Description	Minutes of Meeting
Date	7/23/2007	Location		Commissioners Session Room
Time	Speaker		Note
9:01:14 AM	Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Opening Prayer Roll Call Attendance		Commissioners Barnaby and Short are present. Commissioner Genter is absent.
9:02:58 AM	Resolution 2007-594 Approve Minutes of July 19, 2007		Commissioner Short made the motion and Commissioner Barnaby seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
9:03:15 AM	Resolution 2007-595 Approve Agenda as Presented or Amended		Commissioner Short made the motion and Commissioner Barnaby seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
9:03:57 AM	OLD BUSINESS None		Commissioner Barnaby mentioned that all had been cleaned up from the Homecoming except for the tent and further mentioned that they ran out of chicken at 3:00 pm on Saturday.
9:04:21 AM	Resolution 2007-596 Increase Appropriations for Fulton County Sanitary Engineer		Commissioner Short made the motion and Commissioner Barnaby seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
9:05:46 AM	Resolution 2007-597 Advertise for Meal Delivery Driver for Senior Center		Commissioner Barnaby made the motion and Commissioner Short seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
9:08:08 AM	Resolution 2007-598 Authorize Board Vice President to Execute Satisfaction of Mortgage		Commissioner Short made the motion and Commissioner Barnaby seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
9:08:36 AM	Resolution 2007-599 Increase Appropriations for County Auditor		Commissioner Short made the motion and Commissioner Barnaby seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
9:09:40 AM	Resolution 2007-600 Transfer Appropriations for Juvenile Court		Commissioner Barnaby made the motion and Commissioner Short seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
9:11:16 AM	Resolution 2007-601 Approve Pay Request for House of Ruth Shelter		Commissioner Barnaby made the motion and Commissioner Short seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
9:13:06 AM	Resolution 2007-602 Accept Recommendation Regarding Worker's Compensation Claims		Commissioner Barnaby made the motion and Commissioner Short seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
9:14:25 AM	Resolution 2007-603 Approve Purchase Orders and Travel Requests		Commissioner Short made the motion and Commissioner Barnaby seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
9:17:30 AM	RECESS
5:30:28 PM	Final Hearing on DeGier Ditch Petition -Commissioners Session Room		Commissioner Barnaby began by swearing in all that intended to speak at a time when testimony would be taken. He then stated that Commissioner Short; County Engineer, Frank Onweller; Assistant County Engineer, Rod Creager; and he had re-visited the site earlier in the morning.   Mr. Creager then began a PowerPoint presentation explaining the ditch process, the prayer of the petition and the nature and extent of the work proposed. He further addressed the process by which the assessments were calculated by explaining the REACH method.  This method involves all property owners that will benefit from the work and are assessed in the percentage in which it is used by them accordingly. He addressed further questions regarding assessments before Commissioner Barnaby called for testimony from the landowners:   Homer Durbin stated that he is against the 1st part of the petition but is for having the trees taken down and the ditch cleaned out.   Chad Helmniak stated that he is against the 1st part of the petition and proposed first cleaning out the brush and taking down the trees only.   John Snyder stated that he is against the 1st part of the petition.   Jim Reigsecher stated that he does not feel that the 1st part of the petition will benefit anyone.   Albert Case stated that he is for taking out the trees but is against the rest of the petition.   Lisa Snyder stated the she does not see any evidence of flooding on her property and further does not feel that they will benefit from part 1 of the petition.   Jeff DeGier, the Petitioner, recapitulated the expenses that he has incurred trying to solve this problem on his own before involving the County.   Shawna Helminiak and Lisa Snyder both expressed concern that their voice was not being heard throughout these hearings. The Commissioners explained that this is the 3rd hearing on this matter and that each time, because of the testimony given by the landowners, the original plan has been scaled back to reduce costs to all those involved.
6:24:11 PM	Testimony closed-deliberations		After deliberations, it was decided that while it is agreed that this may not solve all of the problems, they must address the prayer of the petition which relates to surface drainage only.  The Commissioners believe that the proposed work is in the best interest as it relates to the prayer of the petition and further is the least expensive way to accomplish this.  Commissioner Barnaby moved to approve the petition and Commissioner Short seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.  Resolution 2007-604  Finding Affirming the Former order, Confirming Assessments, and Ordering the Letting of the Contracts.
6:40:56 PM	ADJOURN
	Signed copies of the minutes, or an audio recording of the meeting, in it’s entirety, are available for review in the Office of the Clerk of the Board, 152 S. Fulton St., Suite 270; Wauseon, OH 43567 __________________________ Dean Genter   __________________________ Paul Barnaby __________________________ Joseph Short   Attest:   _________________________ Jennifer L. Connors, Clerk