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The minutes of the meeting held February 5, 2026.
PRESENT WERE TRUSTEES JOSEPH RABATIN, JIM MILLER, AND BLAKE MEIER: AND FISCAL OFFICER VALORIE LEWIS
Also present were:
Jim Zimmerman
Mr. Joseph Rabatin called the regular meeting to order at 6:46 pm.
The Board said the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Board signed checks and po’s.
A motion to approve the January 8, 2026 organizational and regular meeting minutes was made by Mr. Joseph Rabatin and seconded by Mr. Blake Meier with Mr. Jim Miller concurring.
The Fiscal Officer presented the February Grassroots Clipping.
The Fiscal Officer presented the Amended Certificate of Estimated Resources for 2026 and the approved Appropriations.
The Board reviewed the 2025 Annual Financial Reports.
A motion to approve Resolution 02-2026 as follows was made by Mr. Jim Miller.
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees approve all then and now purchase order dated January 9, 2026 through February 5, 2026 totaling $ 1,786.09.
It was seconded by Mr. Blake Meier.
A roll call vote was taken:
Joseph Rabatin YES
Jim Miller YES
Blake Meier YES
A motion to approve January receipts totaling $32,719.21 and warrants 13508 – 13663 totaling $101,552.95 and bank reconciliation and financial reports as follows was made by Mr. Jim Miller and seconded by Mr. Joseph Rabatin with Mr. Blake Meier concurring.
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Chief Zimmerman reported 29 squad runs, 9 fire runs and 4 mutual aid runs for January 2026
Chief Zimmerman informed the Board the extraction tools had their annual preventative maintenance completed in January.
Chief Zimmerman informed the Board that Staley’s was in to do firmware updates on all the radios.
Chief Zimmerman informed the Board that Alpine Heating and Cooling had repaired the exhaust and control boards in the heaters in the station.
Chief Zimmerman informed the Board that 101 was still having issues with losing air and he was working with Heritage Fire and Supthen Fire to correct the issue.
Chief Zimmerman informed the Board that Mr. Nate Garver had completed servicing all the trucks and found an exhaust leak and bad carrier bearing on 102 and parts had been ordered to repair it.
Chief Zimmerman stated he would like to Thank the Road Department on behalf of the Fire Department for their help during all the snow and cold to keep them functioning.
Chief Zimmerman informed the Board that the ISO assessment was done on January 15th and he wanted to Thank all the Officers that helped for their work to prepare for it. He further informed the Board that it is in the review process which could take 45 days to several Months.
Chief Zimmerman informed the Board that Mr. Dave Compston needs a 55-gallon drum of hydraulic fluid and a 55-gallon drum of motor oil. A motion to approve $1,587.32 for the oil was made by Mr. Joseph Rabatin and seconded by Mr. Jim Miller with Mr. Blake Meier concurring.
A motion to advertise for various road bids to be opened at the March 5, 2026 meeting was made by Mr. Jim Miller and seconded by Mr. Joseph Rabatin with Mr. Blake Meier concurring.
Park Planning – Nothing to report.
JEDD II – Nothing to report, the next meeting is scheduled for April 1, 2026.
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JEDD I – Nothing to report.
Wooster Hospital Board meeting update – Mr. Joseph Rabatin presented the Board a check for $3,000.00 from Wooster Hospital. A motion to deposit the money into the Park Fund was made by Mr. Joseph Rabatin and seconded by Mr. Jim Miller with Mr. Blake Meier concurring.
Mr. Rabatin informed the Board the Hospital will host an open house for the new Emergency Room on February 13, 2026 from 6 – 8 PM. He further informed the Board that their payroll for 2025 was 94 million. He further stated the Hospital has an app called WCH Connect to schedule appointments and other things.
Mr. Joseph Rabatin informed the Board that the survey for the property on Millborne Road has been ordered and would be completed before the grass grows.
A motion to approve Resolution 03-2026 as follows was made by Mr. Jim Miller.
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees met in regular session on Thursday, February 5, 2026 and discussed the Wayne County Emergency Management MOU agreement. THEREFORE be it approved to enter into the contract with the Wayne County Emergency Management Agency for a County-Wide disaster services agreement per ORC 5502.271.
It was seconded by Mr. Blake Meier.
A roll call vote was taken:
Jim Miller YES
Blake Meier YES
Joseph Rabatin YES
Mr. Joseph Rabatin informed the Board that Mr. Jeff Sampsel informed him he was retiring from mowing the cemeteries. After discussion a motion to advertise for cemetery mowing for 2026 was made by Mr. Blake Meier and seconded by Mr. Jim Miller with Mr. Joseph Rabatin concurring. It was decided to have Mr. Blake Meier as the contact if someone wants to look at the Cemeteries before they present a quote.
The next regular meeting will be held Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 6:45 pm at the Apple Creek Fire Station.
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A motion to adjourn at 8:14 pm was made by Mr. Jim Miller and seconded by Mr. Blake Meier with Mr. Joseph Rabatin concurring.