JANUARY 3, 2001
Meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. with Chairman Hooper, Mr. Luther, Ms. Mraz, Chief Arbogast, Zoning Inspector Laurie Pinney, Office Mgr./Administrator Laurie Gilmore and Clerk Hayes.
Chairman Hooper stated that the meeting was called to establish the Organizational Resolution for the year 2001.
Ms. Mraz motioned to go into executive session to discuss police personnel salaries and to appoint board positions. Seconded by Mr. Hooper, approval was unanimous.
Back in regular session, Ms. Mraz’s motion to adjourn executive session was seconded by Mr. Hooper and approval was unanimous.
Ms. Mraz motioned to amend the Richfield Township Board of Trustees Fee Schedule as attached, effective 01/01/01. Seconded by Mr. Hooper, approval was unanimous.
Meeting was turned over to Clerk Hayes for appointment of Chairperson for the year 2001. Ms. Mraz’s motion to appoint Mr. Hooper as Chairman was seconded by Mr. Hooper and approval was unanimous.
Chairman Hooper’s motion to appoint Ms. Mraz as Vice-Chairperson was seconded by Ms. Mraz. Roll Call: Mr. Luther, no; Mr. Hooper, yes; Ms. Mraz, yes. Motion carried by majority vote.
RESOLUTION #1-2001: 2001 ORGANIZATIONAL RESOLUTION
Mr. Hooper reviewed changes from the year 2000.
Mr. Hooper motioned to appoint two (2) alternates to the zoning boards. Alternates will be used if a regular member of the board is unavailable or has recused oneself from voting. Appointment for regular Board of Zoning Appeals member is Ken Bowmer with alternates to be Dave Wyatt and Bill Spann. Second was received from Ms. Mraz. Roll call: Mr. Luther, no; Mr. Hooper, yes; Ms. Mraz, yes. Motion carried by majority vote.
Mr. Hooper motioned to appoint Kurt Kocias as regular member of the Zoning Commission with alternates Ed Pepara, Sr. and Jeff Shupe. Seconded by Ms. Mraz.
Mr. Luther stated his disappointed that Jeff Smola, Alger Road resident, was not reappointed to the Zoning Commission. He has dealt successfully with discouraging an asphalt plant application and his many years of zoning experience is an asset to the community. With the current zoning board appointments, not all areas of the unincorporated township are represented. The concentration of board members is in the Columbia and Black Roads area with no representation for the northwest area of Richfield Township. Roll Call: Mr. Luther, no; Mr. Hooper, yes; Ms. Mraz, yes. Motion carried by majority vote.
Mr. Hooper motioned to appoint Steve Nagy to a three (3) year term with the Rising Valley Park Board. Seconded by Ms. Mraz approval was unanimous.
Ms. Mraz motioned to appoint members for a one (1) year term to a Safety Advisory Committee. This new committee is formed with residents from all quadrants of the unincorporated township to assist the Board of Trustees in analysis of township safety services. The board will consist of four (4) members and the trustee in charge of police and fire services per 2001 Organizational Resolution. Appointments are Paul Lukas, 4921 Hawkins Road; Phil Sipos, 5030 W. Streetsboro Rd.; Ralph Schneider, 5276 Black Rd.; Jeff Shupe, 4409 Black Rd. Seconded by Mr. Hooper, approval was unanimous.
Resolution 1-2001 was offered by Mr. Hooper, seconded by Ms. Mraz. Mr. Luther questioned the current personnel list in regard to Office Administrator. Roll call: Mr. Luther, no; Mr. Hooper, yes; Ms. Mraz, yes. Motion carried by majority vote.
Warrant Report #5537 to 5559: Ms. Mraz’s motion to accept report was seconded by Mr. Hooper and approval was unanimous.
Mr. Hooper introduced Office Manager Laurie Gilmore and Zoning Inspector Laurie Pinney.
Mr. Wehner asked for clarification of the alternates’ role in voting on a case. Ms. Mraz will get a written document for the boards to follow.
Mr. Noel Schriver asked if board members must physically reside in the township. Ms. Mraz stated that two requirements for appointments are that members must be living in and have their residence in the unincorporated township and must be over eighteen (18) years of age.
Mr. Rich Fleming wanted clarification on a statement made by Attorney Slagter that the state auditor said that Office Manager and Township Clerk were incompatible. In doing some research on this, he stated it was only incompatible if the clerk were the only one making decisions, having the final say, which is not the case. Also, Mr. Slagter reported that Bath had a similar situation with their clerk. His investigation did not find this to be fact. He asked that his comments be part of the record and he will be investigating further.
He questioned the conflict of Trustee Mraz as a real estate agent being in charge of the zoning boards, making zoning decisions and picking board members. Ms. Mraz stated that there is a standard for determining incompatibility for conflict of interest and has looked into that. She does not and will not in the future deal with anything that has to do with anything that she is in business with. She will recuse herself if she feels there is a conflict.
Mr. Hooper’s motion to adjourn the meeting was seconded by Ms. Mraz and approved unanimously at 9 p.m.
Chairman ____________________________ Clerk ___________________________
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