July 5, 2018

Pledge

President Michael Parker called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm with the Pledge of Allegiance. 

Roll Call:

Roll call indicated that Trustees Michael Parker and James Stewart were present, Trustee Scott Leber was absent. Phillip David, Fiscal Officer/ Zoning Inspector and Road Superintendent David Kelley were also present at the meeting.

Minutes

Mr. Leber moved to accept the minutes for the June 21, 2018 meeting, Mr. Stewart seconded the motion. Roll was called with all present voting yes; motion carried

Guests

No guest was present.

Zoning Report:

Mr. David reported that he had issued no permits since the last meeting.

Road Superintendent:

Mr. Kelley reported that they were done crack sealing in Groton Township, and would be moving into Margretta Township when they were ready. He said meanwhile he was doing some roadside mowing and weed cutting around guard rails. He said Ethan David was doing a good job driving the one-ton truck for them. Mr. David questioned what his wage should be, after some discussion, Mr. Stewart moved to pay $9.00 as a starting wage, Mr. Leber seconded the motion. Roll was called, with all present voting yes; motion carried.

Trustees:

Mr. Leber said he didn’t have anything.

Mr. Parker commented on the passage of HB 415, 81 – 15 in the Ohio House of Representatives and its movement on to the Ohio Senate.

Mr. Stewart reported that he discovered that recyclables that are enclosed in a tied plastic bag are being sorted into the waste going to the landfill instead of being opened and dumped into the correct materials bin. He said when he questioned why it was being done that way, the only answer he received was “because that’s the way it’s done”. There was discussion about the ever continuing problems with the recycling bin and the messes that occurs around it. Mr. Kelley reported that when the container is full people just dump bags, and loose materials on the ground outside the container This results in stuff getting blown around the area and into the surrounding fields. He said there have been times where he has spent hours there picking up the messes. He said the worst part is people who dump their garbage there instead of recyclables.  After further discussion, Mr. Parker moved to have the recyclable container removed from its location, and to notify Erie County Solid Waste and the Commissioners that Oxford Township no longer wanted to be involved in the recycling campaign, Mr. Leber seconded the motion. Roll was called, with all present voting yes; motion carried. Mr. Stewart said he would contact the Solid Waste District and notify them about removing the container.

Fiscal Officer: Mr. David said he didn’t have anything to report at this time.

Communications:

Communications were reviewed.

Old Business

There was discussion about the purposed new storage building, different types of insulation, concreting all the floor vs doing one side or bay. Questions about whether a project manager should be hired to oversee the construction of the new building. Mr. Stewart stressed concerns about the lack of forward movement on the project, he said every month that we pay for the storage on Thomas Road is money that could be going toward the construction. All agreed that the project needed to move forward, but careful planning would eliminate problems down the road. One thing that was agreed upon, the building would be located on the Kimball property.

New Business:

Mr. Stewart moved to pay the bills in the amount of $7,097.35, Mr. Leber seconded    

the motion. Roll was called, with all present voting yes; motion carried.

No further business, the meeting was adjourned.

Approved: