1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:11,960 Okay, good afternoon, everybody. Today is, this is Franklin Township Board of Trustees meeting, special meeting for July 24, 2026. It's approximately 1202. 2 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:29,780 If you please silence your cell phones, if you need to talk with another person from the audience, if you would please step out in the best of you. I will open us in prayer. There are a few other we thank you for this day. We just asked that you be with this country. 3 00:00:29,780 --> 00:00:36,080 with all the uproars and be with the families of the service people that have served this country 4 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:41,320 and they've lost their lives. Father, we just ask that you be with us this day. Amen. 5 00:00:44,180 --> 00:00:55,420 You're the one of you? You want to? I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America 6 00:00:55,420 --> 00:01:00,840 and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God and the 7 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:03,520 visual with liberty and justice for all. 8 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,340 Okay, I do have a walk-around place. 9 00:01:11,470 --> 00:01:12,250 Trustee Fluschman? 10 00:01:12,730 --> 00:01:12,850 Here. 11 00:01:14,030 --> 00:01:14,910 Trustee Blavans? 12 00:01:15,150 --> 00:01:15,730 He is excused. 13 00:01:16,330 --> 00:01:17,110 Trustee Fuller? 14 00:01:17,510 --> 00:01:17,790 Here. 15 00:01:18,410 --> 00:01:19,870 And, uh, fiscal officer justice. 16 00:01:20,490 --> 00:01:20,810 Okay. 17 00:01:21,210 --> 00:01:21,550 Absent. 18 00:01:21,970 --> 00:01:22,270 Absent. 19 00:01:22,410 --> 00:01:24,150 I said fiscal officer, it's on the list. 20 00:01:24,310 --> 00:01:24,430 We. 21 00:01:24,930 --> 00:01:25,410 Oh yeah. 22 00:01:25,570 --> 00:01:26,070 I'm sorry. 23 00:01:26,210 --> 00:01:26,550 Absent. 24 00:01:26,550 --> 00:01:35,950 So I know. Yeah. So absent. Yeah. Sorry about that. No, no, it's fine. I'd like to make 25 00:01:35,950 --> 00:01:42,870 a motion to accept today's agenda. If there's no further questions, I would ask for a second. 26 00:01:43,130 --> 00:01:47,230 I'll second that. Here in the second. I'd ask for a roll call when running. Trustee freshman? 27 00:01:47,490 --> 00:01:55,610 Yes. Trustee Levin's, excuse and Trustee Fuller. Yes. Okay. The reason we're here today, 28 00:01:55,610 --> 00:02:03,870 we have two resolutions to go over the tax bracket but the budget for the 29 00:02:04,410 --> 00:02:13,550 financial worksheet for the budget of 2027. We have this meeting so that any 30 00:02:13,550 --> 00:02:19,670 of the public or anyone at home this will this man would this be publicized 31 00:02:19,670 --> 00:02:24,530 on our Facebook page or website when this is, if this is past today. 32 00:02:24,810 --> 00:02:29,090 Yeah, the tax budget was already posted on our website for public review. 33 00:02:29,370 --> 00:02:29,630 Okay. 34 00:02:29,830 --> 00:02:32,190 As well as at the desk in the front office. 35 00:02:32,330 --> 00:02:32,590 Okay. 36 00:02:32,730 --> 00:02:37,410 So the name of it will just change from draft to accepted. 37 00:02:37,670 --> 00:02:37,870 Okay. 38 00:02:38,250 --> 00:02:42,270 So I just wanted to people at home that maybe watch and then you are, 39 00:02:42,270 --> 00:02:43,510 it's complete breakdown. 40 00:02:43,530 --> 00:02:47,550 If you've already seen it, if it passes today, then nothing has changed on that. 41 00:02:47,550 --> 00:02:59,390 So I'm going to go ahead and resolution 2026-132, annual 2027 proposed tax budget. 42 00:02:59,810 --> 00:03:03,270 If there's no further questions, I would ask for a second. 43 00:03:03,550 --> 00:03:04,410 I'll second that. 44 00:03:04,850 --> 00:03:05,650 I have a second. 45 00:03:05,890 --> 00:03:07,490 With that, I'd ask for roll call, ma'am. 46 00:03:08,010 --> 00:03:08,990 Trustee Flushroom? 47 00:03:09,130 --> 00:03:09,270 Yes. 48 00:03:10,570 --> 00:03:11,690 Trustee Buller? 49 00:03:12,230 --> 00:03:12,710 Yes. 50 00:03:13,050 --> 00:03:14,670 Okay, and Trustee Evans is excused. 51 00:03:14,670 --> 00:03:27,110 Okay. My next resolution, it is resolution 2026-133, annual 2027 Road District Tax Millage. 52 00:03:28,090 --> 00:03:31,830 If there's no questions in regards to that, I'd ask for a second. 53 00:03:31,930 --> 00:03:32,630 I'll second that. 54 00:03:33,210 --> 00:03:35,430 I've got a second. I will ask for a roll call. 55 00:03:35,830 --> 00:03:36,470 Trustee Fluschman? 56 00:03:36,770 --> 00:03:36,910 Yes. 57 00:03:37,490 --> 00:03:38,170 Trustee Fuller? 58 00:03:38,470 --> 00:03:38,630 Yes. 59 00:03:40,430 --> 00:03:46,330 We don't currently have anyone here in the audience. I would open it up for questions. 60 00:03:48,030 --> 00:03:57,010 If I may interrupt for a second, I believe that these actual resolutions need to be read before they can pass. 61 00:03:57,270 --> 00:03:58,050 That would be fine. 62 00:03:58,050 --> 00:03:59,590 And would you mind reading? 63 00:03:59,810 --> 00:03:59,910 Yes. 64 00:04:00,570 --> 00:04:07,610 So we have Resolution 2026-132, which is a resolution to adopt the annual tax budget for Franklin Township. 65 00:04:08,130 --> 00:04:15,130 Franklin County, Ohio, for the year beginning of January 1st to 2027, and to submit the same to the Franklin County Budget Commission. 66 00:04:15,890 --> 00:04:24,130 Whereas the tax budget for 2027 has been prepared by traveling fiscal clerk Chris Kirby as required by Section 5705- 67 00:04:24,130 --> 00:04:34,430 I'm sorry, .28 revised code and we're asked two copies of the tax budget were on file in the administrative office for public inspection on July 15th, 2026. 68 00:04:35,130 --> 00:04:47,690 And we're available for public inspection as required by section 5705.30 of the Ohio rise code, whereas a public hearing was held by the Franklin Township Board of Trustees, Franklin County Ohio on July 24th, 2026. 69 00:04:47,690 --> 00:04:47,810 6. 70 00:04:48,450 --> 00:04:51,850 Therefore, be it resolved by the trustees of Franklin Township, Franklin County, Ohio 71 00:04:51,850 --> 00:04:56,310 that Section 1, the tax budget for Franklin Township, Franklin County, Ohio for the 72 00:04:56,310 --> 00:05:02,030 year beginning, January 1, 2027 attached here to, as attachment A, and incorporated by 73 00:05:02,030 --> 00:05:07,130 reference B, and is hereby adopted by the Board of Trustees, Section 2, the administrative 74 00:05:07,130 --> 00:05:11,350 staff is hereby authorized to send a copy of this resolution and to transmit the same to 75 00:05:11,350 --> 00:05:15,410 the Franklin County Budget Commission on, or before July 27, 2026. 76 00:05:15,410 --> 00:05:43,550 be it further resolved that all former actions of the board concerning and relating to this resolution were passed in an open meeting of the board and the all deliberations of the board and any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in a meeting open to the public and compliance with all legal requirements, including section 121.22 of the Ohio revised code be it further resolved that this resolution shall be declared in emergency and be in full force effective immediately upon its adoption. 77 00:05:43,550 --> 00:05:45,610 So we can just go back through it. 78 00:05:45,970 --> 00:05:53,290 I'm going to go ahead, ma'am, and I'm going to say on Resolution 2026-132. 79 00:05:53,590 --> 00:05:55,370 And I'm just going to ask for a second again. 80 00:05:55,670 --> 00:05:56,310 I'll second that. 81 00:05:56,690 --> 00:05:59,870 Now that we have a second, I just want to redo it again and go through a vote. 82 00:06:00,430 --> 00:06:00,650 All right. 83 00:06:01,330 --> 00:06:02,130 Trustee Fleshman? 84 00:06:02,390 --> 00:06:02,550 Yes. 85 00:06:03,050 --> 00:06:03,690 Trustee Fuller? 86 00:06:03,870 --> 00:06:04,070 Yes. 87 00:06:04,490 --> 00:06:06,150 And Trustee Flevins is excused. 88 00:06:07,530 --> 00:06:10,270 And we'll do the same for the next Resolution. 89 00:06:10,270 --> 00:06:17,130 this allows the people to be able to actually hear the resolution versus me reading off the 90 00:06:17,130 --> 00:06:19,590 resolution on top 91 00:06:22,980 --> 00:06:24,920 of that. We 92 00:06:29,850 --> 00:06:35,330 have resolution 2026-133 which is a resolution to adopt the annual 93 00:06:35,330 --> 00:06:40,950 road district tax tax millage for Franklin Township, Franklin County Ohio for the year beginning, 94 00:06:40,990 --> 00:06:46,910 January 1st, 2027, and to submit the same to the Franklin County Budget Commission. We're asked 95 00:06:46,910 --> 00:06:52,210 As pursuant to Resolution Number 2021-08, the Board of Township Trustees of Franklin 96 00:06:52,210 --> 00:06:56,570 Township, Franklin County, Ohio, established the Franklin Township Road District consisting 97 00:06:56,570 --> 00:06:59,770 of all unincorporated territory within Franklin Township. 