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February 10 2010
The Board of Commissioners of Lorain County, Ohio met this day in a regular meeting, in the J. Grant Keys Administration Building,
226 Middle Avenue, Elyria, Ohio, at 9:30 a.m. with the following members present: Commissioner Betty Blair, President, Commissioner Lori
Kokoski, Vice-President and Commissioner Ted Kalo, Member and Theresa L. Upton, Clerk.
JOURNAL ENTRY
Commissioners said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Commissioner Kalo presented a male black great dane lab found on W. 10th Street, Elyria and will be available on Sat 2-15-10 at 3 pm
Commissioner Blair thought for the day; “except somedays, you are either a pigeon or a statue”
The following business was transacted ______
PRESENTATIONS
9:31 A.M. Four Chaplain Ceremony – Tom Hauck, Amherst American Legion Post #118 – Chaplain, Jack McNaughton, Trustee & Sally Cornwell, Secretary of the Ladies Auxiliary
Jack McNaughton, Trustee, American Legion Post 118, said, “It was the evening of Feb. 3, 1943, the freighter rose and sluggish to her
pier in the dark waves slapping at her sides. The grayish New England night was full of shadows and sounds of winches, screeching cranes and the shuffling tables of weary troops. One of the black shadows hung over the stern of the freighter almost covering her name; “The Dorchester”. The vessel was old and small and only the emergency of total war had forced her transformation into a troop ship. This night in mid January of 1943, she was being loaded with troops at the Massachusetts Port and her destination was hidden in an envelope of secret orders. Soldiers 904 men in all, trapped through the companionways down into the bow of the ship. Naked light bulbs show them their quarters once hastily built into the holes, four tiers high, six-meter space per man. Among there numbers walked the four chaplains. At 0600 hours the next morning, the Dorchester casted off her lines and headed out to sea. The men grew tense with fear with the unknown moments ahead and rumors of their destination grew across the ship. Only the sky pilot knew they were headed for Greenland. At this period of World War II, allied shipping under constant attack by wolfpacks of Nazi, u-boats were being sunk as fast as they could be built. All available destroyers were sent to guard the carriers and battle waves coming to the imperial Japanese island in the far pacific and the vital conveys to the United Kingdom. For such as the lumbering Dorchester, there are only a few Coast Guard cutters, Tampa, Escanaba and Comanche for escort. Day became night, and night became day as the little convey approached Greenland. As the month of January ran out the Four Chaplains bumped, tucked and worked together comforting the sick, reassuring the troubled ones and joined in the daily signing and daily banter. They were admired by all because while they were men of god, first of all real men. Mysterious sense of dangerous was prevalent throughout the ship, and evening of the second day of the new month, one of the three escort Coast Guard cutters blinked a message across the water, “we were being followed by a submarine”. The PA system crackled with orders and the crew jumped to their guns, the Dorchester’s engine wined and later gained speed but could only push the freighter along at 10 knots. The convey stopped briefly at St. John’s, New Finland and moved on northeast wards to the strange whiteness of an Arctic night. The next morning on February 3, the ship fell soundly at 1:00 and they never sounded again. A minute later a torpedo smashed into the Dorchester, while at the water line midshift and the torpedo exploded with all its terrific furry in the engine room. First team steam lines fatally skull the engineers’ and oilers with a cool of …… The sea rushed in the hole like a tidal wave drowning 100 men. Stark panic looks across the ship, flooding out in an instant so familiar training and discipline and survival. Men cursed bitterly, while others wept as they struggled feverishly with boats and lines. Other rushed below deck in search of forgotten lifebelts, never to return.
