To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> Open public meetings act statement please. Pursuant to the Open Public
Meetings Act, adequate notice of this meeting was forwarded to the official township newspapers, posted on the bulletin board and township website on January 5th, 2026. This meeting is being videotap taped and will be on channel 9. >> Roll call. >> Mr. Doyle >> here. >> Mr. Fella
>> here. >> Mayor Bruno >> here. >> Mr. Marsh and Mr. her up. >> Yeah, we kind of do that. Uh, can I get a motion to approve correspondence and reports? >> Motion to approve correspondence. >> Second.
>> All those in favor? >> I make a motion to approve the minutes from February 10th, 2026. >> Motion to approve the minutes. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Making a motion to approve the bill list. >> Motion to approve the bill list. >> Second,
>> Mr. Doyle. Yes. Sister. >> Yes. >> Mayor Bruno. >> Yes. Can I get a motion to approve 2026 annual licenses? >> Motion to approve the licenses. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I get a motion to approve uh farmstand
licenses. Uh 976 Dutch Mill Road and 1595 Piney Hollow Road. Motion to approve farm stand. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I made a motion to open the public hearing on the following ordinance. Ordinance 226 amending chapter 290
police services use of the code of the book of the township of Franklin. >> Motion 226. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Anyone wishing to comment on this ordinance police services chief? No, you
can't. >> Making a motion to close the public hearing. >> Motion to close. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I >> making a motion to adopt ordinance 226. >> Motion adopt 226. >> Second. >> Mr. Doyle.
>> Yes. >> Mr. Fella. >> Yes. >> Mayor Ba. >> Yes. >> Motion for the first public portion for resolutions below. >> Motion for the first public portion. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I
>> can I get a motion to close the first public portion? >> Motion to close. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Can I get a motion to approve resolution 5026 releasing a performance bond for INH Builders LLC? Motion for R 5026.
>> Second. >> Mr. Cleo. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fella. >> Yes. Mayor Bruno. >> Yes. Uh resolution 5126 clarifying the appointment of conflict backup prosecutor for the township of Franklin joint municipal court for the year 2026.
>> Motion R 5126. >> Second. >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. Felli. >> Yes. >> Yes. Resolution 5226 authorizing transfer of surplus police property no longer needed for police use through Phoenix distributors and trade for three
new cult carbine 223 I can read more police patrol rifles motion R526 >> second >> Mr. Doyle >> yes >> Mr.
Yes. Thank you for the assist, Mark. Resolution 5326, approving emergency temporary budget resolution. >> Motion R 5326. >> Second, >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fella, >> yes. Maya,
>> yes. Resolution 5426, authorizing tax collector to grant tax exemption for a totally disabled veteran. >> Motion R 5426. >> Second. >> Mr. D. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fel. Yes. >> Yes. Resolution 5526 authorizing tax
collector to grant tax exemption for a totally disabled veteran. >> Motion R526. >> Second. >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fella. >> Yes. >> Mayor Bruno. >> Yes. Resolution 5626. Authorizing tax collection to grant tax exemption for a
totally disabled veteran. R 5626. >> Second. >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fella. >> Yes. >> Yes. Resolution 5726 authorizing the tax collector and chief financial officer to refund taxes due due to assessment
error. >> Motion R 5726 >> second >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fierella. >> Yes. >> Mayor Puit. >> Yes. Resolution 5826 approving a shared service agreement >> between the township of Franklin and the county of Gry to provide family movie
entertainment. >> Motion for R 5826. >> Second. >> Mr. Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fella. >> Yes. >> Mayor Bruno. >> Yes. Resolution 5926 authorizing transfer of roller hockey rink boards, bleachers, and related equipment to Monroe Recreation Department.
