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Votes at a glance: Fairfield Township adopts multiple resolutions, appoints law directors and updates zoning fees
Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting the trustees adopted several resolutions including appointments of law director and assistant law director, changes to zoning fees, records-scanning payments, EMA membership, cloud membership, police policy updates, and self-insurance authorization. One finance engagement was tabled and the Fire Station 211 renovation remained at first reading.
Fairfield Township’s Board of Trustees voted on multiple administrative and policy items at its Jan. 13 meeting.
What the board adopted
- Resolution 26-08: Authorized the annual Butler County Emergency Management Agency cooperation agreement ($12,600.50) — adopted by roll call.
- Resolution 26-09: Authorized a cloud membership ($200) — adopted.
- Resolution 26-10: Appointed Catherine Barbiere as law director pursuant to the cited ORC section and dispensed with the second reading — adopted.
- Resolution 26-11: Appointed Lawrence Barbier as assistant law director pursuant to the cited ORC section and dispensed with the second reading — adopted.
- Resolution 26-12: Adopted the 2026 zoning fee schedule with multiple fee increases (examples in backup materials include increases to single-family new-construction fees and higher minimums for commercial and BZA applications) — adopted.
- Resolution 26-13: Authorized a purchase order to Strategic Solutions for $8,588.13 for public records scanning and access — adopted.
- Resolution 26-14: Adopted changes to the police department policy manual (vehicle pursuit policy) after presentation by the chief; the changes narrow circumstances for pursuits and emphasize safer practices — adopted.
- Resolution 26-17: Authorized the administrator to sign documents related to the township’s self-insurance plan — adopted.
Actions held for further review
- Resolution 26-07: Fire Station 211 renovation (HGC Construction, contract package shown in backup) was kept as a first reading so trustees could review financing scenarios; no contract award was made.
- Municipal advisory letter of engagement (Bradley Payne): trustees discussed authorizing Bradley Payne to solicit financing options from banks and report back but requested clearer fee disclosures; the board tabled the engagement for a future meeting.
Procedural note
Most roll-call votes recorded unanimous approval among trustees present. When dollar amounts or detail were missing from resolution bodies, trustees requested that the administrator include explicit cost figures in the resolution language or backup. Several items were adopted on the consent agenda by a single motion.
Next steps: Staff will update resolution language where requested, provide financing and fee details on the municipal advisory engagement, and return the Fire Station 211 renovation item for final action after trustees review financing options.
