The county supervisors at their Sept. 2 meeting listened to two proposals to handle the work done by GIS/ITT clerk Michelle Fields. Her last day on the job is Sept. 4.
The board approved an agreement with AgriVia, PLLC of Perry for drainage district watchperson services. Jacob Hagen, who worked on the county’s drainage matters as an employee of another company, is co-owner of AgriVia. He has worked with Greene County drainage for more than 13 years.
Hagen or his business partner Tyler Buman will work out of the county auditor’s office. One of them will be there every Thursday. Their services will include interacting with landowners and contractors to process work order requests, facilitating timely repairs as needed, and providing drainage expertise as needed. The county will pay AgriVia $100 per hour for its services. The agreement is effective Sept. 8 and will renew automatically each Dec. 31.
Hagen and Buman both attended the supervisors’ Sept. 2 meeting.
Drainage work will continue to be billed with property taxes as it has in the past. “Landowners shouldn’t see any change,” supervisor Dawn Rudolph said. “Business will go on as usual.”
“It looks different, but hopefully the results will be the same,” chair John Muir added.
Fields also handled the county’s geographic information system (GIS). County assessor Adam Smith relies heavily on GIS. He shared a proposal for Schneider Geospatial, LLC for GIS services and parcel maintenance. The contract would be for $23,832 from Oct. 1 through June 30, 2026, and then renew on July 1 at a cost of $33,360 for fiscal year 2026-27.
The board tabled a decision on the proposal until the assessor’s conference board meets and reviews the contract.
The supervisors approved abating property taxes on property owned by Region XII Council of Governments at 604 Sand St in Churdan.
The supervisors hope to hire an Information Technology (IT) specialist in the near future.
The supervisors also approved a resolution authorizing approval of opioid settlement documents with eight companies involved in the manufacture of opioids, as well as a 28E agreement with New Opportunities Inc to provide youth-focused and peer-support opioid use disorder remediation services to county residents. County engineer Wade Weiss reported that he expected work on County Road P-46 would be completed by the end of the day. He said work on E-18 continues, with secondary roads employees now working on shoulders and field drives. The project is contracted for 140 work days and started April 14. There have been only 80 work days in that time due to frequent rain. Weiss plans to meet with contractors this week and hopes to have a more definite date of completion following the meeting.
