On Thursday, November
8, 2007, the Board of Trustees of Nimishillen Township met in regular session
at 7:00 P.M. at the Nimishillen Township Hall located at 4422
Trustee Lynch called the
meeting to order and led the staff and audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.
INVOCATION: Trustee Lynch gave the invocation.
EXCUSE TRUSTEE SHAFER:
Trustee
Lynch excused Trustee Shafer from tonight’s meeting due to a death in her
family.
CONGRATS TO TRUSTEE
GRESS:
Trustee
Lynch congratulated Trustee Gress regarding winning the Nov. 6th
election stating he will retain the seat on the Board as Trustee. A round of applause was received.
Trustee
Lynch also commended Trustee Gress’ opponent, Toby Bosley, stating it takes a
lot of time and money to run for political office and anyone who runs for
political office shows the love and commitment to their community.
FIRE DEPARTMENT: (Fire Chief Rich Peterson)
ROAD DEPARTMENT: (Interim Road Superintendent Jamie May)
Road Report: TRUSTEE GRESS MOTIONED TO
APPROVE the written Road Report for November 8, 2007 seconded by Trustee
Gress. Roll call voting: Gress – yes and Lynch – yes. MOTION CARRIED. RES#07-391 (Copy attached)
After
being questioned by a reporter in attendance, Trustee Lynch further explained
the Board decided to delay the project due to some technicalities and also
because it’s getting close to the end of the year and the road budget is tight.
ZONING DEPARTMENT: (Keith Lasure, Zoning Inspector)
Zoning
Report for Stark
Zoning
Report: TRUSTEE LYNCH
MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE NOVEMBER 8, 2007 ZONING REPORT, as written, seconded by
Trustee Gress. Roll call voting: Lynch – yes and Gress – yes. MOTION CARRIED. RES#07-394 (Copy attached)
Ditching on
Broadway: Keith Lasure reported the ditch on Broadway
was ditched and cleaned all the way to the railroad tracks and thanked the
County for doing a good job.
CONCERNS OF DEPUTY FISCAL OFFICER: (Matilda ‘Tillie’ Kinsley)
Transfers per Res#07-021: Deputy
Fiscal Officer, Tillie Kinsley, asked the Board for approval of transfers. TRUSTEE GRESS MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE
TRANSFERS ON OCTOBER 31, 2007 of $5,000 from 23-C-03 Equipment & Machinery
to 23-B-02 Supplies & Materials and $3,000 from 04-A-04 Tools and Equipment
to 04-B-02 Materials seconded by Trustee Lynch.
Roll call voting: Gress – yes and Lynch – yes. MOTION
CARRIED. RES#07-395
CONCERNS OF CITIZENS:
No one signed up to speak at tonight’s meeting.
CONCERNS OF TRUSTEES: (Lisa R. Shafer, Michael L. Lynch & Allen E.
Gress)
Meeting
Change: Trustee Gress
reminded everyone that the November 22nd meeting has been changed to
Tuesday November 20th due to Thanksgiving.
Presentation
by
Discuss
Appointing Steve Roberts to the ZC: After discussion, TRUSTEE GRESS MOTIONED TO APPOINT
STEVEN ROBERTS TO THE ZONING COMMISSION TO FILL A TERM THAT WILL EXPIRE
December 31, 2007 seconded by Trustee Lynch.
Roll call voting: Gress – yes and
Lynch – yes. MOTION CARRIED. RES#07-397
INVENTORY:
Trustee Gress reminded all departments to have a copy of their inventory
to
Correction
to September 13, 2007 Minutes:
Due to a typing error, TRUSTEE LYNCH MOTIONED TO AMEND
RES#07-328 to read Canton Township Fire $53,052.36 instead of $50,052.36
seconded by Trustee Gress. Roll call
voting: Lynch – yes and Gress – yes. MOTION CARRIED. RES#07-398
Correction
to July 12, 2007 Minutes: Due to misreporting at the July 12, 2007 meeting regarding the OPERS
Increase, TRUSTEE LYNCH MOTIONED TO CORRECT THE MINUTES TO REFLECT THE PERS
CONTRIBUTION for the employer is at 13.75% (should have been 13.85%) and the
employee is at 9.75% (should have been 9.5%) seconded by Trustee Gress. Roll call voting: Lynch – yes and Gress – yes. MOTION CARRIED. RES#07-399
Township
Offices Closed: Trustee Gress reminded the public that
the township offices and garage will be closed Monday, November 12th,
in observance of Veteran’s Day.
