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Hamilton County Commission
4:25 pm
Thu February 14, 2013

County is moving forward and getting stronger

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Hamilton County Commission President Chris Monzel delivers the State of the County address at a Cincinnati Rotary Club meeting.
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Members of the Cincinnati Rotary Club and guests gather for the annual State of the County address.
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A barbershop quartet serades a pair of Rotarians at the start of the Valentine's day meeting.
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Hamilton County is "on the move and getting stronger." That was the theme of Commission President Chris Monzel's State of the County address Thursday.

Monzel talked about the importance of keeping taxes low and how the Governor's proposed budget could benefit the ailing county stadium fund.

He says the county is also focused on infrastructure projects, especially the multi-billion dollar federally mandated sewer system upgrade. One money-saving plan involves ‘daylighting’ a stream to capture storm water rather than building a costly tunnel.

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Hamilton County Commission
3:55 pm
Wed January 16, 2013

Hartmann, Portune take oath of office

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Commissioners Portune and Hartmann take the oath of office from Board President Chris Monzel.
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Commissioners Portune and Hartmann shake hands after being sworn in.
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Greg Hartmann and Todd Portune were officially sworn in Wednesday to serve their new terms on Hamilton County Commission.

Hartmann repeated his mantra that these are challenging times for county government but says there are bright spots as well, like the county Land Bank.

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Metropolitan Sewer District
2:17 pm
Wed January 16, 2013

County throws out MSD contract hiring policies

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Hamilton County Commissioners are throwing out hiring and procurement policies related to the Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD).

The city, which operates MSD had instituted new bidding requirements the county, which owns MSD, says were unfair- and in some cases illegal. Chief among them were apprenticeship requirements and a policy giving preference to contractors within city limits.

Commission President Chris Monzel says a working group will be formed to draft a new procurement policy.

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