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Distinction
between Observing and Monitoring:
There
is a distinct difference between observing and
monitoring.
OBSERVING
is a passive function.
Therefore,
an observer is an individual who regularly attends a
governmental meeting, listens and records the events
or facts of the meeting, and reports back to the
organization, but does not usually comment at the
meeting, unless specific direction or permission from
the Board of Directors is given.
MONITORING
implies action.
“...monitoring
is intended as a direct action tool to see that laws
and administrative policies are carried out.”
In League: Guidelines for League Boards.
A
monitor is usually authorized by the organization’s
Board to speak on issues, ask questions, and recommend
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MONTGOMERY
COUNTY COMMISSION
April 28, 2009 (Sharon Harmer)
The Board of Elections met to do housekeeping details
and certify the official results from the Moraine
April special election. There was a very low turnout
in that city: 13%. Board members received the
recommendations from the Secretary of State’s office
regarding proposed changes in election law. The state
association of BOE’s supports the recommendations
overall, taking no positions on individual components
of the proposal. In comments from the Director
and Deputy Director, it was noted that the County
Commission has requested an additional 2 ½ %
reduction of the budget; this is likely to be a
permanent cut in funding. There will be 131 students
working the polls at the Primaries from Kids Voting.
Since only 40% of the polls will be open, this is all
that was requested. Nicky Barnhill will be replacing
Dale Henry as the Secretary of State’s
representative to the Montgomery County BOE.
April
13, 2009 (Sue
Blanford)
As an observer of the regular meeting of the Board of
Elections, most business was routine which included
the approval of bills. There was discussion regarding
the rescheduling of a future meeting. It was
unclear when that meeting was to be rescheduled.
However, at the meeting to be rescheduled there will
be a discussion regarding the Jon Husted residency
issue.
March 3, 2009 ( Janet Hess)There were more than 20
people in the audience, including special interests
and general population. The agenda included an
update from the Red Cross, an award to Water Services
and a report on Homeless Point in Time; the latter
reported a 50% decrease in chronic homelessness over
the last 3 years. Reports from the Clerk’s Office,
Administrative Services, Water Services, Office of
Family and Children First, Public Works, Community and
Economic Development, Job & Family Services (a
number of contracts with other agencies), and board
appointments were made. Citizen comments included a
Sheriff/Jefferson Township concern, comments from a
person running for Dayton mayor, and the alleged “disappearance”
of some RTA funds.
Board
of Elections—Greene County
April 28, 2009 (Bea Delph)
The Board discussed the on-going state lawsuit with
Premier (maker of electronic voting machines).
It was noted that only two (2) boards of election
statewide are attempting to get out of their contracts
with Premier because of the incident involving a
memory card in Cuyahoga County. It was also
noted that the Greene County Board was included in the
lawsuit without being advised. It was also reported
that the Secretary of State’s office was looking at
all 88 county Boards of Elections audits and found
only one error. The Greene County Board
certified the Public Logic and Accuracy Test that was
conducted recently on Greene County voting equipment.
The Greene County Board of Elections Director has been
named to an administrative committee that will be
looking into the needs of all Boards of
Elections. All state Boards of Elections are
required to submit an operation plan by August
2.
March
17, 2009 (Bea
Delph)
The board spent discussion time on the lawsuit brought
by the Ohio Secretary of State with Premier, who is
the manufacturer of the voting machines that are used
in a number of Ohio Counties, including Greene.
Discussion included a debate on the continued use of
these machines as no major problems have been
encountered with their use in Greene County. The
Director reported that the budget for the first half
of the fiscal year should be adequate, but budget
constraints could cause a problem in the second half
of the year. They are anticipating having to spend
$55,000 to two special elections, but also anticipate
being reimbursed for that expense. There was also
discussion of combining some voting districts for
special elections ONLY in the instance when a specific
district may only have two voters in that district
eligible to cast a ballot.
September 23, 2008 (Bea Delph)
The Premier lawsuit was discussed. The Board is
getting a lot of correspondence and it is going pretty
well. The Board adopted an Election observer
policy that would allow 5 observers in the room at one
time for a specific time. The board adopted the voting
allocation of machines - rounding up instead of down.
Kids Voting has recruited 80 students to work the
polls. Two sets of paper ballots were ordered -
absentee ballots and those that will go to the polling
locations. The State required Board of Elections to
have paper ballots available at the polls.
Voters can request paper ballots on Election Day if
they prefer one. There will be greeters at the
precincts in Greene County.
