Ault takes over as county commissioner chair for 2012
While few things have changed as far as the Holmes County Board of Commissioners reorganizational meeting goes for the coming year, the biggest change was at the top of the board, where Commissioner Rob Ault will replace outgoing board chair Commissioner Joe Miller. Commissioner Ray Eyler will take the vice-chairman of the board position.
“This is my fourth year, and we have done a lot and I have enjoyed it very much,” said Miller, after serving as chair the past three years. “Now it’s time for somebody else to do it.”
“I am ready to go,” said Ault of becoming the 2012 chair. “I’ve been here long enough now and know what the process is. Nothing has really changed. We are all here to do whatever we have to do for the best for our county.”
Ault’s first item on the agenda serving as the board chair was to preside over the rest of the reorganizational meeting.
The business meetings for the board of commissioners will remain every Monday at 10 a.m. unless otherwise noted due to lack of quorum or holiday. The deadline to receive business documents for the business meeting from county departments remains at 9 a.m. on Thursdays.
The legal holidays for the county will continue to be New Year’s Day (Jan. 2), Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 16), Presidents’ Day (Feb. 20), Memorial Day (May 28), Independence Day (July 4), Labor Day (Sept. 3), Columbus Day (Oct. 8), Veterans Day (Nov. 12), Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 22) and Christmas Day (Dec. 25).
The commissioners also recapped their individual volunteer appointments which they will serve as part of their service to the county.
The only new appointment went to Ault, who will tackle the role of serving on the Holmes County Solid Waste Advisory Board. In addition, Ault will serve on the boards of Kno-Ho-Co Ashland, Local Emergency Planning Committee, GIS Mapping Consortium, Holmes Security Task Force, Multi-County Juvenile Attention Board Trustee, Health Department District Licensing and Health Department District Advisory.
Eyler will continue to serve on the following boards: Family & Children First, Community Care Board, Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association (OMEGA), Eastern Ohio Development Alliance (EODA), Issue I, Project Stay Board, Holmes County Highway Safety Task Force and Holmes County Board of Revision.
Miller will be involved with OMEGA, Solid Waste Advisory Board, Community Corrections Board, Rails to Trails Board, EMS Advisory Board, 9-1-1 Board and the OPSU Extension Advisory Board.
Despite a state average near 55 cents, the board decided to continue the county mileage rate for 2012 at 45 cents per mile.
“Nobody has been abusing it, and we have been discouraging people from racking up big miles,” said Eyler. “We’re just trying to stay on budget.”
Miller said that as an example, the commissioners have not turned any mileage in, trying to use county cars whenever trips are necessary.
“This is my fourth year, and we have done a lot and I have enjoyed it very much,” said Miller, after serving as chair the past three years. “Now it’s time for somebody else to do it.”
“I am ready to go,” said Ault of becoming the 2012 chair. “I’ve been here long enough now and know what the process is. Nothing has really changed. We are all here to do whatever we have to do for the best for our county.”
Ault’s first item on the agenda serving as the board chair was to preside over the rest of the reorganizational meeting.
The business meetings for the board of commissioners will remain every Monday at 10 a.m. unless otherwise noted due to lack of quorum or holiday. The deadline to receive business documents for the business meeting from county departments remains at 9 a.m. on Thursdays.
The legal holidays for the county will continue to be New Year’s Day (Jan. 2), Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 16), Presidents’ Day (Feb. 20), Memorial Day (May 28), Independence Day (July 4), Labor Day (Sept. 3), Columbus Day (Oct. 8), Veterans Day (Nov. 12), Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 22) and Christmas Day (Dec. 25).
The commissioners also recapped their individual volunteer appointments which they will serve as part of their service to the county.
The only new appointment went to Ault, who will tackle the role of serving on the Holmes County Solid Waste Advisory Board. In addition, Ault will serve on the boards of Kno-Ho-Co Ashland, Local Emergency Planning Committee, GIS Mapping Consortium, Holmes Security Task Force, Multi-County Juvenile Attention Board Trustee, Health Department District Licensing and Health Department District Advisory.
Eyler will continue to serve on the following boards: Family & Children First, Community Care Board, Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association (OMEGA), Eastern Ohio Development Alliance (EODA), Issue I, Project Stay Board, Holmes County Highway Safety Task Force and Holmes County Board of Revision.
Miller will be involved with OMEGA, Solid Waste Advisory Board, Community Corrections Board, Rails to Trails Board, EMS Advisory Board, 9-1-1 Board and the OPSU Extension Advisory Board.
Despite a state average near 55 cents, the board decided to continue the county mileage rate for 2012 at 45 cents per mile.
“Nobody has been abusing it, and we have been discouraging people from racking up big miles,” said Eyler. “We’re just trying to stay on budget.”
Miller said that as an example, the commissioners have not turned any mileage in, trying to use county cars whenever trips are necessary.
Published: January 10, 2012
