This 27th day of March, 2019, the Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present: Roy Klopfenstein, Tony Zartman, Mark Holtsberry and Cindy Peters, Clerk
ALLOWANCE OF CLAIMS:
Warrants documented as 250265 through 250319 for County Bills were approved and certified to the County Auditor for payment.
IN THE MATTER OF CREATING A NEW REVENUE LINE ITEM AND ESTIMATING THE REVENUE:
WHEREAS, a new revenue line item must be created to accurately track revenue associated with the Soil Conservation Fund; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners does hereby direct the County Auditor to create
a new revenue line item in the Soil Conservation Fund (Fund 010), and estimate the revenue for said fund, to-wit; Revenue Line Item 010-001-100008 Misc Grant Money Estimated Revenue $194,000.00
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING THE 2019 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 010):
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners does hereby direct the County Auditor to amend the 2019 Annual Appropriation by appropriating the following in the Soil Conservation (Fund 010):
010-001-00015/Soil Conservation/Equipment Grant
AMOUNT: $92,500.00
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING THE 2019 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 094):
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners does hereby direct the County Auditor to amend the 2019 Annual Appropriation by appropriating the following in the Payroll Deductions Fund (Fund 094):
094-001-00005/Payroll Deductions/Misc Deductions
AMOUNT: $294.85
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING THE 2019 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 149):
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners does hereby direct the County Auditor to amend the 2019 Annual Appropriation by appropriating the following in the Maintenance/Operating Jail Fund (Fund 149):
149-001-00001/Maint/Operating Jail/Other
AMOUNT: $60,000.00
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING THE 2019 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 170):
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners does hereby direct the County Auditor to amend the 2019 Annual Appropriation by appropriating the following in the Wireless 911 Fund (Fund 170):
170-001-00010/Wireless 911/Operating
AMOUNT: $43,624.00
IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2019 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 001):
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners does hereby modify the 2019 Annual Appropriation and hereby directs the Paulding County Auditor to transfer funds in the Commissioners’ Fund (Fund 001):
FROM: 001-031-00002/ Commissioners’ Misc/Other
TO: 001-016-00007/Commissioners’ Buildings & Grounds/Contract Services
AMOUNT: $25,000.00
IN THE MATTER OF AUTHORIZING THE PAULDING COUNTY ENGINEER TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE 2019 JOINT TOWNSHIP CHIP SEAL PROJECT:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners does hereby authorize Travis McGarvey, Paulding County Engineer, to advertise in a paper of general circulation within the County for two consecutive weeks for bids for the 2019Joint Township Chip Seal Project.
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING THE PAULDING COUNTY ‘FOB’ POLICY:
WHEREAS, the Paulding County ‘FOB’ Policy was implemented on May 9, 2016; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to update the policy to address employee key card registration and contractor access into the courthouse for afterhours entry approval; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners does hereby adopt the following Policy update to the Paulding County FOB Policy and implement additional registration forms to assist with employee access and temporary key card registrations for contractors.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
A motion was made by Mr. Mark Holtsberry to go into executive session at 8:05 a.m. with the County Prosecutor to discuss legal matters. The motion was seconded by Mr. Tony Zartman. All members voting yea.
At 8:27 a.m. all members present agreed to adjourn the executive session and go into regular session.
Meeting Notes of Appointments:
• Matt Miller – Mr. Miller met with the Commissioners to discuss the Eaton farm. Mr. Miller explained that it’s been good all winter until the last week or two. He noted that there’s been some vandalism with off road trucks mudding, although it is way better than it has been the last 3-4 years. Mr. Miller noted that he has written approximately 40 permission slips for hunting. Mr. Miller then presented a farm crop map for the 2019 planting season for the Eaton Farm’s 250.7 tillable acres. The Eaton Farm will be out for bid again this summer for the next three year lease.
• Dan Foust, SWCD – Mr. Foust presented a packet of information to the Commissioners for the drainage issues at the State Route 49 and State Route 111 intersection. The Ohio Department of Transportation informed Soil and Water via a letter on August 1, 2018, at the request of adjacent landowners, that there is no viable options available that can be undertaken solely by ODOT to improve the existing outlets to a degree that will substantially mitigate the historical surface flooding in the area, however, is willing to partner with SWCD to find potential alternatives. Mr. Foust has been and will be researching additional alternatives to the drainage issue and report back to the Commissioners his findings.
• Simeon Shepherd, Assistant Dog Warden and Skyler Maassel, Dog Warden met with the Commissioners to obtain some direction on the dog kennel and overcrowding. Mr. Maassel reported that he had 8 dogs on Friday and by Monday, ended up with 14 dogs. He commented that he will be attending training in the future with the NW Dog Warden’s Association. The Commissioners advised Mr. Maassel to obtain some guidance from area Dog Wardens from other counties. Mr. Maassel then reported that since they’ve been calling people to renew their dog tags, twenty-nine dog owners have renewed their tags. Mr. Maassel and Mr. Shepherd will continue to make calls to owners of dogs that have not yet purchased their tags. The Dog Warden hours are currently 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
