lead to neurological damage, and in adults, lead inhalation can lead to hypertension, muscle and joint pain, fatigue and nausea among other symptoms,” says Bob Boothroyd, owner of The Boothroyd Group and an EPA Certified Renovator in Connecticut. The EPA is calling for all remodelers who intend to work in pre-1978 homes to register their company and complete an 8-hour training and certification
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Jan. 4, 2010 The Brown County Board of Commissioners meeting in regular session on this date: • Set the maximum blanket certificate purchase order amount at $5,000 for Fiscal Year 2010. • Made a correction in Brown County’s 2010 Budget Soil and Water Fund. The grand total of that fund is $131,600. • Approved Brown County Job and Family Services Director Mitch Sharp’s request to hire Tricia Hays as a Social Service II worker. Hays fulfills all requirements and has prior experience for that position. Her beginning date of employment will be Monday, Jan. 18, at an hourly pay rate of $16.12, and she will be entitled to all county benefits. • Approved the 2009 Brown County Law Library Report, which indicated the library took in $71,048.24 in receipts but disbursed $71,740.61 in operating expenses for a $692.37 deficit. • Approved Brown County Probate/Juvenile Court Administrator William Carkeek’s request to make four corrections on the 2010 budget for M60-1 Felony Delinquent Custody and Care Fund and add additional codes to M60FDCCF. The corrections indicated M60-1 Personal Salaries decreased by $194,604.80 and the following M60-FDCCF codes increased: M60-1B – Program Administration by $18,262.40, M60-1C – Probation by $113,484.80, M60-1D – Intensive Probation by $23,337.60 and M60-1E – Mental Health Counseling by $39,520. The following activities took place Jan. 4: •Bro wn C o u n t y Center Communication Director Rob Wilson met with the commissioners to update them on 911 contract negotiations. • Sharp met wit the commissioners to discuss an employee to be hired as of Jan. 18. • Brown County Common Pleas Court Administrator Joni Dotson met with the commissioners to discuss the 2010 Budget. • Brown County Engineer Todd Cluxton met with the commissioners to discuss Tax Map hours and a private road known as Trabecca Lane. • Peter Seldon from E-GOV held a conference with the commissioners regarding communications. Jan. 6, 2010 The Brown County Board of Commissioners meeting in regular session on this date: • Approved six Post Certificate Purchase Orders totaling $7,174.61 from funds not encumbered in a timely manner. The orders were to vendors Ohio Job and Family Services for $3,296.50, Chase Card Services for $2,500, Brown County Department of Job and Family Services for $518, Brown County Rural Water Association for $390.11, Greenwood Motel for $270 and Dwight Mays for $200. • Approved Brown County Clerk of Courts Tina Meranda’s request for a $3,621,965.25 supplemental appropriation of unappropriated C60 (Title) funds to appropriated C60-11 (Title) funds in C60 Certificate of Title Fund. This was needed to pay the Ohio State Treasurer’s Office.
• Accepted and recorded the Brown County Sheriff’s Office Annual Statement of Unpaid Fees through Dec. 31, 2009. That statement indicated $162,113.36 in Services Fees and $1,055 in Housing Prisoner Fees. • Rescinded Carkeek’s request for the 2010 M60-1 Felony Delinquent Custody and Care Fund budget corrections approved on Jan. 4 because the total funds requested for M60 were not available to cover the budget request. • Accepted a 2010 budget request by William Carkeek for M60 – FDCCF. • Approved a 2010 budget correction and added a line item requested by Carkeek. The commissioners’ action made the grand total in the Youth Service Subsidy Grant $120,600 and in FDCCF $128,604.80. • Approved Sharp’s request to hire Suanne Cochran on a parttime status for the Brown County Department of Job and Family Services. Cochran was to begin working 24 hours per week at the hourly pay rate of $17.36 effective Jan. 11 and would not be entitled to health care benefits through the county. • Entered into an executive session, that lasted 15 minutes, with Interim Brown County Child Support Enforcement Agency Director Susan Smith to discuss personnel. • Recessed that meeting until 7 p.m. that same day. • Reconvened that meeting for a public hearing at the Brown County Commissioners’ Office in Georgetown to discuss possible allocations of Brown County’s share of Recovery Zone Economic Development Bonds. Those in attendance, in additions to Board of Commissioners Vice President Jennings and Ralph Commissioner William Geschwind, included Kelly Jones, Charles Ashmore, Roger Griffith, David Henderson, Jenny Conrad, Ben Houser, Bruce Lunsford, Jerry Streight, Mitch Lechter, Kelly Cole, and attorney John Fischer with the law firm of Peck, Shaffer, and Williams. There was a general discussion with the group regarding use of the county’s allocation of
