ROSE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES

CARROLL COUNTY, OHIO

MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

DECEMBER 15, 2016

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

THE FOLLOWING BILLS – SEE ATTACHED PAYMENT LISTING REPORTS FOR 12-1-2016 AND 12-15-2016 – WERE PRESENTED AND APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.

J. LITTLE MOVED AND J. OWENS SECOMDED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE 11-17-2016 MEETING AS PRESENTED.  ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.  

GUEST – PAUL EWING – ROSE RD RESIDENT

ROAD SUPERVISOR’S REPORT – WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF M. ROBERTS, THE DITICHING OF THE NORTH SIDE OF FARGO RD ALONG THE EDWARDS PROPERTY HAS BEEN COMPLETED.  SEVERAL MORE ROADS NEED TREES TRIMMED AND THE BRUSH CHIPPED SUCH AS STAFF RD.  THE WASTE OIL FURNACE IN THE GARAGE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND SERVICED. THE DITCHES ALONG THE STALLMAN AND WACKERLY PROPERTIES ON IMPERIAL RD NEED TO BE CHECKED AND INSPECTED.  KEVIN DOWNES GAVE THE BOARD HIS TWO WEEKS NOTICE THAT HE WILL BE LEAVING THE ROAD SUPERVISOR’S POSITION WITH ROSE TOWNSHIP EFFECTIVE 12-31-2016.

FISCAL OFFICER’S REPORT – VARIOUS CORRESPONDENCE WAS REVIEWED ALONG WITH THE OFFICIAL 2016 ELECTION RESULTS OF THE VOTE ON THE FIRE LEVY RENEWAL AND THE ISSUE OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ROAD DISTRICE III LEVY. ALL 2016 SUPPLEMENTAL AND ANY 2017 FIRE CONTRACTS WILL HAVE ACTION TAKEN ON THEM AT THE 12-30-2016 MEETING.

J. WARD MOVED AND J. OWENS SECONDED TO HAVE THE CLOSEOUT MEETING ON 12-30-2016 BEGIN AT 2:00 PM.  ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

J. LITTLE REPORTED THAT RUTH LINDER HAD PASSED ON 11-28-2016 AND THAT THE LAND INVOLVED IN THE DONATION FROM THE LINDER FAMILY TO THE UNION VALLEY CEMETARY WILL CONTINUE WITH TRANSFER TO SON, BRIAN LINDER.  WHEN THE SURVEY IS COMLETED ALONG WITH ANY OTHER ITEMS, THE TRANSFER CAN PROCEED.

HE ALSO PASSED OUT AND REVIEWED THE INFORMATION RECIEVED FROM COGS IN REGARDS TO HOSPITALIZATION INSURANCE TO J. OWENS AND J. WARD TO REVIEW.

J. WARD IS WORKING WITH MIDWEST INDUSTRIES TO RECIEVE FURTHER INFORMATION AND DATA IN REGARDS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 2017 DUST CONTROL PROGRAM.

J. OWENS REPORTED ON ROAD CONDITIONS DURING AND AFTER THE RECENT SNOWFALLS AND THEIR CURRENT CONDITION.

J. OWENS MOVED AND J. WARD SECONDED TO APPROVE THE EIGHT (8) HOURS OF VACATION LEAVE FOR KEVIN DOWNES ON 12-5-2016.  ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

AS THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 7:45 PM ON A MOTION BY J. LITTLE AND SECONDED BY J. WARD.  ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

TRUSTEES –

JOSEPH OWENS

JOHN LITTLE

JONATHAN WARD

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

FISCAL OFFICER – BRUCE DOWNES.