June 4, 2020
ROSE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CARROLL COUNTY, OHIO
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
JUNE 4, 2020
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT : TRUSTEES – JOSEPH OWENS, JOHN LITTLE AND JONATHAN WARD. ROAD SUPERVISOR – TOM WITTS AND FISCAL OFFICER – BRUCE DOWNES.
THE FOLLOWING BILLS – SEE ATTACHED PAYMENT LISTING REPORT – WERE PRESENTED AND APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.
J. LITTLE MOVED AND J. WARD SECONDED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.
GUEST – GARY GARDNER – ROSE TOWNSHIP MEMBER OF QUAD AMBULANCE BOARD.
THE BOARD IS SPENDING THE FUNDS WISELY WHILE WATCHING EXPENSES CLOSELY. RECENT UPDATES HAVE BEEN FOR THE PHONE SYSTEM, VARIOUS EQUIPMENT AND THE REPLACEMENT OF A SQUAD UNIT. A NEW 6 MILL LEVY WILL BE PLACED ON THE 2020 FALL ELECTION BALLOT AND THE OLD 2 MILL LEVY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
ROAD SUPERVISOR’S REPORT – HAVE BEEN CONTINUING TO MOW ROADSIDES UNTIL THE TOWNSHIP IS COMPLETED. REPLACING CULVERTS WITH ONE EACH TO REPLACE ON HOLLY AND THUNDER ROADS. ALSO HAVE BEEN REMOVING DEAD AND HAZZARD TREES ON ROADSIDES THROUGHOUT THE TOWNSHIP. PREPARATIONS ARE BEING COMPLETED TO BERM AND DITCH STALLION RD PRIOR TO THE GRINDING, SHAPING AND REBUILDING OF THE ROAD.
J. LITTLE MOVED AND J. OWENS SECONDED TO ORDER 600 TONS #617 AND 200 TONS #4 LIMESTONE FROM EAST FAIRFIELD COAL CO. FOR THE STALLION RD REBUILD PROJECT. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.
FISCAL OFFICER’S REPORT – THE BUDGET HEARING FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 WILL B E HELD AT 7:30 PM DURING THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING ON 7-2-2020 AT THE TOWNSHIP OFFICE. THE CURRENT BUDGET STATUS TO DATE WAS REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD ALONG WITH MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE.
J. LITTLE REPORTED NO UPDATES FOR THE CEMETARY REPORT. A FLAIL MOWER FROM UNKEFER EQUIPMENT WAS DEMONSTRATED IN THE TOWNSHIP EARLIER TODAY.
J. LITTLE MOVED AND J. WARD SECONDED TO PURCHASE A SaMASZ FLAIL MOWER, MODEL KBRP200, 3 POINT HOOKUP, FROM UNKEFER EQUIPMENT FOR THE STATE BID PRICE OF $9400.00. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.
J. OWENS MOVED AND J. WARD SECONDED TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING TRANSFER OF FUNDS WITHIN FUNDS, IN THE APPROPRIATION BUDGET FOR PAYMENT OF THE SaMASZ FLAIL MOWER AS FOLLOWS :FROM 2021-330-420-0000 $2400.00 TO 2021-330-740-0000 $2400.00, FROM 2031-330-420-0000 $2000.00 TO 2031-330-740-0000 $2000.00, FROM 2192-330-420-0000 $1500.00 TO 2192-330-740-0000 $1500.00 AND FROM 2193-330-420-0000 $3500.00 TO 2193-330-740-0000 $3500.00. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.
J. OWENS STATED THAT TONY LUTHER WILL BE DOING THE NEEDED LETTERING ON THE 2007 PETERBILT TANKER TRUCK. ALSO THAT THE CARROLL CO TOWNSHIP ASSN. WILL NOT HAVE A JUNE 2020 MEETING DUE TO THE CURRENT PANDEMIC, BUT MAY BE SCHEDULING ONE FOR JULY AND THEN AUGUST.
AS THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:00 PM ON A MOTION BY J. OWENS AND SECONDED B Y J. LITTLE. 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.