Meeting Minutes

Present were Mr. Riesterer, Mr. Pooch and Mr. Bias.

Mr. Pooch moved, seconded by Mr. Riesterer to approve the minutes from the November 16, 2006 meeting as presented by the Fiscal Officer. Vote: all ayes.

Mr. Riesterer moved, seconded by Mr. Pooch to accept the financial reports submitted by the Fiscal Officer. Vote: all ayes.

Mr. Pooch moved, seconded by Mr. Riesterer to approve and sign the following warrants submitted for payment by the Fiscal Officer. Vote: all ayes.

Warrant# Payable to Amount
6137-6161  Payroll
6162 Ohio Dept of Taxation -$2210.31
6163 Sandusky Municipal Court -$281.95
6164 Ohio Deferred Comp -$410.00
6165 Anthem BC/BS -$10880.33
6166 Nextel -$84.26
6167 Erie Materials -$781.89
6168 Treasurer State of Oh -$1724.38
6169 Bound Tree -$2418.00
6170 Lowe’s -$10.90
6171 Staples -$368.29
6172 Cintas -$49.34
6173 Buckeye Cablesystem -$29.99
6174 Roberts Auto Electric -$250.00
6175 Suthphen Corp -$76.96
6176 Huntley Uniform -$78.72
6177 North Central EMS -$876.75
6178 NAPA -$119.37
6179 ATCO International -$150.00
6180 Momar -$158.46
6181 Midwest Compost -$50.00
6182 Beck Suppliers -$438.90
6183 Erie Materials -$99.45
6184 Newman Traffic Signs -$649.70
6185 Maxie Tire -$957.28
6186 Tractor Supply -$37.08
6187 Allied Waste -$116.30
6188 Tom Jones -$104.27
6189 Jim Neill -$250.00
6190 Newell Equipment -$105.00
6191 Charterhouse Publishing -$33.53
6192 Spoerr Precast Concrete -$133.00
6193 Myers-De’s Propane -$13.00
6194 Granit Bronz -$136.08
6195 Parts Assoc -$71.77
6196 Firelands Regional -$126.84
6197 Galloway Bros -$26.00
6198 Margaretta FireFighters -$11.38
6199 Ohio Fire Chief’s Assoc -$75.00
6200 Tracy Keller -$40.22
6201 Columbia Gas -$876.46
6202 Erie Co Sewer/Water -$132.21
6203 Ohio Edison -$1421.81
6204 Sandusky Register -$33.66
6205 Independent Concrete -$374.40
6206 Nightingale-Alan Medical -$948.37
6207 OPERS -$5459.71
6208 OP&FPF -$13887.32

Mr. Tom Pascarella, Professor at Hiram College, was at the meeting to discuss regional dispatch for police & fire.

Mr.Pooch moved, seconded by Mr. Riesterer to join in the regional effort for regional dispatching for police and fire. Vote: 2 ayes 1 abstain (Mr. Riesterer)

Keith Kreager and Rick Ring, from Crystal Rock, were at the meeting. They said that they were voted in as President and Vice President of the Crystal Rock Landowners Assoc. Keith mentioned that it is hard to see in the dark at the bottom of the hill on Crystal Rock Rd. They wanted to know if we could possibly put up some reflectors. He also mentioned some flooding on Crystal Rock Rd. and wanted to know if a tile could be put in.

Mr. Riesterer moved, seconded by Mr. Pooch to apply for the inclusion into the service district of Northern Ohio Rural Water. (This is according to the map Mr. Kreager supplied us.) Vote: all ayes.

Mr. Riesterer moved, seconded by Mr. Pooch to pay the invoice for mileage from Keith Kreager for attending rural water meetings. Vote: all ayes.

The Fiscal Officer asked to be notified that Mr. Kreager did attend the meeting listed for Dec. 21, 2006 before she issues a check.

Chief Keimer gave his report. Tom had an EMS collection report. He said he was very pleased with PCSO collecting for our EMS bills.

Mr. Pooch moved, seconded by Mr. Riesterer to grant Kim Knerr’s vacation request 8 hours on December 7, 2006 and for Dean Gasser for December 19, 21 & 23, 2006. Vote: all ayes.

Mr. Pooch moved, seconded by Mr. Riesterer to hire Victor Morrow as a part time dispatcher at a rate of $10.50, with a six month probation, effective November 28, 2006. Vote: all ayes.

Mr. Pooch moved, seconded by Mr. Riesterer to due away with a 32 hour full time position and make it a 40 hour position. Vote: all ayes.

Jim Neill gave his road/cemetery report. Jim said that we collected 7360 lbs. of yard waste this year.

Jim is applying to take the test for Ohio Pesticide License for himself and Tom Jones.

Jim mentioned that Larry Winkel wants the township to sign a tap agreement so he can sell some lots in Crystal Rock. He said the health department is requiring this. The trustees asked Mr. Neill to check this out with the health department.

We need repairs done to our road side mower. The cost to be approximately $2000.

Mr. Riesterer moved, seconded by Mr. Pooch to grant Tom Jones his vacation request for December 15 and December 26, 2006. Vote: all ayes.

Mr. Pooch moved, seconded by Mr. Riesterer to accept two graves back from Mary Olbrysh’s family. The graves are Lot 253 graves 1 & 2. Vote: all ayes. This is on the condition that we give, not sell two lots to individuals who are in need.

Mr. Pooch moved, seconded by Mr. Riesterer to enter into the County Geographical Information System. Vote: all ayes.

Mr. Bob Ransom from Ransom Funeral Home was at the meeting to discuss his concerns with our Cemetery lots. He was concerned with non residents trying to get a cemetery lot under resident fees. The trustees and Jim discussed this with him and also there was a discussion on our lot fees and the fact that we may need to increase them.

The trustees mentioned that Barbara Simon-Howard of 7618 Hayes Ave. had a water problem in her front yard. It is believed that when the water line was put in they damaged some tile. Mr. Riesterer called Ken Fortney and the county offered to put in a private catch basin on her property. They said they would need an easement from her in order to do this. She has not returned the paper work or gotten back with anyone about this.

There was a complaint from Kevin Bache on SR 6 about the Crum property being a mess. The trustees have discussed this with our zoning inspector, Frank Knerr.

Mr. Pooch moved, seconded by Mr. Riesterer to pass Resolution 2006-11 for our residential building agreement and accepting the new fee schedule. Roll call vote: Mr. Riesterer – yes, Mr. Pooch- yes and Mr. Bias- yes.

We received a letter from OPERS dated November 15, 2006 stating that Dan Fifield’s disability request was approved for August 1, 2006, with insurance to begin December 1, 2006. Therefore Daniel Fifield is no longer an employee of the township

Erie county Solid Waste fees are going up.

There will be an open house for Terry Griffith’s retirement.

The trustees said that the zoning board was concerned with the outcome of a recent appeals hearing. The zoning board did not feel it should have been approved. The prosecutor’s office said there is nothing that can be done to stop it.

Fiscal Officer, Mary Ann Lindsley, said were are getting our direct deposit forms filled out and that we should be able to start direct deposit on the first pay of the 2007.

For now all regular, 14 day, pay employees will be required to have direct deposit.

The trustees decided to hold their 2^{nd  meeting of December on December 22, 2006 at 1 p.m. and to include their organizational meeting for 2007 at the same meeting.}

^{Mr. Riesterer moved, seconded by Mr. Pooch to adjourn. Vote: all ayes.}

^{The meeting adjourned at 10:20 p.m.}