Description

 April 19th, 2007 Minutes

 

Date

4/19/2007

Location

Commissioners Session Room

 

 

 

Time

Speaker

Note

9:00:21 AM

Call Meeting to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Opening Prayer

Roll Call Attendance

 

 

9:01:56 AM

Resolution 2007-306 Approve Minutes of April 16, 2007

Commissioner Barnaby made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously

 

9:02:51 AM

Resolution 2007-307 Approve Agenda as Presented or Amended

Commissioner Genter made the motion and Commissioner Short seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously

 

9:04:07 AM

Resolution 2007-308 Approve Payment of Bills

Commissioner Barnaby made the motion and Commissioner Short seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously

 

9:04:57 AM

Review Sales Tax report

PERMISSIVE SALES TAX COMPARISON

 

 

 

 

2006 Accumulative

2007 Accumulative

 

% change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

Aggregate Totals

Revenue

Aggregate Totals

Monthly

Y-T-D

Jan

$315,899.81

$315,899.81

$307,973.20

$307,973.20

-2.51%

-2.51%

Feb

$306,397.22

$622,297.03

$310,339.72

$618,312.92

1.29%

-0.64%

Mar

$402,628.82

$1,024,925.85

$406,836.52

$1,025,149.44

1.05%

0.02%

Apr

$334,718.67

$1,359,644.52

$262,744.40

$1,287,893.84

-21.50%

-5.28%

May

$303,163.84

$1,662,808.36

$0.00

$1,287,893.84

-100.00%

-22.55%

Jun

$339,995.53

$2,002,803.89

$0.00

$1,287,893.84

-100.00%

-35.70%

Jul

$340,996.53

$2,343,800.42

$0.00

$1,287,893.84

-100.00%

-45.05%

Aug

$338,043.14

$2,681,843.56

$0.00

$1,287,893.84

-100.00%

-51.98%

Sep

$390,949.34

$3,072,792.90

$0.00

$1,287,893.84

-100.00%

-58.09%

Oct

$343,819.05

$3,416,611.95

$0.00

$1,287,893.84

-100.00%

-62.30%

Nov

$334,645.45

$3,751,257.40

$0.00

$1,287,893.84

-100.00%

-65.67%

Dec

$331,532.98

$4,082,790.38

$0.00

$1,287,893.84

-100.00%

-68.46%

 

 

9:05:40 AM

Review elected officials breakfast with State legislators

Commissioner Barnaby will attend.

 

9:07:21 AM

Review EPA Public notice Anti-degradation

Sanitary Engineer Musallam explained the application process. This is our request to haul leachate to Pettisville treatment plant.

 

9:09:28 AM

Elmira/Burlington Sewer Update

Sanitary Engineer Musallam stated the project has reached substantial completion on March 28, 2007. Certificate was sent to the contractor. Hook-ups by residents can now begin. The residents will have 6 months to comply. The sewer rates will have two components. Minimum rate charge of $24.00 per month and the second is actual sewer usage. Est. is $18.00 per month in addition to the minimum rate charge. Those properties with water meters will be actual calculations. Those without will be estimated.

Bills will be semi-annual on the property tax bill. Rates are set in November and collected the next January. There is a public forum tonight to discuss these items with residents. Lingvai Excavating Final Completion Extension Request until June 8, 2007. Commissioner Genter made the motion Resolution 2007-316 and Commissioner Short seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously to grant the request.

 

9:28:00 AM

Cont. engineer's report Ditch 2104 DeGier

Asst. County Engineer Rod Creager discussed possible changes to the plans. The Property owner is in agreement to have the 30 trees removed. Mr. Creager handed out revised tentative assessment calculations. The next step will be to hold a public hearing on the proposed project. Commissioner Barnaby made the motion Resolution 2007-317 and Commissioner Short seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously to hold the Hearing. It will be held on June 7th at 10:00 a.m.

 

9:39:24 AM

· Resolution 2007-309 Transfer Appropriations

Commissioner Barnaby made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously

 

9:40:17 AM

· Resolution 2007-310 Establish Line Item, Approve Advance Back of Monies to the Pettisville Sewer District Fund (5104) from Elmira/Burlington Sanitary Sewer Fund (5105)

Commissioner Genter made the motion and Commissioner Short seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously

 

9:40:52 AM

· Resolution 2007-311 Cancel session April 23, 2007

Commissioner Barnaby made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously

 

9:41:13 AM

· Resolution 2007-312 Advertise for Bids for 25F.3 Replacement

Commissioner Barnaby made the motion and Commissioner Short seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously

 

9:41:47 AM

· Resolution 2007-313 Enter into contract 2007- for sewer grant assistance Elmira/Burlington Sanitary Sewer MVPO

Commissioner Barnaby made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously

 

9:43:06 AM

· Resolution 2007-314 Approve Then and Now Purchases

Commissioner Barnaby made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously

 

9:46:31 AM

· Resolution 2007-315 Approve Purchase Orders and Travel Requests

Commissioner Short made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously

 

10:01:52 AM

Black Swamp Agricultural Easement Purchase Program (AEPP)

Kevin Joyce from Black Swamp was present to bring forward several applications. This is a competitive application process to receive a grant from the state of Ohio. One of the issues is to make sure that they are not inconsistent with land use plans. This is the last year of the program. There is support to renew the clean Ohio program. The commissioners were asked to approve a resolution of support. Commissioner Barnaby moved to approve, Commissioner Short asked for more discussion. Mr. Short asked if the easements can be held by regional planning commission. Mr. Joyce explained that it is exactly what Black Swamp does. Mr. Short agreed, but again questioned why the county would not hold the easements. Mr. Barnaby stated that in 2001 the Commissioners voted not to do that. Mr. Short asked if the RPC would be interested in holding the easements. The deadline on the applications is 6/1/2007. Commissioner Genter agreed with Mr. Short to explore the option. RPC does some support work, but Black Swamp is the historic lead. Commissioner Short made the motion Resolution 2007-318 and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion. to table the request until April 26, 2007. The motion carried 2 to 1. Commissioner Barnaby voted no.

 

10:14:37 AM

adjourn

ODOT cancellation do to an emergency

 

10:52:53 AM

Signed copies of the minutes,

or an audio recording of the meeting, in its entirety, are

available for review in the

Office of the Clerk of the

Board, 152 S. Fulton St.,

Suite 270; Wauseon, OH

43567-3309


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Dean Genter


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Paul Barnaby


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Joseph D. Short