Nimishillen Township Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting
February 12, 2009
On Thursday, February 12,
2009, the Board of Trustees of Nimishillen Township met in regular session at
7:00 PM at the Nimishillen Township Hall located at 4422 Maplegrove NE with the
following members present: Trustee
President Lisa R. Shafer, Trustee Vice President Michael L. Lynch, Trustee
Allen E. Gress and Fiscal Officer Barry L. Evans.
Trustee Shafer called the
meeting to order at 7:00 PM and led the staff and audience in the Pledge of
Allegiance.
Trustee Lynch gave the
invocation.
FIRE DEPARTMENT: (Rich Peterson, Fire Chief)
Update on Septic
System @ Sta. #2: Chief Peterson reported they are working with Humbert
Sanitary Service. He’s trying to get
Fred with Humbert to put together his proposals with different options. There is no easy or cheap fix. It’s costing $500.00 each time to pump the
septic and dispose of the materials. So
far, it’s been pumped two times since the end of December 2008. Chief Peterson told the crews at Station #2 if
the system backs up and it’s unbearable, they could go to Station #3 and stay
there. The Chief suggested giving Fred @
Humbert until the end of this moth to do something.
Dispatching Rates: The
standard rate for all 2009 contracts is $34.00 per fire call. The contracts will be coming back for Board
approval. All billing will now be done
by email, which will save paper and postage and the turnaround on billing
should be quicker.
Chief Peterson reported there
was a meeting today of the SCOG Governance Board. There was more communication, but there are
still more interviews. They are still
pursuing hiring a director. There will
be a meeting next Wednesday with the four communication centers and the SCOG Technical
Advisor. The Chief said we’ve provided
all of our pricing for upgrades but the other centers have not provided their
information as of yet.
Chief Peterson reported he
attended a meeting in Toledo regarding Homeland Security. There will be a meeting with the
communication leader group teams for emergency training so departments could
come together to respond to any problem.
February 12, 2009 Regular
Trustees Meeting / Page 2 (Cont.)
Work Session: Trustee Shafer reported on the work session at 6:00
PM with fire department personnel and some residents before tonight’s regular
meeting at 7:00. The discussions hinged around the fire levy, i.e. what the
department needs, the committee and plan of action if the fire levy is put on
the ballot.
Mr. Evans reported he
received the clarification back from the Stark County Auditor and stated it’s
the same, exact levy that was on the November ballot – a renewal and an
increase.
Fire Levy: The fire
levy was discussed at the 6 PM work session and was discussed at that time.
FISCAL OFFICER, BARRY EVANS,
ASKED THE BOARD FOR A RESOLUTION DECLARING IT NECESSARY TO SUBMIT THE
QUESTION OF LEVYING A RENEWAL AND INCREASE IN EXCESS OF THE TEN-MILL LIMITATION
FOR THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN AND PURSUANT TO SECTION 5705.19(I) OF THE REVISED
CODE SO MOVED BY TRUSTEE GRESS AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LYNCH. MOTION CARRIED. RES#09-033
Roll call voting: Mr.
Gress - YES
Mrs. Shafer - YES
FISCAL OFFICER, BARRY EVANS,
ASKED THE BOARD FOR A RESOLUTION DETERMINING TO PROCEED WITH THE
SUBMISSION OF THE QUESTION OF LEVING AN ADDITIONAL TAX IN EXCESS OF THE
TEN-MILL LIMITATION FOR THE PUSPOSES SET FORTH IN AND PURSUANT TO SECTION
5705.19(I) OF THE REVISED CODE SO MOVED BY TRUSTEE GRESS SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LYNCH. MOTION CARRIED. RES#09-034
Roll call voting: Mr.
Gress - YES
Mr. Lynch - YES
Mrs. Shafer - YES
FISCAL OFFICER, BARRY EVANS,
ASKED THE BOARD FOR A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE BALLOT LANGUAGE FOR THE
FIRE LEVY SO MOVED BY TRUSTEE GRESS SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LYNCH. MOTION CARRIED. RES#09-035
Roll call voting: Mr.
Gress - YES
Mr. Lynch - YES
Mrs. Shafer - YES
Mr. Evans reported the
increase per year per $100,000 valuation is $21.88, which would be
approximately $1.82 per month. Mr. Lynch
reported volunteers are needed to get the word out and educate the public on
the fire levy. If anyone is interested,
they can call the township office at 330-875-9924.
Fire Department Meeting: The next
fire department meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 24th @
7:00 PM @ Station #3 for the purpose of discussing the fire levy and other fire
department issues.
ROAD DEPARTMENT: (Jack Magee, Highway Superintendent)
Excuse Mr. Magee from
Meeting: Due to illness, Mr. Magee was excused from tonight’
meeting.
