ROSE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES

CARROLL COUNTY, OHIO

MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT : TRUSTEES – JOSEPH OWENS, JOHN LITTLE AND JONATHAN WARD.  ROADMAN – MIKE NOBLE AND FISCAL OFFICER – BRUCE DOWNES.

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

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

ROAD REPORT – ROADS HAVE BEEN PLOWED AND GRITTED NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO SEVERAL RECENT SNOWFALL OCCURENCES.

AT 7:08 PM J. WARD MOVED AND J. OWENS SECONDED THAT THE BOARD MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS VARIOUS COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THE TOWNSHIP ROADMAN.  ROLL CALL VOTE WAS TAKEN, J. LITTLLE – YEA, J. OWENS – YEA AND J. WARD – YEA.  ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RETURNED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION TO OPEN SESSION AT 7:40 PM.  THE BOARD DISCUSSED WITH ROADMAN MIKE NOBLE VARIOUS PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS.  ROADMAN M. NOBLE MADE VARIOUS PROMISES, INCLUDING TO WORK TWO (2) WEEKS FOR FREE AND THREE (3) TIMES AS HARD TO RETAIN HIS EMPLOYMENT.

J. WARD MOVED AND J. LITTLE SECONDED TO ALLOW ROADMAN – MIKE NOBLE TO RESIGN HIS POSITION OR BE TERMINATED.  AFTER RECEIVING NO RESIGNATION, MIKE NOBLE WAS TERMINATED EFFECTIVE THIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING 2-19-2015.  ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

THE BOARD DISCUSSED HOW TO PROCEED TO FILL THE VACANCY OF THE ROADMAN POSITION.  IT WAS DECIDED TO TELEPHONE PART-TIME ROADMAN POSITION APPLICANT ZACHARY ABEL FOR AN INTERVIEW.

THE TRUSTEES HELD DISCUSSION IN REGARDS TO EACH TRUSTEE’S AVAILABILTY TO OPERATE TOWNSHIP EQUIPMENT AND WORK THE UPCOMING WEEKEND DURING THE PREDICTED SNOW STORM FORECAST.

J. OWENS MOVED AND J. WARD SECONDED TO HIRE ZACHARY E. ABEL, ON A THIRTY (30) DAY PROBATIONARY PERIOD, AS A PART-TIME ROAD WORKER AT THE FOLLOWING TERMS.  TO WORK THIRTY-TWO (32) HOURS PER WEEK, UNLESS ADDITIONAL HOURS ARE APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES,WAGES AT $15.00 PER HOUR, HOURS OF WORK FROM 7:00 AM TO 3:30 PM WHICH INCLUDES A 1/2 HOUR UNPAID LUNCH PERIOD.  ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

J. LITTLE MOVED AND J. WARD SECONDED TO RESCIND THE MOTION OF 2-5-2015 IN REGARDS TO CANCELLATION OF THE 3-5-2015 REGULAR BOARD MEETING.  THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING WILL BE HELD ON 3-5-2015.  ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

AS THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 9:20 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.