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Commissioner’s Corner
Kelly Hiatt joins
Commissioner’s Office
January brings a new year with new hope and new goals to achieve. The
weather has been like an old fashioned winter, with bone chilling
winds, low temperatures, and some actual snow accumulation, something
not seen for a few years. Winters like this make spring so much better!
The year has begun on a real good note here in the office. Not only did
we have a good fiscal year, we have added a person and split one job
that will surely make the county more efficient. We would like to
welcome Kelly Hiatt to the Commissioner’s office; she will be in charge
of Human Resources for the County. Kelly’s other duties will also
include working with Bureau of Workers Comp claims along with the
county’s Health and Wellness program.
John Cook had these duties previously, along with being our building
inspector, contract manager, and County Business Administrator. All
these duties along with new requirements were becoming too much for one
person is the reasoning for the split. With the move to the old ODOT
facility, John and the Commissioners agreed now was a good time to
split the duties and devote more time to each area. John has done a
fantastic job the last few years and we had noticed that his area had
expanded so much it was difficult to devote as much time as needed to
each area. Hiring Kelly will help make us more efficient in all areas
along with meeting state mandated reports and requirements. If you see
Kelly, welcome her aboard!
We have several goals to accomplish this coming year; complete the
MARCS radio conversion by April 16th, the remodel of the emergency
dispatch center, and the updating of the courthouse steps. The
courthouse has undergone some remodeling over the past couple of years,
and most recent is the Auditor’s Office has moved some of their office
downstairs. This will give the State Auditors their own room plus allow
the GPS and mapping offices to have more space. These upgrades were
made to the Courthouse due to the choice of not moving to the Wagner
Avenue building. The Elected officials decided after getting quotes,
looking at various avenues, comparing pros and cons, and hearing from
people that staying in the Courthouse was the best choice. This will
keep offices in the Downtown area, one of the areas that concerned some
of our citizens. The remodeling will be completed soon and people can
see the upgrades.
This time of year starts a busy time for the Commissioners as we
usually have quite a few gatherings to attend. Meetings, speeches,
trips to Dayton and other counties for ditch meetings, Economic
meetings, and Columbus for CCAO matters start all over again. It will
not be long before we also have FFA banquets starting too. The year is
off to a fast start and we like staying busy. If you would like to
attend one of our public sessions, please feel free to do so! We meet
every Monday and Wednesday at 1:30 in the Commissioner’s Office located
at 520 South Broadway in Greenville. We are the small brick building
just south of the Courthouse. Come on in and see what is going on in
the County. Hope to see you there!
The Darke County Commissioners
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