The Miami Township Board of Trustees met in regular session on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 7:00PM. Chairperson Edwin H. Humphrey called the meeting to order. The Pledge of Allegiance was given. Trustee Ken Tracy gave the invocation. Miami Township Fiscal Officer, Eric C. Ferry called the roll. Attending were Edwin H. Humphrey, Ken Tracy and Mary Makley Wolff. Mrs. Wolff made a motion to approve the minutes from the December 20th, December 30th, 2005, January 3rd and January 9, 2006 Trustee meetings and the December 30, 2005 Records Commission meeting. Mr. Tracy seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Mr. Ferry read a notice from the Board of County Commissioners advising formal action will be taken on the Wittmer Estates revised design review on January 24, 2006.
Miami Township Fire/EMS Chief, Jim Whitworth presented a special Service Award to Mert Seibert for her years of voluntary service to the Township as an EMT.
Reports for the month of December were presented to the Board.
Community Development Mr. Fronk
Community Relations Mr. Pennington
Finance Mr. Ferry
Fire/EMS Chief Whitworth
Information Services Mr. Snow
Police Lt. Rogers
Recreation Ms. Thibodeau
Service Mr. Fischer
There was no old business
Mr. Tracy made a motion to pay the bills of the Township including 53 checks numbered 90408 to 90461 for the total amount of $91,983.69 plus payroll and payroll taxes for January 06, 2006 in the amount of $269,772.77. Mrs. Wolff seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Miami Township Administrator, Dave Duckworth requested the Board consider the resignations of Tammie Day, Police Records Clerk, effective January 20, 2006 and Mark Ober, Part-Time Fire Fighter, effective January 17, 2006. Mrs. Wolff made a motion to accept the resignations. Mr. Tracy seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Mr. Tracy made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION 2006-05 establishing a second alternate member to the Miami Township Board of Zoning Appeals, dispensing with the second reading. Mrs. Wolff seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Mrs. Wolff made a motion to appoint Nathan Noertker as a second alternate member of the Miami Township Zoning Board of Appeals. Mr. Tracy seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Mrs. Wolff made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION 2006-06 extending the contract for a street lighting system for the Estates at Miami Trails, Section 1, dispensing with the second reading and declaring an emergency. Mr. Tracy seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Mr. Tracy made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION 2006-07 extending the contract for a street lighting system for Mitchell Farm, Section 1, dispensing with the second reading and declaring an emergency. Mrs. Wolff seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Mrs. Wolff made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION 2006-08 extending the contract for a street lighting system for Miami Trails, Section 1, dispensing with the second reading and declaring an emergency. Mr. Tracy seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Mrs. Wolff made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION 2006-02 to proceed to levy tax exceeding ten-mill limitation, dispensing with the second reading. Mr. Tracy seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Mr. Tracy made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION 2006-03 requesting county auditor certification pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 5705.03, dispensing with the second reading. Mrs. Wolff seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Mr. Tracy made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION 2006-09 authorizing the Township Fiscal Officer to issue a Then and Now Certificate for payment of $19,428.50 to multiple vendors, dispensing with the second reading. Mrs. Wolff seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Mrs. Wolff made a motion to adopt RESOLUTION 2006-04 authorizing the disposal of surplus property via sealed bid, dispensing with the second reading. Mr. Tracy seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Mrs. Wolff made a motion to appoint Chief Whitworth and Dave Duckworth to the Miami Township Volunteer Fire Fighters' Dependents Fund Board (VFFDF). Mr. Tracy seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Mrs. Wolff made a motion to approve out-of-township travel for Sherrie Henslee to attend the Certified Human Resource Specialist certification class in Columbus, Ohio, March 27-31, 2006 at a cost of $2,635.00. Mr. Tracy seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Mr. Tracy made a motion to hold a Public Hearing of Zoning Case #511 at
7:00PM during the regular Board meeting on February 7th, 2006. Mrs. Wolff
seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Mrs. Wolff made a motion to set a bid opening date of February 6, 2006 at 4:00PM, for the cemetery grass mowing project. Mr. Tracy seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Andrew Gear of 577 Belle Meade asked how their Homeowners Association would go about getting some stop signs in their subdivision.
There were no other public comments.
Mrs. Wolff made a motion to go into Executive Session to consider the compensation of public employees pursuant to section 121.22(G)(1) of the Ohio Revised Code and to consider pending or imminent litigation pursuant to section 121.22(G)(3) of the Ohio Revised Code. Mr. Tracy seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
Mr. Tracy made a motion to come out of Executive Session. Mrs. Wolff seconded the motion. Upon roll call, all voted "AYE."
With no further business to come before the Board, Chairperson Humphrey
adjourned the meeting at 9:47PM.
ATTEST: ______________________________________________________
Eric C. Ferry, Fiscal Officer
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Edwin H. Humphrey, Chairperson