RICHFIELD TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
APRIL 20, 2006
7:00 p.m.
Richfield Township Trustees
Richfield Township Trustees
April 20, 2006

The Richfield Township Board of Trustees met for a regular meeting on April 20, 2006 at 7:04 p.m. with the following in attendance:

Shano Cica-Mraz, Trustee Chairperson
David Wyatt, Trustee Vice Chairperson
Laurie Peters Gilmore, Trustee
Linda Bowmer, Township Administrator
Laurie Pinney, Zoning Inspector
Joe Stopak, Fire Chief

A motion was made by Mr. Wyatt and seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz to approve the minutes of the March 16 regular and March 27 special meeting. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to approve warrants #12045 through 12096. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

Ms. Pinney provided the Fiscal Officer’s report. The Auditor of State is working on the 2004-2005 audit process for selection of an IPA. Approval of additional legal expenses for some categories may be required at the next meeting, after the next invoice is received.

Mr. Stopak provided the Fire report. The Lifeforce EMS billing has been sent out. $7565 is due for January and February 2006 and $781.40 has been received for that time period. The amount due to the township is $726.70. The Richfield and Bath fire departments are still working on hiring an officer to serve in a similar capacity as the police DARE officer. The final contract has been received for the collective bargaining. Village and union representatives still have to sign off on the contract. The Summit County Department of Building Standards has notified that they will be reducing the number of fire inspectors. The fire safety house will be at the Revere schools soon and the department is assisting with the Safety Town program again this summer. The Federal Emergency Management Association is staging a mock disaster at the schools with hostages and shooting simulations. A dry hydrant on Medina Line Road in the township was installed on April 18.

The zoning report was provided by Ms. Pinney. The BZA has scheduled a special meeting for May 1 at 7:00 p.m. to continue case 536-06, which is the request by Thorsen Baker Associates for variances to allow construction of an addition and accessory building. The County of Summit Engineer is hiring students as summer interns & will allow township staff to train with the interns for using the GPS units for outfall mapping.

The Parks report was provided by Mr. Wyatt. The Rising Valley Park fields are in good shape and the calendar is being filled in. A problem with the restroom doors can be remedied with better closers. The picnic tables at the park have been examined and the tables approved for purchase at an earlier trustees meeting are not needed.

Ms. Gilmore had no news to report for the Road department.

The Administration report was provided by Ms. Bowmer. The County Engineer will host a dinner on May 9 at the Akron Zoo. The Richfield community day at the zoo will be May 6. The Cuyahoga Valley National Park will host a program “After the Coliseum” at the former site on May 20 9:00 -11:00 a.m. Project Pride community cleanup will by April 29 9:00 – 12:00. A letter from Jim Rosinski was presented, regarding increased patrols on Medina Line Road to cite for speed violations.

A motion was made by Mr. Wyatt and seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz to change the employment status of Don Rentz from seasonal to part time, effective May 15 and to provide retroactive credit for the last year worked, to allow Mr. Rentz to earn two weeks of part time vacation on the anniversary of his hiring date. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

In New Business, Tina Merletti from the Summit County Emergency Management Agency gave a presentation on the reverse alert system.

A motion was made by Ms. Cica-Mraz and seconded by Ms. Gilmore to go into executive session at 8:00 p.m. to discuss the sale or acquisition of property. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

A motion was made by Mr. Wyatt and seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz to go out of executive session at 9:00 p.m. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to adjourn at 9:04 p.m. The motion passed with unanimous approval.


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