Sally Cornwell, American Legion Post 118, Ladies Auxiliary, said, “Through this scene of terror, were a few strong men purposeful,
calm and seamlessly unafraid. Among these, were the four chaplains rushing every about the ship in the terror ridden interior and the crazily tilted deck. Giving some men the strength to live and others the courage to die. Suddenly the ship shivering and men everywhere cried out, she is going down, to be sucked under. The Chaplains sensed the threat, over the sidemen, make it fast they cried. The wind tore the words from their lips; get away from the ship before it pulls you down. Men looked at the four chaplains with new wonder seeking a sign, some symbol to carry with them in the valley of death. One man, more boy than man, made his way to the group at the rail; “Padre, I lost my jacket, I can swim..but before he could finish, one of the Chaplains took of his life jacket and put it around the boys shoulders and take this he said, I do not need it. The solider tied the jacket strings onto the rail and dropped into the sea, now almost level to the deck. The other chaplains followed without hesitation, with the full realization that there could be no surviving in the icy sea without a life jacket.
Tom Hauck, American Legion Post 118 Commander said “during the last dying moments of the freighter, the Four Chaplains with
crosses on their collars and one with the tablets of law on his, stood with arms length and devoted prayer as the vessel bow came up and slid under the ragging surface. Some are often the seeing seas for other men escape the jaws of death supported by the chaplain’s life jackets. Of the 904 men aboard the Dorchester, only 209 survived, many of the survivors owe their lives, spiritual courage, and supreme sacrifice to the Four Chaplains, who have passed on a legacy of brotherhood to all men. Aboard the Dorchester were four US Captains; Protestant, Catholic & Jew, to each in his own way answered the call to serve God and men with arms symbolically along common bond, the Four Chaplains remained praying on deck until it sank into the black waters of everlasting glory. The Four Chaplains were; Rev. George L. Fox, Methodist; Dr. Alexander D. Goode, Jewish Rabbi; Rev. Clark V. Poling, Reformed Dutch and Father John P. Washington, Catholic Priest. Greater love has no man than this that a man laid out his life for his friends.”
They thanked the Board for helping them to honor the Four Chaplains today and the month of February is set aside to tell the story in not only their Legion Group but also all branches of the military. ______(discussion was held on the above)
b.1 RESOLUTION NO. 10-82
APPROVING LORAIN COUNTY JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES BILLS FOR PAYMENT
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Lorain County Board of Commissioners that we hereby approve the following Lorain County Job and
Family Services Bills for payment, which have been signed by two or more Commissioners:
SCHEDULE VOUCHER # DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
H10-1045 SSI reimbursement $1,746.345
H10-1058 Day care services $16,070.18
Motion by Blair, seconded by Kalo to adopt Resolution. Ayes: All.
Motion carried. ______
b.2 RESOLUTION NO. 10-83
In the matter of confirming Investments as procured by the )
Lorain County Treasurer ) February 10, 2010
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Lorain County Board of Commissioners that we hereby confirm Investments as procured by the Lorain
County Treasurer.
DATE / DESCRIPTION / AMOUNT / INTEREST EARNED / ON / CUSIP# / INT EARNED / INV WITH / ACCT #1 / 2/2/2010 / INT PAYMENT / $13,840 / Federal Home Loan Mortgage, PO#09-0005 / 3128X8GP1 / USBANK / 001050976260
2 / 2/3/2010 / INT EARNED / January 1-29, 2010 / $5.44 / STAROH / 01-14171
3 / 2/3/2010 / INT EARNED / January 1-29, 2010 / $49.86 / STAROH / 62106
4 / 2/3/2010 / INT EARNED / January 1-29, 2010 / $479.57 / STAROH / 01-15132
5 / 2/3/2010 / INT PAYMENT / $14,315.00 / Federal National Mortgage Assn, PO#09-0004 / 31398AVB5 / USBANK / 001050976260
6 / 2/3/2010 / INT PAYMENT / $49,125.00 / Federal National Mortgage Assn, PO309-0006 / 31398AVB5 / USBANK / 001050976260
Motion by Blair, seconded by Kokoski to adopt Resolution. Ayes: All.
Motion carried. ______
b3 RESOLUTION NO. 10-84
In the matter of authorizing various appropriations)
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Lorain County Board of Commissioners that we hereby authorize various appropriations.
