Скачать или смотреть April 24, 2023: Deerfield Township Trustee Meeting

Meeting Highlights:
Township trustees decided last meeting to have a second meeting in April as there was business to discuss. The board used to meet twice a month prior to COVID but then decided to hold meetings once a month since.
Board of trustees enter into executive session for the fire department, once returning, the board did not state whether or not they would take action but left Chief Sutcliffe give his report on the fire department.
Board of Trustees voted to approve the following grants; ODNR Forestry Grant, BWC Grant, SAFER Grant pending the approval from legal.
After the fire department report, the board stated they would swear in Scott Dean as the new fire chief, it is stated that the two assistant chiefs and all other ranking officers were no longer official as Scott Dean was now the fire chief.
Chief Dean asks the board for approval to add the following members; FF/Medic Jason Hamblin of Uniontown Fire Department as a member of Deerfield Fire Department, FF/EMT Dereck Day of Salem Fire Department and FF/EMT-I Brian Allison, previous Deerfield Township Fire Chief and current firefighter with Rootstown Fire Department and Berlin Township Fire Department.
Discussion by the board if Brian Allision resigned as Chief or as a member of the fire department in 2021. Ed Dean stated that he will check with the prosecutor. Motion to reinstate: Tiffany - No, Ed - Yes, Mark - Yes.
Chief Dean asks for promotion for the new members as follows; Assistant Chief: Dereck Day, Captain: Brain Allison, Lieutenant: Bob Abbuhl. Ed Dean explains that the officers under Chief Sutcliffe (Assistant Chief Scott Simmons & Assistant Chief Nick Lam) were temporary positions to assist Chief Sutcliffe and they have been demoted as of this meeting. Bob Abbuhl was the only officer on the department that Chief Dean retaining.
Current member and Lieutenant Bob Abbuhl addresses the board and states that he does not accept the position under Chief Dean and he is resigning from the department because of Captain Brian Allison and walks out of the meeting.
Swearing in for the officers and new member was done by the President of the Portage County Board of Commissioners, Anthony J.Badalamenti.

Board Members: Listed left to right.
Assistant Fiscal Officer: Nancy Cowan (Not pictured)
Fiscal Officer: Kristy Richards
Trustee: Tiffany Havens
Trustee: Charles "Ed" Dean
Trustee: Mark Bann

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Township meetings are on the second Monday evening of the month. Meetings begin promptly at 6:00 PM and are held inside the Deerfield Town Hall located at 1450 State Route 14, Deerfield Oh, 44411.