The Chester Township Board of Trustees met in regular
session Thursday December 8, 2005,
in the Town Hall Meeting Room at 7:01 p.m. Chairman Charles R.
Stevens,
presided.
Trustees Stevens, Mula, Montague and Clerk Austin were
present.
PLEDGE
The Board led the audience in reciting the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag.
PUBLIC
INPUT/QUESTIONS
Police Chief Joseph Orosz expressed his concern over the
lack of courtesy from the
snowmobilers
who ride on private property in Chester
Township.
All trustees concur to rerun the ad which Mrs.
Mula had previously put in the Chesterland News about this subject.
Lengthy discussion ensued regarding the PERS deductions
taken from the Police Department budget, changes in payments of and past
invoicing from the Public Employees Retirement System.
Chief Orosz was communicating his
concern to the Board how this has been handled.
Fiscal Officer Karen Austin said she will have concrete
answers for the Board next week at the December
15, 2005, trustees meeting.
ROAD
DEPT.
2005-711. Mr.
Stevens moved to approve $1,191.00 payable to
the Geauga County
Engineer, 470 Center St.,
Bldg. 5, Chardon,
Ohio 44024
for reimbursement for storm
water inspections from
appropriation #1000-110-599-0100. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
2005-712. Mr.
Stevens moved approve up to $3,000.00 payable
to Cleveland Spring,
3404 Superior Ave.,
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
for various spring repairs from
appropriation #2031-330-323-0074. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
Mr. Stevens updated the
Board on conversation he had with Dr. Podojil
regarding the method of notification for the conditions of roads when
determining if school should be closed due to inclement weather.
Discussion ensued regarding sending a letter to ODOT
regarding snow plowing procedures on State Routes in Chester
Township.
ZONING
DEPT.
Zoning Inspector Mike Joyce explained the knowledge he has
gained of various BWC Drug Training Programs on training all supervisors and
employees of the Police Dept., Road Dept.,
Fire Dept. and Town Hall elected officials and
personnel.
Discussion of the information presented by
the Zoning Inspector regarding BWC Required Drug Training Program.
Move to accept the Bureau of Workers Compensation Required
Drug Training Program as presented by Mike Joyce and file said Program with the
Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. This matter tabled until the December 15, 2005, trustees meering.
Move to approve up to $1,800.00
per the initial cost share at Chester
Township for our Bureau of Workers’
Compensation Required Drug Training Program payable to Drug Free Solutions, Inc.,
5914 Morganwood Sq.,
Hilliard, Ohio 43026. (Note:
we will apply for and should receive a grant for $1,350.00,
but final cost will be $450.00) from
appropriation #1000-110-318-0000. This matter tabled to the December 15, 2005, trustees meeting.
TRUSTEES DISCUSSION
The Board acknowledged receipt of letter from Ohio
Department of Transportation
regarding our request for a traffic
study at Mayfield and Sperry.
Discussion on the Notice of Potential
Local Funding from Chagrin River Watershed Partners. Mr. Stevens
said he would like to see if there is some funding available for the problems
on Marilyn, South Woodside and Mulberry. The same list could be used as before for
letters of notification.
2005-713. Mr.
Stevens moved to accept and sign the Zoning Map for Chester
Township as referenced in zoning amendment Z-2005-1. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Roll call vote: Mr.
Montague, yes; Mrs. Mula, yes; Mr.
Stevens, yes.
Motion passed.
Discussion regarding a letter from Emergency Service
Consulting,.
Inc. regarding professional outside evaluation
of the rescue services of
Chesterland Fire Rescue, Inc.
This matter tabled to the next meeting.
Clerk Austin
said the MBI check was cut on November 10th and cleared the account
on November 21, 2005. The check was appropriately sent out by the
Clerk’s Office.
Discussion of presenting Proclamations for Melissa L.
Rigotti who achieved her Girl Scout Gold Award and
David M. Rigotti who
achieved his Eagle Scout Award which will be prepared for approval and
signature on December 15th. Mr. Stevens
and Mrs. Austin will make the Presentations on
Saturday, December 17th at 1 pm
at the Geauga West Library.
2005-714. Mr.
Stevens moved to cancel the Board of Trustees meetings of December 22, 2005, and set the meeting date and
time for Wednesday, December 21, 2005,
at 3:30 p.m. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
2005-715. Mr.
Stevens moved to cancel the Board of Trustees meting of December 29, 2005. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
CLERK’S FOLDER
2005-716. Mr.
