This 3rd day of September, 2014, the Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present:
Tony Zartman, Roy Klopfenstein, Fred Pieper, and Cindy Peters, Clerk
ALLOWANCE OF CLAIMS:
Warrants documented as 210251 through 210350 for County Bills were approved and certified to the County Auditor for payment.
TRAVEL REQUESTS:
Lou Ann Wannemacher, NW District Treasurer’s Meeting, Findlay, OH – September 4, 2014
Carol Temple, Fall Continuing Education, Columbus, OH – September 16 & 17, 2014
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
A motion was made by Mr. Roy Klopfenstein to go into executive session at 8:05 a.m. with the Paulding County Prosecutor to discuss legal matters. The motion was seconded by Mr. Fred Pieper. All members voting yea.
At 8:46 a.m. all members present agreed to adjourn the executive session and go into regular session.
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 September 03, 2014, Warrants numbered 210253 and 210347 in the amount of $1570.00; 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 MODIFYING THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 001-006):
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby modify the 2014 Annual Appropriation and hereby directs the Paulding County Auditor to transfer funds:
FROM: 001-006-00001/General Fund/State Audit
TO: 001-006-00002/General Fund/Special Report
AMOUNT: $2800.00
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 016):
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby direct the County Auditor to amend the 2014 Annual Appropriation by appropriating the following in the SHSP FY08 (Fund 218):
218-001-00001/SHSP FY08/Other Expenses
AMOUNT: $10,604.70
IN THE MATTER OF CREATING AND APPROPRIATING TO NEW REVENUE AND EXPENSE LINES IN FUND 185-SANITARY SEWER REV FUND:
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby direct the County Auditor to create and appropriate to the following revenue and expense line items for the Sanitary Sewer Rev Fund, 185:
185-001-10003 Other Receipts – $41,000.00
185-001-00012 Repairs – $41,000.00
IN THE MATTER OF CHANGES TO THE PAULDING COUNTY PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL:
The elected officials were notified of the changes to the Paulding County personnel manual; changes were added to the personnel manual by the Paulding County Prosecutor’s office. Now, therefore the Board of Paulding County Commissioners does hereby authorize the adoption of the changes to the Paulding County Personnel Policy Manual, to be effective September 3, 2014.
Meeting Notes of Appointments:
Lou Ann Wannemacher, County Treasurer – Ms. Wannemacher presented to the Commissioners the annual information update for the Hospital and Jail Bonds.
Ed Bohn, Paulding County EMA – Mr. Bohn presented his weekly report and discussed the voucher process with the Commissioners. Mr. Bohn indicated that everyone on the LEPC committee will receive a LEPC handbook and he would also like to hold quarterly LEPC meetings. Mr. Bohn reported that he is continuing to concentrate on the mitigation plan to be eligible for new grant dollars. There is special project grant monies available in 2015. The approximate cost of preparing a new mitigation plan is $12,000-$15,000. Since the mitigation plan was so old, the state suggested that a new one be written. Mr. Bohn is concentrating his efforts on the Emergency Operations Plan as well as Communication and Debris Removal plans. In addition, Mr. Bohn discussed with the Commissioners the accident on US 24. All fire chiefs are on board with our EMA Director and the placement of two trailers on the north and south ends of the county with material to contain spills from accidents. Mr. Bohn will be in Columbus later this week to meet with the NW Ohio Field Liason, Ohio Emergency Management, Richard Lauffer.
James Davison met with the Commissioners to discuss vacating an alley in Worstvillle.
Jason Landers, Paulding County Sheriff, briefly discussed 911 communications and fire inspection requirements at the Sheriff’s office with the State Fire Marshall.
