July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Noble Township residents press for CFO action (06/05/06)
Jay County Commissioners
By By MARY ANN LEWIS-
While residents near Portland get caught up in the prospect of a new ethanol plant, residents of Noble Township in eastern Jay County are still expressing concerns about a proposed confined feeding operation to be built near them.
Noble Township residents Alice Strohl and Sherry Feathers asked Jay County Commissioners this morning what progress is being made on a recommendation from the Jay County Council to adopt regulations put forth in a comprehensive study of CFO feeding, completed in 2005.
Commissioners’ president Milo Miller Jr. told the women that members of the Jay County Planning Commission will be looking at the regulations during their meeting Thursday, and will be bringing its recommendations back to commissioners.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Jay County Courthouse.
“It goes to them regardless,” Miller said about adopting the recommendations as law, “so we decided to send it to them first. We’ll see what happens Thursday night.”
Additionally today, commissioners Miller, Gary Theurer, and Faron Parr approved a recommendation from Jay County Emergency Medical Services director Teresa Foster-Geesaman to try a new work schedule for the county’s ambulance service.
“We can save money, I think,” Foster-Geesaman told commissioners.
“You said the magic word,” Miller said, “cheaper.”
The proposal recommends using part-time personnel, five days a week for a 10-hour day to cover call shifts. This crew would be on station and paid hourly, take all transfers, and back up the main crew in case of accidents, cardiac arrests, or other runs where extra personnel are needed, Foster-Geesaman explained.
In turn, the full-time personnel would discontinue their call shifts, thereby eliminating a large amount of overtime. Part-time personnel on a call-in basis would cover the other two days of the week.
In an eight-week cycle, the plan could save the county $1,355.43, she said.
“Let’s try it for six months and see if it works,” Theurer said. “Come back then and give us an update.”
“If there’s a problem, I’ll be back before then,” Foster-Geesaman said.
Commissioners this morning also heard a request from Rob Weaver, executive director of the John Jay Center For Learning, to continue to support the center with an annual allocation of $25,000 as in the past.
Commissioners said they would be asking the council to consider the request in the 2007 budget.
“We will keep you in mind when doing the budget,” Miller said.
“I would appreciate your consideration,” Weaver answered.
Weaver said the learning center continues to grow with 600 residents enrolled in the center’s 1,000 different classes as of June 30.
He said the center expanded its services to Fort Recovery when officials from Fort Recovery Equity asked the center to provide a class to teach Spanish.
“That’s the first breakthrough in Fort Recovery,” Weaver said.[[In-content Ad]]
Noble Township residents Alice Strohl and Sherry Feathers asked Jay County Commissioners this morning what progress is being made on a recommendation from the Jay County Council to adopt regulations put forth in a comprehensive study of CFO feeding, completed in 2005.
Commissioners’ president Milo Miller Jr. told the women that members of the Jay County Planning Commission will be looking at the regulations during their meeting Thursday, and will be bringing its recommendations back to commissioners.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Jay County Courthouse.
“It goes to them regardless,” Miller said about adopting the recommendations as law, “so we decided to send it to them first. We’ll see what happens Thursday night.”
Additionally today, commissioners Miller, Gary Theurer, and Faron Parr approved a recommendation from Jay County Emergency Medical Services director Teresa Foster-Geesaman to try a new work schedule for the county’s ambulance service.
“We can save money, I think,” Foster-Geesaman told commissioners.
“You said the magic word,” Miller said, “cheaper.”
The proposal recommends using part-time personnel, five days a week for a 10-hour day to cover call shifts. This crew would be on station and paid hourly, take all transfers, and back up the main crew in case of accidents, cardiac arrests, or other runs where extra personnel are needed, Foster-Geesaman explained.
In turn, the full-time personnel would discontinue their call shifts, thereby eliminating a large amount of overtime. Part-time personnel on a call-in basis would cover the other two days of the week.
In an eight-week cycle, the plan could save the county $1,355.43, she said.
“Let’s try it for six months and see if it works,” Theurer said. “Come back then and give us an update.”
“If there’s a problem, I’ll be back before then,” Foster-Geesaman said.
Commissioners this morning also heard a request from Rob Weaver, executive director of the John Jay Center For Learning, to continue to support the center with an annual allocation of $25,000 as in the past.
Commissioners said they would be asking the council to consider the request in the 2007 budget.
“We will keep you in mind when doing the budget,” Miller said.
“I would appreciate your consideration,” Weaver answered.
Weaver said the learning center continues to grow with 600 residents enrolled in the center’s 1,000 different classes as of June 30.
He said the center expanded its services to Fort Recovery when officials from Fort Recovery Equity asked the center to provide a class to teach Spanish.
“That’s the first breakthrough in Fort Recovery,” Weaver said.[[In-content Ad]]
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