This 22nd day of October, 2014, the Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present:
Tony Zartman, Roy Klopfenstein, and Nola Ginter, Clerk; Absent: Fred Pieper
ALLOWANCE OF CLAIMS:
Warrants documented as 211526 through 211607 for County Bills were approved and certified to the County Auditor for payment.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
A motion was made by Mr. Roy Klopfenstein to go into executive session at 8:03 a.m. with the Paulding County Prosecutor to discuss legal matters. The motion was seconded by Mr. Tony Zartman. All members voting yea.
At 8:34 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 October 20, 2014, Warrants numbered 211441 through 211516 in the amount of $16,722.85; 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 AMENDING THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 089):
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby direct the County Auditor to amend the 2014 Annual Appropriation by appropriating to the Prisoners’ Subdivision Fund (Fund 089):
089-001-00001/Prisoners’ Subdivision/Prisoners’ Housing Expense
AMOUNT: $516.50
IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 280):
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby modify the 2014 Annual Appropriation and hereby directs the Paulding County Auditor to transfer funds in the Sewage Permit Fund (Fund 280):
FROM: 280-001-00002/Sewage Permit/Fringes
TO: 280-001-00001/Sewage Permit/Salaries, $800.00
280-001-00003/Sewage Permit/Other, $200.00
AMOUNT: $1,000.00
MEETING NOTES OF APPOINTMENTS:
Ed Bohn, EMA; Brion Hanenkratt, E-911 – Mr. Hanenkratt reported the lights on the tower at the fairground are now in working order. He also noted the new radio system is working well. There are still a few weak spots in he County. This issue will be addressed in the future. Mr. Bohn then distributed his reports for the past two weeks. He reported the generators are in dire need of maintenance. The closest service company is in Toledo. Mr. Bohn noted they will be back in the area in the next couple of weeks to service both generators. He then addressed the Ebola situation. He noted the importance of using common sense and monitoring traveling. Mr. Bohn stated there is a policy and guidelines for the hospital, EMS/EMT squads, and other health care providers when handling potential Ebola cases. The EMA 2015 budget was discussed and Mr. Bohn provided projections and revenue estimates. He requested repairs be made on the ceiling tile in his office at the OSU extension building. He also asked if the OSU hall lease agreement could be revised regarding the red bar on the double doors. The bar needs to be removed while the building is occupied in case the door need to be utilized as an emergency exit. Mr. Bohn was provided with a copy of the lease for his review to revise as necessary.
Claudia Fickel, County Auditor – Ms. Fickel presented the sales tax revenue, General Fund receipts, and General Fund expenses reports for the Commissioners’ review. Sales tax for October was $7,344.83 from September and also down $7,381.82 from October, 2013. General Fund receipts of $342,224.93 for September were down significantly from August; however, $18,537.99 above the four-year average for the month of September. General Fund expenses were up from August; however, down $33,303.32 from September, 2013, and up $80,616.02 from the four-year average for the month of September. Ms. Fickel noted the 2015 budget expense worksheets will be distributed soon.
