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Clark Township Board of Adjustment elects Ed Ruth as chair, formalizes appointments and annual report
Summary
At its Jan. 27 reorganization meeting the Clark Township Board of Adjustment elected Ed Ruth chair, named Doug Crock vice chair and Janet Entry as board secretary, approved its annual land-use report and meeting schedule for 2025, and introduced the townships new construction official.
Clark Townships Board of Adjustment completed its annual reorganization on Jan. 27, 2025, electing Ed Ruth as chair and confirming several administrative appointments and housekeeping items before moving into its regular public meeting.
The board voted by voice to elect Ed Ruth as chair. A motion to appoint Ed Ruth was made and carried; procedural announcements recorded a series of voice votes with the outcome "motion carries." The board also nominated and approved Doug Crock as vice chairman and nominated Janet Entry as board secretary.
The reorganization included a resolution memorializing the appointments and staff confirmed that reappointed members Mark Hayden and Dante (surname spelled differently in the transcript) were reappointed and had executed their paperwork; two other members (John and Christopher) were noted as absent and still needing to sign appointment paperwork. The board approved sending its annual municipal land-use report to the planning board, noting it recorded two applications in 2024 and did not identify recurring ordinance patterns that would prompt suggested zoning changes. The board also adopted the 2025 meeting schedule, moving meeting start times from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.
Chair Ed Ruth opened the public meeting portion by restating compliance with the Open Public Meeting Act. He introduced the townships incoming construction official, Art, who said he is available to town officials and residents: "If anyone else needs me for anything, feel free to stop by." Staff also referenced correspondence that included the formal paperwork memorializing appointments, the meeting-time change notice and a letter indicating the selection of the law firm Peschman, Stein, Walker, Hayden as counsel to the board.
No substantive land-use hearings or variance decisions were conducted during the reorganization portion of the meeting. After approving minutes from the Dec. 17, 2024 meeting and finalizing reorganization business, the board adjourned the reorganization meeting and proceeded to the regular public meeting with Ed Ruth presiding.
The board did not record roll-call votes with individual member tallies in the reorganization actions recorded in the transcript; outcomes were announced by voice as "Aye" or "Motion carries."