Recovery Zone Economic Development Bonds and Recovery Zone Facility Bonds and the timeline required to designate that allocation. Fischer outlined program details. Interested parties will have until Wednesday, Jan. 20, to submit proposals to the Brown County Board of Commissioners. • Recessed that meeting until Jan. 7. The following activity took place Jan. 5: • Board of Commissioners President Margery Paeltz attended the United Way Program Review in Batavia. The following activities took place Jan. 6: • The commissioners attended the Chiefs Meeting at the Ohio Veteran Home in Georgetown. • Jennings attended the Quarterly Agriculture Breakfast at the Ohio State Extension Services Office in Georgetown. • Jennings and Community Development Block Grant / Nei ghborhood S t ab i l i zat i o n P ro g ram Coordinator Dorothy Ferris visited an Ash Ridge site. • Brown County Sheriff Dwayne Wenninger met with the commissioners to discuss additional lighting at the Brown County Adult Detention Center. Snow emergency procedures also were discussed. Jan. 7, 2010 The Brown County Board of Commissioners meeting in the regular session reconvened from Jan. 6: • Approved Brown County Treasurer Connie Patrick’s request to pay Jean Rickey accumulated vacation leave of 126.64 hours from A15-1 Accumulated Fund. Rickey’s last day of employment in the Brown County Treasurer’s Office was Dec. 24. • Entered into a contract with the Hamersville Police Department to house prisoners in the Brown County Adult Center in Detention Georgetown for Calendar Year 2010. The compensation will be at the in-county rate of $50 per prisoner per day.
GEORGETOWN EXEMPTED VILLAGE Georgetown, OH 45121 January 13, 2010
NOTICE OF 2010 BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS
The dates for the regular Board of Education Meetings for the 2010 calendar year are scheduled for the third Wednesday of each month as listed below for the Georgetown Exempted Village School District. The meetings are to be held in the Administrative Offices, 1043 Mt. Orab Pike at 6:00 PM beginning with the month of February. Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Wednesday, September 15, 2010 Wednesday, October 20, 2010 Wednesday, November 17, 2010 Wednesday, December 15, 2010 The meeting dates and times were called by the Board President. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE GEORGETOWN EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT Eric Toole, Treasurer
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Jake McKinney, a sixth grader at Hamersville School, delivered a presentation to Hamersville second graders about his interest in dirt bike racing on Dec. 21. Jake began dirt bike racing when he was eight years old and has loved it ever since. He told students that he drives up to speeds of 35 m.p.h. and makes jumps as high as 30 to 35 feet high. He brought the protective safety gear he wears and explained the importance of each piece. Jake has won 190 trophies, jackets, T-shirts, and money at competitions. He has won eight championships. He has raced in several states such as Kentucky, West Virginia, Michigan, and most recently competed in Las Vegas this past October. He has a track in his back yard for practicing. Students were excited to ask questions about dirt bike racing and share their personal dirt bike riding experiences. This presentation was an
course with an accredited trainer. The course teaches remodelers how to safely contain lead in a home as it is being disturbed and reduce exposure to residents and workers. NARI wants homeowners to know how to protect themselves from harmful lead exposure. If you know your home was built before 1978, you should ask your remodeler if they plan to test for lead. “Consider it a red flag if a remodeler doesn’t mention lead if you live in an older home. Even though the law is not in effect until April, they still need to make homeowners aware of lead exposure,” Boothroyd says. He adds that current law requires that renovators give homeowners an EPA lead brochure and have it signed to signal that homeowners have been properly notified of the dangers. If owners of a pre-1978 home decide to remodel, it is important that the remodeler identifies exactly where the lead is by using a lead test. From there tenants must watch to make sure remodelers are following three main safety procedures instituted by the EPA: • Containing the work area. • Minimizing the dust. • Clean up thoroughly— includes sweeping access dust on a daily basis to minimize exposure. As a final step, remodelers should use a HEPA vacuum to clean up leftover lead particles. Remodelers are obligated to prove their certification by displaying their lead-based paint license, certificate or training certificate to homeowners. Note that each state also contains its own requirements in addition to the EPA, and the certificate should reflect the state in which the work is being completed. The EPA also recommends that homeowners have the remodelers specify what the final lead inspection entails. If a homeowner has any doubts about the quality of lead safe practices being conducted in their homes, call (800) 424LEAD.
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The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) is making homeowners aware of a new law instituted by Environmental the U.S. Protection Agency (EPA) requiring remodelers working in homes built before 1978 to test for lead and be certified to work in areas in the home containing lead using lead safety practices. “Lead is harmful to both children and adults. In children, a tiny amount of exposure can
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The EPA requires remodelers to become certified to work in pre-1978 homes
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