The Medina Township Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Purpose: Regularly Scheduled Board Meeting
Present: Shawn Garner, Supervisor
Cam Parr, Trustee
Cindy Greene, Trustee
Luke Harvey, Trustee
Adam Molohon, Trustee
Mary Sundermeyer, Clerk
Other Officials and Township Staff Present:
Frank Sturm, Road Commissioner
Deputy Ben Davison
Jacob Molohon, Road Staff
Others In Attendance: 1 resident
Call To Order: Supervisor Garner called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm
Approval of Minutes: Mary presented the minutes from Regular Township Board Meeting of July 2025. Shawn made a motion to approve the minutes, Cindy seconded. The minutes were approved by a unanimous voice vote.
Community Policing Report: Deputy Davison gave the report for July 2025. There were 60 reports made involving 33 reports of crimes (22 original crimes). There were also 100 traffic stops made in the township. Brighton Woods is under new management, and the owner has a good rapport with our officer. Residents on Hickory Grove Rd would like a speed measuring sign on the street to slow cars down as there are many families with young children. The deputy will arrange this. The neighbors on Medina St are concerned with a vacant house. Ben has verified that no one is squatting in that location. Ben has spoken to the out-of-town owner of an empty house on River Beach Rd and she will be addressing conditions of the house.
Public Input: A resident of Parkside Ln reported that a neighbor has still not mowed his lawn. Shawn had previously sent him a letter notifying him of his obligation to mow. Shawn will arrange for the lawn to be mowed and bill the homeowner.
Old Business: None
New Business: None
Department Correspondence:
Supervisor Shawn Garner:
- Investment Report: The report ending on August 13th, 2025, was previously presented to the board.
- There was one General Assistance (GA) claim reported. This resident did not meet the monetary requirements to qualify for assistance. The income requirements dictate that the resident must earn less than $450/month.
- There are no cases before the Plan Commission.
- The audit for the 2024-2025 FY is ongoing with Tjerpe & Tennison CPAs, LLC. They may report findings at the September or October Monthly Board meeting.
- Shawn would like to get some saplings to plant at the ball field. The ash trees are dying and new trees would replace those. He would like to get some maple trees and maybe some free trees from the Arbor Society. Luke suggested getting some Linden trees as they are good for the bees.
Road Commissioner Frank Sturm:
- MERC began the Miscellaneous Concrete Repairs.
- RA Cullinan & Son will begin tilling tomorrow on 2 roads in The Lanes.
- No new news on the Staab Rd Bridge.
- The 2 new lawn mowers have arrived and they work great.
- With all the rain, the crew had time to start ordering parts for the leaf machines.
- John Redlingshafer, lawyer, has sent a rough draft of the updated Employee Manual. When it is complete, Frank will present it to the board for their review. The final vote will take place in the month following the presentation.
- i3Broadband has submitted permit applications for new fiber cables in Mossville, Brookview, Hendryx Place, Colony Point and Savana Court.
Assessor: No report
Plan Commission: No report
Trustees: None
Township/Road District Bills:
Shawn made a motion to pay the County Line Diesel Service bill for $2560.00 which was overlooked. Cam seconded. The motion passed with a unanimous voice vote.
Cindy made a motion to pay the bills of the township. Luke seconded. The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote.
Adjournment: Luke made a motion to adjourn, and Cindy seconded it. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 pm.
Respectfully submitted on this 13th day of August 2025,
Mary Sundermeyer, Township Clerk
