ROSE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CARROLL COUNTY, OHIO
MINUTES OF REGULAR (SPECIAL MEETING)

JULY 23, 2015

THE MEETING WAS HELD AT 3:3O PM TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE LITIGATION AT THE OFFICE OF THE TOWNSHIP’S LEGAL COUNSEL OF BAKER, DUBLIKAR, BECK, WILES & MATHEWS, 400 S. MAIN ST, NORTH CANTON, OHIO 44720. SEE ATTACHED COPY OF PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE PUBLISHED IN THE FREE PRESS STANDARD JULY 23, 2015.

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

GUESTS – KARA WILLIAMS AND GREG BECK – ATTORNEYS OF BAKER, DUBLIKAR, BECK, WILES & MATHEWS.

AT 3:40 PM J. OWENS MOVED AND J. WARD SECONDED THAT THE BOARD MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL LITIGATION ALONG WITH ATTORNEYS KARA WILLIAMS AND GREG BECK AND FISCAL OFFICER – BRUCE DOWNES. ROLL CALL VOTE WAS TAKEN, J. LITTLE – YEA, J. OWENS – YEA AND J. WARD – YEA. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RETURNED TO REGULAR SESSION FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:00 PM WITH THE FOLLOWING ACTION TAKEN.

J. WARD MOVED AND J. LITTLE SECONDED TO CONTINUE TO OPPOSE THE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION CLAIM FILED BY FORMER EMPLOYEE – MICHAEL NOBLE AND TO HAVE THE ABOVE LISTED COUNSEL REPRESENT ROSE TOWNSHIP IN THIS MATTER. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

J. OWENS MOVED AND J. WARD SECONDED TO RETAIN THE ABOVE LISTED COUNSEL TO REPRESENT ROSE TOWNSHIP IN REGARDS TO ANY MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE SUNSHINE LAW AND PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST(S). ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

AS THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 5:05 PM ON A MOTION BY J. LITTLE AND SECONDED BY J. OWENS. 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.