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URBANA DAILY CITIZEN Wednesday November 10 2004 Page A 3 LOCALSTATE editor utiuHMiliztncom Coroner hoard of elections request more money for By JENNIER KREBS Staff Writer ikrebsurbanacitizencom Two departments requested about $297000 from the Champaign County general fund Tuesday The 2005 projection from the office is about $60000 said Coroner Josh Richards The 2004 appropria tion for his office was $52004 Expenses like autopsies are hard to plan for Richards said because he is not certain how many he will perform So far in 2004 the department has received a $5000 sup plement above the $4000 originally budgeted for autop sies Of this $5000 the county clerk administrator reports that $262 remains The bills for some 2004 autopsies are still pending Richards said which will require a transfer of funds from other places in the budget Another county supplement may also be needed to cover this amount the coroner said but he is not sure how much it will be Richards said the county averages between 30 and 40 cases per year and about one half of these require autopsies Th'e typical cost for an autopsy is $722 which includes charges for hospital services and patholo gy7 When another county7 performs an autopsy for a Champaign County death Richards said the cost can reach $1200 sometimes happens for auto accidents suicides or even homicides when a victim is flown to a trauma cen ter in a larger city and dies Richards said may not even know about it until I get the The department budgeted $1319 for this expense in 2004 planning for the single case it usually sees each year potential for more is Richards said lucky it happen more Board of Elections The Board of Elections requested $237105 from the general fund in 2005 or $50942 more than its 2004 appro priation Much of the change occurred in the salary line items which increased by $25742 over the amount received last year ladies in this office don't make enough money" said Bob Hamilton a member of the board is some thing that needs to be Hamilton added that director Robin Burden and deputy director Marcia Nash each have accumulated more than 500 hours of overtime so far in 2004 He also mentioned that the annual salaries of both women at $2361452 is between $7000 and $13000 less than the pay in neighbor ing counties including Union Madison and Logan The projected budget raises their salaries to $30822 each Citing further grounds for a raise Hamilton said the departmentJhas been restructured for maximum efficien See on Page A 7 GOP former mayor governor defeated in apparent gay marriage backlash By CARRIE SPENCER Associated Press Writer COLUMBUS Ohio (AP) It seemed a safe seat: In a Republican dis trict the GOP incumbent is a former mayor lieutenant gov ernor and fill in gover nor who was a leader in economic develop ment in the Ohio House But Rep Nancy Hollister a moderate on social issues was defeated by a Democrat who criti cized her vote against the state law banning gay marriage Hollister said Ohio has banned same sex unions since 1824 and another law needed gut told me I was going to have a said Hollister who has clashed with her party' before because she favors some abortion rights take back any' vote that Hobbling shoeless in her office Tuesday on a bad knee worsened by campaign appearances Hollister said her campaign also was hurt when she said lawmakers likely will have to extend a temporary one cent sales tax increase next year tell it like I see she said Jennifer Garrison a Marietta attor ney who defeated Hollister by 52 per cent to 48 percent in unofficial returns met with Democratic leaders Tuesday in Columbus Garrison said in campaign materials and newspaper interviews that she would have voted for the marriage law but said that wasn't the reason for her win She said voters were more angry about an education system been ruled unconstitutional higher taxes and 12 years of Republican dominance in state politics don't think I won because of social issues: 1 think I neutralized social Garrison said The district covering Guernsey Monroe Noble Washington and part of Muskingum counties runs only a slight Republican majority said Hollister a descendant of a Revolutionary War hero who founded Marietta Hollister the only GOP representa tive to vote against the marriage law might have been the only GOP repre sentative ousted One other House race appears headed for a recount criticism overlapped with television ads in a southeast Ohio Senate campaign in which Sen Joy Padgett accused Democrat Terry Anderson of supporting gay marriage Also religious conservative voters turned out to sup port a state constitutional amendment that broadens the ban to deny legal sta tus to all unmarried couples issues get hot at certain times When a public on the wrong side of those issues at the wrong time that can really said Curt Steiner a GOP strategist Hollister has always struggled as a moderate in southern Ohio but her defeat was still shocking said Wiliam Binning a Youngstown State University political scientist one time she as viewed as a real up and comer She was very energetic: