Description	Minutes of Meeting
Date	1/3/2008	Location		Commissioners Session Room
Time	Speaker		Note
9:00:11 AM	Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Opening Prayer Roll Call Attendance - all present
9:01:46 AM	Resolution 2008-001 Approve Minutes of December 31, 2007		Commissioner Short made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
9:02:39 AM	Resolution 2008-002 Approve Agenda As Presented or Amended		Commissioner Barnaby made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
9:03:03 AM	Resolution 2008-003 Approve Payment of Bills		Commissioner Short made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
9:03:34 AM	Review Dog Warden Report for week of 12/23/07 - 12/29/07
9:04:27 AM	Review 2007 Year End Revenue and Expense Reports		County Administrator, Vond Hall, presented the Board with 2007 Year End Financial Reports which included a breakdown of revenue and expenses and a final fund summary for 2007.  Revenue includes taxes, charges for services, licenses and permits, court fines and costs, local government funding, and earned interest. Mr. Hall indicated that the largest component of revenue comes from sales tax.  Property tax is a significant source also, however, in comparison, the county receives $1.8 million while the schools receive approximately $33 million of property tax collected.  Sales and property taxes account for approximately 52% of the revenue needed to operate the county.  Expenses include legislative costs, court operations, sheriff and public safety, public works, public health, human services, intergovernmental expenses and capital outlay.
9:18:08 AM	Resolution 2008-004 Enter Into Contract with Belmont Pines Hospital, Inc. on Behalf of Department of Job and Family Services		Commissioner Barnaby made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
9:18:48 AM	Resolution 2008-005 Approve Then and Now Purchase Orders		Resolution pulled. No Then and Nows were presented.
9:19:45 AM	Resolution 2008-006 Approve Purchase Orders and Travel Requests		Commissioner Short made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
9:21:09 AM	Adjourn
	A signed copy of the minutes or a recording of the meeting in it’s entirety can be obtained in the office of the Clerk of the Board at 152 S. Fulton St, Ste 270, Wauseon, Ohio  43567.     Dean Genter     Paul Barnaby     Joseph Short   Attest:   Jennifer L. Connors, Clerk