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On
Thursday, November 10, 2005, the Board of Trustees of
The
meeting opened with the pledge of Allegiance.
Todd D. Bosley motioned to excuse Virginia Macdonald from tonight’s meeting, seconded by Russ Goffus. All voted yes. Motion carried. Res#05-253
Todd
Bosley congratulated and introduced Trustee Elect Lisa Shafer and Mike Lynch.
FIRE DEPARTMENT: (Chief Rich Peterson)
Station
#3 update: Rich reported things are moving along faster than anticipated. Due to inclement weather, the asphalt was
delayed but should be done either this week or next week. The drywall is going in and things are moving
along with that.
Meeting
with SBC 911/CAD System: There was a meeting today with SBC to review the
911/CAD systems. The two systems they
looked at were Positron and Plant. SBC
services both of these systems. SBC will
provide pricing and other information.
Rich said it was a good meeting and an excellent presentation.
Resignation: Russ Goffus motioned to
accept the resignation of Firefighter/EMT, Brian Pittman, to remain in good
standing, seconded by Todd Bosley. All
voted yes. Motion carried. Res#05-254
ROAD DEPARTMENT: (Superintendent Kevin Swartz)
Intersection
at Schloneger and Nickelplate: Kevin reported a resident had asked if the County
could look at the Schloneger and Nickelplate intersection. Kevin said the County did look at it and gave
their opinion as to what they think should be done. There are two different ways to go. One option is to have Nickelplate go all the
way through and have Schloneger stop and the other option would be to have
Schloneger and Nickelplate go straight through and have Nickelplate come to a
stop in order to be able to see both ways easily.
Mr.
Bosley asked Kevin what he thought should be done. Kevin said the cheapest would be Nickelplate
dead-ending into Schloneger. To do it
the other way, the hill on Nickelplate would have to be cut to ensure good
visibility.
Mr.
Goffus suggested plan one would be better making Nickelplate a through road but
would be more costly and suggested Kevin get cost estimates both ways. In the meantime, the Board agreed a ‘YIELD’
sign should be put up. Kevin said he
would order the sign and said it would take approximately one (1) week to get
the sign.
Road
Report:
Todd Bosley motioned to approve the Road Report for November 10, 2005, as
written, seconded by Russ Goffus. All
voted yes. Motion carried. (Copy attached) Res#05-255
ZONING DEPARTMENT: (Keith Lasure)
Zoning
Resolution online by December 31st, 2005: Keith reported he is
working on having the Zoning Resolution on our website by the end of December.
Set
meeting with RPC: Keith suggested it would be good to set up a meeting with Regional
Planning Commission to go over items to be added/deleted from the Zoning
Resolution and asked the Board to make a list of things they would like to see
added or deleted. There was no further
discussion.
Mr.
Moran – 7432 Pilot Knob: Keith reported he sent a letter to Mr. Moran
inviting him to attend tonight’s meeting and go before the Board to explain why
he has not complied with zoning by putting a fence around his pool. Mr. Lasure reported he received a reply from
Mr. Moran stating he does, and always did, intend to comply. A letter was sent to Mr. Moran giving him a
deadline to comply.
Stark
County Auditor’s Report: Todd Bosley motioned to approve the October 2005
Zoning Report for the Stark County Auditor, seconded by Russ Goffus. All voted yes. Motion carried. (Copy attached) Res#05-256
November 10,
2005 (Cont.)
ZONING DEPARTMENT: (Cont.)
Zoning
Report:
Todd Bosley motioned to approve the Zoning Report for November 10, 2005, as
written, seconded by Russ Goffus. All
voted yes. Motion carried (Copy
attached) Res#05-257
CONCERNS OF CITIZENS:
Todd Bosley announced that tonight, we were not going to get into any personal agendas stating that over the past few meetings, the public speaks portion had turned into situations where someone would take on one individual. He said public speaks is meant for the public to share and air their concerns about matters that affect the Trustees. He said he hopes that tonight, everyone would abide by that policy.
Terri
Huckels of 8730 Easton congratulated the two Trustees Elect and asked that
they come to the Board with open minds and work for the township people and not
special interests. Mrs. Huckels said
when residents step up to speak, they are allowed to speak and said they are
addressing the Trustees with reasons that do concern them and said no one has
the right to shut anyone up.
Conversation was held between Mrs. Huckels and Todd Bosley.
