RICHFIELD TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
MARCH 16, 2006
7:00 p.m.
Richfield Township Trustees
Richfield Township Trustees
March 16, 2006
The Richfield Township Board of Trustees met for a regular meeting on
March 16, 2006 at 7:00 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
John Slagter, Legal Counsel (7:35 p.m.)
Three attendees
A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz to
approve warrant items #11967 through 11996. The motion passed with
unanimous approval.
The Fiscal Officer report was provided by Ms. Pinney. The permanent
appropriations for 2006 are required to be approved by April 1, 2006. A
table showing the current Summit County Certificate of Estimated
Resources amounts and recommended permanent appropriation amounts was
provided. A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Mr. Wyatt
to accept the following permanent appropriations for 2006: 01 General
Fund $600,000, 02 Motor Vehicle License Tax $0, 03 Gasoline Tax $90,000,
04 Road & Bridge $150,000, 09 Police District $416,500, 10 Fire District
$320,000, 13 Zoning $16,000, 14A CDBG $.47, 14B DUI Enforcement
$1177.88, 23 Motor Vehicle Permissive License Tax $ 15,000, 15 General
Note Retirement $674.90, 21ACapital Equipment Police $22,405, 21B
Capital Equipment Roads/Service $ 243.55, 26 Permanent Improvement
Service Area $38,866.80, 27 Rising Valley Park Bequest $87,979, for a
total of $1,758,847.60. The motion passed with unanimous approval.
The township has been contacted by the Auditor of State’s office and
will be choosing an independent public accounting firm to conduct the
2004-2005 audit.
The Zoning report was provided by Ms. Pinney. The Zoning Commission
is currently working on the commercial district code and the
comprehensive plan and is scheduled to meet next on April 13 at 6:30
p.m. The Board of Zoning Appeals has one continued case on their agenda
for the next meeting, scheduled for March 20 at 7:00 p.m. A lot split
was approved for a large parcel of land with frontage on Medina Line and
Southern Roads. The 80 acre section that may be developed has had deed
restrictions recorded as part of the lot split.
The Road report was provided by Ms. Gilmore. The Boston Mills Service
Yard building addition is progressing, with the plumbing due to be
installed next, followed by the concrete. The township has received a
letter from the County of Summit Engineer’s office, who is taking a firm
stance on the Killarney Woods road paving. The Engineer’s office will be
surveying Rising Valley Park for the township.
The Park report was provided by Mr. Wyatt. Signs for the Rising Valley
Park are being made by the Cleveland Metro Parks. The township is
working with the soccer leagues in scheduling fields at the park. Mr.
Wyatt has heard that an individual was hired by the soccer club to do
the organizing of scheduling fields for games and practices.
The Administration report was provided by Ms. Bowmer. She reminded the
Trustees that the end of on-call duties for the snowplow season will be
April 1 and the township has typically awarded bonuses to employees in
the past. A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Ms.
Cica-Mraz to award an on-call bonus of $500 to Jerry Schall, Phil Hrusch
and Jon Baker and $250 to Don Rentz. The motion passed with unanimous
approval.
Township residents have been notified that Direct Energy will be the
natural gas supplier for the Summit County Gas aggregation program. It
is a two-year program with a fixed rate of $11.45 from enrollment
through April 2007 and another fixed rate to be determined for the
second year. Residents must opt out of the program or they will
automatically be enrolled. Two cards of thanks were received from
recipients of the septic system replacement grant offered to seniors
last year. The township has received notice that the speed limit on
Everett Road from the Medina County Line to Medina Line Road will be
reduced from 55 mph to 45 mph. The TASC dinner/meeting for April will be
held at the Summit County Health Department on April 4 at 5:30 p.m.
A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to go into
executive session at 8:00 p.m. to discuss pending litigation related to
a zoning matter. The motion passed with unanimous approval.
A motion to go out of executive session and adjourn was made by Ms.
Gilmore and seconded by Mr. Wyatt at 9:10 pm. And received unanimous
approval.
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