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During his report, the chief said, \"We had 53 for the month of March, for a total of a 43 so far this year,\" and noted the department made one transport to Riley and one to Ross Township. Chief Griffith reported an average turnout time of \"a minute and 51 seconds,\" and said the department performed nine business inspections in March and recorded 116 hours of training for members.

The chief also reminded trustees of an Easter egg hunt scheduled for the coming Saturday at the community park, with a 10 a.m. start and a planned 10:30 appearance by the Easter Bunny. He asked for volunteer help beginning at 9:30 a.m. to set up eggs, photo areas and logistics; trustees and staff discussed assignments for stuffing eggs and setup. Chief Griffith said the department would ramp event planning up year-to-year after this initial community event.

Trustees acknowledged the department’s staffing and response metrics and asked how many volunteers would be needed for the event; the chief replied that each crew had an assignment to stuff eggs and arrive at 9:30 for setup. The department’s reported turnout time and transports were given as operational statistics during the public part of the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Morgan Township Trustee Meeting - 2025-04-14","oneSentenceSummary","Fire Chief Griffith reported 53 calls in March, training hours and two ambulance transports to neighboring hospitals, announced an Easter egg hunt and requested volunteers for Saturday setup.","taxTitle","Morgan Township Trustee, Morgan Township, Butler County, Ohio","taxId",70384,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6074358,"After executive session, Morgan Township trustees approve pay increases and remove two BZA members",0,2152000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2984895-26569089048142fc2893faff95f98ad4&start=2152&end=2152","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2984895-26569089048142fc2893faff95f98ad4/thumbnail_2152000.jpg","/articles/6074358/Ohio/After-executive-session-Morgan-Township-trustees-approve-pay-increases-and-remove-two-BZA-members","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6074358-4d44bda99e2c00c11b4269416d7c6c5e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771160350&Signature=TtHhBw6kN9IedrlAHrDNycEAc4lG80wMSCHVPfWGvZvhhEs9l9eeBg3pguUhBlcD~7T8hGuQv9mi5KV15~Werm84DxQJs2MW00QOT7epf6fuW5UC7AmQ9jUCrhHuM~vU81ITEMYqOvFQN4FENLWs9z1Sj7yQWbM~EIYS8HzS7OOLeaofyZTJ93N5PJ9lek4Imqg9dwD0kIZpNLKmnb2kt0BW6YwsbJLxaxj8CADZCopwlakrO-4lcQ7OlWRigOonf82-TfSUeVV0bSWdo99nHrsATXb0Io2Pib10PjGeyBJyzjVg5F9Q5z0CeenghxbqmAk638nvH2Edg5hgtVnoAQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Morgan Township Board of Trustees met in executive session to consider personnel matters and returned to public session to approve several personnel actions and a disciplinary removal.

Upon reconvening, trustees approved pay increases for two part-time road department employees. Trustees raised Dan Hirsch’s hourly rate to $20.50 and Sean Galligan’s hourly rate to $24.00, both effective with the pay period beginning April 27, 2025. Trustees also approved a 50¢-per-hour annual pay increase for Chrissy Hill effective April 27, 2025.

The board also voted to remove two members of the Board of Zoning Appeals, Brian Balzer and Chris Gaines, citing “improper conduct” on the BZA. The motion to remove both members was made and seconded on the record and passed by roll call.

Trustees identified the executive session topic generally as consideration of \"the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion, or compensation of a public employee or official.\" After the executive session, the board recorded motions, seconds and roll-call votes for the personnel pay increases and the BZA removals.

The trustees approved the personnel and removal motions by recorded vote; the board did not place further written detail about the grounds for the BZA members’ removals into the public minutes during the discussion recorded in the transcript.

The fiscal officer was directed to effect the payroll changes and to process the vacancy notices for the BZA positions as required by township policy and state law.","Following an executive session on personnel matters, trustees approved part-time pay increases for two road department employees and a 50¢ hourly raise for Chrissy Hill, and voted to remove two members of the township Board of Zoning Appeals for improper conduct.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6074363,"Morgan Township approves $85,000 supplemental budget and $49,237 PO for community park build",426,760000,1186000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2984895-26569089048142fc2893faff95f98ad4&start=760&end=1186","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2984895-26569089048142fc2893faff95f98ad4/thumbnail_760000.jpg","/articles/6074363/Ohio/Morgan-Township-approves-85000-supplemental-budget-and-49237-PO-for-community-park-build","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6074363-ad2a5316cfee09a5144a7dfa510705b6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771160350&Signature=EKSCNDcH6EDpq1hLPeKIwrvX16V4yIZDg1t9rk5VCsTdS2HRh2NjEzwSzIPSWi1TajrJt0AX7eqf2gIA80uDqjjbn6~zQtIsnxPKyN-tV8hgAwmmnN8Gj7eF1bwY2kJhonz1QiNwfesAvm2~6Iu~VpQvBhOKyettepeCfeqU8Z4QsJBzaIhsjYpTGzioMIT6hBlOlZNtC3wejoNYGYFEYQFcUACP6rZYYzdfCTYUbkG-qzcT2eFJtVXyX2gZQ46lGVQaPpjOzjJqQkjtMksjnPCV3HK1V-mVs~ZVy6i1j2F0jZBUJXbwqGh3F5FaOvnENLYeR6J1hSB7sgiSa42xUg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Morgan Township Board of Trustees approved a supplemental budget and a purchase order to advance construction at Morgan Township Community Park.

