Richfield Township Trustees Meeting
4410 W Streetsboro Road
Richfield, Ohio 44286
January 4, 2007
1:30 p.m.

Richfield Township Trustees
January 4, 2007

The Richfield Township Board of Trustees met for their regular/organizational meeting on January 4, 2007 at 1:35 p.m. with the following in attendance:

Shano Cica-Mraz, Trustee Chairperson
Laurie Peters Gilmore, Trustee
Linda Bowmer, Township Administrator
Laurie Pinney, Zoning Inspector
Dale Canter, Richfield Police
Joe Stopak, Richfield Fire

A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore & seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz to excuse Mr. Wyatt from this meeting, as he is out of town. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

A motion was made by Ms. Cica-Mraz and seconded by Ms. Gilmore to approve warrants 12675 - 12755. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

The Police report was provided by Mr. Canter. There were 1106 calls in December, with 120 being in the township. The Shop with a Cop program was held on December 16 and was a great success, with 257 children participating and over $30,000 being distributed.

The Fire report was provided by Mr. Stopak. There were 89 calls in December, with 14 township ems and 10 township fire calls. The new contract started in 2007, and a new fire education officer has started her position.

The Zoning report was provided by Ms. Pinney. The BZA and Zoning Commission will continue with the same schedule as in 2006.

The Road report was provided by Ms. Gilmore. Since there has been no snow, we have had minimal spending on salt and fuel and no overtime expenses. The crew has been cleaning ditches and doing repairs in the cemeteries.

The Administration report was provided by Ms. Bowmer. Jan Fischer has been called for jury duty the week of January 22 and may be out for part or all of the week. Time Warner has notified that rates will be increased 5%.

The snowbird festival was discussed. The township will consider dates, possibly in early February.

In New Business, the Organizational Resolution 01-2007 was discussed. It had been reviewed at the December 21, 2006 meeting, with all three trustees present and Mr. Wyatt had voiced support of its passage. A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz to accept Resolution 01-2007. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

A motion was made by Ms. Cica-Mraz and seconded by Ms. Gilmore to approve the amended fire and police contracts and forward them to the Village of Richfield for review and approval. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

Due to schedule conflicts, the next regular meeting on January 18 will start at 6:00 p.m., with the public hearing opening at 7:00 p.m.

A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz to adjourn at 2:00 p.m. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

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