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Commissioner’s Corner
JFS Administrator Overholser retires; Carla Allen hired
Finally, the month of July has gone out with some real summertime
weather. The rain, wind and oppressive heat has subsided and now
it seems like a real summer is here. August should bring more of
the same, but let’s just hope it is more moderate than July was.
This has been a busy month in the Commissioner’s office. The Courthouse
extension has started and seems to be on track for our December
opening. We are aware that this has had an adverse effect on
parking for the courthouse, but construction always inconveniences
someone. We are trying to make the distractions and inconvenience
as little as possible, so please bear with us while we complete this
mandatory process.
July of course brings festivals and parades for us. The 4th of
July saw us at the Ansonia parade, and because the weather was so hot,
we noticed the crowd down a little, but still a very good parade.
On the 6th, we were at New Madison and that parade was very well
attended. Also we were at the annual Annie Oakley Festival and
parade, that was one of the better parades they have had with over 100
entries there! Of course the same weekend was the Gathering at
Garst, and they had another very successful event! Both festivals
seemed to be very well attended. We want to thank all those who
organize parades and festivals for all their hard work, and for
inviting us to participate. We always enjoy getting to see so
many people!
We had about 20 people apply for the Position of Administrator at the
Jobs and Family services office. Gracie Overholser, the current
administrator, has decided to retire at the end of the year.
Gracie has been an outstanding administrator and deserves a long and
peaceful retirement. She will be missed greatly! The
Commissioners wish her the best. After narrowing down the field,
we did extensive interviews with 4 applicants. All were very
good, but we narrowed it down to 2, and they were both outstanding
candidates. Both candidates work as department heads there now, and
their skill sets, attitude, and work ethic would do them nicely as
Administrator we felt. It was a tough decision, but we have
selected Carla E. Allen of Versailles as the next Administrator.
We are confident in her abilities and in her drive to continue the
excellence we have at JFS. Congratulations to Carla and good luck
in your new position!
We still have a few things to wrap up but for now, everything seems to
be running smoothly. The elected officials and their staffs do a
tremendous amount of good for the people of the County and if you see
one of them, thank them for doing a mostly thankless job and doing it
so well. They make Darke County what it is, and we are proud of
the work they do!
August and fair time are here, so as is the case most years, this month
should be slow in our office. We will still have our regular
public sessions on Monday and Wednesday at 1:30 in the Commissioner’s
Office, 520 south Broadway, just south of the Courthouse in
Greenville. Try and stop by and see what is going on in your
County! Hope to see you there!
The Darke County Commissioners
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