On the record: Hartford
WHAT: Township trustee organizational meeting Jan. 7.
PRESENT: Rebecca Whitman, Phil Wilhlem and Bill Burns.
Trustees:
• Named Whitman as chairwoman and Wilhelm as chairman.
• Approved liaison appointments: Whitman to zoning and fire and Emergency Management board, Wilhelm to police and roads, and Burns to roads and maintenance, and to Trumbull County health district board.
• Approved increasing pay of police chief from $1,100 to $1,300 per month and increasing pay of seven patrol officers $2 per hour with $400 clothing allowance. The police chief also helps with patrolling the township.
• Approved continuing to provide police protection to Orangeville Village as needed at $28 per hour per officer. Officials said this is a renewal of the current agreement, which needs to also be approved by the village and based on the hours they need police protection.
• Set meetings for 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at the municipal building.