people liked he said Hollister said ready to turn her attention to a grandchild due in ebruary and a garden neglected since she was elected to Marietta city council in 1980 She was the mayor for six years headed the Office of Appalachia and was lieutenant governor in George second term She spent the last two years of that in an unsuccessful campaign to unseat Democratic Congressman Ted Strickland Hollister was governor for the 11 days between Voinovich leaving for the US Senate and Gov Bob Taft being sworn in She signed one bill into law the farmland preservation bill an effort she had coordinated She then was appointed to a vacant House seat and won election in 2000 and2002 She would have been eligible to run again in 2006 if won House Speaker Larry Householder called Hollister an expert on the envi ronment and economic development She wrote a law that took effect in 2002 allowing certain nurses with advanced degrees to write prescriptions Before leaving she wants passage of her bill that would require all electric utili ties to file plans with the state on how stabilize rates when a state ordered freeze ends next year Hollister County to receive recycling litter prevention grant again Citizen Staff Report Gov Bob Taft has announced $6999911 in Community Recycling Litter Prevention grants to be awarded to 99 communi ties counties and solid waste management organi zations across the state According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources! Champaign County will receive a grant in the amount of $45000 Susan Helterbran pro gram manager of Champaign County Recycling Litter Prevention said this is the main grant her office receives annually It goes toward her salary as well as education and awareness programs for the community schools and adults It also helps with col lection drives held monthly This month's drive will be this Saturday from 8:30 to 11 am at the Champaign County Community Center Helterbran said she has received this amount for at least the last three years Her office receives 20 percent matching funds from the North Central Solid Waste District which amounts to $9000 Sometimes she also receives supplemental funds but is unsure of any supplemental funds for 2005 unding for the grant programs comes from a cor porate franchise tax on Ohio businesses that manufac ture or sell products that may become litter such as newspapers plastic bottles and cans Urbana: Local gov't funds essential By KATHLEEN OX Assistant Editor kfoxurbanacitizencom Hoping state legislators heed local gov ernments libraries and others affected by past and potential cuts in Local Government unds the Urbana City' Council on Tuesday passed a resolution declaring such funding essential and urging Ohio officials to contin ue making it available definitely need to know what kind of impact this will have on our Director of Administration Pat Richards said of the possibility of more cuts She said local governments and library representatives met with Ohio Sen Jim Jordan recently and a meeting concerning the matter is expected to be scheduled next month in Sidney inance Director Dale Miller said the city lost about $45000 a few years ago when funds were cut and funding has not grown since then the state enters the budget process be he said adding let (the funds) grow The city is receiving $550000 this year which is about 10 percent of the general fund Another topic Tuesday concerned holiday parking downtown Some shop owners reportedly are suggesting time limits on street parking be waived for holiday shop pers Richards said the administration is evaluating the suggestion She reminded people there is a new pub lic lot with 31 spaces and no time limits on the corner of Miami and Walnut streets and said the staff may create a new downtown area map showing exactly where public park ing is located Councilman Steve Moore further suggest ed signage directing drivers to public park ing lots In other matters: Street Superintendent Richard McCain said paving is expected to begin today for the annual paving program The absence of Councilman Al Evans was excused Next work session was canceled ARM PRICES Grain CLOSING BIDS LANDMARK ThackeryWest Liberty wheat corn sybn current $269 166 480 IANDMARK MechanicsburgUrbaua wheat com sybns airrent $269 166 480 Choice market lambs $88 103 Old ewes $36 56 Old bucks $lb 50 Goats S3 9900 CATTLE Commercial cows 845 53 Calmer a id cult rs 8 44 Bulls Sa 62 AT CATTLE Choice steers 6 55 7875 Choice heifers $71 76 Holstein steers 863 75 Babycalvi sSA EEDER TT1 Ti 1 200 300 lx uht th head $NA 300 650 bought by 100 DAIRYTYPE HOLSTEINS 200300 bought by the head $NA 300 650 bought by the pound $75 0 1L CSIRW RESULTS Alfalfa 350 Grass Hay olia 270 Straw $1 00 140 LANDMARK Mingo wheat com sybns current $269 162 476 Livestock JACKSON lrVESTOCK DeGratt MARKET HOGS 200230 $5100 5325 2302'0 $5250 5435 264290 $4900 5285 SOWS 300 450 $200' 44 75 43OCW S4l' teW IJOARS All Weights $900 3 00 EEDER 11GS AH weights $13310 ft SHEEP AMI IAMB eeder sheep 894 109 Senior Pictures Yearbook deadline Is quickly approaching! 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