MINUTES

Nimishillen Township Board of Trustees

AUGUST 26, 2010

On Thursday, August 26, 2010 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 Michael L. Lynch, Trustee Vice President Lisa R. Shafer, Trustee Allen E. Gress and Fiscal Officer Barry L. Evans.

Trustee Lynch called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM and led the staff and audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.

NOTE: All reports are available at the township office located at 4915 N. Nickelplate. Copies are 10¢ per page.

INVOCATION:

Trustee Lynch gave the invocation.

GUEST SPEAKER:

Chief Deputy Rick Perez from the Stark County Sheriff’s Department was invited to attend tonight’s meeting to discuss enforcing the Nimishillen Township Noise Resolution. He explained the budget has been cut and will be cut even more in December. Because of this, they will have only one two-man car to cover ten townships and must respond to ‘serious’ calls such as felonies and other serious offenses before responding to noise calls; namely the Carriage House and Bud’s Corner. When responding to noise calls, they have to go by the times listed in the current township noise resolution and after December 9, 2010, they probably won’t respond at all. Residents Terry Dillon, Kellie Mathie and Jeff Zucal (owner of Bud’s) were in attendance and asked questions about the noise resolution and commented on what Deputy Perez said.

FIRE: (Richard Peterson, Fire Chief)

Fire insurance rate reduction for township residents: Chief Peterson reported he’s been receiving a number of calls verifying whether or not our fire department uses pumper trucks and if so, how many gallons of water they hold. The Chief said we have three fire stations and each has a pumper truck that holds 2,750 gallons of water. Additional units also respond on the initial response by on call personnel with an additional 3,500 gallons for a total of 6,250 gallons of water. Residents may want to review their fire insurance rating to save money, which could save them up to $400.00 per year.

Alarm receiver equipment for communication center: The alarm receiver in Nimishillen Township CenCom has never been upgraded but will be upgraded now. Calls will come in directly to Nimishillen Dispatch instead of going elsewhere first and then back to Nimishillen Township.

2010, August 26 Trustees Minutes (Cont.)

Repair to rear suspension of the 1987 pumper truck: After discussion, TRUSTEE GRESS MOTIONED TO AUTHORIZE TO REPAIR THE REAR SUSPENSION OF THE 1987 PUMPER TRUCK AT A COST OF $4,700.00 SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SHAFER. MOTION CARRIED. RES#10-178

Roll call voting: Mr. Gress – YES, Mrs. Shafer – YES, Mr. Lynch – YES

Conducting interviews of 17 potential FF/EMT/Paramedic candidates: Chief Peterson reported after interviewing 17 potential FF/EMT/Paramedic candidates, he will report back to the Board.

Letter of resignation from Jon Tack: TRUSTEE SHAFER MOTIONED TO ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF FIREFIGHTER JON TACK EFFECTIVE THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010 SECONDED BY TRUSTEE GRESS. MOTION CARRIED. RES#10-179

Roll call voting: Mrs. Shafer – YES, Mr. Gress – YES, Mr. Lynch - YES

ROAD: (Jack Magee, Hwy. Superintendent)

Retro-reflective material for all street signs: Highway Superintendent, Jack Magee, wanted to let the Board and residents of Nim. Twp. know in 2003, the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices introduced new standards establishing minimum retro-reflectivity levels must be maintained for traffic signs. There are over 900 signs to be changed in Nim. Twp. by Jan. 2015 to Retro-Reflective Material and street name signs by Jan. 2018. Today’s cost to just reface existing signs will be over $17,000.00 without replacing the aluminum. These mandatory changes are also one of the reasons why the additional one-mill is needed. In 2009 a total of 23 signs were changed and so far in 2010, a total of 24 signs have been changed.

Progress on California crossover project: Jack reported the project went well. They ran into some bad soil so a larger hole had to be dug. The county said they are ready to start blacktopping tomorrow, Aug. 27^th.

