Perry Township Board of Trustees

Minutes of Meetings - December, 2007

REGULAR MEETING - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2007

The Perry Township Board of Trustees held a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. Present were Chairman Haskell, Vice Chairman Amos, Trustee Steele, Administrator Siegel, Michele Woltman and those whose names appear on the attached attendance sheet. Fiscal Officer Page was absent from the meeting.

The News Herald was advised of this meeting according to law.

Chairman Haskell called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to appoint Michele Woltman as Clerk Pro Tem in TFO Page's absence. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Vice Chrm. Amos moved and Trustee Steele seconded to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting held Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

There being no input from the audience, Chrm. Haskell recognized Mrs. Woltman who requested, on the Fiscal Officer's behalf, approval to increase Purchase Order 70110 to Laketran by $2500.00 to cover additional costs for senior rides. Vice Chrm. Amos moved and Trustee Steele seconded to increase the Purchase Order to a total of $7500.00. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Administrator Siegel advised regarding the following:

1. Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to authorize Administrator Siegel to sign documents related to the Township's Solid Waste Agreement with Lake County. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

2. Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to authorize Administrator Siegel to sign documents related to the Township's Curbside Recycling Agreement with Perry Village. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

3. Vice Chrm. Amos moved and Trustee Steele seconded to split the lot that is presently occupied by the Cemetery Rental House and the newer section of the Cemetery so the rental house is on it's own parcel. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

4. Trustee Steele moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to adopt the Zoning Fee Schedule as presented by Administrator Siegel. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Chrm. Haskell advised regarding:

1. Recent correspondence from Abitibi concerning a new division of their company. Chrm. Haskell also reviewed the October recycling report from Abitibi, noting that the proceeds for that month's recycling were $169.58.

2. Road Department's night shift coverage during the winter will be Ryan Sprague, on a full time basis and the rest of the men will rotate on and off day shift during the winter months.

3. Chrm. Haskell advised that he planned to attend both the Lake County Nursery Growers' Association and the Greater Cleveland Cemetery Association's meeting on Thursday December 6th.

Vice Chrm. Amos commented on the high school's football recognition banquet which was held Sunday at the Community Center. Vice Chrm. Amos stated that the building was a great place to have such a function. With its size and ease of use, there was no problem accommodating 300 people.

Trustee Steele advised that the Zoning Commission would meet on December 18th at 6:30 p.m. for a regular meeting.

Chrm. Haskell reminded that the Lake County Township Association's holiday party will be held on December 12th at the Kirtlander and on that same day, the new Sheetz gas station and store will have their ribbon cutting ceremony.

Chrm. Haskell moved and Trustee Steele seconded to adjourn to an Executive Session to discuss personnel compensation. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS. (The Board adjourned to Executive Session.)

Following discussion, Chrm. Haskell moved and Trustee Steele seconded to reconvene the Regular Meeting. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS. (The Regular Meeting was reconvened.)

Chrm. Haskell moved and Trustee Steele seconded to adopt the 2008 Wage Schedule as presented. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS. (Increases to take effect January 1, 2008)

Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to increase James Lyons' annual salary by $2000.00, effective January 1, 2008. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to appoint Walter Siegel as Acting Supervisor for the Road Department, at a monthly salary of $1200.00. POLL OF BOARD: 3Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Chrm. Haskell moved and Trustee Steele seconded to adopt the schedule of 2008 Employee Holidays. POLL OF BOARD: 3Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

There being no further business before the Board, Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to adjourn the meeting. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

MEETING ADJOURNED.

(Minutes Adopted Dec. 18, 2007)

REGULAR MEETING - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2007

The Perry Township Board of Trustees held a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. Present were Chairman Haskell, Vice Chairman Amos, Trustee Steele, Fiscal Officer Page, Administrator Siegel and those whose names appear on the attached attendance sheet.

The News Herald was advised of this meeting according to law.

Chairman Haskell called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

The Board also held an advertised Work Session prior to their Regular Meeting where various topics were discussed.

Vice Chrm. Amos moved and Trustee Steele seconded to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting held Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Fiscal Officer Page reported financial information as follows: November, 2007 receipts: $383,039.71; disbursements: $490,641.43; YTD 2007 receipts: $7,865,110.70; YTD 2007 disbursements: $7,287,048.35; reconciled cash on hand at 11/30/07: $3,407,736.05. TFO Page informed the Board that part of the month's receipts was the last of the Perry Nuclear Plant's reimbursement from their period of insufficient payment of personal property taxes in 1996-2002.

Chrm. Haskell asked for input from the audience. There being none, Chrm. Haskell moved to adopt the following Resolutions honoring Perry High School athletes. Corresponding seconds are listed. All resolutions were adopted unanimously with a vote of 3 Ayes. (Complete Resolutions are on file.)

