A business meeting of the Center Township Board of Supervisors was held on Tuesday, February 1, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. at the Township Office in Rogersville. Present were Daniel R. Stoneking, Chairman, Paul Cook, Vice Chairman, Harry D. Gillispie, Supervisor and N. Dawn Horr, Secretary. No visitors were present.
Paul made a motion to approve the minutes of the January organizational and business meetings as read. Harry seconded and the motion was carried unanimously.
Harry made a motion to approve the bills as presented. Dawn made a note that an additional invoice was paid to Fox Ford from the General Fund in the amount of $5,259.13 for a truck repair that is not listed. Paul seconded and the motion was carried unanimously.
The bids for stone and road materials/equipment rentals were opened and read at noon. Bid tabulations follow the minutes (view PDF). Bids for the stone were received from three companies, Greer Limestone Co., Arcosa Aggregates and Youngblood Paving. Harry made a motion to award the contract to Greer Limestone Co. for al the stone with the exception of the No. 8 washed slag. Paul seconded and the motion was carried unanimously.
Youngblood Paving was the only bidder for the No. 8 washed slag aggregate. Harry made a motion to award the contract to Youngblood Paving. Paul seconded the motion and it was carried unanimously.
Bids for the road materials and equipment rental were received from Russell Standard Corp., Midland Asphalt and Youngblood Paving. Bid tabulations will follow the minutes. The totals for Russell Standard were $1,597,700 for the materials and $4,800/hour forthe equipment rental. The totals for Youngblood Paving were $1,290,800 for the materials and $2,271/hour for the equipment rental. The totals for Midland Asphalt were $1,337,500 for the materials and $2,405/hour for the equipment rental. Paul made a motion to award the contract to Youngblood Paving as the lowest bidder. Harry seconded and the motion was carried unanimously.
The code enforcement report was reviewed. There are currently three overweight vehicle violations pending. Verizon has permitted to update the antennas on the tower located at 307 Tower Road.
A motion was made by Paul to adopt Resolution No. 1-2025 increasing the allowable hourly compensation for any newly elected auditors from $10.00 to $18.00 per hour. Harry seconded the motion and it was carried unanimously.
Paul made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2-2025 for the disposal of obsolete records as listed. Harry seconded and the motion was carried unanimously.
Paul made a motion to increase the wages of the full-time employees (John R. Iams, Jordan L. Cooke
and N. Dawn Horr) by $1.25 per hour retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025. Harry seconded and the motion was carried unanimously.
The adoption of a solar ordinance was discussed. Harry made a motion to contact Dennis for the
completion of a draft ordinance for review at the March meeting. Paul seconded and the motion was carried unanimously.
Harry made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Paul and the meeting was adjourned at 5:10 p.m.