August 28, 2008 (Bea Delph)
Board discussed budget noting that the fall election
will go over budget by almost $200,000. It was noted
that some money was saved by leasing voting machines
from Van Wert County. Kids Voting will be assisting
poll workers by providing Youth in the Booth
assistance. It was discussed that the logic and
accuracy testing of the machines being leased form Van
Wert County is going to be done by that county.
Observer questions if that is permissible, asking
instead if the testing should be done by the Greene
County Board.
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Board
of Elections—Montgomery County [Top]
August 5, 2009 (Sandra Mants)
Board members were briefed on the lawsuit settlement
between the Secretary of State and the League of Women
Voters of Ohio. Portions of the settlement will
require all Boards of Elections in Ohio to
revise/prepare a new administrative plan for county
election operations. The Board will review and approve
the new plan at its scheduled September 15 meeting.
Additional Board discussion focused on the impact of
early voting trends and a possible decision to provide
multiple early voting locations (as opposed to just
having the County Administration Board of Elections
office as the sole early voting location). There
will be three statewide ballot issues on the fall
ballot. The first will be the casino issue brought to
the ballot by petition initiative. The other two
issues are based on legislative initiative and deal
with agricultural issues (animal treatment) and
veteran services.
January 7, 2009
(Sharon Harmer)
After setting a tentative meeting schedule for 2009,
the board went into the residency hearing for Jon
Husted. (see President's
message) Partisanship was evident in some of the
statements made during the meeting. The matter was
referred to the board attorney. The initial
response from Diebold (regarding problems with the
electronic voting machines) stated that the inaccurate
memory card was damaged or corrupt. The company will
come to Dayton to investigate further. All information
has been forwarded to the appropriate agencies (state,
private, etc). The annual reports from candidates on
campaign finance are due on January 30.
December
16, 2008 (Sharon
Harmer)
Information on the electronic machine audit results
was given. Details on the one precinct with an error
in total votes were given. Diebold will be called in.
In that one precinct, there were 5 votes lost by
machine and 5 paper ballots not properly scanned. A
total of 9.8% auditing showed a 100% accuracy (outside
of the 1 precinct in Trotwood cited above). Ellis
Jacobs asked about the preserving of electronic media
and alternative evaluation on voting machines, the
Board adequately responded to those questions.
October 31, 2008 (Vivienne Himmell)
This was a special meeting called to discuss the
run-up to the election. The Director indicated that
the Board will pay the postage due on all returned
absentee ballots that have insufficient postage. A
review of early voting showed about 2,200 people
taking advantage of the early voting per day, with an
estimate of 68,000 absentee ballots requested. The
Board received many compliments on the organization of
the early voting crowds.
October
28, 2008 (Sharon Harmer)
Petitions for the Moraine recall were reviewed for
certification. Councilman Robert Rosencrans appeared
before the Board to talk about individuals who
approached him and certified that their names had been
incorrectly obtained. Rosencrans requested that all
petitions be denied. Individuals will be subpoenaed
for testimony. The Board decided to exclude the two
Moraine petitions in question and put the others on
hold until after the hearing.
Report on Early Voting Process: There have been
more than 13,000 people taking advantage of early
voting. There was a wait on Sunday because more than
500 people came in at the same time, leading to more
than an hour wait. Additional staff were pulled in and
office hours were extended beyond the scheduled
times. It was reported that two complaints
regarding the voting residence of Jon Husted as well
as whether he could run for office in the district
were received. Ohio statute 3503.02 and a case from
the 6th District Court of Appeals were distributed to
Board members. Legal questions revolved around whether
the BOE was required to act and what the time frame
would be if they do act. There was considerable
discussion.
Letters have gone out to voters who provided
insufficient information on their absentee ballots.
Many have been returned to correct the deficiency.
Four different entities have filed for observer
status: Democrats, Republicans, Constitution Party and
Committee of Five. The staff is putting in very long
days (and nights) and working hard to make the
election run as smoothly as possible.
October
21, 2008 - Special Meeting (Sharon Harmer)
[Top]
The petitions for the Moraine recall had a challenge.
One of the signers said that the circulator was not
the person who came around and obtained her signature.
