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Votes at a glance: Ross Township trustees adopt resolutions on minutes, payments, projects and personnel
Summary
Trustees approved motions to dispense with and adopt minutes, certified fiscal transactions, accepted several resolutions including a paving/projects declaration, opioid-settlement Narcan purchase, COPS grant acceptance, staffing/pay amendments and a promotion.
At the close of routine business the Ross Township board adopted multiple motions and resolutions by roll call vote.
Key outcomes:
- Motion 25-118: Dispensed with reading of the Oct. 2 and Oct. 15 minutes; adopted by roll call.
- Motion 25-119 and 25-120: Approved the Oct. 2 regular meeting minutes and the Oct. 15 work session minutes, respectively.
- Motion 285-2121: Approved payment certifications for purchase orders and bill payments.
- Resolution 20125-066: Authorized expenditure from Ohio opioid settlement funds for Narcan; trustees approved the resolution after clarification on scope of the authorization.
- Resolution 2025-067: Declared necessary roadway repair, resurfacing and improvement projects for 2026 to be designed and moved toward construction.
- Resolution 2025-078: Authorized acceptance of a U.S. Department of Justice COPS Hiring Program grant to fund part of a new full-time police officer.
- Resolution 2025-069: Amended staffing levels and pay rates to allow for the additional full-time officer supported by the COPS grant.
- Motion 25-10: Promoted part-time officer Michael Lemur to full-time status.
- Motion 25-123: Adopted motion to enter executive session to discuss employment, promotion and compensation of a public employee in accordance with state code; roll call vote recorded.
All recorded roll-call votes in the transcript show unanimous yes votes from the three trustees present where a roll call was recorded. The transcript did not list individual vote names for every motion; tallies included in the meeting record were recorded as 'yes' from the trustees when roll call was taken.
Next steps: Staff will circulate documentation and follow-up tasks related to the accepted grant, promotion, staffing adjustments and capital project planning.
