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Township Board Meeting Andy Kobisa - Supervisor Starleen Heath - Treasurer JoAnn Wilkie – Clerk Bob Davis – Trustee Mary Jo Letts - Trustee HOPE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING HOPE TWP FIRE HALL FEBRUARY 10, 2009, 7:00PM
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: ANDY KOBISA, SUPERVISOR JOANN WILKIE, CLERK STARLEEN HEATH, TREASURER MARY JO LETTS, TRUSTEE BOB DAVIS, TRUSTEE
VISITORS LIST: LIST ATTACHED TO CLERK’S
CALL TO ORDER: THE SUPERVISOR CALLED MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00PM BY LEADING THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG.
BUSINESS FROM FLOOR: ELGIN CHILDS INQUIRED THE SITUATION CONCERNING PAYNE’S BURNED HOUSE. IT HAS BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE FIRE. SUPERVISOR REPORTED TOWNSHIP CAN NOT PAY BILL FOR TEARING DOWN EVEN THOU IT WOULD BE PUT ON DEED AND REPAID WHEN HOUSE CHANGED NAMES. TOWNSHIP IS BACK TO SQUARE ONE. CLERK SUGGESTED LOOKING INTO A COMMUNITY EFFORT ON TEARING DOWN HOUSE WITH PAYNE’S HELP. SUPERVISOR WILL LOOK INTO WHAT LIABILITY WAIVER, THEY WOULD HAVE TO SIGN BEFORE STARTING. A NEIGHBOR HAS VOLUNTEERED TO USE HIS BACKHOE FOR THE COST OF THE GAS ONLY FROM PAYNE’S.
CLERK’S MINUTES: THE MINUTES FROM THE JAN. 2009 MEETING HAD BEEN DISPERSED EARLIER. IT WAS MOVED BY BOB AND SECONDED BY MARY TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. MOTION CARRIED.
TREASURER REPORT: STARLEEN GAVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT AS OF JAN. 31, 2009. IT WAS MOVED BY MARY AND SECONDED BY BOB TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES. MOTION CARRIED.
OUTSTANDING BILLS: A LIST OF THE OUTSTANDING BILLS FOR THE GENERAL FUND AND FIRE DEPT. WERE DISPERSED EARLIER. A BILL FOR LOWE’S FOR THE PARK WAS ADDED TO THE LIST, FOR $7.97. IT WAS MOVED BY BOB AND SECONDED BY STARLEEN TO PAY BILLS. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS POLLED- MARY YES STARLEEN YES BOB YES JOANN YES ANDY YES
DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
FIRE DEPARTMENT: FIRE CHIEF REPORTED THERE WAS 9 RUNS IN JANUARY. 6 MEDICAL, 2 LIFT ASSISTS, AND 1 CARBON MONOXIDE CHECK. THE DNR IS PLANNING A LARGE CONTROLLED BRUSH BURN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE LOCATION IS BY THE US10 AND M-18 INTERSECTION. THERE WILL BE SEVERAL HUNDRED ACRES INVOLVED. ALL FIRE DEPTS. INTERESTED ARE INVITED TO STAND BY. THE FIRE DEPT. VOTED TO ACCEPT NICK TUCKER ON THE FIRE DEPT. AN OPEN HOUSE IS BEING PLANNED FOR EITHER APRIL OR MAY. THE FIRE CHIEF GAVE A LIST OF ITEMS THE FIRE DEPT. COULD USE AND THE TOWNSHIP BOARD ENCOURAGED HIM TO PURCHASE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY AND BETTERMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT. BOB MOVED TO PURCHASE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS UP TO $8000.00- 5 PAGERS,4 PORTABLE WALKIES, 3 TRUCK RADIOS, POSSIBLE A RADIO BASE UNIT, LAPTOP, POWERPOINT( FOR EDUCATION TRAINING) EXTRA SOFTWARE , UNIFORMS FOR GUYS. IT WAS SECONDED BY MARY AND A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS POLLED- BOB YES MARY YES STARLEEN YES JOANN YES ANDY YES MOTION CARRIED
PARK PYRAMID HAS SENT ANOTHER BILL REQUESTING PAYMENT. IT WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT THEY WOULD GET PAID WHEN JOB WAS COMPLETED. BOARD DECIDED THAT TO SHOW GOOD FAITH #15,000.00 COULD BE PAID TO THEM. MARY MOVED TO PAY $15000.00 TO PYRAMID AND STARLEEN SECONDED. A ROLL CALL WAS POLLED- BOB YES STARLEEN YES MARY YES JOANN YES ANDY YES NO MEETING UNTIL MARCH.
