BATH TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES
July 1, 2015
This regular meeting of the Bath Township Board of Trustees was called to order by Mr.
Martin. Other township personnel in attendance were misters Pitstick, Ross, Burchett,
Trimbach, and Miller, and Mrs. Brown. Mr. Ross made a motion to approve the minutes of
the June 17th meeting; seconded by Mr. Pitstick. Roll call: three ayes, no nays, motion
carried. Mr. Pitstick made a motion to pay bills totaling $38,663.71 plus a transfer of
$3,880.55 to the US Bank Municipal Investor account; seconded by Mr. Ross. Roll call: three
ayes, no nays, motion carried.
Mr. Martin opened the Public Hearing on the 2016 Budget. A legal notice appeared in the
June 13th issue of the Fairborn Daily Herald. Mr. Martin asked if anyone in attendance wished
to speak either pro or con about the budget. There being no response, the Public Hearing
was closed. The Board reviewed the budget figures that Mrs. Brown had prepared. Mr.
Martin noted that the operating funds have decreased, but money has been set aside in
Capital Project Funds for future equipment purchases. Mr. Ross made a motion to approve
the budget; seconded by Mr. Pitstick. Roll call: three ayes, no nays, motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS: Concerning the agreement with Mr. Smith about the driveway turn-around
pad, Ms. Hayden, Assistant Prosecutor, stated that she would be sending a draft copy next
week for the Board’s review.
Mr. Pitstick reported that he has been in contact with Mr. Ashley Hills, Middletown Ford, and
is waiting for another quote, but in the meantime he is ready to recommend the purchase of a
2016 Ford F350XL cab & chassis 4x4 with a snow plow package, trailer brake controller,
running boards, and a power group bundle that provides for power door locks and windows
for $30,276.10. This is approximately $1600 more than the 2015 model. Expected delivery
116 days, but may be sooner. He and Mr. Trimbach discussed the length of the bed. Mr.
Trimbach recommended a shorter bed to facilitate maneuverability around the monuments.
Mr. David Anderson, 3600 S. Byron Road, pointed out that a shorter bed would require more
trips. There was a discussion about the snow plow—straight or V and outfitting the pickup
with a plow. Mr. Ross made a motion to purchase the dump truck cab & chassis; seconded
by Mr. Pitstick. Roll call: three ayes, no nays, motion carried.
Mr. Trimbach showed the Board two prototypes for cemetery section signs that he had
made. After discussing installation and height, and selecting the square vinyl post that
matches the fencing, Mr. Ross made a motion that section marker signs be installed in two
sections; seconded by Mr. Pitstick. Roll call: three ayes, no nays, motion carried.
The Board reviewed the Notice & Order to Remove Obstruction notification to A & R Reck
Huber MHP concerning an obstruction in a culvert pipe at 4269 E. Kitridge Road. (See
minutes of June 3rd meeting.) Mr. Martin explained the situation and read the notice. Mr.
Pitstick made a motion to send the notice on Bath Township letterhead with the ORC section
5571.14 printed on the back to the owner; seconded by Mr. Ross. Roll call: three ayes, no
nays, motion carried.
The Board reviewed Mrs. Phillips’ report on the Memorial Way trees along Sarah Childers
Lane. Noting that the trees are in dire need of proper pruning, she had contacted
Siebenthaler’s about a quote for a package deal which would include pruning and planting
new trees to replace the dead ones. Mr. Trimbach reported that he had met with Mr. Kelly
from Siebenthaler’s to assess the trees. He will be sending a proposal. Mr. Anderson
expressed the opinion that the trees were planted too close to the road and that the road salt
is causing damage. Mr. Trimbach noted that Mr. Kelly had said that excessive mulch was
more likely the problem than the salt.
NEW BUSINESS: The Board reviewed the Byron Cemetery Quarterly report. Mr. Martin
noted that total sales figures for the year were down about 15%, largely due to the decrease
in the sale of non-resident spaces.
Notice was received from SWOP4G that our low bid for 600 tons of highway rock salt was
from Compass Minerals American Inc. at $68.42/ton. Our last salt purchase in 2014 was
$55.36/ton. The Board and Mr. Burchett discussed the quantity used last year. Mr. Burchett
estimated that we usually use between 350-400 tons. It was noted that this year’s order
included 150 tons ordered for resale to Miami Township since the Greene County Engineer
no longer has storage space for them. Mr. Burchett asked if we had to take all 600 tons. He
estimated that there is currently about 250 tons in the barn. Mr. Pitstick made a motion to
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approve the purchase of 600 tons from Compass Minerals at $68.42/ton; seconded by Mr.
Ross. Roll call: three ayes, no nays, motion carried.
Mr. Ross made a motion to approve Supplemental Appropriations for Highway Materials—
Salt: $2,000 in General Fund and $7,000 in Gasoline Tax Fund; seconded by Mr. Pitstick.
Roll call: three ayes, no nays, motion carried.
It was noted that the Cyber Policy Declaration effective January 26, 2015 for our Ohio Plan
Risk Management policy was received.
Fifth Third Bank will be hosting a Special Lunch and Learn Session “Protecting your Identity”
for the township employees and officials on July 9th. This is part of their U Empower program.
