ROSE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES

CARROLL COUNTY, OHIO

MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

JUNE 4, 2015

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

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

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

GUEST – ALAN WEIR – JUNE RD RESIDENT.

ROAD SUPERVISOR’S REPORT – HAVE BEEN MOWING ROAD RIGHT OF WAYS ESPECIALLY IN ADVANCE OF ROAD DITCHING.  THE NEW HOLLAND TRACTOR’S AIR CONDITIONING HAS BEEN RECHARGED.  THE CASE 580 BACKHOE HAS REPAIRS COMPLETED AND ARE WAITING FOR PARTS FOR THE IH 585 TRACTOR.

THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE FOLLOWING ISSUES : ON FARGO RD BETWEEN SR 542 AND HOLLY RD, THE FILLING OF POTHOLES, DUST CONTROL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE CULVERT JUST WEST OF SR 542 BY THE CO ENGINEER. CONTACTING BRIAN LINDER FOR THE LOCATION AND MEASUREMENTS FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A CREMATION URN ON A FAMILY PLOT IN UNION VALLEY CEMETERY.  PIKE TWP., STARK CO. WISHES TO USE THE ROAD GRINDER ON HAUT ST., ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE.

THE BOARD WILL MEET ON 6-6-2015 TO VIEW TOWNSHIP ROADS FOR THE 2015 DUST CONTROL PROGRAM.  NEEDED REPAIRS WILL BE NOTED AND PRIORITIES WILL BE SET TO COMPLETE REPAIRS.  AT THE JULY 2, 2015 REGULAR BOARD MEETING THE PUBLIC IS INVITED FOR THEIR COMMENTS AND CONCERNS.

THE BOARD RECOGNIZES RALPH AND SALLY RENNIE FOR THE MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE IN PLACING FLAGS ON MILITARY VETERANS GRAVES IN THE VARIOUS TOWNSHIP CEMETERIES.

J. OWENS WILL CONTACT AMERICAN ROADS MACHINERY ABOUT THE NEEDED PARTS FOR THE SPREADER BOX ON THE 2014 F-550 TRUCK.

J. OWENS MOVED AND J. LITTLE SECONDED THE HAVE JOHN SPERA COMPLETE AN APPRAISAL VALUE FOR THE 1992 FORD 8000 DUMP TRUCK, SNOW PLOW AND SPREADER BOX.  ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

J. WARD WILL ATTEND THE NEXT INFORMATIONAL MEETING IN REGARDS TO THE FORMATION OF A LOCAL POLICE DISTRICT ON 6-20-2015 AT 10:00 AM.

THE BOARD INSTRUCTED THE FISCAL OFFICER TO COMPUTE THE ANNUAL VACATION AND SICK LEAVE FOR THE ROAD SUPERVISOR – KEVIN DOWNES, ON A PRO-RATED BASIS BEGINNING AS OF HIS ORIGINAL DATE OF HIRE.

J. WARD REPORTED ON THE TELE-CONFERENCE HEARING WITH THE OHIO UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION REVIEW COMMISSION ON 5-28-2015 IN REGARDS TO THE APPEAL OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FOR FORMER EMPLOYEE – MICHAEL A. NOBLE WITH THE FOLLOWING DETERMINATION.  CLAIMANT’S APPLICATION OF DETERMINATION OF BENEFIT RIGHTS IS DISALLOWED AS CLAIMANT WAS SEPARATED FROM EMPLOYMENT UNDER DISQUALIFYING CONDITIONS.  SPECIFICALLY CLAIMANT WAS DISCHARGED BY ROSE TWP CARROLL COUNTY FOR JUST CAUSE IN CONNECTION WITH WORK.

J. LITTLE ON 5-26-2015 ATTENDED THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SAFETY SEMINAR HELD IN CANTON, OH.

J. LITTLE MOVED AND J. WARD SECONDED TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING TRANSFER WITHIN A FUND IN THE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAX FUND.  FROM 2011-330-599-0000 $440.00 TO 2011-330-211-0000.  ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

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