2007-56 Nick Bean / golf (Trustee Steele)
2007-57 Curtis Bliss / golf (Vice Chrm. Amos)
2007-58 Chris Stegman / golf (Trustee Steele)
2007-59 Tyler Wiersma / golf (Vice Chrm. Amos)
2007-60 David Dubovecky / golf (Trustee Steele)
2007-61 Ryan Vrabec / golf (Vice Chrm. Amos)
2007-62 Johnny Walker / soccer (Trustee Steele)
2007-63 Kaley Kahoun / tennis (Vice Chrm. Amos)

Chrm. Haskell recognized Capt. Lonnie Sparkman of the Lake County Sheriff's Department who reviewed the CAD Summary for the month of November with the Trustees.

Administrator Siegel advised regarding:

1. Cemetery water bill has been negotiated with Lake County Nursery and a check received for the amount owed.

2. Chrm. Haskell moved and Trustee Steele seconded to renew life insurance coverage with Anthem Life Insurance. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

3. Chrm. Haskell moved and Trustee Steele seconded to renew dental insurance coverage with Metlife Dental Insurance, premium increase of 4.5%, for 2007-08. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

4. Chrm. Haskell moved and Trustee Steele seconded to renew health insurance coverage with Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, premium increase of 6%, for 2007-08. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Chrm. Haskell advised that reorganizational items for 2008 would now be considered and moved to nominate Rick Amos as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for 2008. Trustee Steele seconded. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to appoint Nancy Steele as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees for 2008. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Chrm. Haskell moved and Trustee Steele seconded to appoint Rick Amos as Trustee in charge of Roads and Call's Pond. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to appoint Nancy Steele as Trustee in charge of Cemetery and Parks. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Vice Chrm. Amos moved and Trustee Steele seconded to appoint Phillip Haskell as Trustee in charge of Administration Building, Town Hall/Historical Museum and Zoning. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Vice Chrm. Amos moved and Trustee Steele seconded to appoint Phillip Haskell to the Perry Economic Development Council for a two-year term concluding 12-31-09. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to appoint Nancy Steele and Rick Amos (alternate) to the Lake County Health Advisory Board. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to appoint Nancy Steele and Walter Siegel to serve on the board of the Perry Joint Fire District. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Chrm. Haskell moved to hold two Regular Meetings of the Board of Trustees each month; the first to be held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. and the second to be held on the third Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. Regular Meetings will be held in the Public Meeting Room of the Perry Township Administration Building, 3740 Center Road, Perry, Ohio, with the Board reserving the right to change the time and/or date of the meeting when deemed necessary. Trustee Steele seconded the motion. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Chrm. Haskell moved and Trustee Steele seconded to establish an annual clothing allowance for all full-time and regular part-time Road, Cemetery and Park personnel in the amount of $200.00 to purchase work coats or coveralls, work shoes, and other necessary work clothing, and to allow a maximum carry over amount of $300.00 for any unused portion of said clothing allowance. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to establish mileage reimbursement at the rate pursuant to the current IRS rate. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos moved to supply prescription and non-prescription safety glasses for all township employees, at a cost not to exceed $200.00 over a two-year period. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Vice Chrm. Amos moved and Trustee Steele seconded to cancel the Regular Meeting scheduled for January 1, 2008. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Chrm. Haskell presented the following captioned Resolution and moved its adoption:

RESOLUTION 2007-64

A RESOLUTION TO AMEND PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS
FOR ROAD & BRIDGE FUND

Vice Chrm. Amos seconded. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. RESOLUTION ADOPTED. (Complete Resolution on file.)

Chrm. Haskell presented the following captioned Resolution and moved its adoption:

RESOLUTION 2007-65

A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE & ADOPT THE 2008 TEMPORARY
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1,982,181.25
AND TO APPROVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OF FUNDS
NECESSARY FOR EXPENSES.

Vice Chrm. Amos seconded. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. RESOLUTION ADOPTED. (Complete Resolution on file.)

Chrm. Haskell advised regarding:

1. Fourth Quarter 2007 Newsletter submissions are due by December 31st with a planned mail out date of January 18th.

2. Letter received from Lake County Utilities Department advising that the balance of Perry Township's 2007 recycling grant would be transmitted before the end of December.

3. Holiday luncheon for employees will be held at 11:30 a.m. on December 20th.

4. Dividend check received from NOPEC. Surplus money for 2007 was divided among member communities.

5. Record keeping seminar attended by the Trustees and Administrator. Sessions were an elemental review - no need to rush through presentation to employees.

Trustee Steele reported that the Zoning Commission would meet on Tuesday, December 18th at 6:30 p.m.

Additional discussion took place regarding various topics including traffic changes due to the opening of the Sheetz station at Lane and Route 20.

There being no further business before the Board, Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to adjourn the meeting. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

MEETING ADJOURNED.

(Minutes Adopted Jan. 15, 2008)

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