ROSE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CARROLL COUNTY, OHIO.             MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

AUGUST 17, 2017

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT : TRUSTEES – JOHN LITTLE, JONATHAN WARD AND JOSEPH OWENS. ROAD SUPERVISOR – TOM WITTS 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 – ALAN WEIR – JUNE RD RESIDENT. MR. WEIR ASKED IF THE DITCH ALONG THE ROAD NEAR HIS RESIDENCE COULD BE CLEANED OUT TO LET THE WATER FLOW TO THE CULVERT. THIS WAS ASSIGNED TO THE ROAD SUPERVISOR TO COMPLETE.

ROAD SUPERVISOR’S REPORT – DUE TO THE RECENT RAIN HE HAS FIXED WASHOUTS ON NUMEROUS ROADS USING THE NEW HOLLAND TRACTOR AND BLADE. WILL GET DURAPATCH AND EMULSION TO FIX ROADS SUCH AS IRSIH RD NORTH OF BACHELOR RD. THE BOOM MOWER NEEDS BLADE BOLTS AND THE STARTER ON THE CASE 895 MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN UNION VALLEY CEMETARY HAVE REMOVED OLD FENCE POSTS, FENCE AND PIECES OF CONCRETE TO PREPARE FOR THE NEW SECTION. THE ONE GARAGE DOOR NEEDS REPAIR OR ADJUSTMENT.

J. OWENS MOVED AND J. WARD SECONDED TO HAVE J. LITTLE SECURE AT THE BEST COST FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE OVERHEAD DOORS, HARDWARE AND INSTALLATION AT THE TOWNSHIP BUILDING / GARAGE. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

J. LITTLE ALONG WITH J. WARD AND J. OWENS WILL ESTABLISH A PRIORITY WORK LIST FOR THE BALANCE OF 2017 FOR THE ROAD SUPERVISOR. ITEMS TO INCLUDE PATCHING ROADS WITH DURA PATCH OR EMULSION AND STONE, DITCH AND DRAG VARIOUS ROADS, GRIND AND STONE ROADS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. ALSO THE BOARD WILL WORK TO SECURE AN ADDITIONAL PART-TIME ROAD WORKER.

FISCAL OFFICER’S REPORT – INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE 2018 BUDGET HEARING WITH THE CARROLL COUNTY BUDGET COMMISSION IS SCHEDULED FOR 8-23-2017.

THE BOARD WILL CHECK FURTHER WITH ODOT ABOUT THE POSSIBILILTY OF IMPROVEMENT OF THE VISIBILITY OF HARVEST RD WHERE IT INTERSECTS THE NORTH SIDE OF SR 171.

AS THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:05 PM ON A MOTION BY J. OWENS AND SECONDED BY J. WARD. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

TRUSTEES –

JOHN LITTLE

JONATHAN WARD

JOSEPH OWENS

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

FISCAL OFFICER – BRUCE DOWNES.