Nimishillen Township
June 22, 2006
On
Thursday, June 22, 2006, the Board of Trustees of
The
regular meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by President Todd D. Bosley who
led the staff and audience in the pledge of allegiance.
Mr.
Bosley announced due to tonight’s storm, items on the agenda will be moved
around. He asked that all department
heads cover only those things that are absolutely necessary. Mr. Bosley explained he would like to adjourn
the meeting early so the trustees can go out and view some of the problems and
flooded roads from the storm.
CONCERNS OF THE FISCAL OFFICER: (Carlene Harmon)
The
following transfers were made per Res. #06-015 June 10, 2006: $10,000
from 10-A-02 Fire PERS to 10-A-14 Insurance, $6,000 from 10-A-15A Other
Medicare SS to 10-A-14 Insurance, $10,000 from 10-A-01 Salaries to 10-A-14
Insurance. June 16, 2006: $5,000
from 1-A-25 Contingency to 01-A-15 Workers’ Comp. June 17, 2006: $1,000 from 01-A-25
Contingency to 01-E-01 Contracts, $3,000 from 01-A-25 Contingency to 01-B-04
Utilities and $3,000 from 4-A-08 Buildings to 4-A-09 Utilities.
Transfer
$25,000.00: Fiscal Officer, Carlene Harmon, reported last year we received
$113,800.00 for
Mrs.
Shafer moved to transfer $25,000 from General Fund 01-A-25 Contingency to Fund
28-EMS, seconded by Mr. Lynch. Roll call
voting went as follows: Mrs. Shafer –
yes, Mr. Lynch – yes and Mr. Bosley – yes.
Motion carried. RES#06-194
Brief
Financial Report: Mrs. Harmon said due to the fact that the fire levy was defeated and
the delays to completing Fire Station No. 3, she is projecting a deficit in the
fire department of at least $100,000.00.
Initially, we anticipated adding other departments to our dispatch
operations; however, that is not possible until we move the center to our new
facility. Hopefully, we will not be
obligated to pay some of the remaining construction costs and that our legal
counsel is successful in obtaining penalty fees from the delays.
Resolution
to Request Amended Certificate for Dispatch Revenue: Mrs. Shafer moved to
approve to amend the Certificate for Dispatch Revenue in the amount of
$91,220.00, seconded by Mr. Lynch. Roll
call voting went as follows: Mrs. Shafer – yes, Mr. Lynch – yes and Mr. Bosley
– yes. Motion carried. RES. #06-195
ROAD DEPARTMENT: (Chris Peterson)
Due
to the storm and heavy rain, Superintendent Peterson was out putting up high
water signs and was excused from tonight’s meeting.
FIRE DEPARTMENT: (Rich Peterson)
Chief
Peterson reported items on the agenda could wait and would be discussed at the
next regularly scheduled Trustees’ Meeting on July 13, 2006.
June 22, 2006
(Cont.)
ZONING DEPARTMENT: (Keith Lasure)
Outdoor
Wood Burning Furnaces ‘Continuation’ Hearing from June 8, 2006:
Mr.
Lasure explained after he and township secretary, Sharon Shaub, went over facts
for tonight’s hearing and after the secretary talked to Reva Butera at Regional
Planning and after he talked to Stark County Prosecutor, Sharon Miller, it was
recommended by both Mrs. Butera and Mrs. Miller that it would be a good idea to
not go forward at this time and to start over.
Mrs. Butera said the Resolution passed by the
With
that being said and after discussion, Mrs. Shafer moved to withdraw the
proposed amendment for outdoor wood burning furnaces at this time until further
research can be done and to bring it before the Regional Planning Commission
and the Nimishillen Township Zoning Commission at a later date, seconded by Mr.
Lynch. Roll call voting went as follows: Mrs. Shafer – yes, Mr. Lynch – yes and Mr.
Bosley – yes. Motion carried. RES#06-196
OLD BUSINESS:
Maplegrove
Pipe Project: Because more information is needed before going forward with this
project, it was tabled until the July 13, 2006 Trustees’ Meeting.