Motion for R 5926. >> Second. >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. Bella. >> Yes. >> Mayor Bruno. >> Yes. Resolution 6026 awarding a contract the lawn connection inc for lawn turf care maintenance program for all township facilities for 2026 in the
total amount of $13,155.13 cents motion for R 606 >> second >> Mr. Doyle >> yes >> Mr. Theorella. >> Yes. >> Mayor Bruno. >> Yes. Resolution 6126 authorizing the tax collector to grant tax exemption for a widow of a totally
disabled veteran. >> Motion R 6126. >> Second. >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fella. >> Yes. >> Mayor Bruno. >> Yes. Resolution 6226 appointing additional job title of Foreman Parks and Wreck to Driver Frank Aran and
Franklin Township Department of Public Works. Motion R 6226. >> Second. >> Mr. Doyle, >> yes. >> Mr. Pella, >> yes. >> Mayor Bruno, >> yes. Resolution 6326, appointing a registered municipal clerk to the position of deputy clerk to perform all
duties of mun municipal clerk in the clerk's absence. >> Motion for R 6326. >> Second, >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fella, >> yes. Mayor Ber, >> yes. Uh, can I get a motion for a second
public portion for any comments? Motion motion. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I know. I'm smarter now. >> Good evening. >> Good evening. >> Dreaming Sunderland, 3200 Street in
Malaga Village. Um, I'm here again to ask for a review of ordinance 25391 to be in favor of uh homeowners on undersized lots. Um, I appreciate Mr. Fiorella uh approaching me last uh month
letting me know that he had uh contacted uh some solicitors. While I am disappointed, I am not surprised by their response of hey, it can go either way. Um, and I don't think that that's how that that ordinance has been used
historically from 1979 to uh the tenure of Mr. uh Farabel. And I think that that historical process and the way that that was used since 1979 through the addition of the 1 acre minimum in 2007 is
important and should be part of this discussion. There's a reason why the phrase under one ownership is there and I believe that hearkens back to the 1910 subdivision plan that was done. I do not believe that 1979 ordinance 25391 was
designed to hurt future owners of a property uh which is what is the way it's being used right now being used and it does not apply to any property. Okay. So why does it exist if it applies to no property? Are we trying? Are we saying
that in 1979 all the boards, the zoning board, the planning board, township commissioners, all decided that only those who own the property at that date of the at the time of the uh ordinance was adopted, a
chapter was adopted, only those people are allowed to improve their homes by doing a small addition. Nobody else can do that. But you could put a pole barn on as an accessory building bigger than your house, but you can't add a 3 or 400
foot bedroom. I really have really struggle with that interpret current interpretation. And that is the current interpretation, which means it's costing average homeowners. And I'm not talking about special builders. I'm not talking about people who subdivided a bunch of properties and it's too small, whatever
like that. I'm talking about average homeowners who are trying to put together enough money when things are costing over $300 a square foot now. And yet they got to put out over $1,000 to come before the zoning board and say, "Hey, listen. I know I'm I'm 6,000
square ft short of the 1acre minimum. Can I please put on a 300 foot 400 foot condition?" Okay. So, if there is a process to go through this because I'm not getting anything. If there's a process that I can initiate
to bring forth a a discussion about why we're having this problem, please tell me what it is. I'm happy to follow the rules, but I think that it's unfair to every single homeowner who does it who owns
less than an acre, which is a vast number of residents. Why would we have an ordinance that hurts so many residents? And why didn't it hurt them five years ago? Why didn't it hurt them four years
ago? It's just now we suddenly have a new interpretation of a grandfather clause that hurts every homeowner rather than using the historical record. I will be happy to bring a long list of research properties to some meeting to
show you why it was used a certain way and it was not used in the current interpretation. I'm already out the money. Now I have to come up with another $100 because uh the engineer took too much time reviewing my plan and so Mr. Belli wants another $100.
>> The attorney, >> huh? >> The attorney. >> The attorney wants another $100. I shouldn't have even had to do it. If this grandfather calls works, I should not have had to do that. Okay. So, I would appreciate if you guys can tell me what's the process, what do
I have to ask for? Because the zoning board, what they told me obviously was incorrect cuz you guys were so shocked because they told me I had to come to you >> for an interpretation. for an interpretation. Look, I you couldn't watch the video
>> cuz when I asked that question, they said, "Oh, no. We don't have anything to do with that." They did. They refused to look at the paper. I had copies of the ordinance to hand to them. They wanted they were terrified. Push their chairs back from the from the uh podium and everything cuz they were scared. I know I'm a terrifying person.
>> The zoning officer and the solison lawyers are getting none of us. >> Yeah, I understand that. I I don't think you need to be a lawyer. Now, it'd be nice if lawyers could make this >> reasonable lines can differ on an application of bringing the ordinance to
a particular so Mr. Belli's comment and this is during the meeting >> said well I just didn't disagree with Mr. >> Okay. Mr. Fiorella and please correct me if I am incorrect in what you told me last month said that the two solicitors that he asked well it can go either way.
