MONTHLY MEETINGS … After the Williams County Commissioners regular session on Thursday, April 18th, they geared up to conduct several monthly meetings.
By: Anna Wozniak
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
anna@thevillagereporter.com
The Williams County Commissioners met regularly last week on Tuesday and Thursday in regular session.
Tuesday began around 9 a.m. with Commissioners Bart Westfall and Terry Rummel present. They then passed seven resolutions and signed a new hire letter of recommendation for Sarah Stubblefield to intern underneath Donna Sprow, and later replace her as Executive Director.
Travel requests, a right of way work permit, a service agreement for JFS, the minutes of their last meeting, and the bills as presented were also signed.
At 9:30 a.m., they met with Treasurer Kellie Gray for their quarterly investment meeting, and at 10:30 a.m. they met with Sarah Langenderfer from the SART Clinic of Northwest Ohio.
She detailed how they have a team of nurses and a director that deals with acute cases throughout the county, helping to care for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and strangulation. They also service non-acute pediatric cases.
Langenderfer continued that she just recently became acquainted with all of the services that the clinic can offer to victims, and noted how if she just became aware, it’s reasonable to assume that many don’t know.
Victims can come to the SART (Sexual Assault Response Team) Clinic for more personalized, trauma informed care that is based on extensive training instead of going to the ER.
It was highlighted that victims of any assault are welcome to enter the SART Clinic, with the assaults not needing to be sexual in nature in order to receive help.
Katie Shaffer from Sarah’s Friends shared that they have seen the impact that the SART Clinic can have on victims firsthand, and shared that they “are fantastic at making” the process easier for trauma victims.
Shaffer then highlighted Victims’ Rights Week, and shared that there will be a tree planting ceremony each year in honor of those lost to crime.
The trees will be planted throughout the county, with the municipalities being listed alphabetically. This year will see Edgerton getting a tree in honor of Beth Garber, an Edgerton resident who was murdered by her abuser at her place of work in 1999.
The 15-minute ceremony is set for April 23rd at 10:30 a.m. at the Edgerton Main Stop. Thursday saw a short general session, where one resolution was approved as were travel requests, alternative delegate for a meeting, the Dog Warden report through April 14, 2024, a contract for curb replacement with Gerken Paving, Tuesday’s minutes, and the bills as presented.
That was all for their general session, but the commissioners had a full schedule ahead of them on Thursday. They had six department meetings that day, the first at 8 a.m. and the last set to start at 1 p.m.
This week’s resolutions: 24-0149: supplemental appropriations; 24-0150: amended extension contract; 24-0151: approved an MOU; 24-0152: approved an MOU; 24-0153: approved an MOU; 24-0154: approved a contractual agreement; 24-0155: entered into an agreement; 24-0156: supplemental appropriations.