Richfield Township Board of Trustees
August 14, 2003

Meeting called to order at 9:11 a.m. on August 14, 2003 with the following in attendance:

Shano Cica-Mraz, Trustee
Laurie Peters Gilmore, Trustee
David Wyatt, Trustee
Laurie Pinney, Clerk
Linda Bowmer, Office Administrator
Jerry Schall, Road and Service Foreman

Nominations opened for Chairperson. Ms. Gilmore nominated Ms. Cica-Mraz. Nominations closed for Chairperson. Motion to appoint Ms. Cica-Mraz as Chairperson made by Ms. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Wyatt and received unanimous approval of those in attendance.

Nominations opened for Vice-Chairperson. Ms. Cica-Mraz nominated Ms. Gilmore. Nominations closed for Vice-Chairperson. Motion made to appoint Ms. Gilmore as Vice-Chairperson made by Ms. Cica-Mraz, seconded by Mr. Wyatt and received unanimous approval of those in attendance.

Proposed Resolutions 2003-01, 02 & 03 were provided in draft form.

Motion was made by Ms. Cica-Mraz and seconded by Ms. Gilmore to accept Resolution 02-2003, a resolution of appreciation to Robert Hooper. Following discussion, a motion was made by Ms. Cica-Mraz and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to amend the draft resolution to include additional language. The motion on amendment and the original motion both received unanimous approval.

Motion was made by Ms. Cica-Mraz and seconded by Ms. Gilmore to accept Resolution 03-2003, a resolution of appreciation to Mark Uhrich. The motion received unanimous approval.

Action on draft resolution 01-2003 was tabled to allow Road Foreman Jerry Schall to give his department report, which addressed the following items: The Triangle Park sign currently has Richfield Township on it, which should be removed if the park is owned by Richfield Village. The trustees recommended that Mr. Schall work with the village in coordinating the removal or correction to the sign. Old Town Hall and Fellowship Hall, which will be transferred to Richfield Village as a result of the separation action, have a number of items of personal property stored at the properties. A decision will have to be made regarding who will maintain ownership of the personal property, which includes tables, chairs, dishes, appliances and other similar items. The Broadview Road Service garage is in need of a new roof. Who will be responsible for repairs and maintenance when the village takes over ownership? Mr. Schall is planning on having the baseball field ready for the scheduled game tonight, but will assume that the Richfield Village service department will take over the maintenance for the rest of the season.

The meeting was suspended for a fifteen-minute break at 10:45 a.m. and resumed at 11:00 a.m.

Motion was made by Ms. Cica-Mraz and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to adopt resolution 04-2003, Investment Policy for Richfield Township. Discussion was held regarding whether the investment policy, which was the investment policy of the old township, should be reviewed by legal council. The decision was to forward the document to the Summit County Prosecutor’s office for an opinion and modify it if necessary. The motion to adopt the investment policy pending legal review passed unanimously.

Motion was made by Ms. Cica-Mraz and seconded by Ms. Gilmore to adopt resolution 01-2003, the 2003 Organizational Resolution for the new Richfield Township. Motion passed unanimously.

The Trustees discussed the issue of creation of a new township in terms of dividing and accounting for the financial obligations of the old and new Richfield Township. Given the short notice provided before the appointed Trustees and Clerk took office, it is not reasonable to create an entirely new township in fiscal terms. An attempt will be made to delineate the old township obligations from the new township obligations by opening a new checking account and paying all obligations incurred after the August 12, 2003 separation date from the new account. The Clerk was directed to open a second account and transfer approximately fifty percent of the balance from the old account to the new. When all items have cleared the old account, it will be closed.

Motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz to hire former Clerk Mark Uhrich at a rate of $30 per hour, not to exceed fifty hours, for training and to assist the new Clerk with the transfer of duties. Motion passed unanimously.

Ms. Bowmer was requested to look into the regulations for offering a COBRA or continued medical, dental and/or vision coverage to officials or staff no longer employed by the township.

Motion made by Ms. Cica-Mraz, seconded by Mr. Wyatt, to adjourn at 12:23 p.m. Motion received unanimous support.

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