CLERK'S JOURNAL OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EATON, OHIO, HELD IN THE

COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING,

AT 4:30 P.M., ON THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2005

Mayor Robert Stonecash called to order a special meeting of Eaton City Council, in accordance with Section 121.03 of the Rules of Council, on Thursday, March 3, 2005, at 4:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building. The Clerk called the roll and found the following to be:

ROLL CALL

Present: Dave Kirsch

Ben Maffett

Gary Wagner, Vice Mayor

Robert Stonecash, Mayor

Absent: Joe Renner

Also in attendance was City Manager Dave Daily.

RESOLUTION 05-12

A meeting will be conducted on Monday, March 7, 2005, attended by local government and school officials with Senator Jim Jordan and Representative Keith Faber. The purpose of this meeting will be to express the County's concern of diminishing state funding to local governments and schools. This resolution officially expresses the City of Eaton's support of this effort to lobby the State for continued local government funding.

Councilman Kirsch moved to adopt Resolution 05-12. The motion was seconded by Councilman Maffett and passed as follows:

Ayes: Kirsch, Maffett, Wagner, Stonecash (4)

Nays: None (0)

RESOLUTION 05-13

A semi-annual payment on the municipal court facility is due. This resolution transfers the money from the General Fund to the Municipal Court Special Projects fund for this payment.

Councilman Wagner moved to adopt Resolution 05-13. The motion was seconded by Councilman Maffett and passed as follows:

Ayes: Kirsch, Maffett, Wagner, Stonecash (4)

Nays: None (0)

FIRE DIVISION GRANT DISCUSSION

Fire Chief Rick Crowe was in attendance and discussed the upcoming Assistance Firefighters Grant offered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It is Chief Crowe's desire to apply for an apparatus through this grant. While there is some money set aside for purchase of fire apparatus, the grant application requests the amount of money the City would contribute toward the purchase. Chief Crowe inquired of Council's concurrence to list this set-aside money in the grant application. With questions being raised such as the value of the equipment that would be replaced, criteria used by FEMA in the award of the grant, etc., Council requested information be contained in the March 21, 2005 Council packet for further consideration.

ADJOURN

Councilman Maffett moved to adjourn the meeting. Councilman Wagner seconded the motion, which passed as follows:

Ayes: Kirsch, Maffett, Wagner, Stonecash (4)

Nays: None (0)

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Clerk of Council Mayor

APPROVED AS TO FORM_____________________________________________________

Law Director