- We are going to call to order the meeting, the joint adoption meeting of the Richland Township Board
- in the town of Ellsville Town Council. We're gonna move into this evening. The first part of the order
- is Richland Township Resolution 01, 2026, a resolution to establish Ellsville Richland Township Fire
- Protection Territory and adopt the Ellsville Richland Township Fire Protection Territory Agreement.
- Cook, is there anything you wanna say about this? Thank you, Chairman. Darrell and I both looked this
- over. She and I both have been involved in fire territory proceedings before, and we find it legally
- in order and before this body. Okay, thank you. And let me back up a minute just for a bit of housekeeping.
- I'll certify that there's a quorum present from each of the two boards, and that this is the fourth
- meeting. There were three meetings before this as hearings, pending this adoption for public input.
- This will be the adoption meeting where we either
- begin to establish the territory or decline the territory. So we'll move back to the agenda item that
- I originally called the Richland Township Resolution 01, 2026. Well, I'll move to approve Richland Township
- Resolution number 01-2026, a resolution to establish the Ellisville Richland Fire Protection Territory
- and adopt the Ellisville Richland Fire Protection. Sure, I think this has to be done. This is a township
- resolution, so it has to be moved.
- or the voting would be the Township Board members. You know what I'm gonna do for the next one. Sorry
- for the interruption. Thank you. No, perfect. The motion to adopt resolution number one, page 2026,
- is before the Richland Township Board, and it would have to be moved and seconded and voted upon by
- the Township Board. I make a motion to adopt the resolution to establish the eligible Richland Township
- Fire Protection Territory
- the Richland Township Fire Protection Territory Agreement. I'll second the motion. And now we'll go
- to roll call for the Richland Township Board. The Township Board will. Yes. And Don, your secretary
- of the board. Aye. Seeing three ayes, the quorum pass. And the motion's adopted. The motion's adopted.
- The resolution's adopted.
- Next on the agenda is the town of Ellsville, ordinance number 26-305, resolution to establish Ellsville
- Richland Township Fire Protection Territory and adopt the Ellsville Richland Township Fire Protection
- Territory Agreement. So moved. Second. A motion is second. Roll call, please. William Ellis? Yes. Scott
- Oldham? Yes. Dan Swafford? Yes. Motion passes. So that motion also passes and that ordinance moves forward.
- The next item I gotta give you this. I'm not exactly sure what we're doing with it. Elseville Richland
- Township Fire Protection Territory Agreement. There will be two separate votes with the Township Board
- voting first, and should it be adopted, then it would go to the Town Council for separate. This is for
- the Equipment Replacement Fund, correct? No, this is the Fire Protection Territory Agreement. The Equipment
- Replacement Fund is coming up next. Okay. All right. Well, I apologize.
- We just don't have any resolution numbers. Yeah, we don't have resolutions or anything else listed.
- Do you have one? No, this is an agreement. This is not a resolution. Okay. Okay. So we'll go to the
- Richland Township Board. Is there a motion on behalf of the board to adopt the Fire Protection Territory
- Agreement between Ellsville and Richland? Yeah, I'll make a motion. Okay, is there a second? I'll just
- pass it out. Ellsville, Richland Township Fire Protection Territory Agreement.
- There'll be a second. I'll second. Is there any discussion by the board? I think the secretary can call
- the roll. Wilby? The aye or nay? The aye or nay? Oh, aye, I made the motion. Thrasher? Aye. Durham?
- Aye. Motion passes. Now we'll come back to the Oldsville Town Council for the same agreement.
- Is there a motion considering the adoption of this agreement? I'll make a motion for the Ellisville
- Richland Township Fire Protection Agreement. Second. Motion and a second. William Ellis? Yes.
- Scott Oldham? Yes. Scott Swafford? Yes. Motion passes. The next agenda item is Richland Township Resolution
- 02, 2026, a resolution to establish the Fire Protection Territory Equipment Replacement Fund.
- Replacement fun Oh to 2026 Next is town of belts for ordinance 26-06 an ordinance to establish the fire
- protection territory equipment replacement fund
- Ordinance to establish the Fire Protection Territory Equipment Replacement Fund for the town of Willisville.
- Number 2026-06. I'll second. Motion to second. Roll call, please. Yes. Yes. Yes. Okay. Mr. Clerk, is
- there anything further? Not pursuant to the agenda. Okay. Any council comments from either of the two councils?
- Seeing none, this joint resolution council will stand adjourned.