ROSE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES

CARROLL COUNTY, OHIO

MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

JUNE 16, 2016

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

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

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

GUESTS – DELLROY  VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT – JAMES WOLFORD AND NICOLE GRISEZ

RESOLUTION 12-2016 J. OWENS MOVED AND J. WARD SECONDED TO APPROVE THE 2016 FIRE CONTRACT WITH THE DELLROY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT FOR $7000.00.  ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

ROAD SUPERVISOR’S REPORT – ON JUNE 13 AND 14 WORKED WITH PIKE TWP, STARK CO. ON OPERATING THE ROAD GRINDER.  THE ROADSIDE MOWING OF TOWNSHIP ROADS HAS BEEN COMPLETED. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED WITH THE BOARD FOR THE PRIORITY AND SCHEDULING OF FUTURE ROAD WORK PROJECTS. THE BOARD INSTRUCTED THE ROAD SUPERVISOR TO CONTACT TRBOVICH TRUCKING TO HAUL #1 SLAG TO TOPDRESS THE PORTION OF JUNE RD THAT WAS GROUND.

J. WARD MOVED AND J. OWENS SECONDED TO ALLOW PIKE TWP, STARK CO, TO REPAIR THE ROTOR BEARING ON THE ROAD GRINDER AND TO SHARE THE COST OF THE REPAIR.  ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

J. WARD MOVED AND J. OWENS SECONDED TO PLACE AN AD SEEKING ADDITIONAL SEASONAL LABOR FOR THE TOWNSHIP WITH WAGES OF UP TO $12.00 PER HOUR.  ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

J. OWENS MOVED AND J. WARD SECONDED TO HIRE BOWMAN TREE SERVICE OF MINERVA, TO TRIM LOW LIMBS AND REMOVE AN OLD TREE ON GRANADA RD AT A COST  TO NOT EXCEED $850.00.  ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

FISCAL OFFICER REPORT – UPDATED THE BOARD ON THE 2014 – 2015 AUDIT AND THE BOARD SIGNED A MANAGEMENT LETTER TO RETURN TO THE AUDITORS.  REMINDED THE BOARD THAT THE 2017 BUDGET HEARING WILL BE JULY 7, 2016 AT 8:00 PM DURING THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING.  THE FIRE LEVY AND THE ROAD DISTRICT III LEVY RESOLUTIONS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING FOR APPROVAL AND THEN WILL BE SENT TO THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS FOR FILING FOR THE NOVEMBER 2016 GENERAL ELECTION.  OTHER VARIOUS CORRESPONDENCE WAS REVIEWED.

AS THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:40 PM ON A MOTION BY J. WARD AND SECONDED BY J. OWENS.  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.