The Chester Township Board of Trustees met in regular
session Thursday, August 4, 2005
at the Town Hall Meeting Room at 7:00 p.m. Chairman Charles R. Stevens, presiding.
All Trustees and the Clerk were present.
PLEDGE
The Board led the
audience in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
PUBLIC
INPUT/QUESTIONS
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Police Chief Orosz introduced Brian Hess who has
successfully completed their testing process, back ground investigations,
polygraphs, psychological and physical exams. Brian presently lives in Highland
Heights and has been working on a
part-time basis with the Boston Heights
police department for about a year. Brian is also working on his Associates
Degree in law enforcement.
2005-423 Mr. Stevens
moved to hire Brian Hess as a full-time police office with Chester
Township effective 8-21-05 at a rate of $19.35
per hour.
Mrs. Mula seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
At this time, Mr. Stevens
administered the oath of office to Brian Hess and the Trustees and Clerk
welcomed him to the Chester Police Department.
Chief Orosz mentioned that one of the objectives of the
Police Department this year was to hire three full time police officers, and
Brian Hess is the third officer hired.
2005-424 Mr.
Stevens moved to approve Purchase Order # 84-2005 for $1,500.00
to the County of Geauga,
Dept. of Emergency Services, 12518
Merritt Rd., Chardon,
OH 44024 for two microwave
cards for 911/EMA tower/relocate 7 digit emergency lines from Chester Township .Police
Department. to Geauga
County Dispatch, out of Appropriation # 2081-760-740-0000 and issue Warrant # 47645
in the amount of $1,463.25. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
2005-425 Mr.
Stevens moved to approve Purchase Order # 87-2005 for $1,500.00
to Shuttler’s Uniform,
Inc., 5350 Mayfield
Rd., Lyndhurst,
OH 44124
for Uniforms and
Equipment for new hire Brian Hess, out of Appropriation
#2081-210-430-0000.
Mrs. Mula seconded. Vote:
Unanimous. Motion passed.
2005-426 Mr.
Stevens moved to approve Purchase Order #85-2005 for $1,000.00 to University Hospitals Faculty Services, P.O.
Box 70887, Cleveland, OH
44190-0887 for new-hire physical, out of Appropriation #
2081-210-599-0000. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
ROAD DEPARTMENT
The road superintendent stated that Sherman Road is complete
and the striping has been completed. The ditches still need to be completed.
2005-427 Mr.
Stevens moved to approve letter to Robert Phillips, on a force account
assessment for treatment of various township roads with asphalt rejuvenator. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
2005-428 Mr.
Stevens moved to approve purchase of a Bonnell Model 11SP42MX1
High Country snowplow from Concord Road Equipment Mfg.,
Inc. 348
Chester St., P.O.Box 772,
Painesville, OH 44077
for $7,350.00, out of Appropriation
#2031-760-740-0000. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
2005-429 Mr.
Stevens moved to hire Marcus Roseum for the seasonal
position of summer help not to exceed 1499 hours at a rate of $10.00
per hour without benefits. Mrs.
Mula seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
Further discussion on the road levy and
the question on whether it should be put on the ballot as a renewal or a
replacement levy. The need has been shown for the replacement
levy, but because of the re-evaluation of real estate this year, taxes will be
going up and there is a fear of losing the levy this fall.
The Board of Trustees stated that the
department needs more money in which to accomplish their 15 year plan on
replacement and to pay their own hospitalization. There was discussion on putting a new levy on next year and having 15 months to sell the public on
passing it.
It was decided to table this
issue and put it on the agenda for next week.
TRUSTEE DISCUSSION
2005-430 Mr.
Stevens moved to approve retaining Comp Management, Inc.,
P.O.Box 884,
Dublin, OH 43017
to review our Worker’s Compensation for possible savings at no cost to the
township. Mrs.
Mula seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
ZONING INSPECTOR
Mr. Joyce discussed the
contract with Beaumann Enterprises for the demolition
of the building on Mayfield Road. The Prosecutor’s office has written up a
waiver for the contractor to sign before the demolition begins. Beaumann
Enterprises has not yet seen the waiver, but it will become part of the
contract upon his signing.
2005-431 Mr. Stevens
moved to sign original contract with the contract agreement for $7,700.00
with Beaumann Enterprises, Inc.,
for the demolition of the building located at 9144
Mayfield Road, Chesterland, OH
44026. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
Mr. Joyce also mentioned
that a new oil and gas well was ready to drill off County
Line Road near Wilson
Mills Rd. Mr. Joyce
also stated that he did talk to the drilling company and had some concern as to
the placement of the tank battery. He felt it was a few feet from the flood
plain.
The drilling company offered to move it elsewhere.
2005-432 Mr.
Stevens moved to approve up to $700.00 for the
running of our summer edition of our newsletter in the Chesterland News for one
issue on August 17th. Mrs. Mula seconded. Vote:
Unanimous. Motion passed.
2005-433 Mr.