$ 39,387.18 to be appropriated to: surplus indigent guardianship monies from transfer/probate
$ 34,550.16 to 1000-0000-500-000-02-5000-5001
$ 4,837.02 to 1000-0000-500-000-02-5040-0000
$ 20,000.00 to be appropriated to: repay gen fund adv/dog & kennel
$ 20,000.00 to 2220-0000-999-000-05-9900-9901
$( 34,550.00) to be appropriated from: est sufficient surplus/probate indigent guardianship
$( 34,550.00) from 2800-0000-500-000-02-5000-5001
$ 39,387.18 to be appropriated to: surplus monies from indigent guardianship to gen fund for us by probate court dept/indigent
$ 39,387.18 to 2800-0000-999-000-02-9900-9900
$ 310,000.00 to be appropriated to: meet ongoing exp/lcbdd
$ 200,000.00 to 3280-0000-590-000-06-6200-0000
$ 75,000.00 to 3280-0000-590-000-06-6200-6203
$ 20,000.00 to 3280-0000-590-000-06-6200-6222
$ 15,000.00 to 3280-0000-590-000-06-7070-0000
$ 1,272,015.70 to be appropriated to: meet ongoing waiver match exp/lcbdd
$ 1,272,015.70 to 3280-arra-590-00-06-7070-7078
$ 9,183.00 to be appropriated to: spec fund watershed
$ 2,800.00 to 3412-0000-100-116-05-6000-0000
$ 508.00 to 3412-0000-100-116-05-6000-6002
$ 500.00 to 3412-0000-100-116-05-6000-6009
$ 500.00 to 3412-0000-100-116-05-6000-6218
$ 375.00 to 3412-0000-100-116-05-6200-6222
$ 250.00 to 3412-0000-100-116-05-7070-7072
$ 1,000.00 to 3412-0000-100-116-05-7200-0000
$ 1,000.00 to 3412-0000-100-116-05-7200-7200
$ 2,250.00 to 3412-0000-100-116-05-7220-0000
$ 20,287.00 to be appropriated to: atty gen grant money to other exp for payout to gen fund salary 9% acct per grant guidelines
$ 20,287.00 to 3540-0000-550-000-03-7070-0000 pay in/sheriff dare
$ 20,000.00 to be appropriated to: repay gen fund adv/cffc adm fund
$ 20,000.00 to 8100-fy09-999-000-14-9900-9901
Motion by Blair, seconded by Kalo to adopt Resolution. Ayes: All.
Motion carried. ______
b.4 RESOLUTION NO. 10-85
In the matter of authorizing various account & fund transfers)
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Lorain County Board of Commissioners that we hereby authorize various account & fund transfers.
Account transfers;
$ 12,000.00 from 1000-0000-100-104-01-6380-0000 proj exp auditors office now req certain exp to be taken out of prof
To 1000-0000-100-112-01-6380-6380 serv/building & grounds
$ 7,000.00 from 1000-0000-100-104-01-6380-0000
To 1000-0000-100-104-01-6200-6218
$ 1,000.00 from 1000-0000-100-118-01-6200-0000 reallocation to meet dept needs/lccdd
To 1000-0000-100-119-01-6200-6218
$ 1,000.00 from 1000-0000-100-118-01-6200-0000
To 1000-0000-100-118-01-6200-6218
$ 1,000.00 from 1000-0000-100-134-01-7220-0000
To 1000-0000-100-134-01-7070-7092
$ 570.05 from 1000-0000-999-000-01-9900-9900 dept reimburse for vac & sick leave payouts for Daniel gouch, lccdd
To 1000-0000-100-116-01-5000-5001
$ 9,498.76 from 1000-0000-999-000-01-9900-9900 dept reimburse for vac & sick leave payouts for john hart and Andrew
To 1000-0000-200-000-01-5000-5001 scheneman, auditors
$ 40,876.00 from 1000-0000-999-000-01-9900-9900 proj exp for purchase of sheriff vehicles/comm. Gen fund
To 1000-0000-550-000-03-6050-6055
$ 30,000.00 from 2520-0000-510-000-01-5000-5001 repayment of gen fund adv/cert of title
To 2520-0000-999-000-01-9900-9901
$ 5,000.00 from 2800-0000-500-000-02-6200-0000 exp for 10/probate court indigent guardianship
To 2800-0000-500-000-02-7070-0000
$ 100.00 from 3260-0000-550-000-03-6200-6218 reimburse gentlemen for overpaying bci/fbi check/sheriff ccw
To 3260-0000-550-000-03-7070-7089
$ 1,272,015.70 from 3280-0000-590-000-06-7070-7091 ongoing waiver match exp/lcbdd
To 3280-0000-999-000-06-9900-9900
$ 978.00 from 7000-7000-100-000-12-5080-5080 purchase furniture/fixture for display of medical forms,
To 7000-7000-100-000-12-6050-6059 etc/hospitalization
Fund transfers:
$ 39,387.18 from 2800-0000-999-000-02-9900-9900 surplus monies from indigent guardianship to gen fund for use by
To 1000-0000-999-000-01-4900-4900 probate court dept
$ 1,272,015.70 from 3280-0000-999-000-06-9900-9900 ongoing waiver match exp/lcbdd
To 3280-arra-999-000-06-4900-4900
Motion by Blair, seconded by Kokoski to adopt Resolution. Ayes: All.
