Hope Township Board Meeting
 February 12, 2008

Mike Kressler - Supervisor                  Joe Lunsford - Treasurer                 JoAnn Wilkie – Clerk

Bob Davis – Trustee                         Elgin Childs - Trustee

 

HOPE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

HOPE TOWNSHIP FIRE HALL-7:00PM

 

 

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:                 MIKE KRESSLER, SUPERVISOR

                                                                        JOANN WILKIE, CLERK

                                                                        JOE LUNSFORD, TREAS.

                                                                        BOB DAVIS, TRUSTEE

                                                                        ELGIN CHILDS, TRUSTEE

 

VISITORS:                                                     WITH CLERK’S COPY

 

 

 

CALL TO ORDER:

            THE SUPERVISOR CALLED MEETING TO ORDER BY LEADING THOSE PRESENT TO THE PLEDGE TO FLAG.

 

BUSINESS FROM FLOOR:

            DISCUSSION WAS HELD CONCERNING HOPE TWP. PARTICIPATING IN THE FEMA FLOOD PROGRAM. FORTUNATELY FOR THE TOWNSHIP, OUR TOWNSHIP WAS NOT MAPPED OUT BECAUSE OF LACK OF FUNDS. HOPE TOWNSHIP NOW CAN PARTICIPATE VOLUNTARILY FOR NO COST IN FEMA PROGRAM. IT WAS MOVED BY JOE TO HAVE HOPE PARTICIPATE IN THE FEMA PROGRAM FOR THE TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS BENEFIT. IT WAS SECONDED BY JOE AND MOTION CARRIED.

 

CLERK’S MINUTES:

            MINUTES FROM JANUARY 2008 MEETING WAS PASSED OUT EARLIER. IT WAS MOVED BY JOE TO APPROVE MINUTES. SECONDED BY ELGIN AND MOTION CARRIED.

            DISCUSSION CONCERNING THE WEBSITE FOR HOPE TWP.ORG, IT HAS NOT BEEN MAINTAINED OR UPDATED SINCE THE END OF SEPT. ANDY KOBISA VOLUNTEERED TO KEEP THE WEBSITE UPDATED. BOB MADE THE MOTION TO HAVE ANDY KEEP WEBSITE UPDATED. IT WAS SECONDED BY MIKE AND MOTION CARRIED.  JOE WILL TAKE CARE OF DETAILS.

 

TREASURER’S REPORT:

            THE FINANCIAL REPORTS WERE HANDED OUT EARLIER. IT WAS MOVED BY ELGIN AND 2ND BY BOB TO ACCEPT THE REPORTS. MOTION CARRIED.

 

OUTSTANDING BILLS:

            LIST OF THE BILLS WERE HANDED OUT WITH CLERK’S MINUTES. IT WAS MOVED BY ELGIN AND SECONDED BY BOB TO PAY BILLS: A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS CALLED-

            BOB YES       JOE YES        ELGIN YES   JOANN YES  MIKE YES

 

 

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COMMISSION REPORTS:             

 

 

FIRE DEPT:

            JANUARY THERE WAS 10 RUNS. THERE WILL BE A TRAINING SESSION HELD AT HOMER TRAINING CENTER ON SAT., FEB. 16, 2008.  FIRE CHIEF STATED ONE NEW AIR PACK HAS COME UP MISSING. HE IS STILL CHECKING WITH OTHERS TRYING TO LOCATE IT. THE FIRE HALL IS GOING TO BE RE-KEYED. ALSO, FIRE CHIEF IS LOOKING FOR A SECURITY COMPANY TO PUT IN SOME SECURITY CAMERAS AND WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO SECURE THE FIRE HALL. WILL LOOK FOR TWO ESTIMATES.

