Nimishillen
Township
September 6, 2005
On
Tuesday, September 6, 2005, the Board of Trustees of
The
meeting opened with the pledge of Allegiance.
FIRE DEPARTMENT: (Chief Rich Peterson)
Resolution
to Accept Firefighter Candidates: Russ Goffus motioned to accept Michelle Epperley
as Firefighter/Paramedic, Jason Laird as Firefighter/Paramedic and Brian Lamm
as Firefighter/EMT seconded by Todd Bosley.
All voted yes. Motion
carried. RES#05-211
Donation
of $720 to
Requests
for Assistance to the
Fire/EMS
Community Awareness Day: Just a reminder Community Awareness Day is Sunday,
September 11th from1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Nimishillen Grange.
911
Meeting:
Peterson reported he attended a 911 meeting today. There was a lot of discussion with
recommendations to upgrade the current system.
Peterson said he, along with a couple other agencies, objected because
what they are proposing does not fix the problems they have had, i.e. calls
would be going into the Center but they would be directed back out. Peterson said he would support and work
towards whatever would best serve the County, but he does not support
everything they want to do. Peterson
told the Board documentation would follow.
ROAD DEPARTMENT: (Superintendent Kevin Swartz)
Tires
for 1-Ton Truck - $570: Kevin reported with winter just around the corner,
six new tires are needed for the 1-Ton at a total cost of $570.00.
Bumps
on
Holderman
Job:
The Board agreed to another 130 feet of 15” pipe ($676.00) and two catch basins
($418.00) for an additional cost of $1,094.00.
Road
Report:
Russ Goffus motioned to accept the written Road Report for September 6, 2005
seconded by Virginia Macdonald. All
voted yes. Motion carried. (Copy attached)
RES#05-212
ZONING DEPARTMENT: (Zoning Inspector Keith Lasure)
Due to the fact Zoning Inspector, Keith Lasure, was attending Regional Planning Commission, there was no zoning report for tonight’s meeting.
CONCERNS OF CITIZENS:
Donna
Fuller of 5857
- Questioned about the
donation for the
- Asked for a definition
of Home Rule: Population determines Home Rule. With Home Rule, a law director and a
police department are required, which is one step above
- Asked if the Township
had a curfew – The Trustees said
September 6,
2005 (Cont.)
Linda
Shier of 8710
- Asked about the
possibility of having a one-night gathering to meet the candidates. Virginia Macdonald said the Juilliard
Senior Center is sponsoring a Meet the Candidates Forum for the Louisville
area, which will include candidates from
Tom
Phillips of 5363 Lesh:
- Discussion was held on
the repairs needed for road department equipment and also the
Bill
Dietrich of 6095
- Commented on the 6-mill
Fire Levy – Chief Peterson explained the 6-mill Fire Levy is a replacement
of the 4-mill Fire Levy. The 4-mill
levy would be rescinded if the 6-mill levy would pass.
Ed
Moody of 7018 Pilot Knob:
- Commented he feels the
- Commented Kevin Swartz
is a good Road Superintendent and is doing a good job.
Brian
Stehura of 6131 Holderman:
- Arrived late – Asked
about the drainage problem on Holderman.
The Trustees explained the Board approved this project earlier
tonight.
David
J. Walden of 6111 Holderman:
- Commented on the
additional 130’ of 15” drainage pipe for Holderman. Trustees told him the Board approved
this earlier.
CONCERNS OF TRUSTEES:
Donation
to
Resident
Terri Fidelholtz of 2828
- Commented on the
donation the Township gave the
Beck
Avenue Water Line: Todd Bosley stated there are three points holding him back on the
water line and feels if these concerns would be addressed, the water line is
something that could possibly happen. He
said he does not want it to appear the Township is being uncooperative. The three points are:
- There needs to be an
agreement on the process to begin to establish a bridge and a road access
from SR44
- There should be some
type of meeting with the developer or the people, developer and City to
devise a plan to show the township what type of businesses would go in
the development
- That there be
absolutely no annexation on
Mr.
Bosley asked the Board how they felt.
Russ Goffus feels the agreement is something the Township
could ask for and said the Township probably would not receive a plan because
the City of
Mrs. Macdonald will send a letter to the Prosecutor for
an opinion. After receiving an opinion
from the Prosecutor’s Office, a letter would then be sent to the City of
September 6,
2005 (Cont.)
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Virginia
Macdonald motioned to go into Executive Session at 8:40 p.m. to discuss
employee review for Chief Peterson seconded by Todd Bosley. All voted yes. Motion carried. RES#05-213
Virginia
Macdonald motioned to come out of Executive Session at 8:55 p.m. seconded by
Russ Goffus. All voted yes. Motion carried. RES#05-214
Russ
Goffus stated that after much consideration of the extra duties involved with
the Dispatch Center, he motioned to increase Chief Peterson’s salary by
$200.00/week effective next pay period seconded by Todd Bosley. All voted yes. Motion carried. RES#05-215
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Todd
Bosley motioned to approve and accept the Minutes of August 25, 2005, as
written, seconded by Virginia Macdonald.
All voted yes. Motion
carried. RES#05-216
CONCERNS OF THE CLERK:
There
were no concerns of the clerk.
APPROVE PURCHASE ORDERS:
Carlene
Harmon asked the Board for a Resolution to approve purchase orders. Russ Goffus motioned to approve any and all
purchase orders, as written, seconded by Todd Bosley. All voted yes. Motion carried. RES#05-217
APPROVE FINANCIAL REPORT AND PAY BILLS:
Due
to the meeting being moved up two days, there was no Financial Report and no
bills for tonight’s meeting.
SIGN CHECKS AND ADJOURN:
With
no checks to sign, Virginia Macdonald motioned to adjourn seconded by Russ
Goffus. All voted yes. Motion carried. RES#05-218
The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
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ATTEST: CLERK/TREASURER
VIRGINIA K. MACDONALD
CARLENE HARMON TRUSTEE PRESIDENT
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TODD D. BOSLEY
TRUSTEE VICE PRESIDENT
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RUSSELL L. GOFFUS
TRUSTEE