Rome Township Monthly Meeting

June 10, 2014

Attendees: John George, Roy Keiper, Ed Wall, John George, Priscilla Keeney

Visitors : Robert & Mary Beebe, Greg and Julie Perry

John George called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m

Public Comment Period:

No public comments.

Fuel Bid Opening

Bids were received from Williams Oil and Propane and Welles Mill Company. Williams Oil bid was $3.237 and Welles Mill was $3.15. Roy Keiper made the motion to accept Welles Mill Company bid, Ed Wall seconded, all agreed, motion carried.

Approval of Minutes:

Ø Roy Keiper made the motion to accept the minutes from the May 13, 2014, regular monthly meeting, Ed Wall seconded, all agreed, motion carried.

Ø Roy Keiper made the motion to accept the minutes from the May 29, 2014, workshop meeting. Ed Wall seconded, all agreed, motion carried.

Treasurer’s Report:

Ø Ed Wall made the motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report, Roy Keiper seconded, all agreed, motion carried.

Road Department Report

Ø Completed one application of dust oil, will do a second batch next week.

Ø Added a little stone to fine tune Elliott Road

Ø All roads have been graded and rolled

Ø Next will be some pipes and drains which will be worked on the rest of the summer

Ø Next Thursday Suit Kote will be up to look over the roads. Greg Dibble will also attend to give some input on how the state might handle the situation

Ø Going to try and under drain the road in front of Rosenberger’s on Taylor Hill

Ed Wall has completed the sign assessment required by PennDOT. There are 25 STOP signs entering state roads and other township roads. As a result of the assessment Ed Wall made the motion that Rome Township’s plan of action is to replace 5 STOP signs a year until all old signs are replaced and then monitor the reflectivity of the replacement signs to determine when those signs should be replaced. Roy Keiper seconded, all agreed, motion carried.

Unfinished Business:

Ø John George has yet to identify any FEMA mitigation projects at this time, but will have something prepared for next month’s meeting. Roy suggested, once again, that perhaps a crossover road pipe project could be put together. There was no further discussion at this time.

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Minutes

Ø Floodplain ordinance was briefly discussed. John George suggested that a vote be taken at next month’s meeting to accept the current model ordinance.

Ø John George asked if there was anything to report on the possible trade-in and/or purchase of a new truck. Roy reported that he had not gotten all the specs for review.

Employee Policies:

Roy Keiper made the motion to add a policy that no unnecessary jewelry be worn during work hours, Ed Wall second, all agreed, motion carried.

New Business:

A replacement for Gary Hosley as a tax committee alternate is needed. John George made the motion to appoint Ed Wall as the replacement alternate, Roy Keiper seconded, all agreed, motion carried.

Adjournment:

Roy Keiper made the motion to adjourn the meeting and pay the bills, Ed Wall seconded, meeting adjourned

at 7:50 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Priscilla Keeney

Secretary Treasurer

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Roy Keiper John George Edward Wall