Thursday April 17th, 2025 @ 7:00 P.M. at the Scioto Township Service Center

Regular Meeting of the Scioto Township Trustees; Thursday April 17^th, 2025 @ 7:00 P.M. at the Scioto Township Service Center.

Trustees Present; Chair Fannin, Jahn, Wolfe.

Schulz led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Jahn moved to approve the minutes from the April 3^rd Regular meeting. Wolfe seconded the motion. Vote; All Yes. Motion Carries.

Jahn moved to approve the minutes from the April 2^nd Joint meeting. Wolfe seconded the motion. Vote; All Yes. Motion Carries.

Reports made available; Fund Status, Payment Listing, Receipt Listing.

Bills since the last meeting $156,126.64. Receipts since the last meeting $60,591.95.

Fannin moved to pay the bills. Wolfe seconded the motion. Vote; All Yes. Motion Carries.

I certify there are sufficient funds to pay the bills.

OPEN SESSION- Michael Pennington spoke to the Trustees about the trees in the Presbyterian Cemetery. Pennington said that there are 14 trees and his opinion is they all need to be taken down. The Trustees wanted to view the trees before they make their decision. Pennington gave the board a price of $750.00 per tree. Brill will check to see if the General Fund can pay for the tree removal.

Dave Cline spoke to the board about columbariums. Wolfe said that he has called different sales people concerning the price and Cline is very competitive on his pricing. Fannin said that he has called Muhlenburg Twp. about their columbarium.  The board discussed the cost effectiveness of purchasing a columbarium. Resolution 25-052; Wolfe moved to purchase a columbarium from Cut-In-Stone for $46,650.00 using the Permanent Improvement Fund. Fannin seconded the motion. Vote; Fannin-yes, Jahn-yes, Wolfe-yes. Motion Carries.

Cory Wasmus was in attendance to speak to the Trustees about objecting to the pending annexation of approximately 344 acres along Gibson Rd. Wasmus asked the Trustees to object to the annexation and gave the board a letter opposing the annexation and asked that it be kept with the official minutes.

DEPARTMENT UPDATE; Fire-Chief Cline requested the board hire Alexander Craddock and Victoria Yurjevic as part-time firefighters. Resolution 25-053; Jahn moved to hire Alexander Craddock and Victoria Yurjevic as part-time firefighters. Wolfe seconded the motion. Vote; Fannin-yes, Jahn-yes, Wolfe-yes. Motion Carries.

Cline updated the Trustees on the explosion at Nutrien in Five Points. He is working with the EMA on a cost recovery for Scioto Township. The plans for the new building have submitted to Pickaway Co. and the zoning permit has been issued by Commercial Point. Fannin asked about a starting date.

Chief Cline asked the Trustees about the Fire Inspection fees in the fee schedule, saying it was never the intent of the fee to charge residents of the township a fee, only new construction. Resolution 25-054; Fannin moved to issue a refund to Scott O’Neil for $2654.90 and ???? Remy for $1472.00 the Fire Inspection Fees on their new homes. Wolfe seconded the motion. Vote; Fannin-yes, Jahn-yes, Wolfe-yes. Motion Carries. The Trustees discussed what would be the procedure for a home that had been damaged by fire or act of God. Resolution 25-055; Fannin moved that a residence that had been damaged by a fire or an act of God has 12 months from the time of damage to have the permits pulled and returned to the township to be called an existing residence. Wolfe seconded the motion. Vote; Fannin-yes, Jahn-yes, Wolfe-yes. Motion Carries. Resolution 25-056; Fannin moved to repeal resolution 22-053 from the Fee Schedule and replace it with a zoning fee for Single Family Residence, Multi-Family Townhouses and Apartments per unit, that reads fee shall be a charge of $1000.00 to be placed in the General Fund and $1.00 per sq. foot to be placed in the Fire Fund, and New Construction Commercial and Industrial shall have the $1.00 sq ft added to the existing fees. Wolfe seconded the motion. Vote; Fannin-yes, Jahn-yes, Wolfe-yes. Motion Carries.  

Zoning- Zoning Inspector Schulz brought the Storer re-zoning to the board and said that it had been approved by the zoning commission on March 27^th. Fannin asked how many more lots Mr. Storer could re-zone from his property. Schulz said 1 more. Resolution 25-057; Jahn moved to re-zone the 1,7906 acre lot from the 62.98 acres located at 5823 Durrett Rd. Fannin seconded the motion. Vote; Fannin-yes, Jahn-yes, Wolfe-yes. Motion Carries.

Schulz told the board that he has sent a letter to the property owner at 8540 Scioto Darby Rd. for a nuisance complaint. Schulz has contacted the prosecutors office due to past complaints st this property.  He also told the Trustees that the BZA has a continuance for the Whitt property on Walker Rd. He reported 3 permits since the last meeting. The zoning commission has almost finalized their work on solar. There are 2 more details that they need to work on.

Roads- Road Supervisor reported that he and Hudson have been filling potholes, picking up litter, they cleaned up the dead end of Dietrich and installed a new guardrail post and 3 new signs. They repaired 3 twisted signs due to high winds. In the shop they have been doing repairs and maintenance on the equipment and mowers as well as cleaning the shop. Fannin spoke about repairing the ditch on Split Rock Ct. Jahn received a quote to crack seal Matville Rd. North. The Trustees discussed purchasing road salt thru ODOT for the upcoming winter.

Cemetery- Wolfe reported that the seasonal employees have been mowing the township properties. Murphy and Hudson have leveled graves, and worked on digging headstone foundations. Wolfe said that the foundation pour is scheduled for April 22^nd.

OLD BUSINESS- The Trustees are waiting on the 45 days to expire for an answer from the post office owners about the remainder of the park property.

NEW BUSINESS- Resolution 25-058; Re-Allocation $60,000.00 from Machinery Equipment and Furniture to Improvement of Sites in General. Motion by Fannin. Second by Jahn. Vote; Fannin-yes, Jahn-yes, Wolfe-yes. Motion Carries.

Resolution 25-059; Re-Allocation $1890.00 from Salaries to BWC in Fire. Motion by Fannin. Second by Jahn. Vote; Fannin-yes, Jahn-yes, Wolfe-yes. Motion Carries.

Resolution 25-060; Re-Allocation $38.30 from Operating Supplies to BWC in Gas Tax. Motion by Fannin. Second by Jahn. Vote; Fannin-yes, Jahn-yes, Wolfe-yes. Motion Carries.

With no other business to come before the board Fannin moved to adjourn. Jahn seconded the motion. Vote; All Yes. Meeting Adjourned.