The board approved a $85,000 supplemental revenue and appropriations budget allocation for fund 1000 to pay for salaries, contracted services, operating supplies and repairs related to the community park project. Trustees also authorized a purchase order (PO) to Panchura LLC not to exceed $49,237 to install curbing and set large concrete columns that will anchor shade features for the playground. Trustees said some of that PO total will be offset by donated materials and services.

Officials reported multiple material and service donations for the park build: Unilock and Harrison are donating pavers, Quikrete is donating 200 bags of concrete mix, SRM Concrete committed 10 yards of concrete, and Atkins and Stang Electric offered equipment and labor for drilling piers that are 6–7 feet deep. The board discussed a volunteer community build scheduled for May 29 with a makeup date in June in case of rain; organizers plan a community-build “trial” format and the event planners reported that a recent Easter egg hunt drew about 125 children and filled every parking spot.

Trustees also heard that the township applied to the Ross community grant program for $5,000 to fund a drinking fountain at the park. The board discussed an inspection PO of up to $5,000 required by the township’s insurer to certify the playground after installation; trustees postponed that PO to the next meeting pending vendor information (the inspector referenced in discussion was Southwest Buckeye Company).

The board approved motions for the supplemental budget and the Panchura PO by roll call. Trustees noted the playground equipment, fence and impact surface are being donated; the curbing and specialized deep piers require contracted work because township crews lack the necessary equipment.

Trustees asked staff to bring the playground inspection contract and any remaining vendor details to a future meeting for final approval.","Trustees approved a supplemental $85,000 budget for Morgan Township Community Park and authorized a purchase order not to exceed $49,237 to Panchura LLC to install curbing and set shade-feature piers; several private donations and a $5,000 grant application for a drinking fountain were also discussed.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6074368,"Morgan Township trustees adopt resolution to place 2.75-mill fire levy renewal on Nov. 4 ballot",477,264000,741000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2984895-26569089048142fc2893faff95f98ad4&start=264&end=741","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2984895-26569089048142fc2893faff95f98ad4/thumbnail_264000.jpg","/articles/6074368/Ohio/Morgan-Township-trustees-adopt-resolution-to-place-275-mill-fire-levy-renewal-on-Nov-4-ballot","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6074368-dd595883619376ffc10e867ad86a24c1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771160350&Signature=WRuCah4oT3C5F0Imgm8LieJijU1NtOx3a6ALSnXUl2JHHQHOAUhfiVNjPuBZJ4H7SGUOZQBDfyZ1shZEvnZbNyA42BJI5UFlsvsdFI611vLJTyP2ikvkanryqBFmtsFYSCGCGlbmBlZLrvrp4aEFoOvb-h54zcaQH6AEA-1SlTp33ft1-wplp1ELoplnXnRPS9QkP6nK8dDAl-1bW7VSK7IrwDwwmg8IGf2nNFnwqBYvrJAK5mEqCAxYtwGq6xIUTaoqAasXPfZKtyw-ukjflsd7789HkgdH-9E3v1yp0BVnbogVC2fyKf2Vs9bOH3HvfSV5wAp0gy4q7Q-mhKg1FA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Morgan Township Board of Trustees voted to adopt Resolution No. 034-2025, declaring the necessity of renewing a 2.75-mill tax levy for fire protection and emergency medical services and directing township staff to submit the measure to the Butler County Board of Elections for the Nov. 4, 2025 ballot.

The resolution, read into the record by a trustee, states that the levy is a renewal of an existing 2.75 mills “for the benefit of the Morgan Township … for the purposes of providing and maintaining fire apparatus, appliances, buildings, and sites … the payment of permanent part time or volunteer firefighters … or the purchase of ambulance equipment, or the provision of emergency medical services” as authorized by the Ohio Revised Code. The resolution directs the township fiscal officer to certify copies to the Butler County Auditor and to request the auditor’s calculations of current tax valuation and projected revenue if the levy is approved.

The law that triggers the formal resolution requirement was cited during the reading. The text refers to Ohio Revised Code section 5705.03 as the statute that requires a board to pass and certify a resolution when a levy is proposed outside the 10-mill limitation; the reading also cites Ohio Revised Code section 5705.19 in describing permitted uses for the levy. Trustees emphasized that the item is a renewal, not a new or increased levy; the resolution states that, if approved by voters, the first collection would be in calendar year 2027.

Trustees moved and seconded the resolution on the meeting floor and approved it by roll call. The board also directed the fiscal officer to provide the county auditor and the Butler County Board of Elections with the requested certification and copies of the resolution so the measure can appear on the November ballot.

The resolution language specifies the levy rate (2.75 mills) and lists the general categories of permitted spending under the Ohio Revised Code, but it does not include a line-item budget or an estimate of the tax impact on a property owner; the trustees asked the county auditor to provide the dollar amount that would be generated by the levy and the revenue per $100,000 of appraised value.

The trustees approved the resolution by recorded vote and certified the measure for the Nov. 4, 2025 election, as required by state law.","Trustees passed Resolution No. 034-2025 to renew an existing 2.75-mill levy to fund fire protection and emergency medical services; the question will appear on the Nov. 4, 2025 ballot and the board asked the Butler County Auditor to certify valuation and revenue estimates.","actionData","errors"]

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