Tue Feb 09 2010
By TODD HELBERG
A 911 levy renewal is the only issue upon which all Defiance County voters will cast ballots Tuesday, but there will be plenty to decide throughout the 38 precincts.
Voters in all five county public school districts have contested board of education races and there is competition in 11 of the county's 12 township trustee elections. In addition, contested council races in Defiance and Sherwood are featured, four charter issues will be decided by city voters and a sprinkling of other issues, including one for new taxation in Richland Township, are on tap.
The one countywide issue -- rewnewing the county's five-year enhanced 911 levy -- proposes to reduce the existing taxation rate from 1.2 mills to one mill. If approved, it would generate approximately $700,000 annually to operate the county's E911 center on Defiance's Biede Avenue, some $145,000 less than what comes in now.
Elsewhere, Richland Township voters will be asked to approve a two-mill, continuing levy for fire protection. This would generate approximately $98,900 annually for the township's fire fund.
Ayersville Local Schools officials hope district voters will look more kindly upon a two-mill, five-year permanent improvement levy. Voters said no to the renewal in May.
Meanwhile, Defiance city voters will be confronted with four proposed amendments to the municipality's governing charter.
Two of these would reduce the effective minimum age to run for council and mayor to 18. The remaining two amendments would remove the responsibility of determining the validity of recall petitions from the council clerk's job description (by adopting a state provision) and eliminate term limits for park board members.
Contested council races are also on Defiance and Sherwood ballots.
Five candidates -- incumbent Republican Ellen Upp, incumbent Democrat Joe Eureste, Democrat Howard Tropepe, Republican Mike Ketcham and Democrat Dave Plant -- are seeking Defiance City Council's three at-large seats. Upp is seeking a fifth term; Eureste is after his third.
The winners get four-year terms.
Incumbent Democrat Tim Holtsberry is unopposed for a second term as council president.
Keeping with Defiance, voters in two precincts will determine whether Sunday liquor sales will be permitted.
Defiance Moose is making a request in precinct 3-A while Defiance Beverage Center and Wal-Mart are asking in precinct 3-C.
In Sherwood, incumbents A.J. Minton and James Hohenberger join Robyn Crites, Wes Hall and Michael Sudholtz as candidates for four council seats.
The winners get four-year terms.
Contested board of education elections will be decided in the county's five public school districts -- Ayersville Local, Central Local, Defiance City, Hicksville Exempted Village and Northeastern Local.
Defiance City Schools voters have four candidates (Robert Carpenter Jr., Paul Ferree, incumbent Mark Klein and incumbent Steve Snavely) running for the two open four-year seats. But they will also be asked to select from one of two candidates (incumbent appointee Wesley Moats and Barney Eureste) for a two-year unexpired term.
In addition to local issues and races, Defiance County voters will help decide state issues 1, 2 and 3.
The list of cadidates and issues in the county:
Boards of education
NW Educational Service Center-District 7
(elect one from Defiance County)
LeAnn Fritch, inc.
Ayersville Local
(elect two)
Robert Cooper III
John Delano
Danny Wagner
Central Local
(elect three)
Mark Baden, inc.
Jennifer Bergman
Patricia Garrigus, appt.
Vicki Rhodes
(two-year unexpired term, elect one)
Rob Miller
Defiance City
(elect two)
Robert Carpenter Jr.
Paul Ferree
Mark Klein, inc.
Stephen Snavely, inc.
(two-year unexpired term, elect one)
Wesley Moats, appt.
Barney Eureste
Hicksville Exempted
(elect three)
Susan Gonwick
Stephanie Karacson-Mazur
Karen Schmidt, inc.
Robert Weatherhead, inc.
Dennis Vetter
Northeastern Local
(elect three)
Michael Boff., inc.
Julie Burkholder
Ken Keller
Ronald Meyer, inc.
Municipal offices
Defiance
President of council
(elect one)
Tim Holtsberry (D)
Council At-Large
(elect three)
Joe Eureste (D-inc.)
Michael Ketcham (R)
David Plant (D)
Howard Tropepe (D)
Ellen Upp (R-inc.)
Hicksville Council
(elect four)
Michael Barth (R)
Michael Headley (R)
Ronald Jones (R-inc.)
Ron Beverly Sr. (I-inc.)
Ney Council
(elect four)
Rocky Brodbeck, inc.
Adam Coy, inc.
Greg Crites, inc.
Harold Mills, inc.
Sherwood Council
(elect four)
Robyn Crites
Wes Hall
James Hohenberger, inc.
A.J. Minton, inc.
Michael Sudholtz
Townships
(elect two trustees each unless otherwise indicated)
Adams
Daryle Rogers, inc.
Jack Schliesser, inc.
Thomas Wiemken
Defiance
Richard Ankney, inc.
Don Brown
Diane Mayer
Dan Peck, inc.
Delaware
David Clinker
John Fifer Jr.
Thomas Grinnell
Ronald Johns
Rick Speiser, inc.
Jacob Timbrook
Farmer
James Donze, inc.
Larry Mavis, inc.
Hicksville
Jeff Green, inc.
Josh Metz
David Wonderly, inc.
Highland
Richard Hoshock, inc.
Darl McCullough
Ken Zachrich, inc.
Mark
Vernon Haase, inc.
Jeff Holtsberry
John Panico
Alex Renollet
Danny Zeedyk
Denver Zeedyk
Milford
Thomas Dietsch, inc.
Edward Perry, inc.
Noble
Orville Clark
Joseph Clemens, inc.
Brian McDowell
Ted Penner, inc.
Penny Stollsteimer
(two-year unexpired term, elect one)
Ron Cereghin
Jeffrey Lipp
Gary Smith
Richland
Bruce Colwell, inc.
Otto Meyer Jr., inc.
Donald Rittenhouse
Tiffin
Rich Burk, inc.
Chad Hall
Brady Woolace
Washington
Gary Crites, inc.
Howard Miller, inc.
John Grine
Tax, ballot issues
Ayersville Local: A 2-mill, five-year renewal levy for permanent improvements
Defiance County: A 1-mill, five-year renewal and decrease for E-911 services and communication (reduction of .2-mill from the present 1.2 mills)
Milford Township: A 2-mill, five-year renewal levy for roads and bridges
Richland Township: A 2-mill additional levy for a continuing period of time for fire and rescue services
Defiance City, precinct 3A: A request by Defiance Moose for Sunday liquor sales
Defiance City, precinct 3C: A request by Defiance Beverage Center for Sunday liquor sales
Defiance City, precinct 3C: A request by Wal-Mart for Sunday liquor sales
Defiance City, charter amendment proposal: eliminate the requirement that those running for any council seat must be a "qualified elector" of the city for one year "immediately prior to his election or appointment."
Defiance City, charter amendment proposal: eliminate the requirement that those running for mayor must be a "qualified elector" of the city for one year "immediately prior to his election or appointment."
Defiance City, charter amendment proposal: removes the task for determining whether requirements are met for recall petitions of city elected officials from the responsibility of the council clerk.
Defiance City, charter amendment proposal: eliminate the current charter provision that no individual would be allowed to serve more than two consecutive three-year terms on the park board.
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