Chester Township Trustees Meeting Agenda
***Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 10 AM***

Open meeting
Roll call
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

Police Department 

• Discussion and review of 2010 Permanent Appropriations

Road Department

• Discussion and review of 2010 Permanent Appropriations

• Discussion regarding Chester Township Cemetery

• Move to approve the attendance of Road Department employee Peter Petersen at a free

Ohio EPA training seminar on managing small water systems being held in Aurora, Ohio on April 7th.  ______ seconded.  CL ____ JC ____ MJ ____

________ Move to amend motion 2010-175 to read: Move to approve $19,120.00 payable to Universal Oil, Inc., West 3rd. St. at Jefferson Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44113, for the purchase of 7,500 gallons of supreme diesel fuel to be paid from the following appropriations as stated:  $17,260.00 from 2031-330-420-0400 Operating Supplies - Gas & Diesel and $1,860.00 from 2281-230-420-0400 Operating Supplies/Gas & Diesel.  ______ seconded.  CL ____ JC ____ MJ ____ . 

Fire Department

• Discussion and review of 2010 Permanent Appropriations

________ Move to approve a pay increase for FF/EMT-P Jeremy Scalese from $11.62/hr to $12.37/hr for his one year anniversary effective March 5, 2010.  ______ seconded.  CL ____ JC ____ MJ ____

________ Move to approve the hiring of Mr. Curtis M. Bittner, FF-II/EMT-P as a part-time Firefighter/Paramedic at the rate of $11.62/hr.  His hiring would be contingent on successfully passing the pre-employment medical evaluation and drug screening. ______ seconded.  CL ____ JC ____ MJ ____

________ Move to approve the hiring of Mr. Thomas J. Hanculak, FF-II/EMT-P as a part-time Firefighter/Paramedic at the rate of $11.62/hr.  His hiring would be contingent on successfully passing the pre-employment medical evaluation and drug screening. ______ seconded.  CL ____ JC ____ MJ ____

________ Move to approve and sign the new lease agreement including addendum with C.C.T. Financial, 4577 Hinckley Industrial, Cleveland OH 44109. The monthly charges of $123.00 will be paid from appropriation # 2111-220-323-0703 Rents and Leases/Copier Contract.  Note: The agreement was reviewed and approved by the Prosecutor’s office.  The agreement includes changes recommended by the Prosecutor's office and are included with the agreement as an addendum which was prepared by the Prosecutor's office.  ______ seconded.  CL ____ JC ____ MJ ____

Fiscal Officer’s report  

• Discussion of the 2010 Permanent Appropriations

PUBLIC COMMENTS/QUESTIONS

Old Business

New Business

 ________ Move to set a meeting date of the Board of Trustees for the purpose of reviewing departmental projects for 2010.  ______ seconded.  CL ____ JC ____ MJ ____

________ Move to set the public hearing for Zoning Amendment Z-2008-2 on March 25, 2010 at 7:05 PM and advertise said public hearing in the Chesterland News and the News Herald on March 10, 2010.    The Trustees’ public hearing shall not be more than 30 days from the date of receipt of the ecommendation from the Township Zoning Commission.  ______ seconded.  Roll call vote:  Mr. Lawrence, ____; Mrs. Caputo, ____; Mr. Joyce, ____. 

Approval of Minutes 

________   Move to approve the minutes of the Board of Trustees’ regular meeting dated 1/11/10 as presented to the Board and corrected. ______ seconded.  CL ____ JC ____ MJ ____

________   Move to approve the minutes of the Board of Trustees’ regular meeting dated 1/13/10 as presented to the Board and corrected. ______ seconded.  CL ____ JC ____ MJ ____

________   Move to approve the minutes of the Board of Trustees’ regular meeting dated 1/21/10 as presented to the Board and corrected. ______ seconded.  CL ____ JC ____ MJ ____

________   Move to approve the minutes of the Board of Trustees’ special meeting dated 1/22/10 as presented to the Board and corrected. ______ seconded.  CL ____ JC ____ MJ ____

________   Move to approve the minutes of the Board of Trustees’ regular meeting dated 1/28/10 as presented to the Board and corrected. ______ seconded.  CL ____ JC ____ MJ ____

________   Move to approve the minutes of the Board of Trustees’ special meeting dated 2/1/10 as presented to the Board and corrected. ______ seconded.  CL ____ JC ____ MJ ____

Outstanding meeting minutes:  
February 25, 2010:  Regular meeting:  draft sent by Administrative Assistant to BOT/Fiscal Officer on 3/4/10.
February 11, 2010:  Regular meeting:  draft sent by Administrative Assistant to BOT/Fiscal Officer on 2/17/10. 
February 4, 2010:  Regular meeting:  draft sent by Administrative Assistant to BOT/Fiscal Officer on 2/8/10. 

Administrative Assistant outstanding meeting minutes: none

Financial items:  These will be provided on a separate page by the Fiscal Officer.

________ Move to enter into Executive Session per Ohio Revised Code 121.22 (G) 2 at ______ AM, to consider the purchase of property for public purposes.  ______ seconded.  CL ____ JC ____ MJ ____

________ Move to reenter public session at _______ AM.  ______ seconded.  CL ____ JC ____ MJ ____