The Medina Township Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Purpose: Regularly Scheduled Board Meeting
Present: Shawn Garner, Supervisor
Mike Molohon, Trustee
Cindy Greene, Trustee
Luke Harvey, Trustee
Mary Sundermeyer, Clerk
Absent: Cam Parr, Trustee
Other Officials and Township Staff Present:
Frank Sturm II, Road Commissioner
Deputy Ben Davison
Others In Attendance: 2 residents
Call To Order: Supervisor Garner called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm
Approval of Minutes: Mary presented the minutes from January 8, 2025. Shawn made a motion to approve the minutes, Cindy seconded. The minutes were approved by a unanimous voice vote.
Community Policing Report: Ben gave the report for January 2025. There were 48 reports made involving 31 reports of crimes (14 original crimes). There were also 86 traffic stops made in the township. They have grant money for traffic stops in overtime and this is why the number of stops are increasing. Ben is still getting complaints about speeding on Cedar Hills Dr and for the school zone in front of Mossville School. He has given out many tickets by the school zone.
Public Input: None
Old Business: None
New Business: We have received a Park Agreement and Proof of Insurance for the IVC Girls Travel Softball. Shawn made a motion to accept the agreement. Mike seconded and the motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote.
Shawn presented the board schedule for the 2025-26 FY. Cindy made a motion to approve, Mike seconded and the motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote. Mary will publish this in the newspaper and post it to the Medina website.
Shawn received an appraisal for the land for the new township hall for $40,000. Shawn made a motion to transfer this parcel of land from the Road District to the Township for $40,000. Mike seconded. A roll call vote was taken: Shawn – Aye, Mike – Aye, Luke – Aye, Cindy – Aye. The funds will be transferred in the next fiscal year starting in April 2025.
Shawn presented the Assessor’s Budget for $21,650 for review. That is the same amount as for last year’s budget.
Department Correspondence:
Supervisor Shawn Garner:
- Investment Report: The report ending on February 12, 2025, was previously presented to the board.
- There are no General Assistance (GA) cases pending. The caseworker for these is resigning and we will need to find a new person to handle the GA cases.
- There are no cases before the Plan Commission.
- We have requested the survey for Fairview St.
- We received a thank you from the Community Needs Agency for our $1000 grant.
Road Commissioner: Frank Sturm
- They have some down time this winter and are using it to clean and paint the office, bathroom and breakroom. They have new chairs, and a new desk and new carpeting will be installed later this week.
- The new light fixtures in the break room and office are already showing a reduction in the electric bill.
- Stratus Internet has indicated that they will be installing the new fiber soon. They have been delayed by weather.
Assessor: No report
Plan Commission: No report
Trustees: Luke asked about the new chairs for the township hall. Shawn has that on his to-do list and will order them soon.
Township/Road District Bills: Shawn, Mike and Frank had a zoom meeting with Katie (our accountant) to see why some of our bills are late. Frank will also meet with the Better Banks to see if we can have the credit card bills consolidated on one account with subheadings for each person.
The following bills need to be approved outside of the bill paying system to avoid being late: Chris Ebert Co – $453.79, Raynor Door – $145.00, PIPCO Co – $1489.78, and Neff Valuation Group – $1000.00. Shawn made a motion to pay these bills separately. Luke seconded and the motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote.
Township/Road District Bills: Mike made a motion to pay the bills of the township. Cindy seconded. The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote.
Adjournment: Mike made a motion to adjourn, and Luke seconded it. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 6:34 pm.
Respectfully submitted on this 12th day of February 2025, Mary Sundermeyer, Township Clerk