Road Report: TRUSTEE
GRESS MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE WRITTEN ROAD REPORT SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LYNCH. MOTION
CARRIED. RES#09-036
Roll
call voting: Mr. Gress - YES
Mr. Lynch - YES
Mrs. Shafer - YES
ZONING DEPARTMENT/EPA: (Keith
Lasure)
CONCERNS OF FISCAL OFFICER: (Barry L.
Evans)
Stark County Health
Department Meeting: The Board agreed Trustee Shafer would attend the
mandatory Annual District Advisory Council meeting on Thursday, March 5th,
at 7:30 PM at the Stark County Health Department in accordance with Section
3709.03 of the Ohio Revised Code.
Review of the Joint
Meeting Between the City of Louisville & Nim. Twp.: Trustee
Lynch reported the joint meeting between the city and township was held at Nim.
Twp. Fire Station #3 yesterday, March 11th. Many topics were discussed on ways the
Township and City could work together and move forward. No major headway was made as of yet –
everything is still in the talking stage.
The city road department and township road department share plowing
where the roads overlap and so far, it’s working out good.
They are trying to put
together a ‘What If’ committee to research things they might do as a whole that
would benefit both the township and city.
Township volunteers are needed.
The group would be made up of approximately seven to 10 private
citizens. There would be one person who
would be mutual between the township and city and then five township residents and
five city residents.
Also talked about was the
Pleasant Grove / Fairhope Schools with the possibility of turning them into
green space type parks. Mr. Lynch said
this is a once in a lifetime opportunity, and we should go for it and is just
in the talking stage now.
TRUSTEE GRESS MOTIONED TO
HAVE TOWNSHIP SECRETARY, SHARON SHAUB, WRITE A LETTER TO THE LOUISVILLE BOARD
OF EDUCATION EXPRESSING OUR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTIES SECONDED BY TRUSTEE
LYNCH. MOTION CARRIED. RES#09-044
Roll call voting: Mr.
Gress - YES
Mr. Lynch - YES
Mrs. Shafer - YES
OTA Conference: Those
attending the 2009 Ohio Township Winter Conference in Columbus were Trustees
Shafer, Lynch and Gress, Fiscal Officer Barry Evans, Jack Magee, Keith Lasure
and Sharon Shaub.
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Meetings: Trustee Shafer reported in one of the classes she
and Sharon attended, they said it was necessary to advertise any meeting if two
or more trustees were in attendance, no matter who calls the meeting. This is a
public meeting and must be acknowledged as such. Minutes also have to be kept and posted on
our website.
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Copy Policy: Trustee Shafer reported there was a Supreme Court
ruling about different charges for different things. One is for copies made for the public and it
was stressed that townships should be consistent with whatever the prosecutor’s
office charges. The township secretary
asked for a legal opinion from the Stark County Prosecutor and they charge $
.10 per page – no free pages. (Legal
Opinion Attached)
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Procedure to
Enter In and Out of Executive Session:
Trustee Shafer reported if there is more than one executive session, each
executive session must be handled separately.
There’s also specific wording to enter in and return from executive
session per the Ohio Revised Code.
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Junk Cars: Keith Lasure reported on a class he attended on
junk cars. He said he would try to have a resolution ready by the next meeting.
Governor’s Message
Regarding Federal Stimulus Money: Trustee Gress reported Ted
Strickland said this year’s budget is ½ billion dollars in the hole and said he
will take the stimulus money and plug that hole. He also said creating new projects in
townships probably is not going to happen.
BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE:
Betty Derry of 8063
Columbus Road gave an update on the
Bicentennial Celebration planning to celebrate Nimishillen Township
Bicentennial days.
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Church bells to
ring on March 16th – Beech Mennonite Church joined in which will now
make 8 churches
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Bicentennial
Kick-off Dinner – March 16th @ Paradise United Church of Christ –
Tickets are $20 – Deadline is March 9th
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Earth Day
Ceremony for Molly Stark Memorial Park – 2:00 on April 22nd
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Many other
activities are being planned through October 26th
APPROVE MINUTES:
TRUSTEE SHAFER MOTIONED TO
APPROVE THE FEBRUARY 12, 2009 MINUTES AS WRITTEN SECONDED BY TRUSTEE
GRESS. MOTION CARRIED. RES#09-045
Mr. Gress - YES
Mr. Lynch - YES
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
$31,554.14 SECONDED BY TRUSTEE GRESS. MOTION
CARRIED. RES#09-046
Roll call voting: Mr.
Lynch - YES
Mr. Gress - YES
SIGN CHECKS AND ADJOURN:
TRUSTEE LYNCH MOTIOND TO
SIGN CHECKS AND ADJOURN AT 8:20 PM SECONDED BY TRUSTEE GRESS. MOTION CARRIED. RES#09-047
Roll call voting: Mr.
Lynch - YES
Mr. Gress - YES
Mrs. Shafer - YES
_______________________________ __________________________
ATTEST: Barry L. Evans,
Fiscal Officer Lisa R. Shafer,
President
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Michael
L. Lynch, Vice President
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Allen E. Gress, Trustee