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On Thursday, July 10, 2008, the Board of Trustees of
Nimishillen Township met in regular session at 7:00 PM at the Nimishillen
Township Hall located at 4422 Mr. Lynch called the meeting to order and led the staff and audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. INVOCATION:
Mr. Lynch gave the invocation. FIRE DEPARTMENT: (Chief Richard Peterson) Final Bill from Spring Electric: Chief Peterson reported
Assistant Fiscal Officer, Tillie Kinsley, mailed the final invoice from
Spring Electric to Leonard Insurance. Fires:
The fire department received a call at 1:11 AM today regarding a barn fire on
Fire Report: The June 2008 Fire Report shows a total of 127
incidents in June 2008 and 101 total incidents in June 2007 with a total
increase of 26 Fire / EMS Incident Responses.
There were 687 total year to date for 2008 and 622 total year to date
for 2007 with a total increase of 55 Fire / EMS Incident Responses in 2008 to
date. (See attached) AEP Training: Chief Peterson reported a training seminar put on
by A.E.P. has been scheduled for Tuesday, July 29th @ 7:00 p.m. at
Station #3. The seminar is open to all
fire departments. Township secretary,
Sharon Shaub, will contact townships in ROAD DEPARTMENT: Road Report: TRUSTEE SHAFER MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE ROAD REPORT
FOR JULY 10, 2008, AS WRITTEN, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE GRESS. Roll call voting: Mrs. Shafer – YES, Mr. Gress – YES and Mr.
Lynch – YES. MOTION CARRIED. RES#08-270 (Report attached) ZONING DEPARTMENT:
(Keith Lasure) Due to Mr. Lasure’s absence from tonight’s meeting, there was no zoning report. July
10, 2008 Trustees Meeting (Cont.) Resolution to Mow Property: After discussion, TRUSTEE LYNCH MOTIONED TO
APPPROVE MOWING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 8448 PARIS AVENUE SECONDED BY TRUSTEE
GRESS. Roll call voting: Mr. Lynch –
YES, Mr. Gress – YES and Mrs. Shafer – YES. MOTION CARRIED. RES#08-271 CONCERNS OF FISCAL OFFICER: (Barry Evans) Transfers per Res.#08-113: July 8, 2008: $
13,000.00 from 04-A-10 Insurance to 04-A-10B Insurance Vehicles and
Buildings Resolution to Certify Lighting District Tax Assessments: TRUSTEE SHAFER MOTIONED TO
CERTIFY THE LIGHTING DISTRICT TAX ASSESSMENTS TO THE STARK Certificate of Estimated Property Tax Revenue: Discussion was held on the
certification of property tax revenue.
Discussion will continue at the work session on Monday, July 14th. (Attached) CONCERNS OF CITIZENS: Terri
Huckels had signed up to speak but spoke to Mrs. Shafer before tonight’s
meeting regarding the township compost area. Due
to recent storms, Mrs. Shafer said the debris is backed up because we have
not been getting dumpsters as quickly as we’d like. She said the road crew is doing a great job
trying keep up with it. The township
secretary reported there were two deliveries today for a total of four
dumpsters. Mr.
Gress reported the City of CONCERNS OF TRUSTEES: Mowing: Mrs. Shafer reported the township would continue to mow
roadsides. It is stated in the Ohio
Revise Code that we are mandated to mow.
(See attachments) Mr. Lynch spoke to Todd Paulus from the Stk. Co. Health
Dept. Mr. Paulus said there is a law
that vacant properties must be mowed a minimum of three times a year. Mr. Paulus said he would do some further
investigating. High Water Signs: The Board approved Mrs. Shafer to tell the road
department employees to take down the high water signs on Beck and other
areas where the signs are up all the time.