The Board reviewed the Ohio Cemetery Association Annual Convention/Field Day & Trade
Show schedule on August 4 and 5. Mr. Martin made a motion to approve sending three
representatives from the cemetery if they are available to the Tuesday morning session and
field day and the Wednesday morning session; seconded by Mr. Ross. Roll call: three ayes,
no nays, motion carried.
Mr. Burchett reported on the new tractor and boom. It is working fine, but they discovered
that additional weight was needed when they were working on Ravenwood ditch. JD
Equipment will come on site and mount the weight and do some minor adjustments for
one/half the cost. Mr. Pitstick made a motion to put on the additional weight for $797;
seconded by Mr. Ross. Roll call: three ayes, no nays, motion carried.
Mrs. Brown reported that a resident had requested an updated statement concerning “softbill” billing by Fairborn’s billing contractor. Mr. Ross will contact her. Mrs. Phillips has
changed the date to the current year.
The Board and Mrs. Brown discussed the purchase of the 2012 Edition of the Ohio Cemetery
Association Law Book. Mr. Ross speculated that this was probably an encyclopedia with
information readily available online. Mrs. Brown will check into it further at the OCA
Convention.
CORRESPONDENCE:
 Ken LeBlanc, Regional Planning and Coordinating Commission of Greene County
Director: requesting participation of the cities, villages and townships of Greene
County in a consolidated Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS) program for
Greene County with RPCC as the central point of contact. Mr. LeBlanc and Steve
Tomcisin had worked together to submit information to the Census Bureau earlier this
year. Mr. Pitstick made a motion that Bath Township participate; seconded by Mr.
Ross. Roll call: three ayes, no nays, motion carried.
 Fairborn City Planning Board: Public Hearing Notice for Case #2015-05 to consider a
proposal to rezone 154.474 acres from Bath Township Q Mineral Extraction/Storage
and QM Mineral Extraction, Storage, Processing and Manufacturing and 448.517
acres from Xenia Township A Agricultural and M-3 Mineral Extraction and Storage to
Fairborn Agricultural and Mineral Uses located generally south of Dayton-Yellow
Springs Road, east of Linebaugh Road, South of W. Hyde Road and west of W. Enon
Road on the east and west sides of SR 235.
 Ohio EPA: two notifications—sites owned by William Doorley and Marjorie Sutton
located north of Yellow Springs-Fairfield Road near Black Lane and south of
Armstrong Road about a mile east of Black Lane and sites owned by James Heider
and William Herrmann located northwest of the intersection of Armstrong Road and
West Enon road and northwest of Pitstick Pork Farms, all operated by Pitstick Pork
Farms, Inc., are authorized to be included as part of the Dovetail Energy, LLC
program. Mr. Pitstick explained that EPA operates under regulations for biosolids
applied from waste treatment plants, but while their product is not the same, the same
rules apply. He has approached several people about making the regulations
applicable to their product.
Mr. Burchett and the Board discussed the signs that Mr. Heizer, Road Supervisor, would like
to install on Yellow Springs-Fairfield Road and Byron Road. The first sign would state “No
commercial semi on Byron Road.” The second sign would be a “no semi right turn” placed on
Byron before SR 235. Mr. Heizer plans to present this to County Engineer Bob Geyer for his
approval as well. Mr. Ross asked Mr. Anderson about the volume of semi traffic on South
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Byron Road. Mr. Anderson was under the impression that a permit was needed for a tractortrailer to drive on Byron Road. He noted that there is some semi-truck traffic.
Mr. Anderson asked about how much money an employee can spend without Board
approval. Mr. Martin explained that when the Board votes to pay the bills they are giving their
approval. Mr. Anderson reported that on Father’s Day the grass on his parents’ graves was
taller than he had ever seen it and a week later it was scalped. Earlier that week he had seen
cemetery equipment in town when they should have been at the cemetery mowing his
father’s grave. Mr. Pitstick noted that they were on cemetery business. Mr. Anderson then
gave the Board pictures of several grave sites that were covered with standing water. He
claimed that he had explained to Mr. Howard (cemetery sexton the summer of 2010) about
the water problems and after he had left he told Mrs. Phillips but lots were sold there anyway.
Mr. Anderson claimed that vaults do not keep water out and he is upset because he has
relatives and friends where there are water issues. He claims that the Board knew about this
and did it anyway. He wants somebody to correct the problem.
Mr. Miller, Zoning Inspector, requested that the zoning fee schedule be amended changing
“swimming pool including fence” to “swimming pool.” He explained that in most instances the
pool and the fence are done by different contractors/individuals. (Mrs. Brown will prepare an
amended resolution to be considered at the next meeting.)
Mr. Martin made a motion to adjourn to executive session to discuss complaints against a
public employee; seconded by Mr. Pitstick. Roll call: three ayes, no nays, motion carried. Mr.
Martin asked Mr. Miller and Ms. Stephanie Hayden from the Prosecutor’s Office to stay for
the meeting.
The regular meeting was called back to order and adjourned.
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Elaine M. Brown, Fiscal Officer
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John O. Martin, Chairman
BATH TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES
July 1, 2015