ROSE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CARROLL COUNTY, OHIO

MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 1, 2019

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT : TRUSTEES – JONATHAN WARD, JOHN LITTE AND JOSEPH OWENS. ROAD SUPERVISOR – TOM WITTS, ROADMAN – RICHARD RENNIE AND FISCAL OFFICER – BRUCE DOWNES.

THE FOLLOWING BILLS – SEE ATTACHED PAYMENT LISTING REPORT – WERE PRESENTED AND APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.

J. OWENS MOVED AND J. WARD SECONDED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

GUEST – BECKY AMES – RISK MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT – KLA RISK CONSULTING – OHIO TOWNSHIP ASSOCIATION RISK MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY – OTARMA.
B. AMES CONDUCTED A PERIODIC RISK ASSESMENT FOR THE TOWNSHIP WITH THE BOARD. QUESTIONS WERE ASKED AND THE INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO COMPLETE THE REVIEW.

ROAD SUPERVISOR’S REPORT – HOPE RD BETWEEN IMPERIAL RD AND THE GATE BY THE J. WEBER PROPERTY HAS BEEN DITCHED, CLEANED AND A NEW CULVERT INSTALLED BY THE GATE AND A SMALL DITCH WAS PLACED ALONG THE WEBER PROPERTY. THE NEXT ROAD PROJECT WILL BE TO START TO DITCH, CHECK CULVERTS AND BERM HERITAGE RD TO PREPARE FOR GRINDING AND RESHAPING. LIMESTONE WILL BE ORDERED FOR THIS PROJECT.

FISCAL OFFICER’S REPORT – THE BOARD REVIEWED THE MONTHLY CREDIT CARD STATEMENT. THE CARROLL COUNTY TOWNSHP ASSN. FISH FRY WILL BE HELD ON 8-22-2019 IN MECHANICSTOWN. PRESENTED INFORMATION REGARDING THE LOCAL ROADS SHALE / OIL PROGRAM THAT HAS FUNDING TO REPAIR ROADS FROM USE BY THE OIL / GAS INDUSTRY. PRESENTED A DRAFT FOR THE ROSE TOWNSHIP ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY (INTERNET AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY) WHICH THE BOARD WILL REVIEW AND DISCUSS AT A FUTURE MEETING.

J. LITTLE WILL MEET WITH BRIAN LINDER FOR THE SELECTION OF FAMILY PLOTS IN THE NEW SECTION OF UNION VALLEY CEMETARY THAT WAS DONATED TO ROSE TOWNSHIP BY THE LINDER FAMILY.

J. OWENS TOOK A RACOON THAT WAS FROM THE TOWNSHIP TO THE CARROLL CO HEALTH DEPT TO BE SENT TO COLUMBUS FOR TESTING. GAVE AN REPORT OF TOWNSHIP LAWS THAT HAVE BEEN UPDATED IN THE OHIO REVISED CODE AND AN UPDATE OF THE COX REPORT.

J. WARD WILL CONTACT THE OWNER OF A PROPERTY ON FARGO RD ON GETTING A PERMIT TO INSTALL A DRIVEWAY CULVERT. DUST CONTROL MATERIAL APPLIC ATION WILL BEGIN 8-3-2019 AND BE APPLIED IN THE EVENINGS. A TREE REPORTED DOWN ON SKELETON RD WAS DETERMINED TO BE IN HARRISON TOWNSHIP AND THE TRUSTEES FOR HARRISON WERE NOTIFIED.
AS THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:30 PM ON A MOTION BY J. OWENS AND SECONDED BY J. WARD. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

TRUSTEES –

JONATHAN WARD

JOSEPH OWENS

JOHN LITTLE

I HEREBY CERTIFY THE MONEY IS ON DEPOSIT OR IN THE PROCESS OF COLLECTION.

FISCAL OFFICER – BRUCE DOWNES.