Stevens moved the adoption of the following
Resolution: move to approve a resolution declaring it necessary to levy
a tax in excess of the ten mill
limitation for the purpose
of providing and maintaining motor vehicles, communications, and other
equipment used directly in the operation of a police department, or the payment
of salaries of permanent police personnel, including the payment of the police
officer employers’ contribution required
under ORC 724.23, or the payment of the costs
incurred by townships as a result of contracts made with other political subdivisions
in order to obtain police protection, or the provision of ambulance or emergency medical
services operated by a police department, pursuant to ORC 5705.19
(J), at a rate not exceeding 2.5
mill, which levy is a renewal levy of 2.5
mills, for five years as approved by
Eric Drake, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney. Mrs. Mula
seconded. Roll call vote: Mr.
Montague, yes; Mrs.
Mula, yes; Mr.
Stevens, Yes.
Resolution passed.
2005-434 Mr.
Stevens moved the adoption of the following Resolution: move to approve a resolution declaring it
necessary to levy a tax in excess of the ten mill limitation for the purpose of
providing and maintaining fire apparatus, appliances, buildings, or sites therefore, or sources of
water supply and material therefore, or the establishment and maintenance of
lines of fire alarm telegraph, or the payment of permanent, part-time or
volunteer fire fighters or fire-fighting companies to operate the same,
including the payment of the firemen employer’s contribution required
under section742.34
of the Revised Code, or to purchase ambulance equipment, or to provide ambulance, paramedic, or other emergency
medical services operated by a fire department or fire fighting company;
pursuant to section 5705.19 (I) of the Ohio
Revised Code at a rate not exceeding .50
mills, which levy is a renewal levy of .50
mills for five years as approved by Eric Drake, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney.
Mrs. Mula seconded. Roll call vote: Mr.
Montague, yes; Mrs.
Mula, yes; Mr.
Stevens, yes.
Resolution passed.
CLERK’S FOLDER
2005-435 Mr. Stevens moved to
approve Purchase Order # 83-2005 for $5,000 to Squire, Sanders & Dempsey
LLP, P.O.
Box 643051, Cincinnati, OH
45264-3051 out of Appropriation Account #
4301-760-790-9000 for all legal services as bond counsel in connection with $185,000 Chester
Township, Geauga
County’s Road Improvement Note. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
2005-436 Mr.
Stevens moved to approve Purchase Order #86-2005 to OTARMA, 315 S.
Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo, MI 49007 for
2005-2006 Contributions, with the following amounts out of the appropriations listed. $4,084.00 out
of Appropriation #2111-220-381-0000; $ 26,240.00
out of Appropriation #2031-330-381-0000 $220.00
out of Appropriation # 1000-110-381-0000, $20,870.00
out of Appropriation #2081-210-381-0000
and $19,719.00 out of Appropriation #
1000-120-381-0000, and approve Warrant # 47646 in the amount of $71,133.00. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
2005-437 Move to
approve Purchase Order #88-2005 for $7,700.00
to Baumann Enterprises,
Inc., 4801 Chaincraft Rd.,
Garfield Hts., OH
44125 for demolition at 9144 Mayfield Rd.,
Chesterland, OH 44026
out ofAppropriation #1000-930-930-0000.
Mrs. Mula asked to add to the motion that Mr.
Susnis, the property owner would be invoiced for
this, and if not paid, it would be put on the tax duplicate for reimbursement
back to the township. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
2005-438 Mr.
Stevens moved to transfer from the Cemetery Fund, $ 500.00
from Appropriation # 1000-410-430-0000,
small tools and minor equipment to Appropriation # 1000-410-190-0000, other –
salaries.
Mrs. Mula seconded. Vote:
Unanimous.
Motion passed.
2005-439 Mr.
Stevens moved to approve road department’s time sheets from 7/17/05 to 7/30/05. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
2005-440 Mr.
Stevens moved to approve Payment Voucher, PW# 47645 through Payment Voucher, PV# 47688. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous.
Motion passed.
Clerk’s note: The
last Voucher Warrant # was 47644 on 7/28/05
and the beginning Voucher Warrant # on 8/4/05
is 47645.
Warrant # 47521 and #47640 were voided at the July 28, 2005 meeting, as recorded.
Clerk Karen Austin
brought to the attention of the Board that we received two envelopes that contained
the 2002, 2003, 2004 Audit Report. She further states that she had been told by
the State Auditor’s Cleveland
office, that the Audit Report would go directly to the Trustees and the
Clerk’s, either personally or by mail to each one.
After receiving the audit reports today addressed to the town hall address, she
called Mr. Gary Alger’s office. She learned from him, that they were always
mailed to the Township address. She wished to apologize to Mr.
Montague, Mrs. Mula and Mr.
Bear that she was using inaccurate information received from the State
Auditor’s office, Cleveland offices.
She reviewed the audit reports briefly.
Mr. Stevens noted that the
Geauga County Department of Aging’s West
Geauga Senior Center’s
Grand Opening was on Monday, August 8th at the Trinity
United Methodist
Church, 9319
Mayfield Road from 10
am to 2 pm.
MINUTES
A tape recording of this meeting is kept at the Township
Hall and is available upon request.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Board,
the meeting was adjourned at 8:17 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
________________________________ ______________________________
Charles R.
Stevens, Chairman Karen
M. N. Austin,
CPA, Clerk
________________________________ ______________________________
Patricia M. Mula,
Vice-chairwoman
Approval Date:
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James A. Montague, Trustee
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