13

Paulding County Commissioners Meeting Minutes 12/30/13

This 30th day of December, 2013, the Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present:

Fred Pieper, Tony Zartman, Roy Klopfenstein, and Nola Ginter, Clerk

ALLOWANCE OF CLAIMS:

Warrants documented as 204529 through 204629 for County Bills were approved and certified to the County Auditor for payment.

IN THE MATTER OF APPROVING ‘THEN AND NOW’ PURCHASE ORDERS AND PAYMENTS:

The Paulding County Auditor has certified the following “Then and Now” purchase order numbers and payments included in the Allowance of Claims on December 23, 2013, Warrants numbered 204369 through 204409 in the amount of $15,522.40; and it is certified that both at the time that the contract or order was made (“then”), and at the time that the County Auditor is completing the certification (“now”), that sufficient funds were available or in the process of collection, to the credit of a proper fund, properly appropriated and free from any previous encumbrance; and pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code §5705.41(D)(1), these purchases must be approved by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners. Now, therefore the Paulding County Commissioners approve the Then and Now Purchase Orders as submitted by the Auditor; and it is found and determined that all formal actions of this Board of County Commissioners, County of Paulding, State of Ohio concerning the adoption of this resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this Board of County Commissioners, and that all deliberations of this Board of County Commissioners and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action, were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements including Section §121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code.

IN THE MATTER OF DISPOSAL OF UNNEEDED, OBSOLETE, OR UNFIT PERSONAL PROPERTY:

The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office owns a vehicle that is no longer fit for the use for which it was acquired; and the fair market value of said vehicle is, in the opinion of the Board, two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) or less. Now, therefore the Board of County Commissioners does hereby authorize the Paulding County Sheriff to sell privately or trade in the following vehicle:

2009 Ford Crown Victoria VIN 2FAHP71V99X132499

APPOINTMENT OF PAULDING COUNTY ASSISTANT DOG WARDEN:

The Board of County Commissioners does hereby approve the appointment of Jared Renollet as Paulding County Assistant Dog Warden/Deputy; and the Board of County Commissioners does hereby authorize the Paulding County Sheriff to determine the Paulding County Assistant Dog Warden/Deputy’s date of hire.

IN THE MATTER OF AWARDING THE BID FOR RELOCATING WIRING AT THE PAULDING COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES:

Three proposals were received for the wiring project at the Paulding County Department of Job and Family Services building, 252 Dooley Drive, Paulding, Ohio; and Corey Walker, Director of the Paulding County Department of Job and Family Services, presented the proposals received from three (3) contractors:

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services – $6.499.00

Indiana Small Business IT, LLC, PO Box 63, 17490 US RT 127, Cecil, OH 45821 – $7,700.00

EK Computer, Inc., 818 North Perry Street, Suite B, Napoleon OH 43545 – $6,475.00

A motion was made by Mr. Tony Zartman to accept the proposal from EK Computer, Inc., in the amount of $6,475.00.

IN THE MATTER OF PERMISSIVE TAX APPLICATION FOR FUNDS AVAILABLE UNDER SECTION 4504.05 OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE FOR THE VILLAGE OF OAKWOOD:

Oakwood Village, a municipal corporation within the County of Paulding, hereby makes application for funds available under Section 4504.05 of the Revised Code of Ohio, to plan, construct, improve, maintain, or repair the following streets within the municipality shown on a map presented to the Paulding County Engineer.

Total amount of estimated cost of construction: $32,341.21

Amount available according to vehicle registration: $18,907.82

Application date: December 20, 2013

Susan Barron/s/, Fiscal Officer

Village of Oakwood

I, Travis McGarvey, Engineer of Paulding County, hereby grant the foregoing request of the Village of Oakwood in the amount of $18,907.82.

Approval date: December 26, 2013

Travis McGarvey/s/

Paulding County Engineer

Commissioners order to pay Oakwood Village. The Auditor is hereby authorized to issue a warrant to Oakwood Village in the amount of $18,907.82 in conformance with Section 4505.05 of the Revised Code of Ohio, to be paid from the Municipal Permissive Tax Fund.

Approval Date: December 30, 2013

IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING A RESOLUTION CREATING K-9 OFFICER FUND (FUND 173):

On November 25, 2013, a resolution was passed to create a K-9 Officer Fund (Fund 173) for the purpose of accurately tracking the K-9 Officer revenue/donations and expenses; and revenue and expense line items were created to account for the revenue and expenses of said K-9 Officer; and the K-9 Officer Fund (Fund 173) shall be used exclusively for the K-9 Unit expenses. Now, therefore the Board of County Commissioners does hereby amend their resolution to include the above paragraph.

IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING THE 2013 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 136):

The Board of County Commissioners does hereby direct the County Auditor to amend the 2013 Annual Appropriation by appropriating the following in the County Court Probation Services Fund (Fund 136):

136-001-00001/County Court Probation Services/Other Expenses

AMOUNT: $879.03

IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2013 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 001-002):

The Board of County Commissioners does hereby modify the 2013 Annual Appropriation and hereby directs the Paulding County Auditor to transfer funds:

FROM: 001-002-00007/General Fund/County Auditor/Advertising/Printing

TO: 001-002-00003/General Fund/County Auditor/Supplies

AMOUNT: $529.33

IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2013 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 001-004):

The Board of County Commissioners does hereby modify the 2013 Annual Appropriation and hereby directs the Paulding County Auditor to transfer funds:

FROM: 001-004-00007/General Fund/County Prosecutor/PERS

TO: 001-004-00002/General Fund/County Prosecutor/Salaries-Employees

AMOUNT: $.11

IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2013 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 001-008):

The Board of County Commissioners does hereby modify the 2013 Annual Appropriation and hereby directs the Paulding County Auditor to transfer funds:

FROM: 001-008-00015/General Fund/Court of Common Pleas/Workers’ Comp

TO: 001-008-00002/General Fund/Court of Common Pleas/Salaries-Employees

AMOUNT: $194.00

IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2013 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 001-016):

The Board of County Commissioners does hereby modify the 2013 Annual Appropriation and hereby directs the Paulding County Auditor to transfer funds:

FROM: 001-016-00007/General Fund/Commissioners’ Buildings and Grounds/Contract Services

TO: 001-016-00016/General Fund/Commissioners’ Buildings and Grounds/AEP Balance New Jail

AMOUNT: $.40

IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2013 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 001-017):

The Board of County Commissioners does hereby modify the 2013 Annual Appropriation and hereby directs the Paulding County Auditor to transfer funds:

FROM: 001-017-00011/General Fund/Sheriff/Contracts/Services

TO: 001-017-00005/General Fund/Sheriff/Supplies/Sheriff

AMOUNT: $4,000.00

IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2013 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 001-017):

The Board of County Commissioners does hereby modify the 2013 Annual Appropriation and hereby directs the Paulding County Auditor to transfer funds:

FROM: 001-017-00003/General Fund/Sheriff/Salaries-Employees, Jail

TO: 001-017-00006/General Fund/Sheriff/Jail Supplies/Jail/Outhousing

AMOUNT: $10,000.00

IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2013 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 009):

The Board of County Commissioners does hereby modify the 2013 Annual Appropriation and hereby directs the Paulding County Auditor to transfer funds in the Engineer-Gas Tax Fund (Fund 009):

FROM: 009-001-00006/Engineer-Gas Tax/Laborers

TO: 009-001-00002/Engineer-Gas Tax/Salaries-Employees

AMOUNT: $1,978.87

IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2013 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 081):

The Board of County Commissioners does hereby modify the 2013 Annual Appropriation and hereby directs the Paulding County Auditor to transfer funds in the WMEA Grant Fund (Fund 081):

FROM: 081-001-00007/WMEA Grant/PERS

TO: 081-001-00001/WMEA Grant/Salaries

AMOUNT: $8.00

IN THE MATTER OF REDUCING THE 2013 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 001-017):

The Board of County Commissioners does hereby direct the County Auditor to reduce the 2013 Annual Appropriation:

001-017-00020/General Fund/Sheriff/K-9 Officer Expenses

Current Appropriation: $9,200.00

Change (+or-)-$ 9,200.00

New Appropriation=$0

IN THE MATTER OF ENTERING INTO A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH PLATTENBURG & ASSOCIATES, INC. AND AUDITOR OF STATE OF OHIO FOR THE COUNTY’S AUDIT:

On October 9, 2013, the Paulding County Commissioners issued a Request for Proposals for the audit of Paulding County for five (5) fiscal periods beginning January 1, 2013, and ending December 31, 2017; and Plattenburg & Associates, Inc., an independent public accountant (IPA), submitted a Proposal, listing Charles Harris and Associates, Inc., 614 W. Superior Avenue, Suite 1242, Cleveland OH 44113 as a subcontractor, in the amount of $36,300.00. Now, therefore the Board of County Commissioners does hereby enter into a Memorandum of Agreement between Plattenburg & Associates, Inc., Auditor or State of Ohio, and Paulding County to perform the audit of Paulding County in accordance with the items and conditions set forth in the Request for Proposal for fiscal periods January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2017, and the Board of County Commissioners does hereby direct and authorize the President of the Paulding County Board of Commissioners to act in connection with the Memorandum of Agreement, providing additional information and signatures as may be required.

Meeting Notes of Appointments:

Jason Landers, Paulding County Sheriff – Sheriff Landers requested permission to trade in an old cruiser (see resolution above). Mr. Landers commented he will try to replace a couple of vehicles a year to stay within his budget. He also announced he recently hired a full time dispatcher. He then made a recommendation for a part time dog warden (see resolution above). Sheriff Landers reported there has been some building repairs to the Dog Kennel.

Claudia Fickel, County Auditor – Ms. Fickel presented the Memorandum of Agreement from the Auditor of State (see resolution above).

Randy Shaffer, EMA – Mr. Shaffer reported he plans to e-mail the members of the LEPC and request training ideas for 2014. The State Fire Marshal Academy website provides a listing of trainings. Mr. Shaffer noted Paulding County is the recipient of $5,590.00 in PUCO grant dollars to be used to fund HAZMAT IQ classes. He plans to discuss a possible date for the HAZMAT IQ class at the LEPC meeting on January 7. Mr. Shaffer commented Defiance County has a used siren that Auglaize Township may have. Mr. Shaffer intends on drafting a memo to specify his limitations regarding siren repair. He reported there are currently 18 sirens in the County. Washington Township is still in need of a siren. Mr. Shaffer reported no significant water damage in Paulding County due to the heavy rainfall last week. He mentioned a new law in Ohio regarding drivers disregarding road closed signs due to high water. Heavy fines can be handed down. Mr. Shaffer emphasized that emergency personnel are in danger when attempting to rescue stranded drivers.