Minutes
for Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Mr. Schroeder moved to approve the 2009 engineers road maintenance program.
Mr.
Love seconded the motion.
Vote: Mr. Love yes Mr. Jerwers yes Mr. Schroeder yes
Mr. Schroeder moved to approve the 2009
engineers bridge and culvert replacement and
maintenance program.
Mr.
Love seconded the motion.
Vote: Mr. Love yes Mr. Jerwers
yes Mr. Schroeder yes
Mr.
Jerwers moved to approve the
2009 participation agreement with the County Risk Sharing Authority.
Mr.
Love seconded the motion.
Vote: Mr. Love yes Mr. Jerwers yes Mr. Schroeder yes
Comm. Jrl. 93, Pages 305-314
Mr.
Schroeder moved the adoption of the
following Resolution:
WHEREAS, The Putnam County Transfer
Center located at 11508 Road H-11,
Ottawa, is owned and operated by the Board of County Commissioners.
and
WHEREAS,
The transfer center receives
trash/garbage and transports it to an area landfill.
and
WHEREAS,
Funds for the transfer center have
been depleting since it was first
opened in October, 2001 after the closure of the Putnam County Landfill.
and
WHEREAS,
Due to the fact that the transfer
center is not self-supported the Board of County Commissioners has been
contemplating the idea of closing the transfer center.
now
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, Effective at the close of
business (12:30 p.m.) on April 30, 2009, the Board of County Commissioners will
close the Putnam County Transfer Center and will no longer receive trash/garbage
to transport to an area landfill.
Mr.
Love seconded the motion.
Vote: Mr. Love yes Mr. Jerwers yes Mr. Schroeder yes
Comm. Jrl. 93, Page 315
Mr. moved the adoption of
the following Resolution:
WHEREAS, A special meeting to discuss the budget was held
Thursday, April 2, 2009, in the assembly room of the Putnam County Court House.
and
WHEREAS,
During the meeting it was explained that the county has
experienced a loss in revenue and changes need to be made regarding the
appropriations.
now
therefore be it
RESOLVED,
Due to the economic conditions, the
Board of County Commissioners does hereby agree to approve quarterly
appropriations for each department for the remainder of the 2009 budget.
and
be it further
RESOLVED,
The Board of County Commissioners
does hereby agree to minus all appropriations in County General Fund 001 and to
appropriate funds on a quarterly basis.
and
be it further
RESOLVED,
Attached hereto, is a copy of the approved minus appropriations for
the second quarter for all departments in County General Fund 001.
Mr. Schroeder moved to table until we
get all the information from the departments.
Mr.
Love seconded the motion.
Vote: Mr. Love yes Mr. Jerwers yes Mr. Schroeder yes
Comm. Jrl. 93, Page ______
Mr. Love moved that to
provide for the unanticipated revenues for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2009, the following sums be and the same are hereby appropriated for the
purpose for which expenditures are to be made during the fiscal year as
follows:
Fund 104, Enterprise Zone
104 EXP, Expenses……………$4,917.23
Mr.
Schroeder seconded the
motion.
Vote: Mr. Love yes Mr. Jerwers yes Mr. Schroeder yes
Comm. Jrl. 93, Page 316
Mr. Love moved that to provide for the unanticipated revenues for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2009, the following sums be and the same are
hereby appropriated for the purpose for which expenditures are to be made
during the fiscal year as follows:
Fund 085, CDBG
T 6……Economic Development…$10,192.00
Fund 088, RLF
88 ADM……RLF
Administration…$5,000.00
Mr.
Schroeder seconded the motion.
Vote: Mr. Love yes Mr. Jerwers yes Mr. Schroeder yes
Comm. Jrl. 93, Page 317
Mr.
Love moved that the following
appropriation modification be made for the year ending December 31, 2009.
For Office of Public Safety
From...120 VRP, Vehicle Replacement...120 RM1, Radio
Maintenance......$ 2,500.00
Mr.
Schroeder seconded the motion.
Vote: Mr. Love yes Mr. Jerwers yes Mr. Schroeder yes
Comm. Jrl. 93, Page 318
Airport………………………..Purchase
order 81779, 81780
Brookhill Center……………Purchase
order 81800, 81801
CDBG…………………………Purchase
order 81236, 81239
Commissioners…………….Purchase
order 81785
County Court………………..Purchase
order 81366
Dog & Kennel……………….Purchase
order 81786
Engineer……………………..Purchase
order 81567
Enterprize Zone …………….Purchase
order 81235
Juvenile Court..……………..Purchase
order 81028
Office of Public Safety……..Purchase
order 1246
Probation Supervision….….Purchase
order 80382
Recycling Grant……………..Purchase
order 81776, 81777
Revolving Loan Fund………Purchase
order 81237, 81238
Title Administration…………Purchase
order 81367
Treasurer……………………..Purchase
order 79346
401 Care/Custody……………Purchase order
81134
Mr. Love moved to approve and now and then purchase
orders.
Mr. Schroeder seconded the motion.
Vote: Mr. Love yes Mr. Jerwers yes Mr. Schroeder yes
Comm. Jrl. 93, Page 319
Purchase
orders and travel requests……
CSEA……………………..FP Mailing Solutions, postage meter rental, $300.00;
Commissioners…………CORSA, 2009/2010 CORSA program costs $186,488.00;
Fourth Street Garage, oil change car #61, $50.00;
Dog & Kennel………….All Seasons Truck Caps, truck cap installed on truck,
$1,025.00;
Office of Public Safety……Chief Supply, 2 fire Vulcan flashlights Kalida HR’s,
$261.00; Lima Radio Hospital, replace line interface card on radio system
$1,455.00;
Treasurer………………..Travel for Tracy Warnecke to drop off check and pick-up paperwork for new CD (county vehicle was not
available) mileage expense of $14.40;
WIA……………………..Mike Huizenga, ITA obligation $4,500.00; Don Pendergast, ITA obligation
$4,500.00; Donnel Hunter, ITA obligation $4,500.00;
Mr. Schroeder
moved to approve the purchase orders
Mr.
Love seconded the motion.
Vote: Mr. Love yes Mr. Jerwers yes Mr.
Schroeder yes
9:00 a.m.
Commissioners Schroeder,
Jerwers and Love attended the elected officials meeting hosted by coroner Anna
Mae Horstman in the lunch room.
10:15 a.m.
Dave Wieging, Jennings
Township trustee, asked if the commissioners were going to respond to the
letter from Larry Fought. He said they were not and he also said the engineers
office was not going to either.
10:30 a.m.
David Voith, Crime Victim Services, met with
commissioners Jerwers and Love.
3:00 p.m.
Agenda. Present were
commissioners Schroeder, Jerwers and Love administrator Jessica Trinko and
clerk Betty Schroeder.
One topic on the agenda was
the closure of the recycling center when Mr. Love said that a report has to be
made to the EPA and the administrator said it could be re-opened. Another topic
of discussion was the approval of the minus appropriations in county general.
Mr. Schroeder moved to table the matter until
we get the rest of the information in. Mr. Jerwers seconded the motion.
Vote: Mr. Love yes Mr. Jerwers yes Mr. Schroeder yes
3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Sheriff Beutler, Tim Meyer
and Melinda Kesler discussed the $33,000 they are short for the quarter.
Mr. Jerwers moved that the minutes be approved as
read. Mr. Love seconded the motion and the
roll being called upon its adoption, the vote resulted as follows: Mr. Love yes Mr. Jerwers yes
Mr. Schroeder yes