Road Report: TRUSTEE GRESS MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE ROAD REPORT FOR AUGUST 26, 2010 AS WRITTEN SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SHAFER. MOTION CARRIED. RES#10- 180

Roll call voting: Mr. Gress – YES, Mrs. Shafer – YES, Mr. Lynch - YES

ZONING: (Keith Lasure, Inspector)

Zoning Report: TRUSTEE SHAFER MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE ZONING REPORT FOR AUGUST 26, 2010 AS WRITTEN SECONDED BY TRUSTEE GRESS. MOTION CARRIED. RES#10-181

Roll call voting: Mrs. Shafer – YES, Mr. Gress – YES, Mr. Lynch – YES

July 2010 Zoning Report for Stark County Auditor: TRUSTEE SHAFER MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE JULY 2010 ZONING REPORT FOR THE STARK COUNTY AUDITOR SECONDED BY TRUSTEE GRESS. MOTION CARRIED. RES#10-182

Roll call voting: Mrs. Shafer – YES, Mr. Gress – YES, Mr. Lynch - YES

2010, August 26 Trustees Minutes (Cont.)

FISCAL OFFICER: (Barry Evans)

Approval for 2011 Alternative Budget: After discussion, TRUSTEE GRESS MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE 2011 ALTERNATIVE BUDGET AS PRESENTED BY

THE FISCAL OFFICER SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SHAFER. MOTION CARRIED. RES#10-183

Roll call voting: Mr. Gress – YES, Mrs. Shafer – YES, Mr. Lynch - YES

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

Additional office space: Trustee Gress said there’s a piece of property that could be the answer to badly needed additional office space. Offices used to be at Fire Station No. 2, but the girls and zoning inspector were moved to the township garage temporarily and never moved back. Fumes from road equipment leaks into the offices and makes it difficult for the office staff to work in those conditions. The septic system at Station No. 2 is in need of repair or replacement. Land behind Station No. 2 is needed to replace/repair the system properly. Trustee Gress has been checking into this and will write a letter to Mickley inquiring about purchasing a small portion of the land. Trustee Shafer knows additional office space is needed but is not sure investing money into a new property is wise. Trustee Lynch is in favor of it and thinks it would be good for the township to purchase the Jeffries building to establish identification for the township. Trustee Gress agrees with Mike and said moving the office staff to the Jeffries building could be a temporary fix if not permanent.

RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AUGUST 12, 2010 MINUTES:

TRUSTEE SHAFER MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE AUGUST 12, 2010 MINUTES AS WRITTEN SECONDED BY TRUSTEE GRESS. MOTION CARRIED. RES#10-184

Roll call voting: Mrs. Shafer – YES, Mr. Gress – YES, Mr. Lynch - YES

APPROVE ALL PURCHASE ORDERS, FINANCIAL REPORT AND PAY BILLS:

TRUSTEE SHAFER MOTIONED TO APPROVE ALL PURCHASE ORDERS, FINANCIAL REPORT AND PAY BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $54,477.38 SECONDED BY TRUSTEE GRESS. MOTION CARRIED. RES#10-185

Roll call voting: Mrs. Shafer – YES, Mr. Gress – YES, Mr. Lynch - YES

DISCLIPLINARY HEARING FOR FIREFIGHTER THOMAS TODD:

Attorney Jakmides asked the Board for a ‘continuance’ hearing in open session so he could prepare for the case. He stated he will have witnesses and the hearing will take approximately two hours.

After discussion, TRUSTEE SHAFER MOTIONED TO GRANT A CONTINUANCE OF THE HEARING FOR NIMISHILLEN TOWNSHIP FIREFIGHTER THOMAS TODD TO BE HELD THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 AT 8:30 PM IN OPEN SESSION DURING THE REGULAR TRUSTEES’ MEETING SECONDED BY TRUSTEE GRESS. MOTION CARRIED. RES#10-186

Roll call voting: Mrs. Shafer – YES, Mr. Gress – YES, Mr. Lynch - YES

2010, August 26 Trustees Minutes (Cont.)

TRUSTEE SHAFER MOTIONED TO SUSPEND THOMAS TODD PENDING THE DISCIPLINARY HEARING SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 AT 8:30 PM SECONDED BY TRUSTEE LYNCH. MOTION CARRIED. RES#10-187

Roll call voting: Mrs. Shafer – YES, Mr. Lynch – YES, Mr. Gress - NO

SIGN CHECKS AND ADJOURN:

TRUSTEE SHAFER MOTIONED TO SIGN CHECKS AND ADJOURN AT 8:05 PM SECONDED BY TRUSTEE GRESS. MOTION CARRIED. RES#10-188

Roll call voting: Mrs. Shafer – YES, Mr. Gress – Yes, Mr. Lynch - YES

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ATTEST: Barry L. Evans Michael L. Lynch, President

Fiscal Officer

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Lisa R. Shafer, Vice President

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Allen E. Gress, Trustee