MEMBERS PRESENT:  Kevin Kreger, Supr.         Daniel Preuss, Treasurer
                                       Brian Frederick, Trustee    Christine Beckrow, Clerk
                                       John Gudaitis, Trustee

CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the Richland Township Board of Trustees was called to order by Supervisor Kreger at 7:30 P.M. with the Pledge to the Flag.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: Motion by Christine Beckrow, second by Brian R. Frederick, to approve and file Minutes of March 10, 2009 Special, March 10, 2009 Regular and March 30, 2009 Special as written. Unanimous vote. Motion carried.

BILLS: Motion by Daniel Preuss, second by Christine Beckrow, to pay the bills as listed, total of $73,116.57. Roll call vote Gudaitis, Yes; Frederick, Yes; Preuss, Yes; Kreger, Yes; Beckrow, Yes. (5) yeas, (0) nays. Motion carried.

REPORTS: Motion by Daniel Preuss, second by Christine Beckrow, to receive and file the following written reports: Financial/Transaction/Qtrly., Police, Fire, Library, Board of Review, Zoning Board of Appeals, and Township Manager’s. Unanimous vote. Motion carried.

PUBLIC COMMENT: Comments and questions were received and answered.

OLD BUSINESS:

ROAD PROGRAM:

Motion by Christine Beckrow, second by John Gudaitis, to approve the amended 2009-2010 Road program, total of $62,806.25, bring the grand total to $125,356.25. Frederick, Yes; Preuss, Yes; Kreger, Yes; Beckrow, Yes; Gudaitis, Yes. (5) yeas, (0) nays. Motion carried.

NEW BUSINESS -

AUTHORIZE PURCHASES, AS BUDGETED:

Motion by Daniel Preuss, second by Brian R. Frederick, to award the seal coating/striping projects to Tom’s Seal Coating Company, as bid, for $4,825.00. Preuss, Yes; Kreger, Yes; Beckrow, Yes; Gudaitis, Yes; Frederick, Yes. (5) yeas, (0) nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Daniel Preuss, second by Christine Beckrow, to purchase the Toro Z Master mower, as bid for $7,399.00, from Hoffman’s Power Equipment, Inc. authorizing sale of the 2004 Toro mower by sealer bid. Kreger, Yes; Beckrow, Yes; Gudaitis, Yes; Frederick, Yes; Preuss, Yes. (5) yeas, (0) nays. Motion carried.

WAGE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS:

Motion by Brian R. Frederick, second by John Gudaitis, to approve the Collective Bargaining Agreement commencing April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2012 for those employees covered under the union, Police Officers Labor Council, the three year wage increases of $0.46, $0.47, $0.48 along with the language amendments as presented in Article XVIII, Health Insurance, Section 18.1, authorizing Supervisor Kreger and Manager Herhold to sign on behalf of Richland Township. This also includes accepting the Wage Committee’s recommendation to increase the non-union employee’s hourly pay by $0.46 effective with the fiscal year 2009-2010. Beckrow, Yes; Gudaitis, Yes; Frederick, Yes; Preuss, Yes; Kreger, Yes. (5) yeas, (0) nays. Motion carried.

HEMLOCK HEALTH CENTER - DONATION:

Motion by Brian R. Frederick, second by Daniel Preuss, authorizing this expense, as budgeted - $3,600, to the Hemlock Health Center. Unanimous vote. Motion carried.

ST. CHARLES HEALTH CENTER - DONATION:

Motion by Daniel Preuss, second by Brian R. Frederick, authorizing a payment of $412.00 to the St. Charles Area Health Center for services rendered by Richland Township residents. Unanimous vote. Motion carried.

POVERTY EXEMPTION – HARDSHIP APPLICATION:

Motion by Christine Beckrow, second by John Gudaitis, to approve the new one year Poverty Exemption – Hardship Application. Unanimous vote. Motion carried.

CORRESPONDENCE: Written correspondence was received and filed.

GENERAL DISCUSSION:

Motion by Brian R. Frederick, second by Christine Beckrow, to form a committee for future Road Improvement projects, to work with Manager Herhold. Unanimous vote. Motion carried.

General discussion was held for possible avenues for road funding, future vehicle purchases for the fire department, equipment purchases for the police department and improvements/general maintenance for the water and sewer lines.

PUBLIC COMMENT: Comments and questions were received and answered.

ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Brian R. Frederick, second by Daniel Preuss, to adjourn. Unanimous vote. Meeting adjourned – 8:43 P.M.

Respectfully submitted by:

Christine Beckrow Clerk