ROSE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CARROLL COUNTY, OHIO.            MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

OCTOBER 5, 2017

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT : TRUSTEES – JOHN LITTLE, JONATHAN WARD AND JOSEPH OWENS. ROAD SUPERVISOR – TOM WITTS 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. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

GUEST – RODNEY CARINS – GRANADA RD RESIDENT

MR. CAIRNS INQUIRED ABOUT CERTIFYING HIS EMPLOYMENT SERVICE WITH THE TOWNSHIP IN 1988 TO ESTABLISH SERVICE CREDIT WITH OPERS TOWARDS HIS RETIREMENT. TO DATE NO RECORDS HAVE BEEN FOUND, A SEARCH WILL BE MADE AGAIN TO DETERMINE IF ANY RECORDS OR INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

ROAD SUPERVISOR’S REPORT – THE TAR BUGGY IS WORKING AND HE REPORTED WHICH ROADS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND ASKED THE BOARD WHICH OTHER ROADS TO BE DONE NEXT. THERE WAS A REVIEW OF THE RECENT DUST CONTROL APPLICATION AND ITS RESULTS. INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE NEW HOLLAND T6050 TRACTOR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIRS.

FISCAL OFFICER’S REPORT – REPORTED THAT THE TOWNSHIP CELL PHONE IS ELIGIBLE FOR AN UPDATE AND WAS AUTHORIZIED BY THE BOARD TO SECURE A NEW PHONE. UPDATED THE BOARD WITH THE AMOUNTS GENERATED BY FIRE AND ROAD DISTRICT III LEVIES , THE ANNUAL AND MONTHLY COSTS TO A HOMEOWNER WTIH THE VALUE OF A $100, 000.00 RESIDENCE. BOTH LEVIES ARE ON THE NOVEMBER 7, 2017 GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT AS RENEWAL ISSUES. THE CARROLL CO TOWNSHIP ASSN FALL BANQUET IS 10-26-2017. REVIEW OF THE APPROPRIATION AND REVENUE BUDGETS AND THEIR STATUS FOR THE BALANCE OF 2017 WERE DISCUSSED.

J. WARD WILL INVITE REPRESENTATIVES FROM MIDWEST INDUSTRIES TO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING TO REVIEW THE 2017 DUST CONTROL PROGRAM. FOR THE 2018 PROGRAM WHAT DOES MIDWEST EXPECT FROM THE TOWNSHIP. PART OF THE RECENT APPLICATION WAS TO HALO RD EAST OF BARK RD AND JUNE RD GOING WEST FROM SR 171.

J. LITTLE PRESENTED THE BOARD WITH A RESOLUTION FROM THE CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-HARRISON SOLID WASTE DISTRICT FOR RATIFICATION OF A FINAL DRAFT OF THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT THAT NEEDS APPROVED BY DECEMBER 2017.

RESOLUTION 23-17 J. OWENS MOVED AND J. WARD SECONDED THE MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FINAL DRAFT SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN OF THE CARROLL, COLUMBIANA, AND HARRISON JOINT SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. ROLL CALL VOTE – JOHN LITTLE – YES, JOSEPH OWENS – YES AND JONATHAN WARD – YES. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED. SEE ATTACHED COPY OF THE RESOLUTION FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

J. WARD MOVED AND J. OWENS SECONDED TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING TRANSFER WITHING FUNDS AS FOLLOWS : FROM 1000-110-599-0000 – $6091.00 TO 1000-760-740-0000 – $6091.00. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

J. OWENS MOVED AND J. WARD SECONDED TO APPROVE FOR TOM WITTS – ROAD SUPERVISOR THE FOLLOWING LEAVE REQUESTS : SICK LEAVE – 9-20-2017 – 5.0 HOURS, VACATION LEAVE – 10-6-2016 – 8.0 HOURS AND 10-13-2016 – 8.0 HOURS. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

AS THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:05 PM ON A MOTION BY J. OWENS AND SECONDED BY J. WARD. ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

TRUSTEES –

JOHN LITTLE

JONATHAN WARD

JOSEPH OWENS

I HEREBY CERTIFY THE MONEY IS ON DEPOSIT OR IN THE PROCESS OF COLLECTION.

FISCAL OFFICER – BRUCE DOWNES