Even though the lights on the signs are only activated when there is
high water, the Board agreed the signs should be taken down when there is no
flooding. Seasonal Help: After some discussion, the Board agreed to talk about
part time seasonal help for the road department at the work session on July
14th. July
10, 2008 Trustees Meeting (Cont.) OTA Summer Conference in TRUSTEE GRESS MOTIONED THAT TRUSTEE SHAFER REPRESENT THE
TOWNSHIP AT THE O.T.A. SUMMER CONFERENCE IN NATaT (National Association of Towns and Townships): The
annual NATaT meeting will be held September 30, 2008 to October 1, 2008 in Resolution to Accept Recommendation to Appoint John Arnold on the 911
Commission:
At the Stark County Township Association dinner Nimishillen Township
hosted in June, townships were asked to pass a resolution to appoint John
Arnold on the 911 Commission Study and then forward the Resolution to Mike
Hanke at the Stark County Commissioners Office. TRUSTEE GRESS MOTIONED TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION TO
APPOINT JOHN ARNOLD TO BE ON THE 911 COMMISSION STUDY SECONDED BY TRUSTEE
LYNCH. Roll call voting: Mr. Gress – YES, Mr. Lynch – YES and Mrs.
Shafer – YES. MOTION CARRIED. RES#08-274 OLD BUSINESS: Pinevale Ext. – Non-Maintain Status: After a brief discussion, this
was tabled until the next meeting on July 10,
2008. Mowing Ditch on Shilling: Mr. Lynch sent the road crew to look at the
mowing of the ditch on Shilling in front of Mr. Gonzalez’s house. Jamie sent someone to re-mow this
particular area. NEW BUSINESS: Brogan Zone Change: Mr. Gress brought up rezoning a small portion of
the Brogan property at the corner where there used to be a restaurant from
residential to business. After
discussion, this was tabled until Mr. Gress
had a chance to look at the file. APPROVE MINUTES: TRUSTEE LYNCH MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE JUNE 26, 2008
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES AND REGULAR MEETING MINUTES, AS WRITTEN, SECONDED BY
TRUSTEE SHAFER. Roll call voting: Mr. Lynch – YES, Mrs. Shafer – YES and Mr.
Gress – YES. MOTION CARRIED. RES#08-275 July
10, 2008 Trustees Meeting (Cont.) APPROVE ALL PURCHASE
ORDERS, FINANCIAL REPORT AND PAY BILLS: TRUSTEE LYNCH MOTIONED TO APPROVE ALL PURCHASE ORDERS,
FINANCIAL REPORT AND PAY BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $79,047.40 SECONDED BY
TRUSTEE GRESS. Roll call voting: Mr.
Lynch – YES, Mr. Gress – YES and Mrs. Shafer – YES. MOTION CARRIED. RES#08-276 8:00 PM – OPEN AND
READ SEALED BIDS FOR THE 2008 PAVING / ROADWAY PROJECT: The following sealed bids for the 2008 Paving / Roadway
Project were opened and read by the trustees: North Star Asphalt, Inc.: Part A:
$170,940.00; Part B: $34,060.00; Part C: $60,794.00 for a total bid amount of $265,794.00 Central Allied: Part A:
$192,696.00; Part B: $34,060.00; Part C $66,712.00 for a total bid amount of $293,468.00 Superior Paving: Part A:
$202,020.00; Part B: $34,060.00; Part C: $69,940.00 for a total bid amount of $306,020.00 J & D Mining: Part A:
$210,567.00; Part B: 36,090.50; Part C: $72,226.50 for a total bid amount of $318,884.00 The Shelly Co.: Part A:
$179,875.50: Part B: $35,828.50; Part C: $68,191.50 for a total bid amount of
$283,895.50. After reading the bids, a special meeting was set for
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 6:00 PM at Station #2 for the purpose of awarding
the bid contract. ADJOURN AND SIGN
CHECKS: TRUSTEE GRESS MOTIONED TO SIGN CHECKS AND ADJOURN AT 8:10
PM SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LYNCH. Roll
call voting: Mr. Gress – YES, Mr.
Lynch – YES and Mrs. Shafer – YES. MOTION CARRIED.
RES#08-277
04-213 04-214 04-215 04-216 04-217 04-218 Attest: Barry Evans, Fiscal Officer Michael L. Lynch, President
__________________________________ Lisa R. Shafer, Vice
President
__________________________________ Allen E. Gress, Trustee |