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1) Approve minutes for April 2, 2025 — Motion passed (voice vote recorded: Mike Kosinski yes; Sue yes).

2) Amend agenda: add road department items 2(c) signage and 2(d) asphalt chips — Motion passed (voice vote recorded: Mike Kosinski yes; Sue yes).

3) Approve purchase orders (general) — Motion passed (voice vote recorded: Mike Kosinski yes; Sue yes).

4) Accept warrants — Motion passed (voice vote recorded: Mike Kosinski yes; Sue yes).

5) Accept chip-and-seal bids for review (Geauga Highway; Ronyak) and forward packets to staff for specification verification — Motion passed.

6) Approve purchase order $43,000 to Midwest Public Safety for body-worn camera technology upgrades (state grant to offset portion of the cost) — Motion passed.

7) Enter 2025–26 ODOT salt contract for 1,700 tons (500 ton summer allocation; 1,200 ton winter allocation) — Motion passed.

8) Hire approvals (contingent on background check and substance test):
- Hire Devon Shipp as equipment operator labor, Road Department — Motion passed.
- Hire Tom Weese as part-time seasonal labor, Road Department — Motion passed.

9) Award 2025 community event sponsorship grant to Victory Baptist Temple ($1,500) — Motion passed.

10) Accept OTARMA and Portage County building/fire planning examiner recommendations and remove the storage container at Town Center Fields due to safety concerns — Motion passed. Staff to notify affected user groups and return with removal/replacement options.

11) Approve Dell server support extension (quote discussed at about $1,200 for 4 servers, 4‑hour response through 2027) — Motion passed.

12) Convene and adjourn executive session under Ohio Revised Code §121.22(G) for consideration of purchase of property — Motion passed; board entered executive session and later reconvened and adjourned.

Notes and clarifications: several motions were approved by voice vote with trustees recorded as voting in favor; motions that required staff follow-up (chip-and-seal award, storage container removal, vendor implementation) received direction to return with specifications, costs or recommendations. Where the transcript did not provide explicit mover or seconder names, those fields are recorded as \"not specified.\"","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Brimfield Township - Board of Trustees - Bid Opening & Regular Meeting - 4/16/2025","oneSentenceSummary","This roundup lists motions the trustees voted on at the meeting and the recorded outcomes, including hires, purchase orders, contract approvals and actions on park facilities.","taxTitle","Brimfield Board of Trustees, Brimfield Town, Portage County, Ohio","taxId",74570,"location","Ohio","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_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":56,"_74":56},6600548,"Brimfield delays full ADP rollout for police/fire, approves Dell server support extension",1607,1897000,3504000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3034866-fd4db1d8995f8c41da2441eca6b48529&start=1897&end=3504","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3034866-fd4db1d8995f8c41da2441eca6b48529/thumbnail_1897000.jpg","/articles/6600548/Ohio/Brimfield-delays-full-ADP-rollout-for-policefire-approves-Dell-server-support-extension","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6600548-69f3c9fa3a578186fed98f7489554dd6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771161670&Signature=PVM-h2qjEL2Ct1paivRv1axvmYA4Kd-3HkvE9bLiooIBO1KxmXH0dsaU52gC7wxg8jkzT8x57X8vkCL8cyYoivy0TweoIKsRhvhKJbhu6FpTznn~KnzHhIhTTjakwYc2-A~c6HO6acyKnrOfPKmyEoJxeTwIJtstHAbzzjOPWLyl1EkyC3bdAyvFZPndd63lyttieCOPON3xo96kyvFcKIc9cM273UdSJAwrmjPgVEDwrX2TrfXr9CfI5CDhUn~O55Jaouz5ZF-JMr28yDWmDt8zZnEHfzInTEmbox5wzs91nAO4wfLPRC7Gg0jLLKj6yC5hNikDYFxEFLLFPEVEkw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Brimfield Township staff told trustees that adopting ADP’s higher-level workforce management product to serve police and fire payroll would be substantially more expensive and take many months to implement.

According to staff, ADP recommended a Time & Labor (workforce manager) platform for entities with complex pay structures; for Brimfield that option would cost roughly three times more than the ADP Essentials bundle and require about a 26-week implementation. Trustees and staff agreed it is not cost-effective to add a second, higher-level ADP product while police and fire already use other time systems.

