The Miami Township Board of Trustees met in regular session on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at 7:00PM. Chairperson Mary Makley Wolff called the meeting to order. The Pledge of Allegiance was given. Trustee Ken Tracy gave the invocation. Miami Township Clerk, Eric C. Ferry called the role. Attending were Mary Makley Wolff and Ken Tracy. Trustee Edwin H. Humphrey was on vacation. Mr. Tracy made a motion to approve the June 07, 2005 minutes from the Board meeting. Mrs. Wolff seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
There was no correspondence.
A representative from each department reviewed their May reports.
Community Development Mr. Fronk
Community Relations Mr. Pennington
Finance Mr. Ferry
Fire/EMS Chief Whitworth
Information Services Mr. Snow
Police Lt. Poe
Recreation Ms. Thibodeau
Service Mr. Fischer
Chairperson Wolff opened the Public Hearing. Mr. Ferry read the Legal Notice. Miami Township Administrator, Dave Duckworth presented the request. There were no questions from the Trustees. There were no statements from adjacent property owners. There were no communications relative to the case. There were no other comments from any person in attendance. Mr. Tracy made a motion to close the public portion of the hearing. Mrs. Wolff seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE." Mr. Tracy made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION 2005-25 providing for the procurement of a street lighting system for White Gate Farm, Section 3, dispensing with the second reading and declaring an emergency. Mrs. Wolff seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Mr. Duckworth recommended the Board accept the bid submitted by the Jeffrey
Allen Co. in the amount of $142,356.00 for the soccer field reconstruction
project at Miami Meadows Park. This was the lowest of two bid submitted. The
engineer's estimate for the project was revised to $146,507.00. Mr. Tracy made a
motion to accept the bid and to authorize Mr. Duckworth to sign the contract on
behalf of the Board. Mrs. Wolff seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted
"AYE."
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Mr. Tracy made a motion to pay the bills of the Township including 170 checks numbered 88588 to 88754 for a total amount of $161,876.52 plus payroll and payroll taxes for June 10, 2005 in the amount of $281,018.42. Mrs. Wolff seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Mr. Duckworth recommended the Board grant employment to Jan Wuest for the position of Part-Time Recreation Instructor at a pay rate of $15.00 per hour, effective June 21, 2005; and to Sara Kilbarger for the position of Part-Time Recreation Assistant at a pay rate of $10.00 per hour, effective June 21, 2005. Mr. Tracy made a motion to approve the recommendations. Mrs. Wolff seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Mr. Duckworth recommended the Board grant conditional employment to Robin DeJager-Kennedy for the position of Seasonal Park/Road Maintenance Worker/Custodial Worker. Mr. Tracy made a motion to approve the recommendation. Mrs. Wolff seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Mr. Duckworth recommended the Board adjust the hourly pay rate for Kelly Neato, Part-Time Recreation Assistant to $10.00 per hour, effective June 20, 2005. Mr. Tracy made a motion to approve the recommendation. Mrs. Wolff seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Mr. Duckworth recommended the Board withdraw its previous conditional offer of employment to April Kilbarger and Ben Kilbarger for the position of Part-Time Recreation Instructor/Assistant. Mr. Tracy made a motion to approve the recommendation. Mrs. Wolff seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Fire/EMS Chief Jim Whitworth requested the Board authorize him to apply for a Fire Fighter SAFER Grant. The grant will allow the hiring of 6 additional firefighter/paramedics. The amount of the grant over a 4 year period will be approximately $400,000.00. Mr. Tracy made a motion to authorize Chief Whitworth to pursue the Fire Fighter SAFER Grant application. Mrs. Wolff seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Mr. Duckworth recommended the Board initiate the process to establish a street lighting district for Eagles Pointe at the Oasis, Sect. 2 and schedule a public hearing for July 19, 2005 during the regular Trustee meeting. Mr. Tracy made a motion to accept the recommendation. Mrs. Wolff seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Mary Jane West, Vice President and Public Funds Officer of National Bank and
Trust, presented the Board with information about the services provided by the
Bank.
There were no other public comments.
With no other business to come before the Board, Chairperson Wolff adjourned the meeting at 7:42 PM.
ATTEST: _______________________________________________________
Eric C. Ferry, Clerk
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Mary Makley Wolff, Chairperson