This 10th 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 Nola Ginter, Clerk
ALLOWANCE OF CLAIMS:
Warrants documented as 210505 through 210541 for County Bills were approved and certified to the County Auditor for
TRAVEL REQUEST:
Angie Stoller, OMUG Training, Dublin OH – 9/8/14
IN THE MATTER OF ADOPTING A SECTION 125 PLAN FOR HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS:
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby authorize Section 125 for Paulding County Elected Officials and Paulding County Employees for health insurance premiums.
IN THE MATTER OF AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE PAULDING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO SIGN DOCUMENTS ON THEIR BEHALF:
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby authorize Tony Zartman, Chairman of said Board, to sign on behalf of the Paulding County Commissioners any and all transactions and necessary paperwork involved in the Solid Waste Disposable Revenue Bonds Series 1996 (Lafarge Corporation project).
IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 001-011):
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby modify the 2014 Annual Appropriation and hereby directs the Paulding County Auditor to transfer funds:
FROM: 001-011-00011/General Fund/Probate Court/Workers’ Comp
TO: 001-011-00003/General Fund/Probate Court/Supplies
AMOUNT: $162.40
IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 001-010):
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby modify the 2014 Annual Appropriation and hereby directs the Paulding County Auditor to transfer funds:
FROM: 001-011-00004/General Fund/Probate Court/Equipment
TO: 001-010-00010/General Fund/Juvenile Court/PERS
AMOUNT: $3,000.00
IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 162):
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby modify the 2014 Annual Appropriation and hereby directs the Paulding County Auditor to transfer funds in the Victims’ Assistance Fund (Fund 162):
FROM: 162-001-20127/Victims’ Assistance/Contract Help
TO: 162-001-20128/Victims’ Assistance/Supplies
AMOUNT: $550.00
IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 162):
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby modify the 2014 Annual Appropriation and hereby directs the Paulding County Auditor to transfer funds in the Victims’ Assistance Fund (Fund 162):
FROM: 162-001-20126/Victims’ Assistance/Other
TO: 162-001-20128/Victims’ Assistance/Supplies
AMOUNT: $400.00
IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 185):
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby modify the 2014 Annual Appropriation and hereby directs the Paulding County Auditor to transfer funds in the Sanitary Sewer Rev Fund (Fund 185):
FROM: 185-002-00004/Sanitary Sewer Rev/Workers’ Comp
TO: 185-001-00010/Sanitary Sewer Rev/Auditor’s Fees
AMOUNT: $14.82
IN THE MATTER OF ESTABLISHING THE INTEREST RATE FOR A COUNTY-HELD NOTE:
The County had several notes from area banking institutions for ditch maintenance projects; and the Board of County Commissioners opted to fund the Schifferly Ditch note for one year; and the interest rate of said note to be held by the Board of County Commissioners was established at 1.4% and was calculated by taking the average of the other loans currently with banking institutions. Now, therefore the Board of County Commissioners does hereby establish 1.4% as the rate of the Schifferly Ditch note held by the County.
APPOINTMENT OF PAULDING COUNTY DOG WARDEN:
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby approve the appointment of Jared Renollet as Paulding County Dog Warden/Deputy effective Saturday, September 13, 2014.
MEETING NOTES OF APPOINTMENTS:
Judge Tiffany Beckman, Common Pleas Court – Judge Beckman met briefly with the Commissioners to provide a Common Pleas Court update. She reported cameras have been installed in the Courtroom, in the stairway and landing, and also in the waiting area. She requested that the wiring and conduits be painted to make them less noticeable. Ms. Beckman was excited about the renovation at the County Court/CSEA Annex building. She said she was very ‘pleased and amazed’ at how nice and roomy it is. Judge Beckman assured the Commissioners that the new hearing room will definitely be utilized. She offered to get furniture quotes and also quotes from BIS digital for the recording system needs in the hearing room.
Jason Landers, Paulding County Sheriff – Sheriff Landers and the Commissioners discussed the new inmate transport vehicle. Mr. Landers noted the vehicle is supposed to be in by September 27. It is an eight passenger Ford Transit NA and will be used primary to transport inmates to and from the Putnam County Jail. Sheriff Landers reviewed his monthly budget report and year end projections. He also presented his monthly inmate report. Mr. Landers noted he has made phone calls inquiring about FOBs for the JFS building on Harrison Street. Various County offices will be utilizing the building for file storage once JFS moves to its Dooley Drive site. Sheriff Landers then made a recommendation for the position of dog warden (see resolution above). He reported that the K-9 unit is performing quite well. In other business, the Sheriff reported his deputies will be attending an ammunition training next week. He also noted his office went live with the new radio frequency this morning at 8:00 a.m. He had encouraged the fire chiefs to report any ‘bugs’ or weak areas by this morning. According to Sheriff Landers, radio communication (using the new frequency) has vastly improved.
Jerry Zielke, Paulding County Economic Development – Mr. Zielke reported he had attended a meeting of the Ohio Council of Developmental Financing. The meeting focused on financing/funding of developmental projects. Mr. Zielke explained there were thirty presentations. He was impressed with the quality and informative nature of the sessions. Mr. Zielke noted he made several new contacts and told the Commissioners some of the presentations were ‘top notch’. He then reported he had attended the ACDC meeting in Antwerp. He also announced the Herbert Orr building project contract has been signed and work will begin soon on their expansion.
