ROSE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES

CARROLL COUNTY, OHIO

MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

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

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

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

GUESTS – DON NICHOLSON – MAGNOLIA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT

GREG OSWALD – MAGNOLIA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT

MR. NICHOLSON PRESENTED THE 2014 MAGNOLIA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT REPORT TO THE BOARD.  VARIOUS ITEMS OF THE REPORT WERE DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD.

J. LITTLE MOVED AND J. OWENS SECONDED TO CANCEL THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 5, 2015 TO ALLOW THE BOARD TO ATTEND THE 2015 ANNUAL CARROLL COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT MEETING.  ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

J. OWENS REPORTED ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FROM THE RECENT 2015 ANNUAL OHIO TOWNSHIP ASSN MEETING.  THE TOWNSHIP IS NO LONGER REQUIRED TO HAVE THE TRUSTEES COMPLETE PER DIEM BOOKS AS LONG AS THE PAYROLL CERTIFICATION FORMS WITH THE FUND SPLITS OF THE TRUSTEES SALARY ARE COMPLETED.  THE TOWNSHIP IS NOT ALLOWED TO USE TOWNSHIP FUNDS OR PROPERTY (EQUIPMENT)  ON PRIVATE PROPERTY OR RESIDENCES.  ETHICS FOR THE TOWNSHIP WERE DISCUSSED WHERE CONFLICT OF INTEREST SITUATIONS COULD OCCUR. DISCUSSION WITH VARIOUS VENDORS OCCURRED IN REGARDS TO DUST CONTROL MATERIALS, APPLICATION RATES AND TYPES OF EQUIPMENT FOR APPLICATION OF MATERIALS.

ROAD REPORT – IN THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS SEVERAL SNOW / ICE STORMS AND COLD WEATHER HAVE OCCURRED.  DISCUSSION OF RESIDENTS COMPLAINTS, COMPLEMENTS AND CONCERNS WERE DONE AND EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO MAKE WINTER OPERATIONS BETTER FOR THE TOWNSHIP.

J. WARD MOVED AND J. LITTLW SECONDED TO PLACE AN AD IN THE NEWSPAPER SEEKING APPLICANTS FOR PART-TIME ROAD WORKER (S).  ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

AS THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:45 PM ON MOTION BY J. WARD AND SECONDED BY J. LITTLE.  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.