Now nobody's doing any research. No one's looking into why it was written a certain way. But attorneys are always going to be vague. And I'm not trying to be insulting. >> I understand. >> But you're going to be vague when you can because then nobody's responsible for making the decision.
>> We all have to make decisions in our real life. I don't want I would like to stop hurting homeowners. >> Okay. So, please tell me what I'm supposed to do. >> What you're seeking is something that would be considered in the next time we examine the master plan during those
hearings. these these discussions would certainly be when's that? >> Um, we don't have it was recently re-examined. I guess it's every it's a minimum of every 10 years. So 10 I mean come on. So for 10 years you're going to tell every homeowner if you don't want to have to hire an attorney and you don't want to have cuz I was the only
one who didn't hire. >> All right. Um I don't want to cut you off but the fact of the matter is and there's people that can testify to this. Um you brought the pole building pole barn thing that was recently fixed in the master plan. Correct Jason? So,
there was people around town that were paying these fees to go in front of the board to build a pole barn. >> Right >> now, it's able to be done. >> Well, okay. >> The master plan is Can I Can I finish? >> The master plan is still not completed.
>> So, this is something that we'll discuss with our council changes >> to to see what we can do. >> I personally was on the board for 10 years as board. >> I came I was on the zoning board for 10 years. I've had conversations with you before. right now. I don't agree with you.
>> With what? >> With me? Yes. I think zoning laws protect homes because how close is too close? What if somebody own a small lot and build in addition 10 ft from your house? >> But it the reason for the zoning boards is this can't be a big cover all
everything because lot size where's your septic? Where's your well? Where >> I can't all that has to comply. I'm not saying there anything all I'm not say I'm not saying you even need to change 5391. I'm saying it needs to be interpreted the same way now as it was historically.
>> And I don't just mean >> each zoning application rises and falls on it on its own merits. Right. You don't you don't accept a zoning application and decide it based on everything you've done in the past. You decide it based on the evidence presented at a zoning. >> Yeah. But when there is historical use
of an ordinance, why would you change the way it is used? because boards change and and council changes. >> So, so you guys can reinterpret or the zoning officer and the zoning board can reinterpret anytime that they want. >> It's basically the same thing. It's a fuzzy judicial board that decides
something. The same way that somebody a court decides something and then a court above it says, "No, we don't like that interpretation. We interpret this way." And then the Supreme Court comes in and says, "No, we don't like either of those. >> Let's go to the Supreme Court level. Tell me how you can't place." My point is the law is
always subject to interpretation and different people interpreted different ways. So a board that existed 25 years ago is not >> talking about a board that existed 5 years ago >> may have changed, council may have changed, opinions may have changed, master plan may have changed in that interest. >> That is
>> a lot of things and and each application does rise and fall in its own merits. >> But well obviously we don't have time for it and so I appreciate your >> thank you for your comments. Thank you. Can I get a motion to close? Second public portion close.
>> Second. >> All in favor? >> I committee reports. >> No. Um the the library for the last couple years has had an ancestry.com account um that you know patrons can use for free and it's not really getting any
use. So they asked me to let the public know. You might not want to know what that thing says. >> You don't want to talk about ancestor or anything? No. >> All right. Um, just a quick uh shout out to the uh boys wrestling team at Deli.
They won their fifth uh consecutive state group two champion championship, group three championship, I'm sorry. Um, we had the districts, they've had the regions, and now we have seven or eight kids that are going to be wrestling in Lance City this weekend. Hopefully all
weekend. Um, but Easter egg hunt, Matt, do you remember when that is? >> That is March 28. >> I mean, they sent stuff out earlier. Um, they were going to do it outside
by the park and all at the lake, but with this uh bird flu thing going around, bird flu thing, uh, they're going to do it at the roller rink again inside. So, >> it was really nice last year. >> Yeah, it I like it better cuz you ain't got to walk around three eggs. Just
throw them on the floor and the kids go. >> They do. You kick them around. They go easy for drinking. >> No, it's it's nice how they have it divided up in age groups and all that folks. That will be moved to uh inside
on that date. So, with that said, uh taking a motion to adjurnn. Motion to >> second. All those in favor? I >> thank you for coming out.