PAULDING COUNTY Commissioners MEETING MINUTES 4/3/19
This 3rd day of April, 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 250432 through 250471 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 8:00 a.m. with the County Prosecutor to discuss legal matters. The motion was seconded by Mr. Mark Holtsberry. All members voting yea.
At 8:15 a.m. all members present agreed to adjourn the executive session and go into regular session.
Meeting Notes of Appointments
• Travis McGarvey, County Engineer – Mr. McGarvey informed the Commissioners that we are close to getting signatures for the road agreement. We have a culvert project in Benton town ship at Roads 57 and 24. McGarvey noted that we’ve been fixing some holes and berms (small maintenance). The bridge on Road 79 (Blue Creek bridge) we will take a look at possibly shortening that guardrail to allow better access. Road 131 has some pipe issue with separation at the joints on a culvert. Culverts are township responsibility. There is a gas tax increase of 10.5 cents. House Bill 62, the state transportation budget, adopted a compromise bill that was voted on by both chambers. The conference report includes a gas tax increase of 10.5 cents per gallon and a diesel fuel tax increase of 19 cents per gallon. The increase will be effective July 1, 2019. New revenue will be distributed 55 percent to the state and 45 percent to local governments. CNG vehicles will pay the same rate as diesel, subject to a five-year phase-in. The conference report includes a new $100 fee on hybrid vehicles and $200 for electric vehicles. There was also some discussion regarding the water drainage issue at the section of houses at the intersection of SR 49 and SR 111. Mr. Foust, SWCD Administrator also joined the conversation and will be in contact with one of the landowners in that area.
• Dan Foust, SWCD Administrator – Mr. Foust presented the bid books prepared for Melody Acres Ditch. It is ready to advertise. Also, on Friday, April 12th @ 12:30pm, SWCD is meeting with ODA at Defiance SWCD and invited the Commissioners to attend.
• Ed Bohn, EMA Director – Mr. Bohn informed the Commissioners that the county received the final grant payment for the Training Facility in the amount of $22,803.00. Mr. Bohn noted that we will be up and running by the 3rd week of April. There is an exercise this Sat at 9:00 a.m. at the Mercer Landmark Propane facility. We are using their railcars with Norfolk & Southern assisting. Commissioner Klopfenstein directed Mr. Bohn to have county employees moving the EMA generators use county vehicles to avoid any liability issues. There is a Pipeline Safety Training class on April 30th. Doors open at 5:00 pm; dinner at 5:30pm. Mr. Bohn explained that he will be in Indianapolis next week for FDIC (Tuesday-Saturday). He also commented that there is a caravan of farmers going to Nebraska and relief efforts taking place within Paulding County. The relief effort is a partnership between OSU Extensions, Paulding and Van Wert Counties, 4-H, FFA Chapters, Paulding County Area Foundation, local farmers, the Paulding and Van Wert Counties Farm Bureau and Agribusinesses.