Stevens moved to approve an Intra-fund Transfer Request within the General Fund
in the amount of $3,100.00 from line item
1000-110-312-0000 Auditing Services to line item account 1000-760-730-1200
Improvement of Sites Township Hall/Memorial. Bldgs./Grounds; Intra-fund
Transfer Request within the General Fund in the amount of $2,500.00
from line item account 1000-930-930-0000 Contingencies to line item account 1000-410-190-0000
Other Salaries; Intra-fund Transfer Request within the General Fund in the
amount of $1,000.00 from line item account
1000-760-740-1206 Machinery Equipment & Furniture – Town Hall to line item
account 1000-760-730-1200 Improvement of Sites Township Hall/Memorial Bldgs./Grounds; Intra-fund
Transfer Request within the General Fund in the amount of $1,000.00
from line item account 1000-760-740-1207 Machinery Equipment & Furniture –
Cemetery to line item account 1000-410-190-0000 Other Salaries; Intra-fund
Transfer Request within the Road Fund in the amount of $1,000.00
from line item account 2031-760-740-0000 Machinery Equipment & Furniture to
line item account 2031-330-599-0000 Other – Other Expenses. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
2005-717. Mr.
Stevens moved to approve the Resolution Accepting the Amounts and
Rates as determined by the Budget Commission and authorizing
the Necessary Tax
Levies and certifying them to the County Auditor.
Mrs. Mula seconded. Roll call vote: Mr.
Montague, yes; Mrs. Mula, yes; Mr.
Stevens, yes.
Motion passed.
Discussion of the Temporary Appropriations
for 2006. Mr. Cotman
expressed his concern regarding some of the line items. The Clerk said she will forward information
to Mr. Cotman regarding this matter. Mrs. Mula
said she concurs with Mr. Cotman’s
concern regarding the line item on future salaries for Town Hall employees.
2005-718. Mr.
Stevens moved to approve the Primary Bank Reconciliation for Chester
Township as of 11-30-05. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Roll call vote: Mr.
Montague, abstain; Mrs. Mula, yes; Mr.
Stevens, yes.
Motion passed.
2005-719.Mr.
Stevens moved to approve and sign a Then and Now Purchase Order
#PO 156-2005 for $5,000.00
to Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP, PO Box
643051,
Cincinnati, Ohio
45264-3051 for road improvement
notes for Sherman Road from
appropriation #4301-760-790-9000. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
2005-720.Mr.
Stevens moved to approve & sign the Road Dept.
Timesheets dated
12/3/05. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
Discussion ensued regarding the error on the check numbers and
the Pending Warrant List.
Note: Going forward
from 12-8-05, the Board
will no longer approve checks where the warrant number do
not match the check number.
2005-721.Mr.
Stevens moved to approve and sign Payroll Warrants #PY 48550
through PY 48578 PY 48580 through
PY 48604; Voucher Warrants #VW 48605 through
VW 48622 and void payroll warrant 48579 due to printer error. The Clerk explained the printing error. Mr. Montague
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
Clerk’s Note: the ending
Voucher # on 12-1-05 was
#48549; the beginning Voucher # on 12-
1-05 is #48550.
2005-722.Mr.
Stevens moved to approve and sign EMS checks #1005
payable to
Chester Fire Rescue, in the amounts of $10,680.81
for net EMS billing proceeds. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
Clerk’s Note: the
ending EMS billing check on 11-10-05 was #1004; the beginning check on 12-8-05 is #1005.
2005-723.Mr.
Stevens moved to approve and sign minutes dated December 1, 2005.
Mrs. Mula seconded. Vote:
Unanimous. Motion passed.
MINUTES
A tape recording of this meeting is kept at the Township
Hall and is available upon request.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Board, Mr.
Stevens adjourned the meeting at 9:22 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
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____________________________
Charles R.
Stevens, Chairman Karen
M. N. Austin,
CPA
Fiscal Officer
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Patricia M. Mula,
Vice-Chairwoman
Approval Date
Approved after expiration of her term.
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James A. Montague, Trustee
Approved after expiration of his term.
Note: Based on legal opinion from Assistant
Prosecutor Eric Drake: Ronald N.
Cotman and Judith Caputo were in attendance at this meeting held on December 8, 2005, and thus they are
able to approve these minutes.
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Ronald N. Cotman, Trustee
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Judith Caputo, Trustee
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