Rome Township Monthly Meeting
January 6, 2014
Attendees: John George,
Roy Keiper, Gary Hosley, Priscilla Keeney
Visitors Who
Signed In:
Lyle Anderson, Rick Chilson, Raymond Jones, Duane Phillips, Boyd Harrington, Jon Hadlock, Bruce Walters (could not read female’s name that came with Mr. Walters)
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.
Sub-Division
Review:
James Martin Subdivision was reviewed. The Supervisors
instructed the secretary to sign-off on it with no comments.
Public Comment
Period:
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There was a question regarding the lack of radio
communication between bus drivers and the Township road crew. The supervisors
will look into this.
·
There was a discussion regarding the Junk Yard
Ordinance. Mr. Hadlock felt that if the ordinance was not going to be enforced
equally throughout the Township, then it should be revised or gotten rid of.
Approval of
Minutes:
John George made the motion to accept the minutes from the December 4, 2013, regular meeting, Gary Hosley seconded, all agreed, motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report:
John George made the motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report, Roy Keiper seconded, all agreed, motion carried.
New Business:
John George made the following recommendations in regards to employees contacting the solicitor:
· No employee of Rome Township may contact the solicitor without board approval.
· All requests to contact the solicitor must be documented with the date and time the supervisors were contacted prior to contacting the solicitor.
There was a brief discussion and it was decided that this needed to be tabled until these recommendations could be looked into further.
Road Department:
John George made the motion to appoint Roy Keiper as the Supervisor Liaison to the Road Department. As liaison, Roy will meet regularly with the road master and carry information to the Board to assist in making better decisions and assist the road master when necessary. Roy Keiper seconded. Gary Hosley voted No stating that he would like to have the position defined a little bit more. Motion carried.
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January 6, 2014
Regular Monthly Meeting
Employee Handbook:
The implementation of the handbook was tabled so that the new solicitor could offer his input.
Adjournment:
John George made the motion to adjourn, Gary Hosley
seconded, all agreed, motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Priscilla Keeney
Secretary Treasurer
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