Annual Fee
for Monitoring Service at Township Garage:
After discussion, TRUSTEE GRESS MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE ANNUAL FEE OF
$300.00 for monitoring service with Hamilton Alarm Company at the township
garage / administration offices seconded by Trustee Lynch. Roll call voting: Gress – yes and Lynch – yes. MOTION CARRIED. RES#07-400
Response to
Invitation from
Crime Watch
Meeting: Trustee Gress reported a Crime
Watch meeting will be held at 7:00 PM on November 15th at the
Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne
Joint Waste Management Grant Application:
After discussion regarding the enormous cost in maintaining the Compost
/ Recycle area, TRUSTEE LYNCH MOTIONED TO ALLOW TRUSTEE GRESS to complete the
grant application for Stark-Tusc-Wayne Joint Management and to sign on the
Board’s behalf seconded by Trustee Gress.
Roll call voting: Lynch – yes and
Gress – yes. MOTION CARRIED. RES#07-401
OSHA 300
Log Seminar: Trustee Gress
reported there will be an OSHA 300 Log Seminar at Meyers Lake Ballroom on
Monday, November 19th, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon.
Public
Speaks: Trustee Lynch
said he has received a lot of phone calls from residents concerned about public
speaks. He explained that at the last
meeting, a resident brought forth a problem that was not township business,
which has now brought forth a lawsuit.
Trustee Lynch and Attorney Jakmides stated that anyone can speak but
also stated that anybody can sue anybody for anything stating there are no
guarantees and you have to be responsible for what you say.
EXCUSE
STUDENTS:
Trustee Lynch excused the Louisville High School Government students, and
the elected officials signed their papers.
EXECUTIVE
SESSION:
TRUSTEE LYNCH MOTIONED TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:30 PM WITH
ATTORNEY JAKMIDES for the purpose of discussing pending litigation, personnel
issues and union labor contract issues seconded by Trustee Gress. Roll call voting: Lynch – yes and Gress – yes. MOTION CARRIED. RES#07-042
TRUSTEE GRESS MOTIONED TO RETURN FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:00 PM
seconded by Trustee Lynch. Roll call
voting: Gress – yes and Lynch – yes. MOTION
CARRIED. RES#07-403
APPROVE MINUTES:
TRUSTEE
GRESS MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE OCTOBER 25TH, 30TH & 31ST,
2007 MINUTES seconded by Trustee Lynch.
Roll call voting: Gress – yes and Lynch – yes. MOTION CARRIED. RES#07-404
APPROVE PURCHASE ORDERS, FINANCIAL REPORT AND PAY
BILLS:
TRUSTEE GRESS MOTIONED TO APPROVE ALL PURCHASE ORDERS, FINANCIAL REPORT
AND PAY BILLS in the amount of $18,656.51 seconded by Trustee Lynch. Roll call voting: Gress – yes and Lynch – yes. MOTION CARRIED. RES#07-405
SIGN CHECKS AND ADJOURN:
TRUSTEE LYNCH MOTIONED TO SIGN CHECKS AND ADJOURN seconded by Trustee
Gress. Roll call voting: Lynch – yes and
Gress – yes. MOTION CARRIED. RES#07-406
Meeting adjourned at 8:05 PM.
______________________________________ _______ABSENT______________
ATTEST:
Matilda Kinsley, Deputy Fiscal Officer Lisa R. Shafer, President
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Michael
L. Lynch, Vice President
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Allen E. Gress, Trustee