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Regular Meeting Minutes January 10, 2008 |
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On Thursday, January 10, 2008, the Board of Trustees of Mike
Lynch called the meeting to order and
led the staff and audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. INVOCATION: Mike
Lynch gave the invocation. FIRE DEPARTMENT: (Chief Richard Peterson) Repairs to the 1987 Pierce Fire Engine: Because the repairs are more than
anticipated, Chief Peterson asked the Board for a Resolution to approve
payment. LISA SHAFER MOVED TO APPROVE
PAYMENT OF $4020.72 to ProMark Repair Services for repair of the 1987 Pierce
Fire Engine seconded by Allen Gress.
Roll call voting: Lisa Shafer –
yes, Allen Gress – yes and Mike Lynch – yes.
MOTION
CARRIED. RES#08-116 Septic System @ Station #2 (Update): Chief Peterson reported
he talked with both the engineer from Hammontree and Health Department as to
what the next step would be. Mr.
Ascani left a message today stating he was out of the office on Tuesday but
did a follow up inspection. Mr. Ascani
wants us to excavate the distribution box in the back to find out if there’s
a way we can add on to it. Apparently
the system (since usage has been cut) isn’t as bad as it was when they checked
it in the Spring when the EPA condemned it.
Rich said he tried to call Mr. Ascani today. Mr. Ascani was out but Rich stated he would
call him back tomorrow to see if he can give us a detailed plan in
conjunction with Hammontree to find out exactly what it is they want us to
do. Rich said he hopes to have more
information to report on at the next meeting. New Dispatch Contracts: Chief
Peterson asked the Board to enter into contracts with Quad Ambulance District
for $1,258.00 per month, Robertsville Fire Dept. for $525.00 per month, Sandy
Twp. Fire Dept. for $421.00 per month, Waynesburg Fire Dept. for $389.00 per
month and Magnolia Fire Dept. for $300.00 per month for a total annual
revenue of $34,716.00, WITH LISA SAHFER SAYING SO MOVED AS STATED and
seconded by Allen Gress. Roll call
voting: Lisa Shafer – yes, Allen Gress
– yes and Mike Lynch – yes. MOTION CARRIED. RES#08-117
(Copy attached) December Incident / Run Report: Rich Peterson gave the trustees another
sheet from November stating it’s a little better format than the last
one. The one that he had given was a
combined report and this one is a revised report, which is just by
incident. Peterson stated he will use
this format in the monthly reports, which is the same information. The Board accepted the reports. (Copy attached) Allan
Gress read two (2) letters of thanks written to the fire department
employees. (Copies attached) January
10, 2008 Regular Trustees Meeting (Cont.) ROAD DEPARTMENT: (Interim Road Superintendent Jamie May) Road Report: LISA
SHAFER MOVED TO APPROVE THE WRITTEN ROAD REPORT FOR JAN. 10, 2008 seconded by
Allen Gress. Roll call voting: Lisa Shafer – yes, Allen Gress – yes and
Mike Lynch – yes. MOTION CARRIED. RES#08-118 (Copy attached) Job Description for Road Superintendent: After discussion, LISA SHAFER MOVED THAT
THEY REVISED THE ROAD DEPARTMENT JOB DESCRIPTION and instead of Road
Superintendent as the title of the job description, it will be NIMISHILLEN
TOWNSHIP HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT with Allen Gress stating the reason for the
change is due to the O.R.C., seconded by Allen Gress. Roll call voting: Lisa Shafer – yes, Allen
Gress – yes and Mike Lynch – yes. MOTION CARRIED. RES#08-119 ZONING DEPARTMENT: (Keith
Lasure) Newman Case: Attorney
Jeff Jakmides brought everyone up to speed on the Newman trial stating Mr.
Newman was found guilty of contempt of court.
Jakmides asked the court to defer sentencing for thirty (30) days
asking the court to allow Mr. Newman an opportunity to purge himself of the
contempt so there will be a sentencing date and if on that date Mr. Newman
has purged himself by moving the vehicles from his property to his industrial
property, he would then ask the court to dismiss the contempt. If Mr. Newman has not done so, Jakmides
said he would ask the court to sentence him to jail. Keith
Lasure said he’s been maintaining a log, checks the property every other day
and takes pictures. Lasure stated
there’s been no progress at this time.
Mike Lynch informed everyone we’ve been dealing with this since
1999. Jakmides said before the
contempt was filed, Mr. Newman was given several opportunities to comply and
has not cooperated. Water Run-off on Maplegrove: Lasure gave an update on #3 in his zoning
report (attached) regarding a property
on Maplegrove where a resident is getting sink holes in his back yard. Lasure contacted Stark Soil & Water
asking them to check the property.