The BOE will subpoena the signer and circulator to
verify the challenge. The petitions do not have enough
signatures to be valid; the petition organizers will
be notified that they need additional signatures. The
deadline is November 25 for the petition to be
certified. There have been some registrations
received after the deadline. Those people will be
notified that the registration was too late. Two
groups have filed to have observer status at the
polls. Staff of the BOE are expected to start sleeping
on cots starting the end of this week. Kids Voting
will have over 500 students at the polls. There
are a number of court cases affecting the BOE. By
ruling of the Supreme Court, observers are
allowed. There are 2 subpoenas from the US
District Court on the NE Ohio Coalition of the
Homeless vs. Jennifer Brunner. The BOE is being asked
for any writings or directives for 2008 provisional
ballots. A writ of mandamus is asking Brunner to
provide specifics on registrations. All new
registrations need to be identified as well as any
voter matches on problems and comparison to the state
database is involved. Of the 45,000 ballots sent
out, 21-22 thousand have been received. It is possible
that 120-130 thousand ballots will need to be scanned
by hand. This means the election results will not be
significant until late Wednesday after the election.
Absentee ballots results will be released about 30
minutes after the polls close (equals up to 18% of the
votes). Ballots using memory cards should be done by
11 p.m. (could be 50-60% of the vote). The remainder
will be the ballots needing hand scanning/reading. To
this point, 389,000 people are registered to vote;
there are a few more needing to be checked. In 1976
there was a record turnout of 82.93%. In 2004, 73%
turnout. In 2008, the BOE is expecting about a 78-79%
turnout (there is a larger number of registered
voters). The Secretary of State is expecting an 80%
turnout across the state. There was also a
discussion of whether a question of a candidate's
residency should be brought to the BOE for further
discussion. This topic was referred to the Board's
attorney.
October
11, 2008 - Special Meeting (Sharon Harmer)
The Board met primarily to certify the referendum
petitions on the repeal of Ohio's Check-Cashing Lender
Law. Of the almost 18,000 signatures, only a
little over 5,600 were found to be valid. Those that
were deemed invalid were double checked with the
Prosecutor's office on information provided. A
discussion on the difficulty the voters are having
with putting the ballot in the inner envelope was
discussed. The Board decided to accept ballots
if the inner envelope was included in the materials
returned by the voter. The representative from
the Secretary of State's Office brought the Board up
to date on the status of the lawsuit regarding voter
registrations. The lawsuit is currently being
appealed. [Top]
October
8, 2008 - Special Meeting (Sharon Harmer)
In the Director's comments, concerns with absentee
ballots and incomplete returns were discussed.
Approximately 70,000 absentee ballots have been mailed
out. In the first group returned, some of the ballots
were not in the identification return envelope
although the envelope was returned. Some voters have
also not been filling out the identification envelope
completely. It was decided that the Board of Elections
will contact those without "fatal flaws"
such as signature, to give them the opportunity to
correct that error. Another minor point of confusion
is over the "write-in" section. Some are
filling that section in even though they had voted in
the section above it. If the names the voter wrote in
were the same as the ones they voted for in the
section above, the Board of Elections will
"recast" them.
Other issues discussed were the cost of the election,
(up to $750,000 in additional funds, although a small
portion of that may be subsidized from the State),
observers at the polls (an advisory from the Secretary
of State said no), and unhappiness of some new voters
who had to pay parking fees if they came down to the
county building to vote early. The county will issue a
parking pass to voters who have parked in the county
parking garage.
The Deputy Director gave out the Secretary of State's
Manual for poll workers and the 'Quick Reference'
provided by the Secretary of State. Montgomery County
has a manual of their own which includes the material
from the Secretary of State as well as things relating
strictly to Montgomery County. The Secretary of State
issued guidelines for when there must be multiple
lines at a polling place with more than one precinct.
The Board of Elections decided to have multiple lines
at all precincts so that there is no confusion as to
which precinct has how many lines. The Board of
Elections asked for an advisory on what should be
required if a person's home is in foreclosure and the
person is no longer living there. It was
reported that approximately 2,100 people registered
and/or voted in 5 of the 6 days during the six-day
period between September 30 (the start of early
voting) and October 6 (the deadline for registering to
vote).
Sept.
12, 2008 - Special Meeting (Vivienne
Himmell)
The purpose of the meeting was for the Board to make
the final decision on acceptance or rejection of
certain petitions that would then be sent on to the
Secretary of State's Office. It should be noted
that the BOE is extremely meticulous in its
determination of the validity of signatures on
petitions that are certified by that office. It
is also important to know that the totals given by the
Circulator of the Petition, and the actual number on
the petition must agree, and if the actual number is
larger than the Circulators count, with no crossed out
names, the entire petition is unacceptable. Therefore,
the Circulator count is critical. Absentee
ballot applications have been mailed to everyone. As a
result of early voting, Board of Election workers will
be working Saturdays, Sundays and late weekdays until
Election Day. Polling places will have two voting
lines at each precinct: one for paper ballots and one
for touch screen voting.