Motion carried. ______
b.5 RESOLUTION NO. 10-86
In the matter of authorizing advances/repayments)
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Lorain County Board of Commissioners that we hereby authorize various advances/repayments.
Repayments;
$ 20,000.00 from 2220-0000-999-000-05-9900-9901 repay gen fund adv/dog & kennel
To 1000-0000-999-000-05-4900-4901
$ 30,000.00 from 2520-0000-999-000-01-9900-9901 repayment of cert of title fund clerk of courts to gen fund
To 1000-0000-999-000-01-4900-4901
$ 20,000.00 from 8100-fy09-999-000-14-9900-9901 repayment of gen fund adv/cffc admin fund
To 1000-0000-999-000-01-4900-4901
Motion by Blair, seconded by Kalo to adopt Resolution. Ayes: All.
Motion carried. ______
b.6 RESOLUTION NO. 10-87
In the matter of authorizing the purchase of supplies and)
Services for various county departments ) February 10 2010
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Lorain County Board of Commissioners that we hereby authorize the purchase of supplies and services for various County departments.
423-10 Auditor’s (2480) Ricoh MP C2550 Color Print/Scan/ Copy Fax MT Business Tech. 4,157.52
Lorain County Auditor’s Dept – Total ------$ 4,157.52
424-10 Commissioners/BG Sony LTO Ultrium x 2 – 200GB Storage Media Insight Public 1,446.84
Lorain County Commissioners/BG Dept – Total ------$ 1,446.84
425-10 Community Dev. (2060) SBPO Jan-Dec 2010 Home/Building Sheffield Lake 6,500.00
426-10 Community Dev. (2060) SBPO Jan-Dec 2010 Meals on Wheels Sheffield Lake 8,625.00
424-10 Community Dev. (2060) SBPO Jan-Dec 2009 Services Rendered Office on Aging 6,566.00
425-10 Community Dev. SBPO Jan-Dec 2010 Advertising L.C. Magazine 5,400.00
Lorain County Community Development Dept – Total ------$ 27,091.00
426-10 Domestic Rel. 36 Month Lease on Ricoh MP 3350 SPF Copier MT Business Tech. 3,057.60
427-10 Domestic Rel.(3415) Electronic Monitoring Equipment BI Inc 75,587.30
Lorain County Domestic Relations Dept – Total ------$ 78,644.90
428-10 Engineers (2580) SBPO Jan-Apr 10 Monthly Rental of Equip. Cross Roads 13,800.00
429-10 Engineers (2580) Stormwater Brochure Full Color 4 Color Lorain Quickprint 1,840.18
430-10 Engineers (2580) Adopt-A-Highway Full Color Brochure, 4 Lorain Quickprint 1,260.00
431-10 Engineers (2580) BPO Jan-Dec 2010 Postage Pitney Bowes 3,000.00
432-10 Engineers (2580) U-Channel Galv. Posts, 10ft, 7 ft, 5ft M H Corbin Inc 6,407.00