FOR CASH RENTING OF COUNTY FARMLAND
R E S
O L U T I O N
The Board of County Commissioners of Putnam County,
Ohio, met in regular session on the 4th day of August, 2009, at the office of
said Board with the following members present:
Mr. Vincent T. Schroeder, Mr. Travis A. Jerwers and Mr. John E. Love.
Mr. Jerwers moved the adoption of the following
Resolution:
WHEREAS,
The lease for the cash rent of the Putnam County farmland expires on the 30th day of September, 2009.
and
WHEREAS, The Board of County Commissioners deems it necessary to advertise
for sealed bids.
now therefore, be it
RESOLVED, Sealed bids
will be received until 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, the 27th day of August, 2009, at
the office of the Board of County Commissioners, Court House, Ottawa, Ohio, for
the cash renting of 174.28 acres of
land more or less. Said land being
situated in the township of Blanchard and described as follows: The northeast quarter of section nineteen
(19) and part of the west half of the northeast quarter of section twenty (20),
exclusive of the Putnam Acres Care Center building itself any buildings used in connection with the
Putnam County Airport and 24.21 acres around the runway.
and
be it further
RESOLVED, That bid information is on file at the office of the
Board of County Commissioners. No animal waste or manure may be spread on the
said land due to the close proximity to Putnam Acres Care Center and the heavy
weight of manure application equipment.
and
be it further
RESOLVED, That the lease will be for a two-year period, the
successful bidder may take possession of land upon signing of contract and
following the removal of the 2009 crops.
One half of the cash rent is to be paid on March 1st and one-half on November 1st each year, and the successful bidder may do
the fall tillage as they wish.
Vegetable crops will be allowed
but acreage and rent per acre must be specified and bid separately with a limit
of no more than 40 acres of vegetable crops.
and
be it further
RESOLVED, The Board of County
Commissioners will work with the successful bidder to make an effort to lime
the farmland to a minimum pH of 6.2 for
maximum productivity.
and
be it further
RESOLVED, The successful bidder will be required to submit an
affidavit required under the Ohio Revised Code Section 5719.042 that the bidder
was not charged with any delinquent personal property taxes in Putnam County.
and
be it further
RESOLVED, All bids must be accompanied by a certified
check or a cashier’s check in the
amount of 10% of the total bid. Said bid deposit will be forfeited if the
bidder does not accept to honor the selected bid.
and
be it further
RESOLVED, The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right
to reject any or all bids submitted, to waive any informality in the bidding
and to accept any bid it deems in the best interest of the county.
Mr.
Schroeder 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