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Brimfield trustees approve contracts, grant and routine business; votes at a glance
Summary
At a regular meeting the Brimfield Board of Trustees approved routine minutes and financial items, accepted a communications contract for police dispatch, approved a NOPEC energized community grant, waived a variance fee for a property and certified township highway mileage. Several other administrative motions passed unanimously.
Brimfield Township trustees approved a series of routine administrative items, contracts and grant acceptances during their meeting, including a $77,155 communications services contract for police dispatch and a $23,296 NOPEC Energized Community Grant.
The votes covered minutes and agenda approvals, purchase orders and warrants, a dispatch services contract with Kent State University for the Brimfield Police Department, a meeting-date change, a grant resolution, a waiver of a variance application fee, and the township highway mileage certification.
The board voted to accept the corrected minutes from Jan. 24, 2025 (updates to reflect rounding changes reported by the Portage County Auditor's Office) and to adopt the meeting agenda. Trustees also approved purchase orders and warrants as presented.
The board approved the Brimfield Police Department’s 2025 communications services contract with Kent State University in the total amount of $77,155, payable semiannually in April and October; trustees recorded no objections during discussion and the motion passed.
Trustees voted to change the scheduled Feb. 19 trustee meeting to Feb. 13 at 4 p.m. and to accept the 2025 NOPEC Energized Community Grant resolution for $23,296. The board also approved waiving the $250 variance application fee for 2369 Tallmadge Road following a request from mediation and the magistrate, and accepted the 2024 certified annual township highway mileage certification (46.915 miles).
All roll-call items cited in the meeting transcript were presented and passed with affirmative votes recorded when roll call was taken. Several motions were moved and seconded by unnamed board members in the transcript; voting confirmations were recorded verbally as “Yes” for Trustees Sue and Nick on roll calls shown in the transcript.
The meeting adjourned after routine business.
Ending: The board scheduled follow-up items — including signage decisions and TIF planning — for future meetings.