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Dayton
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Kettering
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March 17, 2009 (Onnolee Mills)
The meeting was covered by cable television and the
Dayton Daily News. There were two scheduled
opportunities on the agenda for public comment.
Recognition of various student activities were made.
There was an executive session to deal with
employment.
Centerville
City Council [Top]
August 18, 2008 (Vi
Matyas)
The mayor reported that a petition, with approximately
4,600 signatures, has been filed with the Board of
Elections to place on the Nov. ballot the formation of
an independent commission. They would review pros and
cons of consolidating the Centerville and Washington
Township governments, going over a major study by U.
of Toledo/Wright State U. The mayor stated that a lot
of misinformation and emotional rhetoric has been in
the press lately. He urged citizens to study the
actual facts before coming to a decision A number of
citizens voiced concerns at a public hearing to tear
down an Elder-Beerman store and build a Kroger Market
Place and fueling center. Noise was the major concern.
A “buffer zone” of trees and shrubbery is to be
planted around the building.
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Dayton
City Council [Top]
February 10, 2009 (Gretchen
Carter Moore)
Commissioners reviewed and approved a number of
purchase and construction contracts. There was also a
public hearing for the proposed re-zoning of public
space for the construction of a structure “River
Commons II” an apartment building for housing
transitioning homeless individuals into housing.
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Five
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FAIRBORN
CITY COUNCIL
March 16, 2009 (Kristina Swanson)
Capital improvement ordinances were adopted as well as
a labor contract which included a 3% cost of living
adjustment beginning 3/29/08. Four business
abatements for both personal and real property were
granted as well as 5 businesses for personal property
tax. A grant was filed for monies to resurface a
section of S. Maple Ave from the stimulus package. It
will take approximately $250,000 to clean up
Calamityville (1.7 million was budgeted).
March
2, 2009 (Kristina Swanson)
There were a number of people at the meeting, including
students and special interest groups. A number of public
hearings were announced relating to utilities as well as
6 ordinances in first readings, (primarily on the
issuance and sale of notes for the municipality).
A resolution authorizing the purchase and installation
of an emergency power generator would utilize funds from
the Federal Forfeiture Fund. The city is moving forward
with the Calamityville site (upper level and deep ground
water contamination). An executive session was also
held.
Kettering
City Council [Top]
May -June - July & August, 2009, meetings (Mickey Gogle)
Council discussion mentioned that Kettering residents should be encouraged
to specifically state Kettering as theirplace of residence (rather than
using Dayton and a ZIP Code) when they are renewing their driver’s
license. This would assure that taxes
collected on license renewal would come to Kettering rather than
Dayton. Kettering zoning code was amended to add new provisions
related to garage use and vehicle storage for single family residential
properties. The amendment also limited the size of vehicle storage space
to 2,000 square feet. City Manager was authorized to enter into
collective bargaining with Kettering Firefighters. Council approved
establishment of the Greater Dayton Neighborhood Stabilization Consortium,
of which Kettering will be a part. Neighbors
appeared before council to assistance with neighbors who do not take care
of property. Council authorized City Manager to enter into agreement
with Kettering Board of Education to share cost of safety program for
elementary students. Council authorized City Manager to purchase
real estate at the intersection of Dorothy Lane and Wilmington Pike in
connection with intersection improvement project.
May
12, 2009 (Mickey Gogle)
Council recognized local youth group for its assistance to an elderly
Kettering resident with home maintenance. It was reported that several
local groups are collaborating to provide food on weekends to area
children who would otherwise go hungry. It was noted that May 10-16 is
Police Memorial Week.
March
24 & April 14, 2009 (Mickey Gogle)
Council devoted considerable discussion time about the Kroger Store
expansion on the corner of Dorothy Lane and Woodman. Council approved
construction for a fuel center on the side of that store. Neighbors
in the area feel that a proper traffic study was not done. Other
council activities include approval of traffic signs, adjustment of city
boundaries between Kettering and Oakwood that resolved the problem of
dividing an individual residential home, approved a 5-year contract with
Waste Management and accepted state reimbursement for Police Department
in-service training. Council authorized the City Manager to enter
into collective bargaining with the Police Department. City Manager was
also authorized to facilitate the movement of additional structures from
the Kettering-Moraine Museum to Carrillon Park.
