The Chester Township Board of Trustees met in regular
session Thursday, September 15, 2005,
at 6:36 p.m.
in the Town Hall Meeting Room. Chairman Charles R.
Stevens,
presided.
All trustees and the clerk present.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Board led the audience in reciting the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag.
PUBLIC
INPUT/QUESTIONS
Doug Brown, a resident of Kim Drive,
expressed his concern over a house on Kim Dr.
which is in disarray and referenced
information which is available in the Ohio Revised Code: Section 505.73,
Property; Section 505.74, Upkeep.
2005-502. Mr.
Stevens moved to approve the Judgment Entry in the matter of Joyce, et
al., v.
Northeast Supply Company, et al, Geauga County Court of Common Pleas
Case No. 04M000352 and file
said entry ten (10) days after the published Legal Notice regarding the intent
to enter into an Agreed Judgment Entry. Legal Notice to be
published in the Chesterland News and the News Herald on September 19, 2005.
Mrs. Mula seconded. Vote:
Unanimous. Motion passed.
Mr. Stevens read the
Judgment Entry to the audience at this time.
ROAD DEPARTMENT
Road Superintendent Chuck Mascella updated the Board on the
resurfacing of various roads starting September
19, 2005, and will take approximately 30 days to complete.
The Caves Road
project should start September 21,
2005, and take approximately three weeks to complete.
Mrs. Mula will put the
above information relayed by the Road Superintendent in her weekly column in
the Chesterland News.
POLICE
DEPARTMENT
Chief Orosz referenced a very sad situation which recently
happened in Chester Township
acknowledging the police personnel who answered the call for assistance.
2005-503. Mr.
Stevens moved to approve the Proclamation for Captain Mark Purchase, Sergeant Deborah
Davis, and Officer Brian Skaricich for dedication and
professionalism during a time of great sadness and stress. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Motion passed.
Presentation of the Proclamations to
Captain Mark Purchase, Sergeant Deborah Davis and Officer Brian Skaricich by the Board of Trustees.
2005-504.Mr.
Stevens moved that the Chester
Township Board of Trustees’ in its
meeting on Thursday, September 15, 2005, move to have the
Geauga County Budget Commission add a line item to our Certificate of Estimated
Resources to add a fund titled “Ambulance & Emergency Medical Services Fund.” Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
2005-505.Mr.
Stevens moved to have the Geauga County Budget Commission
Amend our Certificate of Estimated Resources
by $60,000.00 to the receipt account entitled
“Ambulance & Emergency Medical Services Fund – Emergency Medical Services –
Fees” UAN receipt account #2281-230-302. The Clerk is estimating $60,000.00
based on $10,000.00 per month for the balance
of the year.
Mrs. Mula seconded. Vote:
Unanimous. Motion passed. KAREN
– PLEASE NOTE THE ABOVE #.
2005-506. Mr.
Stevens moved to amend our permanent appropriations for “Ambulance and
Emergency Medical Services – Emergency Medical Services – Contracted Services”
UAN appropriation #2281-230-360-0000 for $58,000.00
and permanent appropriations for “Ambulance & Emergency Medical Services –
Emergency Medical Services – Other Expenses” UAN appropriation
#2281-230-599-0000 for $2,000.00. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
ZONING DEPARTMENT
2005-507. Mr.
Stevens moved to approve and sign the letter to Stephanie Stultz,
Tax Commissioner Agent, P.O.
Box 530, Columbus, OH
43216 responding to August 25th,
2005 letter for additional information regarding parcel
number 11-389071 (11255 Chillicothe Road,
Chester Township). Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
Zoning Inspector Mike Joyce presented to the Board of
Trustees the status of the update on the contract to remove the principle
building at 9144 Mayfield Road.
2005-508. Mr.
Stevens moved to accept the advice of Rebecca Schlag, Assistant
Prosecuting Attorney, to go ahead and
accept the changes as stated by initialing each item on each page in the
demolition of 9144 Mayfield
Road. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
PRESENTATION BY
DIRECTOR DEBORAH O’CONNOR AND ANNE PRUSHA OF THE GEAUGA COUNTY LIBRARY
Update to the Board regarding an upcoming event at the
Geauga West Library in the summer of 2006.
TRUSTEE DISCUSSION
Discussion on the proposed updates to the
Chester Township Personnel Policy Manual.
2005-509. Mr.
Stevens moved to approve the Chester Township Personnel Policy
Manual as updated by Gortz &
Associates, July 21, 2005,
and the adjustments
agreed to by the Board of Trustees
making it effective November 1, 2005. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
2005-510. Mr.
Stevens moved to approve and sign the letter to the computer vendors as
developed by the Computer Committee. Those vendors are Nova Industries, Network Management
and TecXperts. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
Discussion on the CRWP “Chagrin Watershed
Balance Growth Plan.” Mr.
Stevens explained.
2005-511. Mr.
