This 30th day of September, 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 219503 through 219541 for County Bills were approved and certified to the County Auditor for payment.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
A motion was made by Mr. Tony Zartman to go into executive session at 8:06 a.m. with the Paulding County Prosecutor to discuss legal matters. The motion was seconded by Mr. Mark Holtsberry. All members voting yea.
At 8:22 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 068):
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby direct the County Auditor to amend the 2015 Annual Appropriation by appropriating the following in the Sheriff’s Reserve Fund (Fund 068):
068-001-00001/Sheriff’s Reserve/Salaries
AMOUNT: $3,200.00
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING THE 2015 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 068):
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby direct the County Auditor to amend the 2015 Annual Appropriation by appropriating the following in the Sheriff’s Reserve Fund (Fund 068):
068-001-00002/Sheriff’s Reserve/PERS
AMOUNT: $250.00
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING THE 2015 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 192)
The Board of County Commissioners does hereby direct the County Auditor to amend the 2015 Annual Appropriation by appropriating the following in the County Health Insurance Fund (Fund 192):
192-001-00001/County Health Insurance/Miscellaneous Expense
AMOUNT: $150.60
EXECUTIVE SESSION
A motion was made by Mr. Tony Zartman to go into executive session at 8:48 a.m. with the Elected Officials discuss personnel matters. The motion was seconded by Mr. Mark Holtsberry. All members voting yea.
At 9:30 a.m. all members present agreed to adjourn the executive session and go into regular session.
Meeting Notes of Appointments:
• Claudia Fickel, Robin Dobbelaere, Jason Landers, Carol Temple, Ann Pease, Joe Burkard, and Cindy Peters – Ms. Peters presented 2016 CEBCO rates for Paulding County Employees’ health insurance. The Commissioners have decided to absorb the increase in premium for employees. They also announced the possibility of offering an HSA option for employees. Ms. Peters then distributed spreadsheets showing the single and family rates for employees and elected officials. The Commissioners called an executive session with just the elected officials to further discuss personnel benefits (see resolution above).
• Coral Fetzer, SWCD – Ms. Fetzer presented Paulding County Soil & Water Conservation District’s 2015 review report. She offered a quick overview of each of the SWCD employees and their accomplishments. Ms. Fetzer noted the employees are looking ahead to 2016 and have many projects scheduled. She reviewed various ways the SWCD is funded and then presented 2015 projected budget versus the actual through September. Ms. Fetzer pointed out that the state match on General Fund appropriations has decreased from 124% to 109%. This will be effective 2016 and will reflect in the projected revenue in the 2016 budget.
• Jim States and Leslie Parrett, State Bank – Claudia Fickel and Cindy Peters joined Mr. States and Ms. Parrett to discuss the county credit card situation. State Bank manages their own credit cards. Ms. Parrett explained the various services they are able to offer. She requested a list of the entities requiring cards and the spending limitations for each. There is no annual fee and cards can be issued within three weeks. Ms. Parrett then discussed the HSA offered by State Bank. She explained HSA accounts provide a way for employees to pay health care costs not covered by their insurance and may also be used to pay for deductibles and co-pays. Contributions to the employee’s HSA can be made by the employee (pre-tax) and also by the employer. Employees can utilized their HSA through a debit card or checks and HSA balances roll over year to year from employer to employer. Open enrollment for the County health insurance plan is the first two weeks in November, with the new plan year beginning January 1, 2016. The Commissioners thanked Mr. States and Ms. Parrett for meeting with them.
