Pledge

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

Roll Call:

Roll call indicated that all Trustees were present, also present was Phillip David Fiscal Officer/Zoning Inspector and Road Superintendent David Kelley.

Minutes:

Mr. Stewart moved to accept the July 1^st and July 15^th minutes, Mr. Leber seconded the motion. Roll was called, with all present voting yes; motion carried.

Guests:

No guests were present.

Zoning Report:

Mr. David reported that he had issued 5 permits since the last meeting to;

1.     Kenneth Hembree, 3605 Bryan Road, 12 x 16 accessory building

2.     Philip Schaeffer, 11219 Thomas road, pool

3.     Kenneth Hembree 3605 Bryan Road, lot split

4.     Mark Esposito, 10310 Patten Tract Road, pool

5.     Terry Gundlach, 6708 Strecker Road, 12 x accessory building 

Road Superintendent

Mr. Kelley reported that they had finished asphalting Thomas Road to State Route 113, he said they had used 371 ton of asphalt to do the job, coming in under the estimate of 400 tons to finish the road. He said they would be paving the curve on Higbee Road and then moving to Margretta for their paving needs.

Mr. Kelley reported that the electricians had been out and installed the needed electrical outlets in the fire bay.

Mr. Kelley reported that Tom Weilnau, using his tractor equipped with a boom mower had mowed the hill and curve on Huber Road, he said Mr. Weilnau, as usual donates his time and equipment for this job and wants no pay or reimbursement. After some discussion, Mr. Leber moved to purchase a gift card in the amount of $100 dollars for Mr. Weilnau, Mr. Stewart seconded the motion. Roll was called, with all present answering yes; motion carried.

Trustees;

Mr. Leber reported after making several calls to Caterpillar he was unable to get any further discounts on the repair bill for the backhoe.

Mr. Parker reported that the Statehouse along with the political parties were busy working on redistricting the voting districts, which will affect the upcoming candidates. 

Mr. Stewart reported that he was in contact with an insurance agent about lowering the health care cost for the Township.

Fiscal Officer

Mr. David said he didn’t have anything to add at this time

Communications

Communications were reviewed.

Old Business;

There was discussion about the upcoming “Meet Your Fireman Event”

New Business:

Mr. Stewart moved to go into “Executive Session” to discuss pay raises, Mr. Leber seconded the motion. Roll was called, with all answering yes motion carried.

Health insurance cost and pay raises for Mr. Kelley and the seasonal workers were discussed.

Mr. Leber moved to close the “Executive Session”, Mr. Stewart seconded the motion. Roll was called, with all present voting yes; motion carried.

Mr. Stewart moved to increase the road workers pay by $0.50 per hour, Mr. Leber seconded the motion. Roll was called, with all present voting yes; motion to increase road workers pay by $0.50 per hour carried.

Mr. Stewart moved to pay the bills in the amount of $32,392.08, Mr. Leber seconded motion. Roll was called, with all present voting yes; motion carried.

No further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned.

Michael G. Parker, President of Board                   Phillip M. David, Fiscal Officer