Clay Township officials (left to right) fiscal officer Mark Brownfield, trustee Steve Wolff, trustee president Dale Winner and police chief John Van Gundy discuss the procedures to be used in interviewing and appointing a township resident to fill the vacant trustee position.
Terry Baver | The Register-Herald
CLAY TOWNSHIP — The trustees have scheduled a special meeting on Monday, June 26, at 4 p.m. at the township building located at 8207 Arlington Road.
The purpose of the meeting is to conduct interviews with the four township residents who submitted a letter of intent and a resume for the trustee position left vacant by Mark Brownfield.
Brownfield resigned as trustee in order to be appointed the township’s fiscal officer. Brownfield replaces Holly Buchanan, who retired from the position on May 31.
Brownfield’s resignation as trustee and appointment as fiscal officer took effect June 1.
The trustees have up to 30 days from the effective date of Brownfield’s resignation to appoint a township resident to the position.
The township resident appointed will serve in the trustee position until the 2023 general election in November.
Residents must be 18 years old and a registered elector of the township to serve as trustee.
Brownfield indicated he will seek election to the fiscal officer position in November.
In other matters, the trustees discussed placing a police levy on the ballot in November.
The trustees are currently gathering information and working out the details.
The last police levy approved by voters was 10 years ago.
In business matters, the trustees voted to transfer a 2016 Ford Explorer from the police department to the zoning department.
The trustees also voted to sell the zoning department’s 2014 Ford Explorer on Govdeals.com, an online auction marketplace for government surplus items.
Police chief John Van Gundy explained the vehicle currently driven by township zoning inspector Kevin Garlitz is no longer working due to a faulty transmission.
Van Gundy said it is more practical to transfer the police department’s vehicle to the zoning department than to have the zoning department vehicle repaired.
“It is more than $3,000 for a new transmission and $1,700 to have it rebuilt,” Van Gundy said.
“Because we have the new police cars in we can transfer the 2016 Ford Explorer to the zoning department and sell the zoning department vehicle on gov.deals,” Gundy said
“This way we won’t have a cost in repairing the 2014 Ford Explorer and Kevin will have a decent vehicle to drive again,” Van Gundy added.
The 2014 Ford Explorer will be sold on gov.deals.com at a minimum price of $1,066.
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