March 11, 2009 (Sue
Blanford)
There were a number of people in the audience,
including students. Observer noted that public comment
did not seem to be encouraged. An adjustment of
the boundaries between the cities of Kettering and
Oakwood was approved. An executive session on
pending or imminent litigation was held.
March
10, 2009 (Mickey Gogle)
Council authorized the city manager to enter into collective bargaining
agreements for engineering design servicesfor the Wilmington Pike-Ansel
Road reconstruction project. The city manager was also authorized to
enter into collective bargaining agreements with the Kettering Police
Command Officers Unit of the Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council.
January 13, 2009 (Mickey Gogle)
New council member was sworn in to replace Peggy
Lehner who was elected to the Ohio legislature. The
at-large seat is now filled by Amy Schrimpf.
Council handled other business related to road
maintenance and street light projects.
October 28, November 18 and December 9, 2008
(Mickey Gogle)
Report that the City of Kettering has processed 77
property maintenance court cases so far this year,
compared to a total of 32 cases in 2007. The process
to renovate the south building of the Kettering
Government Center has begun. Congratulations
were extended to councilperson Peggy Lehner on her
election to state representative. An appointment will
be named to fill the remaining one year of her
term. Report on the clean up following the high
wind storm damage noted that a total of 5,000 to 6,000
truckloads of tree debris were collected. Report also
given on winter snow plowing schedule totaling 887
street miles to be covered within the city Council
reviewed a change in zoning for a specific residential
property that was re-classified as automotive storage
due to the large number of automobiles stored in
garages on the property. An appeal of the new zoning
will be heard at the next council meeting. Council
approved a 3% wage increase for city staff.
October
14, 2008 (Mickey Gogle)
Council approved purchase of 5,800 tons of salt for the winter season.
Council heard several stories of how neighborhood helped each other
following the wind storm. A schedule for completing the debris pick up in
the city was reported.
August 26, September 9 & September 23, 2008
(Mickey Gogle)
Council amended a city code to establish family and
group care homes as a conditional use in certain
zoning districts in the city. That raised some
questions about which branches of government are
responsible to oversee the quality of care in such
facilities. Council authorized the city Manager to
enter into an agreement with Kettering Board of
Education to share the cost of maintaining the safety
program (crossing guards) for elementary student and
pedestrians for the coming year. Council heard a
presentation from Miami Valley Communication Council
on things they are doing to help the City of Kettering
that included training of municipal employees and
setting up a program to contact Kettering residents
who live alone to verify health and safety. City is
working with Kettering Schools on an After School
Enrichment Program and Youth Liaison Counseling
Services. City is also working with local Boy Scout
groups to place placards on area storm sewers
reminding people that it is illegal to dump into storm
sewers which empty into area creeks and streams.
Majority of September 23 meeting was taken up with
discussion of aftermath of wind storm. Frustration was
voiced about inability to get solid information from
DP&L on restoration efforts. Kettering Firefighter
was seriously injured while on duty, assisting with
the storm damage. Council authorized an advance
June 24, July 8, July 22 and August 12, 2008
(Mickey
Gogle)
Council approved a number of summer project that
included in part: replacement of street lights,
building of sidewalks and curbing, purchase of
computer software for Tax Division office. Council
also authorized funds to expand Camp Fantastic Program
at JFK and Greenmont School buildings for low income
student to participate and also authorized provision
of youth counseling services for Kettering students,
including those attending private schools. City
Manager was authorized to purchase GPS mapping
software and associated equipment for the Public
Safety Communications Center to assist in locating
cell phone calls. A report was presented on
property maintenance complaints. It was documented
that 20% of apartments located in the City of
Kettering are in violation of maintenance
regulations. Council voted to place a bond levy
on the November 4 ballot for improvements to the city’s
parks and recreation facilities. The levy would
replace an existing levy which is expiring and would
not be an increase in taxes. Mayor Patterson has
been appointed to a task force to look into reuse of
the General Motors site located in Kettering.
Council approved East Dorothy Lane & Wilmington
Pike intersection improvement project. Council
accepted various grants for a variety of items
including demolition of a building in the Kettering
business park, funds for Kettering Youth Council and
upgrades for Kettering Public Safety Communication
Center. Council also approved the placement of a
bond issue on the November ballot for improving and
expanding the city Recreation Center and various parks
located in the city. The bond issue will replace an
expiring levy so there will be no increase in
taxes.
