This 26th day of October, 2015, the Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present:
Roy Klopfenstein, Tony Zartman, Mark Holtsberry, and Nola Ginter, Clerk
ALLOWANCE OF CLAIMS:
Warrants documented as 220069 through 220142 for County Bills were approved and certified to the County Auditor for payment.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
A motion was made by Mr. Mark Holtsberry to go into executive session at 8:03 a.m. with the Paulding County Elected Officials to discuss personnel/legal matters. The motion was seconded by Mr. Tony Zartman. All members voting yea.
At 8:51 a.m. all members present agreed to adjourn the executive session and go into regular session.
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING THE 2015 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 009):
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby direct the County Auditor to amend the 2015 Annual Appropriation by appropriating the following in the Engineer-Gas Tax Fund (Fund 009):
009-001-00008/Engineer-Gas Tax/Equipment
AMOUNT: $4,547.18
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING THE 2015 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 142):
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby direct the County Auditor to amend the 2015 Annual Appropriation by appropriating the following in the J E Activity Fund (Fund 142):
142-001-00001/J E Activity/Other Expenses
AMOUNT: $20,000.00
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING THE 2015 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 164):
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby direct the County Auditor to amend the 2015 Annual Appropriation by appropriating the following in the DRETAC/Prosecutor Fund (Fund 164):
164-001-00006/DRETAC/Prosecutor/Equipment
AMOUNT: $3,400.00
Meeting Notes of Appointments
• Jim Langham, Paulding Progress – The Commissioners and Mr. Langham met to discuss the Jacob-Eaton Children’s Home. Levi Eaton and Mr. and Mrs. Otto Jacobs bequeathed property for the charitable and benevolent purpose of providing a children’s home in Paulding County for children under the age of eighteen (18) years who have become wards of the County. The Eaton property, located in Crane Township, was deeded to the Board of County Commissioners on June 19, 1925. The original farm home was used as the Children’s Home until 1973, when it no longer met the requirements and standards established by the Ohio Department of Welfare. In March of 1974, the home was torn down. On July 12, 1974, Otto and Clara Jacobs gifted property, also in Crane Township, for the same purpose. The Commissioners began construction of the Jacob-Eaton Children’s Home in August, 1974, on the Jacob property. By October, 1975, the residence was complete. The Home is certified to accommodate sixteen (16) children. A separate account was established, wherein all funds received from the cash rental of the farms are paid into the account and utilized for the operations of the farm and for the care and maintenance of the Children’s Home. Recently, several maintenance projects/improvements to the Home have been necessary. The Commissioners noted a new roof was installed three years ago, Extensive work was done on the foundation and cemented areas surrounding the Home in 2014. The spring/summer of 2015, septic system updates requiring new life/pump station and new tanks were completed. Currently, work on the exterior is being done. Future improvement/maintenance projects include, but are not limited to, landscaping and driveway repair. The Commissioners emphasized their role is to carry out the wills of Mr. Eaton and Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs to provide a quality and nurturing home life for children who are wards of the County. Their goal is to be good stewards of the property, maintaining the Home and tillable acreage for future generations.
• Aaron Timm, Engineer’s Office – Mr. Timm met briefly with the Commissioners to discuss signage requested by the Park District.
• Jared Renollet, Dog Warden – Mr. Renollet discussed the assistant Dog Warden position with the Commissioners. He also noted the septic work done this summer left quite a mound of dirt.
• Jerry Zielke, PC Economic Development – Mr. Zielke reported ODOT has approved the Gasser Road/US 127 intersection work. The work will include adding a lane for improved flow-through traffic. Mr. Zielke indicated securing the funding for the project is now underway. The improvement project will not occur until 2016 or 2017. Mr. Zielke then reported work on the Perry Street building is progressing. He noted work on the ceiling and lighting will soon be completed. Carpet is on order and the room dividers are in. Mr. Zielke noted several people have already contacted him regarding office space in the building.