PLANNING COMMISSION: DON HAMILTON WAS PRESENT AT MEETING AND IS ASSISTING TO GET ZONING ORDINANCE IN ORDER. THEN HE WILL WORK ON MASTER PLAN AND BY-LAWS. BOB MOVED TO PAY EXPENSES FOR ALL PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THE TRAINING AT FRANKENMUTH. IT WAS SECONDED BY MARY AND MOTION CARRIED. THE MEETING IS MARCH 23. PAGE 3
WATER ADVISORY COMMISSION: SUPERVISOR IS TRYING TO GET A MEETING SET UP TO COMPLETE THE WORDING FOR PETITION. THEN IT HAS TO GO TO LAWYER TO SEE IT IS LEGALLY CORRECT. THEN THE PETITIONS WILL BE READY TO GO DOOR TO DOOR.
CHAPEL/CEMETERY NO MEETING
TOWNSHIP CODE AUTHORITY: BOB REPORTED THAT IT HAS BEEN NOTED THE TREAS. IS SUPPOSE TO GIVE HIS REPORT AND THEN LISTEN TO CHAIRPERSON. THE CHAIRPERSON IS ROD SWEET FROM MILLS TWP. AMY HOOVER IS SECRETARY, TREAS. IS DAN SLAGLE. SUPERVISOR TALKED TO BUILDING INSPECTOR AND WHEN A INSPECTION IS REQUESTED TO SEE IF A BUILDING IS REUSABLE AFTER A DISASTER, THE PROPERTY OWNER WILL PAY THE $80.00 CHARGE. THE NEXT MEETING IS FEB. 23, 2009, 5:00PM AT COUNTY BUILDING.
TWP. ROAD ADVISORY COMM.: COUNTY SENT LETTER OF COMMITMENT BACK AFTER SUPERVISOR SIGNED. SUPERVISOR WILL CHECK ON FROST LAWS AND WHEN THEY GO INTO EFFECT. NEXT MEETING IN APRIL.
BOARD OF REVIEW: TWP. NEEDS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER. SUPERVISOR WILL CHECK WITH PERSON WHO WAS INTERESTED BEFORE. THEY WOULD NEED TO GO TO TRAINING SESSION ON FEB 20, 2009.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: QUESTIONS ON TWP. WEBSITE. SUPERVISOR IS STILL WORKING ON IT.
NEW BUSINESS: BERTHIUME HAS SUBMITTED A BID FOR THE 2010 AND 2012 AUDITS. BOARD COMMENT WAS THEY LIKE THEIR WORK. BOB MOVED TO CONTINUE WITH BERTHIUME FOR 4 MORE YEARS. MARY SECONDED MOTION AND IT CARRIED.
ASSESSOR, PRICE FOR DIVIDING PARCELS. SUPERVISOR WILL DO MORE CHECKING. TABLED.
SUPERVISOR WORKSHOP: BOB MOVED TO HAVE SUPERVISOR JOIN THE SUPERVISOR’S STATE ASSOCIATION AND TO ATTEND THE 3 DAY SUPERVISOR’S SEMINAR AT MT. PLEASANT. IT WAS SECONDED BY STARLEEN AND MOTION CARRIED.
ADJOURNED 8:18PM HOPE TWP CLERK, JOANN WILKIE |