98 00:07:00,310 --> 00:07:04,810 Whereas the road district is authorized to receive and utilize an additional inside tax 99 00:07:04,810 --> 00:07:09,830 levy of 2.5 mils for the construction, reconstruction, maintenance, and repair of township roads, 100 00:07:10,110 --> 00:07:13,410 bridges, and related roadway infrastructure within the road district. 101 00:07:13,410 --> 00:07:43,170 and whereas the Board of Township Trustees has determined that the levy of the available 2.35 mills of inside millage is necessary to provide sufficient revenues for the operation and maintenance of Franklin Township Road District during the tax year beginning January 1st, 2027 and whereas the Franklin County Budget Commission requires the township to certify the annual tax millage requested for the road district as part of the township's 2027 tax budget resolution 2026, 102 00:07:43,170 --> 00:07:48,110 1-3-1. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of Township Trustees of Franklin Township, 103 00:07:48,270 --> 00:07:53,510 Franklin County Highell, that Section 1, the Board hereby adopts and requests the levy of 104 00:07:53,510 --> 00:07:58,390 the available 2.35 mills of inside tax millage for the Franklin Township Road District for the 105 00:07:58,390 --> 00:08:04,690 tax year beginning January 1st, 2027, for collection in calendar year 2027 or as otherwise provided by law. 106 00:08:05,450 --> 00:08:10,330 Section 2, the Board finds that the revenues generated from this inside millage are necessary for the 107 00:08:10,330 --> 00:08:17,890 the operation, maintenance, construction, reconstruction, and repair of township roads, bridges, and related roadway infrastructure within the Franklin Township Road District. 108 00:08:18,650 --> 00:08:33,670 Section 3 of the administrative staff is hereby authorised and directed to include this road district millage request as part of the township's 2027 tax budget and to certify and submit all necessary documentation to the Franklin County Budget Commission and any other appropriate county officials as required by law. 109 00:08:33,670 --> 00:08:39,090 Section 4 is found in determining the all formal actions of this board concerning and relating 110 00:08:39,090 --> 00:08:43,510 to the adoption of this resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this board and 111 00:08:43,510 --> 00:08:47,690 the all deliberations of the board and any committees thereof that resulted in such formal 112 00:08:47,690 --> 00:08:53,590 action be conducted or were conducted in meetings open to the public and compliance with all 113 00:08:53,590 --> 00:09:00,230 applicable legal requirements including Section 121.22 of the Ohio revised code. Section 5 this 114 00:09:00,230 --> 00:09:04,550 Resolution shall take effect and be in full force immediately upon its adoption if 115 00:09:08,260 --> 00:09:28,100 you like to do. I'm ready if you're ready. Yeah. So are there any further questions on said resolution 2026-133 here and none. I would ask for a second with the second. I'd ask for a rule call when writing. 116 00:09:28,100 --> 00:09:33,140 trustee freshman? Yes. Trustee Bowler? Yes. And trustee Blubbins is excused. 117 00:09:33,420 --> 00:09:41,180 Okay. At this point we have any discussions or comments? Any other trustees have anything? 118 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:46,480 Do you have anyone have anything? No. Okay. So at this point I know this is a 119 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:53,060 meeting. We don't have any and one of the audience. I'm going to make a motion. 120 00:09:57,260 --> 00:10:03,720 I'd like to make a motion to approve the audio and or video and meeting summaries as 121 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:07,000 the official record and minutes of today's meeting. 122 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:11,200 If there's no further questions in the matter, I would ask for a second, I'll second. 123 00:10:11,660 --> 00:10:14,160 With that, it has passed. 124 00:10:14,340 --> 00:10:18,520 The time is now 12-12 and we are adjourned.