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Description |
Minutes of Meeting |
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Date |
11/12/2009 |
Location |
Commissioners
Session Room |
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Time |
Speaker |
Note |
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9:00:51 AM |
Call Meeting to
Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Opening Prayer
Roll Call Attendance – Commissioners Genter and Barnaby
present. Commissioner Short absent. |
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9:01:31 AM |
Resolution
2009-1031 Approve Minutes of November 9, 2009 |
Commissioner Barnaby
made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously. |
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9:02:55 AM |
Resolution
2009-1032 Approve Agenda As Presented or Amended |
Commissioner Barnaby
made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously. |
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9:03:23 AM |
OLD BUSINESS:
· Resolution 2009-1033 Approve Payment of Bills
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Commissioner Genter
made the motion and Commissioner Barnaby seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously. |
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9:03:40 AM |
·Review
Correspondence from Wood County Commissioners Regarding Bureau
of Criminal Investigation and Identification |
In an effort to
consolidate and cut costs, the State wants to move the regional
BCI&I to Toledo. The Wood County Commissioners are making
efforts keep it at its current location in Bowling Green. They
are asking many to join in their effort. The Board will execute
a letter of support. |
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9:04:30 AM |
Review Minutes from
FCFC Council Steering Committee Meeting |
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9:04:46 AM |
·Review Amended
Certificate |
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9:05:22 AM |
NEW BUSINESS:
· Resolution 2009-1034 Authorize Draw Down
of Fund 204 for FY08 Formula Program |
Commissioner Genter
made the motion and Commissioner Barnaby seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously. |
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9:06:39 AM |
Resolution
2009-1035 Transfer Funds for Department of Job and
Family Services for Shared Costs |
Commissioner Genter
made the motion and Commissioner Barnaby seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously. |
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9:07:30 AM |
· Resolution
2009-1036 Approve Ditch Maintenance Collections for 2010
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Commissioner Barnaby
made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously. |
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9:09:05 AM |
· Resolution
2009-1037 Establish New Line, Increase and Transfer
Appropriations for Various Departments |
Commissioner Barnaby
made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously. |
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9:10:43 AM |
· Resolution
2009-1038 Enter Into Contract 2009-136 with Hank's
Plumbing and Heating Company for Northeast Fulton County Water
System Project -Contract A |
Commissioner Barnaby
made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously. |
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9:11:52 AM |
· Resolution
2009-1039 Enter Into Contract 2009-137 with
Superior Excavating, Inc. for Northeast Fulton County Water
System Project Contracts DI & DII Combined Bid |
Commissioner Barnaby
made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously. |
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9:13:26 AM |
· Resolution
2009-1040 Authorize Board President to Enter Into
Contract 2009-134 and 2009-135 with Plassman Rupp Short and
Hagans for Special Counsel for Northeast Fulton County Water
Project and Riviera Mobile Home Park Sanitary Sewer System
Project |
Commissioner Barnaby
made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously. |
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9:14:07 AM |
· Resolution
2009-1041 Reappoint Members to Board of DD
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Commissioner Barnaby
made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously. |
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9:15:23 AM |
· Resolution
2009-1042 Approve Then and Now Purchase Orders
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Commissioner Barnaby
made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously. |
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9:16:01 AM |
· Resolution
2009-1043 Approve Purchase Orders and Travel Requests
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Commissioner Barnaby
made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously. |
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9:16:16 AM |
Recess |
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9:30:13 AM |
Brett Kolb,
Emergency Services Director -To Discuss Tornado Siren
Installation and EMS Billing |
Mr. Kolb stated that
the siren project that has been long awaited has been completed
with EMPG Grant dollars. The siren in assumption has been
replaced and is operating. The old siren was taken out and
rebuilt by the Village of Delta and placed in the Hidden Ridge
Subdivision. There are a total of 36 siren within the county.
Looking at maps, based on the populated areas, Fulton County is
very well covered. He is not anticipating any further funding
from the State on tornado sirens. He stated that they have
completely switched over to a single tone system. It has been
tested and is working well. There is an issue with one siren at
the Wauseon Municipal Building site in which a controller is
being rebuilt to repair it. Commissioner Barnaby stated that
there are 3 sirens in the townships that were located next to
schools, the schools are no longer there. Any possibility of
having those sirens moved top a more populated area? Mr. Kolb
stated that those will remain unless the townships would like
them moved. He has had discussions with those townships and
they do not want to give them up. Mr. Kolb stated that the all
weather pagers have been distributed, tested and are working, as
well are the county fire pagers. Mr. Vond Hall asked if there
were any further thoughts or discussions on a talk-back
feature. Mr. Kolb stated that he requested an updated quote
from Federal Field Services. He stated he received an estimate
of $150,000. He stated that the talk-back feature would send a
radio signal everyday back to the computer where it would be
analyzed and checked to make sure it was working property. On
the day the sirens are tested, it will report back with data.
There may be grant funds available in the future for this, or it
is possible that each year there can be a controller placed in
one siren until they are all upgraded.
Mr. Kolb stated that
with the billing process, there has been $1.3M billed out this
year. They are collecting at 65% across the board, with
non-emergent transports being higher and ALS/BLS being less. He
stated that historically, it has been at $500K. He is
forecasting $1.0M in collections by the end of the year,
depending on insurance payments. He stated that everything is
coming in faster because of electronic submission and electronic
payments. What used to take one and a half months, only takes
14 days. Mr. Hall inquired if the 4th Quarter ALS
dollars have been paid out? Mr. Kolb stated that there are 2
entities that have not submitted their request. The contract
states that it has to be requested before payment can be made.
He has made calls to those entities so that it does not carry
over into next year.
Commissioner Genter
stated that it sounds like the operation is much more
effective. He asked if there were changes in Medicare and
private insurance. Mr. Kolb stated that there are no changes in
Medicare. There will be no reimbursement raises and that the
reimbursement rate is expected to flat line. He will reevaluate
the rates in December but does not anticipate any adjustments
this year. As far as private insurance, there are not any
changes. He noted that many companies are going to higher
deductible plans and during the first half of the year it is
harder to collect because people have not met their deductible
yet. You are 100% more likely to collect from an insurance
company than an individual. He also noted that many people are
losing their insurance and cobra’s are running out, which is why
the EMS fund carryover is so important. They cannot run
operations solely on the levy. It takes approximately $2M/year
to run the EOC and the levy only brings in $1.6M.
The Board thanked
Mr. Kolb for coming in. |
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9:58:29 AM |
Recess |
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9:59:31 AM |
Rod Creager,
Chief Deputy Engineer, To File Engineer's Report on Proposed
Ditch Improvement 2107-Storeholder
Resolution
2009-1044 Extension to Filing Engineers Report on Ditch
Improvement Number 2107-Storeholder |
Mr. Creager
submitted a request to extend the date of filing to mid December
due to obligations on other ditch projects that are currently
under construction. Commissioner Barnaby made the motion and
Commissioner Genter seconded the motion. The date was extended
to December 17, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Motion carried unanimously.
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10:05:45 AM |
Adjourn |
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Joseph D. Short
Dean Genter
Paul Barnaby
Attest:
Jennifer L. Connors, Clerk
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. |
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