Instead the township will import CSV files from police and fire time systems into ADP Essentials; staff said they will work with those departments during implementation.

Separately the board approved a Dell hardware support extension for servers still in production. The quoted cost discussed in the meeting was described as “about $1,200” to extend four servers to a 4‑hour response warranty through 2027; trustees approved the maintenance extension by motion and voice vote.

Why it matters: ADP implementation choices affect payroll accuracy and payroll staff workload; trustees chose a lower-cost integration path to avoid redundant high-cost licensing. The Dell support purchase preserves warranty response for township servers, which the police department relies on for certain local records.

Staff will coordinate with the police department on a maintenance window for server upgrades and with ADP and police/fire staff on CSV import processes.

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During the opening township staff read submitted proposals. Bidders identified in the transcript were Geauga Highway and a company recorded as Ronyak/Ronyak (spelling in the bid packet varied). Board members and staff noted minor confusion while locating the bid totals in the packet, then confirmed the two submissions and accepted them for review.

The trustees voted to accept the bids and send them for further review; the board instructed staff to confirm county specifications and return with a recommendation for award. The motion to accept the bids for review passed by voice vote with trustees recorded in favor.

Why it matters: The chip-and-seal contract governs surface treatment on township roads; staff said they will check the county’s specs and return with the most reasonable option for award.

The meeting record shows staff will bring the bid tabulations back after verifying specifications with Portage County or the county highway department.

Specific bid amounts and the recommended award were not finalized at the meeting; staff said they would present a recommendation after review.

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Police leadership told the trustees the purchase will replace first-generation cameras with Gen‑4 units, and that the new system provides an updated software platform, improved battery life and a more user-friendly interface. The department also described an existing state grant that will cover a significant portion of the project.

The board moved and seconded the purchase order and approved it by voice vote. Trustees recorded their support in the meeting minutes.

Why it matters: Upgraded recording and storage technology affects evidence management, public records retention and daily operations for the police department. The department said a state grant will offset much of the upfront cost; board minutes reflect the grant amount as approximately $33,000.

The department briefed trustees on the rollout timeline: psychological and background steps for a new hire were discussed elsewhere in the meeting; for the camera project the next steps are processing the PO and initiating the vendor implementation and storage setup.

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The motion to remove the container — described in the meeting record as “remove the storage container at the Town Center Fields due to safety concerns brought to our attention by O'Tarma and the fire department's planning examiner” — passed in a voice vote. Trustees Mike Kosinski and Sue voted in favor; the motion was seconded and approved.

Why it matters: Township staff and parks volunteers had been using the container for team shirts, signs and other supplies. Trustees and staff said the container is being used more like a small building than as temporary storage, and that it lacks compliant means of egress and other features the county building official expects of a structure used by the public.

During discussion parks staff described the container’s current use and content and asked the board for direction. The board and staff discussed options including removing the container, selling it and asking the buyer to pick it up, relocating it to another township facility, or replacing it with a permit-compliant shed. Trustees and staff noted moving the container would require heavy equipment and could disturb turf and fencing.

Trustees directed township staff (Cassie and Holly, per the record) to notify affected user groups, determine costs and removal logistics, and return with options for replacement storage if needed. Board members also discussed that, because the container functions as a structure on public property, its continued presence would require compliance with building/egress rules and potentially a conditional-use review.

Board members repeatedly cited liability concerns raised by OTARMA and county inspectors. Several participants urged prompt action so the township would not remain on notice for a known hazard.

The trustees did not set a specific removal date at the meeting; staff will report back with logistics and cost estimates.

","Trustees approved removal of a shipping container used for sports storage at Town Center Fields after recommendations from the township insurer (OTARMA) and Portage County building/fire planning examiner; board asked staff to notify users and explore replacement options.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Key motions and outcomes from the Brimfield trustees meeting

Brimfield delays full ADP rollout for police/fire, approves Dell server support extension

Trustees open chip-and-seal bids; accept two bids for review

Brimfield approves $43,000 purchase order to upgrade police body-worn cameras

Brimfield trustees vote to remove storage container at Town Center Fields after safety review