Grover
Street Improvements: After Mr. Lynch talked to Ken Carter from the Stark County Engineers
Office and after he looked at the situation, it was decided that it’s the
township’s responsibility to correct/replace the crossover and discussion could
be held at a later date as to what the township is going to do with the road.
Mr.
Lynch moved to replace the crossover on Grover Street, seconded by Mrs.
Shafer. Roll call voting went as
follows: Mr. Lynch – yes, Mrs. Shafer – yes and Mr. Bosley – yes. Motion carried. RES#06-197
CONCERNS OF CITIZENS:
Terri
Huckels of 8730 Easton said she missed the last meeting and wanted to
comment on the following:
- After listening to the
CD, she said it sounded like a circus over the firewood stating Mrs.
Shafer explained very clearly what happened and said Mrs. Shafer did not
deserve the demeaning remarks and thanked Mr. & Mrs. Shafer for doing
a very good deed for the community.
Mrs. Shafer thanked Mrs. Huckels for her comments.
- According to the road
reports, there seems to be a lot of concern regarding pipe work and
driveway culverts stating it’s a ‘road’ department and does not think the
projects the residents want done on private yards and yard work is the
road department’s responsibility.
She said the road levy very clearly says ‘roads’ – not private
property.
- Fire on SR44: Was
concerned about Chris Peterson’s safety, i.e., did he have proper gear
on. Mr. Bosley explained Chris was
not in the burning structure and that he was on what they call ‘running
the fire’.
Bill
Blackmer of 3505 Maplegrove spoke on the pipe project down from his residence
and said she needs help because she’s going to lose her house but he shouldn’t
have to contend with all the water that comes north of him. He said there are three places on Maplegrove
that are flooded right now: Kiko, Lautzenheiser and below him stating some of
the blame is because the culvert was put under the road to run water into the
field. He also talked about the flow of
the water being
June 22, 2006
(Cont.)
changed
and said the people who changed the water flow should be responsible for
it. Mr. Bosley said he was right and
explained approximately three years ago, a task force was put together that
involved people from all over, i.e. cities to townships, and that whole
approach is now gone so no one is really working on this now. Mr. Bosley said there’s no funding mechanism
in place to try to fix some of these problems.
Mr. Bosley said tonight’s meeting is going to be adjourned early because
there are roads that are impassible and even in regards to some of these
situations, there’s nothing that can be done at the township level. Some discussion followed.
CONCERNS OF TRUSTEES: (Todd D. Bosley, Lisa L.
Shafer and Michael L. Lynch)
Due
to weather advisories, flooding conditions throughout the township and the fact
that the meeting would be adjourned early so the trustees could go out and
check various problems, any concerns of trustees will be discussed at the July
13th meeting.
APPROVE ROAD REPORT:
Mrs.
Shafer moved to approve the Road Report for June 22, 2006, as written, seconded
by Mr. Lynch. Roll call voting went as
follows: Mrs. Shafer – yes, Mr. Lynch-
yes and Mr. Bosley – yes. Motion
carried. RES#06-198
APPROVE ZONING REPORTS:
Mrs.
Shafer moved to approve the May 2006 Zoning Report for the
APPROVE ALL PURCHASE ORDERS:
Mrs.
Shafer moved to approve all Purchase Orders, seconded by Mr. Lynch. Roll call voting went as follows: Mrs. Shafer
– yes, Mr. Lynch – yes and Mr. Bosley – yes.
Motion carried. RES#06-200
APPROVE FINANCIAL REPORT AND PAY BILLS:
Mrs.
Shafer moved to approve the Financial Report and pay bills in the amount of
$40,459.65, seconded by Mr. Lynch. Roll
call voting went as follows: Mrs. Shafer –yes, Mr. Lynch – yes and Mr. Bosley –
yes. Motion carried. RES#06-201
SIGN CHECKS AND ADJOURN:
Mrs.
Shafer moved to sign checks and adjourn, seconded by Mr. Lynch. Roll call voting went as follows: Mrs. Shafer – yes, Mr. Lynch – yes and Mr.
Bosley – yes. Motion carried. RES#06-202 The meeting adjourned at 7:21 PM.
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Attest: Fiscal Officer Todd D. Bosley, President
Carlene Harmon
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Lisa R. Shafer, Vice President
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Michael L. Lynch, Trustee