Schools, Colleges & Universities Caucus - 2019 General Assembly

2019 TMACOG General Assembly

School Districts, Colleges and Universities Caucus

Monday, January 28, 2019

Holiday Inn French Quarter Perrysburg

Call to Order/Welcome/Introductions –Ann Theis, dean of the School of Business, Information and Public Services at Owens Community College and the facilitator of the School Districts, Colleges, and Universities Caucus, and called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone present. Roundtable introductions were made by those present.

TMACOG Members in attendance included:

·         Dawn Burks – Board Member, Rossford Schools

·         Ed Ewers – Assistant Superintendent, Penta Career Center

Non-governmental Members Caucus - 2019 General Assembly

2019 General Assembly Non-Governmental Members Caucus

Monday, January 28, 2019

Holiday Inn French Quarter Perrysburg

Call to Order/Welcome/Introductions – The Non-Governmental Members Caucus met on January 28, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. in Depot Track 5 at the Holiday Inn French Quarter, located at 10630 Fremont Pike in Perrysburg, Ohio. Facilitator of the Non-Governmental Caucus and Safety Council of Northwest Ohio President & CEO Dennis McMickens called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone present.

TMACOG Members in attendance included:

·         Laurie Adams – Managing Principal & Traffic Engineer, DGL Consulting Engineers, LLC

·         Meg Adams – External Affairs Manager, FirstEnergy/Toledo Edison

·         Edgar Avila – EVP, AAA Northwest Ohio Region/AAA Club Alliance, Inc.

Special Districts Caucus - 2019 General Assembly

2019 TMACOG General Assembly

Special Districts and Authorities Caucus

Monday, January 28, 2019

Executive Board Room II, Holiday Inn French Quarter Perrysburg

Call to Order/Welcome/Introductions – Scott Carpenter, Director of Public Relations for Metroparks Toledo and the facilitator of the Special Districts and Authorities Caucus, called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone present. Introductions were made around the room.

Members in attendance included:

·         Joseph Cappel – V.P., Business Development, Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority

·         Scott Carpenter – Director, Public Relations, Metroparks Toledo

Townships Caucus - 2019 General Assembly

2019 General Assembly Township Caucus

Monday, January 28, 2019

Holiday Inn French Quarter, Perrysburg

Call to Order/Welcome/Introductions – Facilitator of the Township Caucus Michael Hampton, Springfield Township Administrator, called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone. 

Members in attendance include:

·         Jacob Barnes – Planning Director, Township of Springfield

·         David Bench – Trustee, Township of Jerusalem

·         Stephen Bettinger – Trustee, Township of Richfield

Villages Caucus - 2019 General Assembly

2019 General Assembly Village Caucus

Monday, January 28, 2019

 Holiday Inn French Quarter Perrysburg

Call to Order/Welcome/Introductions – The Village Caucus met on Monday, January 28, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. in Depot Track 4 at the Holiday Inn French Quarter, located at 10630 Fremont Pike in Perrysburg, Ohio. 

Gordon Bowman, Pemberville Village Mayor and Facilitator of the Village Caucus, called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone present. Round table introductions were made.

Members in attendance included:

City Caucus - 2019 General Assembly

2019 General Assembly City Caucus

Monday, January 28, 2019

Holiday Inn French Quarter Perrysburg

Call to Order/Welcome/Introductions – Facilitator of the City Caucus and Oregon City Administrator Michael Beazley called the meeting to order. He explained the purpose of the caucus for those new to TMACOG.

Members in attendance included:

·      Cecelia Adams – Council Member At-Large, City of Toledo

·      Kevin Aller – Director of Public Service, City of Sylvania

·      Michael Aspacher – President of Council, City of Bowling Green

County Caucus - 2019 General Assembly

Each of the seven caucuses met at the General Assembly January 28, 2019. Read on to see priorities of the different groups.


2019 General Assembly County Caucus 
Monday, January 28, 2019
Weston Hunt Room, Holiday Inn French Quarter

Call to Order/Welcome/Introductions – Ottawa County Commissioner Mark Stahl, the facilitator of the County Caucus, called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone present.