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MIAMISBURG
CITY COUNCIL
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RIVERSIDE
CITY COUNCIL
March 19, 2009 (Eileen Rehg)
Observer commented that the meeting was well run and there appeared to be
adequate discussion of the issues. The agenda was available only on
line. An executive session was held at the end of the meeting to deal with
the Clerk of Council. A Council member was appointed to attend the
National League of Cities meeting. A work session was held at the
beginning of the meeting. In the Public Hearings section, several citizens
brought problems to the Council’s attention.
Springboro
City Council Meeting
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Trotwood
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Beavercreek
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Beavercreek
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Harrison
Township
March 3, 2009 (Mildred Mooney)
There were not quite a dozen people in the audience
with opportunities for public comment provided in the
“Hearing of the Public” segment. Recommendations
for purchases, staffing and sale of materials were
approved. In reports during informal business,
the Fire Department reported free fire and CO2
detectors were available. During public comment,
more lights to decrease crimes were requested.
MIAMI
TOWNSHIP
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WASHINGTON
TOWNSHIP [Top]
May and August meetings (Lucy Ann
McKosky)
Centerville and Washington Township officials and staff have been working
on joint disaster planning and have strengthened their plans for
sheltering residents in case of a natural disaster. A memorandum of
understanding with Montgomery County concerning repaving of Paragon Road
(to be done with stimulus funds) was approved.
May
4 & 18, 2009 (Lucy Ann McKosky)
Observer reported that routine business was conducted at this meeting.
During the resident comment portion of the meeting there were concerns
expressed about damage from stormwater runoff, local traffic problems and
the growing deer and geese populations. A suggestion was made to appoint a
citizen advocate to explain procedures and requirements to citizens and to
help residents through the interactions with township government. Observer
noted that this idea was interesting and would continue follow up for any
progress on this idea. Centerville and Washington Township have been
working on a joint disaster plan and have strengthened their plans for
sheltering residents in case of a natural disaster.
March
2, March 16 & April 6, 2009 (Lucy Ann McKosky)
Township Trustee discussed a grant application being prepared for economic
stimulus funds for public works projects in the township. Various
departmental expenditures were approved for payment including a cement
mixer, backhoe, GPS units, in-car video camera units for law enforcement
vehicles and a police motorcycle. Trustees also discussed and
approved improvement project for Paragon Road, the 2009 street improvement
projects and granted an easement at the corner of Social Row Road and
Route 48 to ODOT.
March 2, 2009 (Lucy Ann McKosky)
A resolution authorizing the township to apply for
economic stimulus funds for previously identified
public works project
was approved. Two resolutions were passed, one
authorizing replacement of four emergency sirens and
another for hiring additional legal council. The
League observer recommended that the League consider
having the Observer Corps volunteers begin a
deliberate monitoring of local government requests for
economic stimulus funds.
January 5 and January 12, 2009 (Lucy
Anne McKosky)
Trustee Joyce Young presented the annual State of the Township Report. She
noted the high level of citizen support for township government, as shown
by the recent passage of fire and recreation levies and the rejection of
the merger negotiations with the City of Centerville. She pledged unity
and cooperation with the City of Centerville, local businesses, schools
district, libraries and the park district to serve the needs of area
residents. A new Trustee was appointed to fill vacancy created by
Terry Blair's election to the Ohio legislature. Dale Berry will fill the
open trustee seat. Other appointments to zoning boards were approved by
the trustees.
December 15, 2008 (Lucy Anne McKosky)
Residents of Lamplighter Trail neighborhood were in attendance to express
concern about the dumping of construction waste in their neighborhood on a
specific property where the resident appears to be operating a landfill.
Trustees advised that the EPA should be notified.
December
1, 2008 (Lucy Anne McKosky)
Trustees adopted a 5-year Financial Plan covering the
township from 2009-2013. Trustees also adopted the
2009 budget without discussion. Observer noted that
copies of the budget were not available for the
public. Trustees approved holiday bonuses for
employees and raises for non-bargaining employees.
November
17, 2008 (Lucy Anne McKosky)
Trustee Terry Blair will submit his resignation to be
effective December 31, 2008 to assume his new role as
a state representative. The Board of Trustees will be
scheduling interviews for interested candidates and
will appoint a successor. Citizens concerns were
expressed on a variety of issues including:
utilization of an old fire stations, concerns related
to storage of motor homes and parking of commercial
truck trailers in residential areas.
Yellow
Springs Village Council
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