ROSE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES

CARROLL COUNTY, OHIO

MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

MAY 19, 2022

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

M. REED MOVED AND J. OWENS SECONDED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF 5-5-2022. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

J. LITTLE MOVED AND M. REED SECONDED TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING BILLS – SEE ATTACHED PAYMENT LISTING REPORT FOR 5-19-2022 – THAT WERE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

ROAD SUPERVISOR’S REPORT – ALONG THE JOE SWEITZER PROPERTY ON HOLLY RD WILL BE REPLACING A CROSS CULVERT OF APPROXIMATELY 60 FT OF 15 IN PIPE ALONG WITH CLEARING A TREE AT THE ROAD CORNER THAT IS IN THE ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY.

ROADMAN’S REPORT – HAVE BEEN PREPARING THE CEMETARIES FOR THE UPCOMING MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY. THE EXMARK MOWER IS RUNNING BETTER WITH THE NEW GAS, BUT WILL STILL CHECK WITH CUTTER SALES CONCERNING BETTER PERFORMANCE OF THE KOHLER ENGINE WITH THE MANUFACTURER.

FISCAL OFFICER’S REPORT – RECEIVED CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE COUNTY AUDITOR CONCERNING HOW THE HEALTH DISTRICT ASSESMENT IS CALCULATED. IT IS NOW TO BE BASED ON REAL ESTATE VALUATION AND NOT ON A PER CAPITA BASIS. REPORTED ON THE PROGRESS OF THE 2020 – 2021 AUDIT OF THE TOWNSHIP FINANCIAL RECORDS AND THAT IT WILL BE COMPLETED SOON.

M. REED HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DITCH ON JUNE RD, EAST OF SR 171, BEING DEEP AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO PLACE RIP RAP TO HELP RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. REPORTED THAT A LARGE BRANCH HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM ROADWAY ON FORT RD.

J. LITTLE INQUIRED FOR AN UPDATE ON THE ROADSIDE MOWING WITH THE NEW HOLLAND TRACTOR AND IT WAS REPORTED THAT IT HAS BEEN STARTED. INSTRUCTED THE ROAD SUPERVISOR TO PREPARE THE 2007 PETERBILT TANKER FOR DUST CONTROL APPLICATION ALONG WITH THE TOTES FOR STORING THE BULK CONCENTRATE.

AS THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 7:40 PM ON A MOTION BY J. OWENS AND SECONDED BY M. REED. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

TRUSTEES – JOSEPH OWENS

                        JOHN LITTLE

                        MICHAEL REED

I HEREBY CERTIFY THE MONEY IS ON DEPOSIT OR IN THE PROCESS OF COLLECTION. FISCAL OFFICER – BRUCE DOWNES.