Building official takes on zoning duties
VERMILION TWP. — Vermilion Township trustees voted 2-1 on Nov. 4 to eliminate the township administrator position after Kurt Johnson resigned from that job and as zoning inspector.
Trustees filled the zoning vacancy by appointing Dave Faciana, the township’s chief building official, as part-time zoning inspector. Faciana will continue in his building role and receive an additional $1,675 a month for the zoning work. Both changes took effect Nov. 4.
Trustee Don Rowe made both motions, and Trustee Keith Sexton seconded them. Board Chairman Kenn Baughman voted against both.
Baughman announced Johnson’s resignation earlier in the meeting. He said business and family commitments made it difficult for Johnson to give the township the time he felt the jobs required. Baughman thanked Johnson for his service, including stepping in as a trustee when the board had a vacancy.
The agenda called for trustees to consider appointing an acting administrator. After returning from executive session, they voted to eliminate the position. Trustees did not explain during the public vote who would take over Johnson’s other duties.
Johnson had served as administrator since January and took on interim zoning duties in April. His work as administrator included coordinating township projects with contractors and county officials. In May, Rowe credited Johnson with helping get Brightspeed to repair township roads damaged by its contractors.
Faciana has served as the township’s part-time chief building official and inspector since April. His appointment that month passed unanimously. The Nov. 4 vote added zoning to his responsibilities.
Trustees also voted 2-1 to rehire Kaylynn Haller as the township’s part-time administrative operations assistant and permit manager. The job pays $20 an hour for a 30-hour workweek without benefits, effective Nov. 5. Rowe and Sexton voted in favor, and Baughman voted against.