CONCERNS OF TRUSTEES: (Virginia K. Macdonald, Todd
D. Bosley, Russell L. Goffus)
Office
closed:
Todd Bosley reminded everyone the Township Offices would be closed Friday,
November 11th, in observance of Veterans’ Day and November 24th
& 25th in observance of Thanksgiving. Due to Thanksgiving, the next Trustees’
Meeting will be on Tuesday, November 22nd.
Groffre
Investments lawsuit: Todd Bosley suggested a special meeting should be set before the next
Trustees’ Meeting to discuss pending litigation with Groffre Investments. Russ Goffus agreed as long as Attorney, John
Latchney, would be in attendance.
Secretary, Sharon Shaub, said she would call Mr. Latchney and find out
when he would be available, set up the meeting and notify the Trustees.
OLD BUSINESS:
Estimate
for 4344 Swallen: Kevin reported in the spring of this year, they installed a driveway
drain for Mr. Domer at 4344 Swallen but it was installed too low. Because of this, Mr. Domer’s RV drags as he
pulls in and out of his driveway. In
order to solve the problem, the road crew would have to go approximately 25
feet off the road right-of-way and redo part of the driveway behind the drain.
Kevin
reported the cost would be $1,600.00 if the township busted out the concrete
and $2,170.00 if someone else busted out the concrete.
Since
the work would be approximately 25 feet off the road right of way, Todd Bosley
suggested a letter should be written to the Stark County Prosecutor for a legal
opinion asking if the Township can go on private property to fix the drain
problem. Either the Township Secretary
or Todd Bosley will write the letter.
NEW BUSINESS:
Kevin
thanked all the Township residents for passing the road levy renewal.
CORRESPONDENCE:
Russ
Goffus reported a letter was received from Mike Rehfus with the Stark County
Engineers giving all seventeen (17) Townships the opportunity to save money and
reduce paperwork for the paving program for next year. The Board agreed this is a good idea and
agreed to fill out the form and return it by the December 31st, 2005
deadline.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Todd
Bosley motioned to approve the Minutes for October 27, 2005, as written,
seconded by Russ Goffus. All voted
yes. Motion carried. Res#05-258
Nimishillen
Township Board of Trustees
November 10,
2005 (Cont.)
CONCERNS OF THE CLERK: (Carlene Harmon)
The
following transfers were made per Res#05-005: On November 4, 2005 -
$7,000.00 from 11-B-02 Materials to 11-B-01 Salaries and $2,000.00 from 23-A-02
PERS to 23-B-01 Salaries and on November 5, 2005 - $20,000.00 from 10-A-06
Building to 10-A-01 Salaries.
Rescind
Res#05-249: Carlene reported that due to her illness at the last meeting, she was
not able to pull the Resolution to transfer 1-C-01 to 10-A-01 from the agenda
and asked the Board for a Resolution to rescind Res#05-249. She said she talked to the State Auditor’s
Office and came up with a better method to put money back into the Fire
Department.
Russ
Goffus motioned to rescind Res#05-249 to transfer 1-C-01 to 10-A-01, seconded
by Todd Bosley. All voted yes. Motion carried. Res#05-259
Executive
Session:
Carlene requested an Executive Session to discuss personnel. Russ Goffus motioned to go into Executive
Session at 7:26 p.m. to discuss personnel – employee annual review, seconded by
Todd Bosley. All voted yes. Motion carried. Res#05-260
Todd
Bosley motioned to come out of Executive Session at 7:40 p.m., seconded by Russ
Goffus. All voted yes. Motion carried. Res#05-261
APROVE ALL PURCHASE ORDERS:
Todd
Bosley motioned to approve all Purchase Orders, seconded by Russ Goffus. All voted yes. Motion carried. Res#05-262
APPROVE FINANCIAL REPORT AND PAY BILLS:
Russ
Goffus motioned to approve the Financial Report and pay bills in the amount of
$23,082.23, seconded by Todd Bosley. All
voted yes. Motion carried. (Copy
attached) Res#05-263
SIGN CHECKS AND ADJOURN:
Todd
Bosley motioned to sign checks and adjourn, seconded by Russ Goffus. All voted yes. Motion carried. Res#05-264
The
meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
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______________________________ __________________________________
ATTEST: CLERK/TREASURER
TRUSTEE PRESIDENT
CARLENE HARMON VIRGINIA K. MACDONALD
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TRUSTEE VICE PRESIDENT
TODD D. BOSLEY
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TRUSTEE
RUSSELL L. GOFFUS