RES#09-074

 

 

Nimishillen Township Board of Trustees

Regular Meeting

March 26, 2009

 

 

On Thursday, March 26, 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.

 

INVOCATION:

 

Trustee Lynch gave the invocation.

 

ROAD DEPARTMENT: (Jack Magee, Highway Superintendent)

 

Proposed Paving Bids: The Board gave Jack authorization to turn in the proposed roads for paving to the Stark County Engineers.

 

Driveway Culvert Policy: Jack reported he’s still working on a policy for driveway culverts and will report on it at a later date for Board approval to adopt a firm policy.

 

Award Road Sweeping Contract: Quotes were received from the following:

Ø      Jeff Zucal with Sky Sweeping from Louisville, OH - $3,100.00

Ø      Reilly Sweeping, Inc. from Walton Hills, Oh - $4,838.00

Ø      Buckeye Sweeping from Akron, OH - $3,650.00.

 

After discussion, TRUSTEE GRESS MOTIONED TO AWARD THE STREET SWEEPING CONTRACT TO SKY SWEEPING TO COMMENCE NO LATER THAN MAY 1, 2009 AND TO BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS FROM THE START DATE IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,100.00 SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LYNCH.  MOTION CARRIED.  RES#09-060

 

          Roll call voting:        Mr. Gress     -         YES

                                        Mr. Lynch      -         YES

                                        Mrs. Shafer   -         YES

 

Road Report for March 26, 2009: TRUSTEE GRESS MOTIONED TO ACCEPT THE WRITTEN ROAD REPORT FOR MARCH 26, 2009 SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LYNCH.  MOTION CARRIED.  RES#09-061  (A copy is available at the Township Office)

 

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          Roll call voting:        Mr. Gress     -         YES

                                        Mr. Lynch      -         YES

                                        Mrs. Shafer   -         YES

 

FIRE DEPARTMENT: (Rich Peterson, Fire Chief)

 

Fire Levy Campaign Update: Chief Peterson reported there have been a couple of meetings.  The agenda was sent out.  The flyers are ordered.  The fundraiser is Sat. April 11th at the Louisville Eagles.  Saturday and Sunday, April 18th & 19th, fire department personnel, trustees and volunteers will be going door-to-door to educate people on the importance of the fire levy, which will be Issue #7 on the ballot.

 

Septic System Update: Chief Peterson reported he has made some calls and said we still have not received a proposal from Humbert.  However, he received a call from Feller Excavating, who is putting together a quote.  The person from Feller Excavating sits on the Stark County Health Department Board that comes up with septic regulations.

 

Lawn Care at Fire Stations #1, #2 and #3: The chief said he’s received a couple quotes, proposals and letters of interest.  He asked the media to mention it in the papers that anyone who has an interest in submitting a quote can contact him so a decision can be made at the next meeting.

 

Fire Report for February 2009: TRUSTEE GRESS MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE WRITTEN FIRE REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2009 SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LYNCH. MOTION CARRIED.  RES#09-062  (A copy of the report is available at the township office)

 

            Roll call voting:            Mr. Gress        -           YES

                                                Mr. Lynch        -           YES

                                                Mrs. Shafer     -           YES

 

ZONING DEPARTMENT: (Keith Lasure)

 

Zoning Report for March 26, 2009: TRUSTEE LYNCH MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE WRITTEN ZONING REPORT FOR MARCH 26, 2009 SECONDED BY TRUSTEE GRESS.  MOTION CARRIED.  RES#09- 063 (A copy of the report is available at the township office)

 

            Roll call voting:            Mr. Lynch        -           YES

                                                Mr. Gress        -           YES

                                                Mrs. Shafer     -           YES

 

Keith spoke about various zoning problems and concerns listed in his written report.

 

February 2009 Zoning Report for Stark County Auditor: TRUSTEE LYNCH MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE FEBRUARY 2009 ZONING REPORT FOR THE STK. CO.

 

 

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AUDITOR SECONDED BY TRUSTEE GRESS.  MOTION CARRIED.  RES#09-064 (A copy is available at the township office)

 

            Roll call voting:            Mr. Lynch        -           YES

                                                Mr. Gress        -           YES

                                                Mrs. Shafer     -           YES

 

FISCAL OFFICER: (Barry L. Evans)

 

Records Destruction Committee Update: Barry reported he has not received word back from the Stark County Historical Society.  He is hoping to hear from them by the next meeting.

