ROSE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES

CARROLL COUNTY, OHIO

MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

MARCH 5, 2015

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT : TRUSTEES – JOHN LITTLE, JONATHAN WARD, 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. WARD SECONDED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING AS PRESENTED.  ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

GUESTS – JULIE WARD – IRISH RD RESIDENT, JOHN MIDDAY – HARVEST RD RESIDENT, ALAN WEIR – JUNE RD RESIDENT, BILL FINDLEY – JUNE RD RESIDENT, DEAN SCHARVER – STALLION RD RESIDENT, KAREN GRAY – FORT RD RESIDENT AND DON RUSS JR. – HALO RD RESIDENT.

THE TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS PRESENT INQUIRED OF THE BOARD CONCERNING THE RECENT TERMINATION OF ROADMAN MIKE NOBLE.  THE BOARD ANSWERED QUESTIONS AND SHARED WITH RESIDENTS VARIOUS ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE ROADMAN, INCLUDING;

DOCUMENTATION THAT SHOWED HIM SITTING AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME NOT PERFORMING HIS REQUIRED DUTIES.  IT WAS ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE BOARD HAD BEEN FOLLOWING UP ON THESE REPORTS FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND THAT THIS WAS NOT A ONE TIME THING.  THE BOARD ALSO OFFERED VISITORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW THE DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE;

THE BOARD ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE ROADMAN HAD BEEN VERBALLY TALKED TO CONCERNING OTHER ISSUES OF CONCERN IN THE PAST. SOME RESIDENTS EXPRESSED THAT IN THE PAST THEY FELT THE ROADMAN HAD DONE A GOOD JOB AT MAINTAINING THE ROADS.  THE BOARD EXPLAINED THAT THIS ISSUE WAS NOT TAKEN LIGHTLY.

THE BOARD ALSO COMMUNICATED THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY HAD BEEN CONTACTED DURING THIS PROCESS.  THE BOARD ALSO EXPLAINED AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TAXPAYERS THAT THIS WAS NOT ABOUT FRIENDSHIP; IT WAS ABOUT DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR THE TAXPAYERS IN OUR TOWNSHIP.

J. WARD MOVED AND J. LITTLE SECONDED TO ADVERTISE FOR THE POSITION OF FULL-TIME ROAD SUPERVISOR AND THAT WAGES WOULD BE BASED ON EXPERIENCE.  ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

THE FISCAL OFFICER REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD OF A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST FROM AN ATTORNEY THAT IS REPRESENTING MIKE NOBLE.  A COPY OF THE REQUEST WILL BE SENT TO THE CARROLL COUNTY PROSECUTOR FOR HIS REVIEW AND GUIDANCE ON HOW TO RESPOND TO THE REQUEST.

THE FISCAL OFFICER REVIEWED OTHER CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE BOARD ABOUT UPCOMING MEETINGS OF THE CARROLL COUNTY TOWNSHIP ASSN ON 3-21-2015 AT THE VILLA IN CARROLLTON AND ON 4-15-2015 WITH THE COUNTY AUDITOR AT THE GOLDEN AGE RETREAT.

PHIL PAVICK OF FARGO RD CONTACTED THE BOARD ABOUT A CULVERT ON FARGO RD THAT THE COUNTY ENGINEER WAS TO REPLACE IN 2013 AND HAS NOW DETERIORATED FURTHER AND IS BLOCKED.  THE COUNTY ENGINEER WILL BE CONTACTED ABOUT THIS SITUATION.  A CULVERT ON JUNE RD NEAR THE ALAN WEIR PROPERTY WAS FROZEN SHUT AND CAUSING WATER TO FLOW ONTO THE ROADWAY.  SUTTON PUMP WAS CONTACTED AND THAWED OUT THE ICE BLOCKAGE.

OTHER ISSUES DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD WERE THAT ON THE 2014 FORD F-550 TRUCK THERE WAS RECENT EMISSION ISSUES REPORTED BY WENDELL FORD THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO POSSIBLE EXCESSIVE VEHICLE IDLE TIME WHICH CAUSED IT TO PLUG UP. WENDELL’S ALSO PERFORMED A RECALL ISSUE RELATING TO THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING. THE AIR FILTER ON THE TRUCK WAS BEING PLUGGED DURING SNOW PLOWING.

IN REGARDS TO SNOW REMOVAL IT WAS NOTED THAT PRIVATE DRIVES CANNOT BE PLOWED OR GRITTED USING TOWNSHIP EQUIPMENT AND OR ROAD MATERIAL AS PER THE OHIO REVISED CODE.  MANY CALLS HAVE COME INTO THE TOWNSHIP IN RECENT WEEKS REQUESTING THESE SERVICES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. THE BOARD IS PRESENTLY WORKING ON DEVELOPING A SNOW REMOVAL ROUTE BASED ON PRIORITY(S) AND EFFICIENCY.

J. LITTLE MOVED AND J. OWENS SECONDED TO ORDER 75 TONS OF # 57 LIMESTONE.  ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

A REVIEW OF TOWNSHIP ROADS ON THE CARROLL CO MAP WAS MADE AND VARIOUS REVISIONS WERE NOTED.  THESE WILL BE SENT TO THE COUNTY MAP OFFICE.

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.