 

PARK COMMISSION:

            DISCUSSION WAS HELD CONCERNING A NEW CARETAKER. STEVE MORRISON LAST YEAR’S CARETAKER HAS DECIDED TO NOT CONTINUE WITH THIS POSITION. TWO NAMES WERE OFFERED THAT THEY ARE INTERESTED IN CARETAKER’S POSITION. NEXT MEETING THE PARK BOARD WILL CONSIDER THE APPLICANTS AND THE APPLICANTS FROM LAST YEAR. KAREN DAVIS IS LOOKING INTO GRANTS FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AT THE PARK. SHE IS SEEKING ALL GRANTS AVAILABLE FROM STATE, LOCAL AND FEDERAL. DISCUSSION WAS HELD AT CONSTRUCTING A NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDING HOUSING ALL THE PARK EQUIPMENT, TOWNSHIP HALL AND FIRE STATION. KAREN WILL REPORT BACK NEXT MEETING.

 

PLANNING COMMISSION:

            COMMISSION WILL BE HOLDING QUARTERLY MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT AT FIRE STATION.

 

WATER REPORT:

            WATER BOARD HAS NOT MET AS SOME MEMBERS ARE OUT OF TOWN AT THIS TIME. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WILL HAVE A MEETING AND THEN BRING SURVEYED MAP TO BOARD MEETING.

 

ROAD ADVISORY COMMISSION:

            THE ROAD WORK ACCEPTED AT THE JAN. MEETING TOTALS $152,337.00. THAT WOULD BE WORK ON E. MIDLAND-GLADWIN COUNTY LINE ROAD. WORK ALSO DONE ON BAKER ROAD. THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE FEBRUARY 28, 2008 AT 7:00PM AT FIRE HALL.

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

 

1)      DISCUSSION WAS HELD ON WHEN ANOTHER ASSESSOR IS CALLED IN BY HOPE’S ASSESSOR-WHO PAYS THE BILL?  BOB MADE THE MOTION THAT IF OUR ASSESSOR RECOMMENDS TO HAVE ANOTHER ASSESSOR COME IN, HE WILL HAVE TO APPROACH THE TWP. BOARD FIRST AND IF APPROVED THE

 

 

 

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EXPENSE WILL COME OUT OF GEN BUDGET, ASSESSOR’S EXPENSE. JOE SECONDED MOTION AND IT CARRIED. 

 

2)      BOB MADE A MOTION TO  PAY $275.00 TO  MIKE KRESSLER FOR B&K ASSESSORS BILL. ELGIN SECONDED AND MOTION CARRIED.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

1)        JOE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM STATE CONCERNING WHERE TAX ABATEMENT MONEY WAS BEING SENT TO.  JOE CONTACTED TOWNSHIP AUDITOR AND GOT LETTER SHOWING THE MONEY HAD BEEN SENT INTO STATE. THE STATE WILL SEE TO IT THAT IT IS SENT TO CORRECT DEPARTMENTS.

2)        DISCUSSION ON WHETHER CHURCH PARSONAGES SHOULD PAY FOR SOLID WASTE. JOE WILL FIND OUT AND REPORT NEXT MONTH.

 

3)        ANDY KOBISA DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF A STREET LIGHT AT MIDDLE AND CURTIS ROAD. IT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT NEXT BUDGET MEETING. A NEW STREET LIGHT IS PLANNED ANNUALLY. THE LIGHT AT MIDDLE AND SAIKO HAS NOT BEEN FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH. SUPERVISOR WILL LOOK INTO.

 

4)        QUESTIONS WERE BROUGHT UP CONCERNING THE TRASH CANS WITH ROLLERS ON THEM. WILL CHECK WITH GARY HICKS AND REPORT BACK NEXT MONTH.

 

5)        CLERK STATED THAT THE FED. ALLOWANCE FOR MILEAGE IS $0.505. TOWNSHIP GOES BY THIS AMOUNT.

 

ADJOURNED AT 9:15PM.

 

 

 JOANN WILKIE

HOPE TOWNSHIP CLERK

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