15 OCTOBER 2024 DEARBORN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING NOTES

 15 OCTOBER 2024 DEARBORN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING NOTES

AS I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND, THESE NOTES WERE TAKEN FROM A RECORDING OF THE MEETING THANKS TO SUE HAYDEN

Present: Jim Thatcher, President, Alan Goodman, and Rick Probst

Also present: Connie Fromhold, Auditor, Andy Baudendistel, Attorney, and Sue Hayden, Administrator

TITLE VI STATEMENT FOR COMPLIANCE was read by Baudendistel as legally required.

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

Updates, Soil & Water Conservation District – Erin Huber, Environmental Tech/Educator and Ken Gunkel, Chair of DCSWCD- Ken introduced Erin Huber is the new hire replacing Vicki Riggs. Thanked Connie for helping with 13 applicants- she is a local girl from Aurora.Also wishing Connie happy birthday- early Friday is it. Filled supervisor position with Joe Wolf from Dillsboro when Tom Klump stepped down (not the Excavator) Had FFA students from South Dearborn HS to attend meeting due to Fall break. OKI tour - Had interesting stops in Hamilton County- Rumple dump is 1000ft tall and has been there for 100 years on 900 acres.They got to go to the top and look into the hole.  Liberty Theater is the site of their annual meeting March 13th at 6 pm so they are excited about that.Its a new venue. 

Erin Huber- she graduated South Dearborn grad in spring from UC with Bachelors Degree in Environmental Studies.Grateful that she had internship in summer and was available when this job was posted. Grateful that she got the job. Also worked at Newport Aquarium and Cincinnati Nature Center. Big role to fill from Vicki. She talked about soil samples and reading those, getting used to farm equipment and renting that out to local farmers, attending local things meeting local people and attending local workshops. Went to Michaela Farms to see their projects. Today she is going to Henryville to watch a prescribed burn to help wildlife and native pollinators as well. Nice to meet you all. 

Resolution Authorizing & Approving the Entry into an Interlocal Agreement Between Dearborn County and Ohio County and Interlocal Agreement regarding Courthouse employees in Ohio County Pay. -Baudendistel referred this to last year trying to get all the employees of both Courthouses on same pay scale as Dearborn County. Ohio County sent $180,000 which is a raise over last year and drug tester for $16,718 is for 1/3 pay of this position is in this also. Resolution 2024-007was approved and signed. Then Interlocal Agreement for $180,000 and $16,718 for Community Correction employees was approved and signed.

2025 Holiday Calendar- Connie Fromhold presented it and only change was day after Christmas instead of the day before. Approved

ADMINISTRATOR – Sue Hayden- nothing 

AUDITOR – Connie Fromhold  -Claims/Payroll and October 1st Minutes- Approved. 

ATTORNEY – Andy Baudendistel- 

COMMISSIONER COMMENTS - none

LATE ARRIVAL INFORMATION- none

PUBLIC COMMENT- none

ADJOURN- 9:15 AM 

Christine Brauer Mueller

Lawrenceburg Township