Chester Government Update
The Chester Township Board of Trustees met at 6 p.m. Jan. 26...
The Chester Township Board of Trustees met at 6 p.m. Jan. 26.
Police Chief Mark Purchase discussed the school resource officer three-year agreement. In 2021, the school paid $65,000, which was one half of Sergeant Sean Day’s wages and benefits, but he had only been in the school approximately eight weeks due to COVID and remote learning. There would be a $15,000 reduction in 2022 and 2023 to reduce the price accordingly. A memorandum of understanding will be amended at a future meeting.
Captain Young reported the police department has two quotes for employee ID cards. If all four departments participated, the anticipated cost would be $500 per department. The card would include a photo of the employee.
Trustees entered into executive session at pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 121.22 (G) (1) to consider the employment, discipline or compensation of one or more public employees and 121.22 (G) (2) considering the purchase of property for public purpose and (G) (4) preparing for, conducting, or reviewing negotiations or bargaining sessions with public employees concerning their compensations or other terms and conditions of their employment. The board re-entered public session and continued business.
In road department business, trustees approved after the fact $3,040 payable to Ciro’s Sewer Cleaning for roots in a road pipe on Sperry Road.
In fire department business, the board moved to approve an expenditure of $573,729 to Millstone Management for fire station renovation.
The minutes of the board of trustees meeting dated Jan. 13 as presented by Fiscal Officer Patricia Jarrett were approved.
In new business, the Soil & Water Conservation District needed someone to be appointed as 2022 SWCD Phase II representative; Craig Richter was appointed. Motion 2022-25 was amended to recognize June 19 as the federal holiday Juneteenth. The board approved the transfer of cemetery lot section B lot 65, site 4 from Linda Gifford to Mary Lou Raupach.
The 2022 Chester Township temporary appropriations were amended in the amount of $8,929,637.16 and trustees approved a change order request from Chagrin Valley Paving and payment of the second and final invoice in the amount of $6,985.25 for asphalt resurfacing as recommended by the Geauga County Engineer’s Office.
Trustees approved to advertise for a township administrative assistant in the Chesterland News, indeed.com, Geauga County Maple Leaf and the township website, with resumes and letters of interest due at town hall by 4 p.m. March 1.
In township park business, trustees amended motion 2022-30 to include a bid opening date of Feb. 24 at 6:35 p.m. With no further business, the meeting adjourned.
Submitted by Joseph C. Mazzurco, Chester Township Trustee