Stevens moved to approve a resolution supporting the proposal by the Chagrin
River Watershed Partners, Inc. to develop the
Chagrin River Watershed Balance Growth Plan in cooperation with the Ohio Lake
Erie Commission’s balanced growth program. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Roll call vote: Mr.
Montague, yes; Mrs. Mula, yes; Mr.
Stevens, yes.
Motion passed.
Discussion of two versions of a resolution
supporting State Issue 1.
2005-512. Mr.
Stevens moved to approve a resolution Proclaiming Support of State
Issue 1 by the Chester Township
Board of Trustees and Clerk. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Roll call
vote: Mr.
Montague, yes; Mrs. Mula, yes; Mr.
Stevens, yes.
Motion passed.
Discussion on Citizens’ Advisory Committee
presentation on Chester School.
2005-513. Mr.
Stevens moved to approve up to $1,000.00
payable to EA Group for further analysis and investigation in areas recommended
by the CAC as presented in the September
8, 2005, presentation to the Board of Trustees. Mr. Montague
seconded.
Vote: Mr.
Stevens and Mr. Montague, yes; Mrs.
Mula, no.
Motion passed.
Discussion on the Waste Management Service Agreement tabled
to next week.
Discussion of correspondence received regarding Geauga Park
District hosting holiday tree program in Chardon. No interest by the Board of Trustees to host
a holiday tree.
CLERK’S FOLDER
2005-514. Mr.
Stevens moved to approve Purchase Order # 100-2005 to Geauga County Auditor for 2nd
half real estate tax, Settlement 2004, from Appropriation
# 1000-110-314-0701 for $ 709.84; from Appropriation
# 2031-330-314-0701 for
$ 3,054.18; from
Appropriation # 2031-330-599-0000 for $ 68.99; from Appropriation
# 2081-210-314-0702 for $ 260.94;
from Appropriation # 2111-220-314-0702 for
$ 163.58; from
Appropriation # 1000-110-314-0702 for $ 55.60; from Appropriation
# 2031-330-314-0702 for $ 163.28;
from Appropriation # 2081-210-314-0701 for
$ 3,472.98; from Appropriation
# 2111-220-314-0701 for $ 2,140.14. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
2005-515. Mr.
Stevens moved to approve Purchase Order # 101-2005 to Geauga
County Auditor for Auditor.
And Treasurer.
Fees and Dretac, 2nd half Manufactured
Homes, Settlement 2005, from Appropriation 1000-110-314-0701 for $31.22;
from
Appropriation # 2031-330-314-0701 for $143.57;
from Appropriation
# 2081-210-314-0701 for $167.41;
from Appropriation # 2111-220-314-0701 for $99.52;
from Appropriation # 1000-110-314-0702 for $0.80;
from
Appropriation # 2031-330-599-0000 for $3.70;
from Appropriation
# 2081-210-314-0702 for $4.34; from Appropriation
# 2111-220-314-0702 for $2.57. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
2005-516. Move
to void Purchase Order # 102-2005, which is replaced by Purchase
Order # 103-2005. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
2005-517. Mr.
Stevens moved to approve Purchase Order #103-2005 to Chester
Township for Repayment of TAN Loan Payoff
made by Chester Township for Police Department Rev. PO 40211 issued 12/2/04, from Appropriation #
2081-820-820-0000,
$114,000.00; from Appropriation
# 2081-830-830-0000, $637.00; from
Appropriation # 2081-210-599-0000, $0.45. Mrs.
Mula seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
2005-518. Mr.
Stevens moved to approve Purchase Order #104-2005 to J & L Door
Service, P.O.Box 56,
Chesterland, OH 44026
for furnishing and installing 3 new
garage doors on the pole barn from
Appropriation # 2031-760-730-0000 in the amount of $9,922.00. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
2005-519. Mr.
Stevens moved to approve Purchase Order #105-2005 to Northeast Masonry, Inc.,
2885 Niagra Ave, Ste #1, Perry Township, OH 44081 for
masonry repair of Road Department’s
north bay on the main garage, from Appropriation
# 2031-760-730-0000 in the amount of
$3,176.00. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
2005-520. Mr.
Stevens moved to approve the Road Department Payroll Time Sheets for the period
August 28th to September 10th
, 2005. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
Primary Bank Reconciliation – Post for August 31, 2005. This matter tabled to the next meeting.
The Board tabled acknowledgment of the bank report.
2005-521. Mr.
Stevens moved to approve Payroll Warrants
47936 to 47978. Mrs. Mula
seconded.
Vote: Unanimous. Motion passed.
Clerk’s Note: The
last PY number on 9-8-05 was
PY 47935, the beginning number on 9-15-05
is PY 47936.
The Board will address the applications for rental of the
apartment the Township owns for next week.
Mrs. Mula said the County
may be interested in purchasing the manufactured home at Fire Station 2 for use
by the County Airport. This matter to be followed
up by Mrs. Mula.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Board, Mr.
Stevens adjourned the meeting at 8:44 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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