After they check the property, they will send us a written
report. Lasure stated this is an off-road
problem but feels the resident needs some kind of help because the problem is
not the resident’s fault. 4391 Gephart: Lasure gave an update on #14 in his zoning
report about a problem on Gephart regarding 20 plus auto and truck gas tanks
on the property. The fire department
checked it out and feels there’s no threat at this time. The EPA will be contacted. Zoning Report: LISA SHAFER MOVED TO ACCEPT THE WRITTEN ZONING
REPORT FOR JANUARY 10, 2008 seconded by Allen Gress. Roll call voting: Lisa Shafer – yes, Allen Gress – yes and
Mike Lynch – yes. MOTION CARRIED. RES#08-120 (Copy attached) December 2007 Monthly Zoning Report: LISA SHAFER MOVED TO ACCEPT THE DECEMBER
2007 ZONING REPORT FOR THE STARK CONCERNS OF FISCAL OFFICER: (Barry Evans) Transfers per Res.#08-113: January 6, 2008: $
20,000.00 from 01-A-26 Other Expenses to 01-A-10 Legal Counsel $160,000.00 from 10-A-01 Salaries to
10-A-06 New Buildings and Equipment January
10, 2008 Regular Trustees Meeting
(Cont.) CONCERNS OF CITIZENS: Nick Guarnieri – Democratic Candidate for State Legislature
Representative for the 50th District: Nick Guarnieri stepped to the podium and introduced
himself. He is a Donna Fuller of 5857 Rosedale stepped to the podium and
congratulated Mike and Lisa on their newly appointed positions on the Board
and said if you call them, they will get back to you in a timely manner. She also praised the fire department and
said if anyone has questions regarding the fire department, call the Chief
and he will answer any and all questions. EXCUSE STUDENTS: The EXECUTIVE SESSION: Mike Lynch explained there was to be an Executive Session with Attorney Tracy Laslo to discuss road department union negotiations / contract, but she was unable to make it to tonight’s meeting. MIKE LYNCH MOVED TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:35 PM with Attorney Jakmides and Chief Peterson to discuss pending litigation regarding Babik and a second Executive Session to discuss evaluations for Keith Lasure and Sharon Shaub seconded by Allen Gress. Roll call voting: Mike Lynch – yes, Allen Gress – yes and Lisa Shafer – Yes. MOTION CARRIED. RES#08-122 MIKE LYNCH MOVED TO RETURN FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:33 PM seconded by Lisa Shafer. Roll call voting: Mike Lynch – yes, Lisa Shafer – yes and Allen Gress – yes. MOTION CARRIED. RES#08-123 ALLEN GRESS MOVED FOR A WAGE ADJUSTMENT FOR SHARON SHAUB AND KEITH LASURE OF $14.00 / HR. EFF. 1/1/08 seconded by Lisa Shafer. Roll call voting: Allen Gress – yes, Lisa Shafer – yes and Mike Lynch – yes. MOTION CARRIED. RES#08-124 Allen Gress explained that he had checked with Tillie and ran some budget projections and she said our budget can handle the increases. Barry Evans said he spoke to Tillie as well and she said absolutely. NEW BUSINESS: Allen Gress reported about six (6) months ago, he filed for a grant through the Solid Waste District and unfortunately, we were denied. The purpose of the grant was to get people involved. Gress said he was hoping to get money to help with our cost of clean up and use of our equipment. APPROVE MINUTES: LISA SHAFER MOVED TO APPROVE THE DECEMBER 27, 2007 MINUTES, AS WRITTEN, seconded by Allen Gress. Roll call voting: Lisa Shafer – yes, Allen Gress – yes and Mike Lynch – yes. MOTION CARRIED. RES#08-125 January 10, 2008
Regular Trustees Meeting (Cont.) APPROVE ALL PURCHASE ORDERS, FINANCIAL REPORT AND PAY BILLS: LISA SHAFER MOVED TO APPROVE ALL P.O.’s, FINANCIAL REPORT AND PAY BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $49,836.02 seconded by Allen Gress. Roll call voting: Lisa Shafer – yes, Allen Gress – yes and Mike Lynch – yes. MOTION CARRIED. RES#08-126 ADJOURN AND SIGN CHECKS: LISA SHAFER MOVED TO SIGN CHECKS AND ADJOURN AT 8:41 PM seconded by Allen Gress. Roll call voting: Lisa Shafer – yes, Allen Gress – yes and Mike Lynch – yes. MOTION CARRIED. RES#08-127
04-213 04-214 04-215 04-216 04-217 04-218 Attest: Fiscal Officer Michael L. Lynch, President Barry Evans
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Lisa R. Shafer, Vice President __________________________________ Allen E. Gress, Trustee |
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