Board Organizes for 2009

Bowling Green, Ohio – January 13, 2009 – On Monday, James F. Carter of Grand Rapids was
re-elected President of the Wood County Board of Commissioners for calendar year 2009. Commissioner Tim W. Brown of Bowling Green was elected vice-president. 

As President of the Board, Commissioner Carter will serve on a number of boards and commissions including the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (TMACOG) Board of Trustees, Growth Strategies Council, Maumee River Committee and Transportation Committee.   He will also continue serving on the County’s Board of Revisions, Community Corrections Board, Investment Advisory Committee, Financial Report Review Committee, Family & Children’s First Council, Records Commission, and Solid Waste Policy Committee.

Commissioner Tim W. Brown will serve on the County’s Automatic Data Processing Board, Courthouse Buildings & Grounds Committee, Investment Advisory Committee, and OSU Extension Service Advisory Committee.  Other committee assignments include the TMACOG Air Quality Task Force (Chairperson) and Roadway Tree Beautification Committee (Chairperson), and Erie Basin Resource Conservation and Development.  He was also named as an alternate on the TMACOG Board of Trustees along with W. David Steiner, Planning Commission Director. Commissioner Brown will also serve as vice-president of the Northwest Ohio Commissioners and Engineer’s Association for 2008.

Commissioner Perkins of Bowling Green was selected to serve on the County’s Emergency Management Agency Advisory Board, Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), Court Security Advisory Committee and the TMACOG Portage River Basin Council and Freight Committee.

In addition, all three commissioners serve on the Debt Review Committee and Community Improvement Corporation.

The Board will continue to hold regular meetings on Tuesday and Thursday mornings with Open Forum on regular meeting days following regular business.  The Open Forum allows citizens to speak with the Board without scheduling a meeting time.  The Commissioners are also planning to continue hosting Town Hall meetings throughout the County.

All meeting agendas are posted 24 hours in advance and can be viewed on the commissioners’ website at www.co.wood.oh.us/commissioners.