The regular meeting of the Rootstown Township Trustees opened at 5:30 p.m. on October 28, 2008. Those in attendance were Trustees Diane Dillon, Bonnie Howe and David Armentrout, Darrell Stephens, Van Black, Chief Palmer and Julie Gonzales.

Resolution No. 2008-199 – Motion was made by Bonnie Howe and seconded by David Armentrout to accept the minutes of October 14, 2008. Upon roll call the vote was as follows: Diane Dillon, yea, David Armentrout, yea, Bonnie Howe, yea.

ROAD SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

Resolution No. 2008-200 – Motion was made by Bonnie Howe and seconded by David Armentrout to purchase valves, gauges and the necessary permits for the above ground tanks in an amount not to exceed $4,067.94. Upon roll call the vote was as follows: Diane Dillon, yea, David Armentrout, yea, Bonnie Howe, yea.

Resolution No. 2008-201 – Motion was made by David Armentrout and seconded by Bonnie Howe to assume ownership of the fuel tanks through Landmark in an amount not to exceed $1.00. Upon roll call the vote was as follows: Diane Dillon, yea, David Armentrout, yea, Bonnie Howe, yea.

Bonnie received an e-mail from Chris Meduri, Portage County Prosecutor’s Office regarding the accurate wording for the sign at the New Milford Road Recycling Site. The sign will read as follows: “This area is under video surveillance. These bins are for recyclable materials only. Anyone leaving litter shall be subject to prosecution in accordance with Ohio Revised Code Section 3767.32”. Darrell will order the sign accordingly.

The new truck is ready for service. The plow and radio have been installed.

Resolution No. 2008-202 – Motion was made by Bonne Howe and seconded by Dave Armentrout to purchase four (4) tires for the Sterling dump truck (Bill Hahn’s truck) from Kauffman Tires in an amount not to exceed $1,338.64. Upon roll call the vote was as follows: Diane Dillon, yea, David Armentrout, yea, Bonnie Howe, yea.

There were no funerals since the last meeting.

The water at the cemetery and park has been turned off. Diane said the port-o-jons should be removed this week. The foundations at the cemetery have been poured.

Darrell reminded the Board to schedule evaluations for the road crew.

ZONING INSPECTOR’S REPORT

There was one (1) act of business.

Jim reported we are waiting on a letter from the Prosecutor’s Office regarding the old Farhney’s.

Jim reported the owners of Bonnie Healthcare have withdrawn their application for conditional use permit. They have taken down their sign.

Jim sent a letter to the owner of the Firehouse Grill to either repair or remove their sign that fell down during the storm in September.

Resolution No. 2008-203 – Motion was made by David Armentrout and seconded by Bonnie Howe to authorize Jim Mahood and Jennifer Milnes of the Zoning Board of Appeals to attend the 2008 Ohio Cleveland Planning & Zoning Workshop on Friday, November 14, 2008 in an amount not to exceed $170.00. The amount is $85.00 per person if registered by October 31st. Upon roll call the vote was as follows: Diane Dillon, yea, David Armentrout, yea, Bonnie Howe, yea.

FIRE DEPARTMENT

Chief Palmer reported that EMS non-resident collection for September was $3,217.00. To date for the year the total collected is $28,342.00.

The Fire Station along with the Trustees will be participating in the Community Awareness Day on Saturday.

Resolution No. 2008-204 – Motion was made by David Armentrout and seconded by Bonnie Howe to hire Cleveland Clinic EMS Institute to conduct a weekend course. The course is entitled “EMS Boot Camp” and is an intense high level course reviewing advanced paramedic level scenarios in an amount not to exceed $2,500.00. The fire department received $6,000.00 from the State for EMS Training. Upon roll call the vote was as follows: Diane Dillon, yea, David Armentrout, yea, Bonnie Howe, yea.

Resolution No. 2008-205 – Motion was made by Bonnie Howe and seconded by David Armentrout to authorize the old pumper to go to auction and be sent to Edinburg Auction. This pumper is currently out of service and is expensive to repair. Upon roll call the vote was as follows: Diane Dillon, yea, David Armentrout, yea, Bonnie Howe, yea.

RESIDENT COMMENTS

Vera Hamrick presented a letter from Darla Winnefelt thanking Chief Palmer and the fire department for their search for a missing hunter early Saturday morning.

Resolution No. 2008-206 – Motion was made by Bonnie Howe and seconded by David Armentrout to pay bills on file with the Fiscal Officer. Upon roll call all yeas and no nays.

Public Meeting of Citizens Input on Trash Haulers

Dave opened the meeting at 5:55 PM.

Bill Steiner, District Coordinator for the Portage County Solid Waste Management District was present to explain to the public the idea of having one contractor to haul waste in the Township.

Most of the public who attended were not in favor of the concept of the Township choosing their trash hauler.

The Trustees said there will be no action taken at this time. They were just getting citizens input on the idea.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Park

Diane will be going to Columbus on November 5th regarding the variance for the pavilion at the park.

Resolution No. 2008-207 – Motion was made by David Armentrout and seconded by Bonnie Howe to set the time and date for the bidding process for the sanitary sewer grinder lift station and Cook Road Force Main. Upon roll call the vote was as follows: Diane Dillon, yea, David Armentrout, yea, Bonnie Howe, yea.

NEW BUSINESS

Diane does not wish to evaluate the road crew employees. She believes Darrell should evaluate his employees and if there is a concern she would be available to meet with the employee. Bonnie agreed. Dave said he may want to meet with each individual employee. He will contact Darrell.

Resolution No. 2008-208 – Motion was made by David Armentrout and seconded by Bonnie Howe since the next Board meeting is scheduled on Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11th, they decided to reschedule the meeting to Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 5:30 PM at the Town Hall. The Public Hearing for the Records Commission will be November 13th at 6:15 PM. Upon roll call the vote was as follows: Diane Dillon, yea, David Armentrout, yea, Bonnie Howe, yea.

Resolution No. 2008-209 - Motion was made by Bonne Howe to adjourn at 7:10 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

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Diane Dillon
Chairperson

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JoAnn Townend
Fiscal Officer