 

 Barry also reported the budget is 23% on course for the first quarter.

 

CONCERNS OF CITIZENS:

 

Betty Derry of 8063 Columbus Road gave an update on the Bicentennial Celebrations:

Ø      Bicentennial Kick-off Dinner was Monday, March 16th – was a success

Ø      Next Bicentennial meeting will be held on March 31st @ 7 PM @ Sta. #3

Ø      Molly Stark Memorial Park will be dedicated on Earth Day (April 22nd) @ 2 PM and sponsored by Stark Park District

Ø      Molly Stark Memorial Dinner will be on May 11th @ 6 PM @ Paradise Church

Ø      Bicentennial committee is looking for history about Molly Stark prior to 1956

 

Mike Humbert of Humbert Sanitary Service, 1581 Applegrove spoke about the septic system repairs at station #2 and apologized for the delay stating he was not aware of any deadlines.  He said an estimate was mailed on March 17th and didn’t know why the township has not yet received it.  He also explained about the $500 charge to haul waste from Station #2 to Canton for disposal stating that half of the charge was for the Canton Waste Plant and the other half was for his truck expenses.

 

TRUSTEES: (Lisa Shafer, Mike Lynch, Allen Gress)

 

Select 5th Member for the What If? Committee: Mr. Gress reported the 5th person he thought would accept declined.  He said he would check with a couple other people and would handle it.

 

Invitation to participate in EfficientGovNow: Mr. Lynch said with the Board’s approval, he would like to check out the EfficientGovNow Program and explained that we might be able to get some funds to help with projects.  EfficientGovNow is a State Level Government Program to get some money and to educate people on making government more efficient.  The Board agreed to have Mike, with the help of township secretary, Sharon Shaub, look into it.

 

Progress on June 2009 SCTA Dinner: Nimishillen Township will host the SCTA (Stark County Township Association) dinner in June.  Trustee Gress reported as last year, he

 

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would like to hold the dinner at a local church as a fundraiser for the church.  Church members would prepare the dinner.  Stark County Auditor, Kim Perez, will be the guest speaker and will tell how the reappraisal of property taxes happens, which is once every three years.  The township is still looking for a sponsor to cover expenses.  Some possible sponsors mentioned were Green Meadows Nursing Home, Altercare and maybe a local bank.  FirstMerit sponsored it last year.

 

Appoint One Trustee and Fiscal Officer to meet with City Councilman, Rick Guiley, to Explore CEDA Options: CEDA, which stands for Community and Economic Development Association, deals with annexations.  After discussion, TRUSTEE SHAFER MOTIONED TO APPOINT TRUSTEE LYNCH AND FISCAL OFFICER BARRY EVANS TO EXPLORE CEDA OPTIONS WITH THE CITY SECONDED BY TRUSTEE GRESS.  MOTION CARRIED.  RES#09-065

 

            Roll call voting:            Mrs. Shafer     -           YES

                                                Mr. Gress        -           YES

                                                Mr. Lynch        -           YES

 

APPROVE MINUTES:

 

TRUSTEE LYNCH MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE MARCH 12, 2009 WRITTEN MINUTES SECONDED BY TRUSTEE GRESS.  MOTION CARRIED.  RES#09-066

 

            Roll call voting:            Mr. Lynch        -           YES

                                                Mr. Gress        -           YES

                                                Mrs. Shafer     -           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 $21,266.24 SECONDED BY TRUSTEE GRESS.  MOTION CARRIED.  RES#09-067

 

            Roll call voting:            Mr. Lynch        -           YES

                                                Mr. Gress        -           YES

                                                Mrs. Shafer     -           YES

 

SIGN CHECKS AND ADJOURN:

 

TRUSTEE LYNCH MOTIONED TO SIGN CHECKS AND ADJOURN AT 8:50 PM SECONDED BY TRUSTEE GRESS.  MOTION CARRIED.  RES#09-068

 

            Roll call voting:            Mr. Lynch        -           YES

                                                Mr. Gress        -           YES

                                                Mrs. Shafer     -           YES

 

 

 

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_______________________________                      __________________________

ATTEST: Barry L. Evans, Fiscal Officer                     Lisa R. Shafer, President

 

 

 

 

                                                                                    ___________________________

                                                                                    Michael L. Lynch, Vice President

 

 

 

 

                                                                                    __________________________

Allen E. Gress, Trustee