The regular meeting of the Rootstown Township Trustees opened at 5:30 p.m. on November 23, 2010. Those in attendance were Trustees Diane Dillon, Bonnie Howe and Brett Housley, JoAnn Townend, Fiscal Officer, Chief Charles Palmer, Darrell Stephens, Jim Mahood, Van Black, and Julie Gonzales.

Resolution No. 2010-193 – Motion was made by Brett Housley and seconded by Bonnie Howe to accept the minutes of November 9, 2010. Upon roll call the vote as follows: Diane Dillon, yea, Bonnie Howe, yea, Brett Housley, yea.

ROAD SUPERINTENDENT REPORT

Darrell gave the Board a copy of his letter of resignation as Road Superintendent, effective December 7, 2010.

Resolution No. 2010-194 – Motion was made by Brett Housley and seconded by Bonnie Howe to approve the overage of the Lynn Road Culvert Pipe project in an amount of $15,961.54. Upon roll call the vote as follows: Diane Dillon, yea, Bonnie Howe, yea, Brett Housley, yea.

Resolution No. 2010-195 – Motion was made by Brett Housley and seconded by Bonnie Howe to enter into an agreement with Working Partners to perform drug and alcohol testing in the following amounts:

Drug Testing	$54.00
Breath Alcohol	$30.00

Upon roll call the vote as follows: Diane Dillon, yea, Bonnie Howe, yea, Brett Housley, yea.

The license plates for the new truck have arrived.

CEMETERY

There were two funerals and one cremation since the last meeting.

PARK

The trees at the park have been planted.

Resolution No. 2010-196 – Motion was made by Brett Housley and seconded by Bonnie Howe to accept the resignation of Darrell Stephens as Road Superintendent effective December 7, 2010. Upon roll call the vote as follows: Diane Dillon, yea, Bonnie Howe, yea, Brett Housley, yea.

ZONING INSPECTOR REPORT

There was five (5) act of business.

Jim reported that Chris Meduri suggested scheduling a meeting with one of the Trustees, a representative from Delphi Factory regarding separating the parcels of land. The Board agreed that Brett will be attending the meeting. Jim will make arrangements.

Jim said the tenant from the rental property contacted him regarding the water being black in the toilet at the rental house. He would like the toilets replaced. Jim said the toilets at the Town Hall also have a black tint in the water. The Board agreed not to replace the toilets.

The tenant would also like to install a deck in the breezeway of the rental house at his expense. The Board agreed that Mr. Kitchen (tenant) will obtain zoning and building permits. Once Mr. Kitchen leaves he is to donate the deck to the Township.

Brett left a message with Derek Ball, alternate of the Zoning Board of Appeals to see if he is interested in serving on the Board. Brett spoke to Karen Henry of the Zoning Commission and she is interested in being re-appointed. Troy Cutright was present and he is still interested in serving on the Zoning Board of Appeals.

There has been a lawsuit filed by Busso Construction.

Troy Cutright, Vice President of the Zoning Board of Appeals was present to express his concerns with the Muzzy Lake area. The Board asked Jim to get them a copy of the Muzzy Lake agreement.

RESIDENT’S COMMENTS

Mike Candea from Kenyon Energy was present to see if the Board is interested in leasing their minerals rights with parcels of land the Township owns. The Township would be obligated to enter into a 5-year agreement with an option to renew. There is currently 12% royalties for a producing well. Diane said she would not want the drilling done on Township property. The Board agreed to table the discussion at this time.

FIRE CHIEF REPORT

Chief Palmer reported three members completed paramedic training. They are waiting to take their protocol test to function as paramedics. They are Matt Hendrickson, Ron Goodspeed and Josh Craft.

Deans Auto Body will be finished repairing Truck 2513 tomorrow. The total damage was $8,783.30 and the deductible is $250.00. JoAnn said she has received the check from the insurance company.

The aerial ladder 2519 threw piston #6. F&S towing in Mantua towed the truck to CTR in Edinburg. They are preparing an estimate and should have it by the end of the week. Chief Palmer believes this is going to be expensive to repair. The Board discussed the option of purchasing a used/new truck.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Resolution No. 2010-197 – Motion was made by Brett Housley and seconded by Bonnie Howe to rent a 10X15 storage unit for approximately 65 boxes of Township records at the Portage Self Storage in an amount not to exceed $51.75 per month. (The original cost was $69.00 minus 25% discount to the Township). Upon roll call the vote as follows: Diane Dillon, yea, Bonnie Howe, yea, Brett Housley, yea.

Resolution No. 2010-198 – Motion was made by Brett Housley and seconded by Bonnie Howe to rescind Resolution No. 2010-191 adopted November 9, 2010 authorizing a disciplinary action letter be sent to Darrell Stephens, Road Superintendent. Upon roll call the vote as follows: Diane Dillon, nay, Bonnie Howe, yea, Brett Housley, yea.

FISCAL OFFICER

Resolution No. 2010-199 - Motion by Brett Housley and seconded by Bonne Howe to pay bills on file with the Fiscal Officer. Upon roll call the vote as follows: Diane Dillon, yea, Bonnie Howe, yea, Brett Housley, yea.

The Board discussed issues with Myriad Health.

JoAnn has a message into Chris Meduri regarding how many hours a “part-time” employee has to work in order to receive health benefits.

Diane reported the pavilion will begin construction on Monday.

Resolution No. 2010–200 - Motion by Bonnie Howe to adjourn at 7:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

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Diane Dillon, Chairperson

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JoAnn Townend, Fiscal Officer