ROSE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CARROLL COUNTY, OHIO

MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
JULY 18, 2019

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

THE FOLLOWING BILLS – SEE ATTACHED PAYMENT LISTING REPORT FOR 7-2-2019 AND 7-18-2019 – WERE PRESENTED AND APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.

J.. OWENS MOVED AND J. WARD SECONDED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE 6-20-2019 MEETING. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

ROAD SUPERVISOR’S REPORT – ON IRISH RD THE CULVERT ON THE LONG PROPERTY IS PLUGGED AND CAUSING WATER IN HEAVY RAINS TO FLOW OUT ONTO IRISH RD. A 15 INCH CULVERT IS RECOMMENDED. A LETTER WILL BE SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS. SKELTON RD HAS BEEN CLEANED UP AND HALO RD, EAST OF BARK RD, THE DITCH HAS BEEN CLEANED TO THE CREEK. T. WITTS WILL DONATE LARGE SANDSTONE TO BE PLACED AT CULVERT OUTLETS TO HELP PREVENT WASHOUTS. STAFF RD NEEDS A 24 INCH CULVERT AND ON HOPE ROAD ALONG LEVENGOODS THE DITCH WILL BE CLEANED AND A CULVERT REPLACED AT THE GATE NEXT TO WEBER’S. THE TAR BUGGY WILL BE USED WITH EMULSION AND LIMESTONE FOR POT HOLES ON VARIOUS ROADS.

FISCAL OFFICER’S REPORT – A RISK CONTROL SPECIALIST FROM KLA-OTARMA WILL B E PRESENT AT THE 8-1-2019 BOARD MEETING TO REVIEW THE TOWNSHIP’S POLICIES AND OTHER REPORTS. HAVE CONTACTED THE ORTARMA IT CONTROL SPECIALIST TO ESTABLISH COMPUTER POLICIES AND SECURITY MEASURES. A ROAD BOND WAS RECIEVED FROM MILLWOOD LUMBER FOR LOGGING ON A PROPERTY USING HERITAGE ROAD.

J. OWENS MOVED AND J. WARD SECONDED TO APPROVE SENDING THE FEMA DAMAGE ASSESMENT FORMS FOR THE TOWNSHIP TO THE CARROLL CO EMA TO BE INCLUDED WITH ALL TOWNSHIPS FROM CARROLL CO. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

J. WARD MOVED AND J. OWENS SECONDED TO APPROVE THE VACATION LEAVE FOR RICHARD RENNIE FOR 7-5-2019 FOR EIGHT (8) HOURS. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

THE BUDGET HEARING FOR THE 2020 BUDGET WAS HELD AT 7:20 PM AND THE FISCAL OFFICER EXPLAINED THE AMOUNTS PROJECTED IN THE VARIOUS FUNDS.

J. OWENS MOVED AND J. WARD SECONDED TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED 2020 ROSE TOWNSHIP BUDGET AND FORWARD IT TO THE CARROLL CO AUDITOR AND BUDGET COMMISSION . ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

AS THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 7:25 PM ON A MOTION BY J. WARD AND SECONDED BYJ. 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.