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Hope
Township Board Meeting Andy Kobisa - Supervisor Starleen Heath - Treasurer JoAnn Wilkie – Clerk Bob Davis – Trustee Mary Jo Letts - Trustee
HOPE TOWNSHIP JUNE 2009-2010 BUDGET
& BOARD MEETING
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: ANDY KOBISA, SUPERVISOR JOANN WILKIE, CLERK STARLEEN HEATH, TREASURER BOB DAVIS, TRUSTEE MARY JO LETTS, TRUSTEE VISITORS LIST ATTACHED TO CLERK’S MINUTES
CALLED TO ORDER: PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING-7:05PM THE SUPERVISOR LED THOSE PRESENT TO THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG. THE CLERK WENT OVER THE BUDGET EXPENSES AND LINE ITEMS COSTS. THE MEETING WAS OPENED FOR BUDGET QUESTIONS. CLOSED MEETING AT 7:17PM REGULAR BOARD MEETING OPENED AT 7:22PM PUBLIC COMMENTS QUESTIONS WERE ASKED CONCERNING TAKING LEAVES AND GRASS TO THE MIDLAND LANDFILL FOR RECYCLING INTO BLACK DIRT. MIDLAND CITY RESIDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE ANY OF THE BLACK DIRT. CLERK WILL TRY TO FIND OUT WHY NOT. RESIDENT WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPLY FOR WORK INVOLVING THE STIMULUS PACKAGE. THE TOWNSHIP WAS CONTACTED BY THE CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT FROM SANFORD SO WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT THEM FOR INFORMATION. CLERK MINUTES: THE MINUTES HAD BEEN DISTRIBUTED EARLIER FROM THE MAY MEETING. IT WAS MOVED BY BOB AND SECONDED BY MARY TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. MOTION CARRIED. TREASURER’S REPORT: IT WAS MOVED BY BOB AND SECONDED BY MARY TO ACCEPT THE FINANCIAL REPORT. MOTION CARRIED. GERALD AND MEGAN HALL HAVE THEIR TAXES ESCROW WITH MORTGAGE PAYMENT. THE CHECK DID NOT MAKE THE DEADLINE AND THEREFORE THEY HAVE BEEN CHARGED INTEREST AND PENALTIES. BEINGS, THIS WAS NOT HOME OWNERS FAULT, THEY HAVE REQUESTED THE INTEREST AND PENALTIES BE WITHDRAWN. JOANN MOVED TO WAIVE INTEREST AND PENALTY OF $62.12 AND MARY SECONDED IT. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS CALLED- BOB YES STARLEEN YES MARY YES JOANN YES ANDY YES THE SUMMER TAXES WILL BE COMING OUT THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY, THEY ARE DUE BY SEPT. 14 AND WILL BE TURNED OVER TO COUNTY OCT. 1 TO COLLECT. THE WINTER TAXES COME OUT IN DECEMBER AND ARE DUE FEBRUARY 14 AND TURNED OVER TO COUNTY MARCH 1. PAGE 2, 6-09-09 OUTSTANDING BILLS: THE OUTSTANDING BILLS FOR JUNE WERE DISTRIBUTED EARLIER. IT WAS MOVED BY STARLEEN AND SECONDED BY MARY TO PAY BILLS. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS CALLED- MARY YES BOB YES JOANN YES STARLEEN YES ANDY YES DEPARTMENT REPORTS: FIRE DEPARTMENT: MAY THERE WAS 12 RUNS- 8 MEDICAL, 3 FIRES AND 1 STANDBY. THE NEW UNIFORMS ARE IN. THE FIRE TRUCKS NEED THEIR REQUESTED DOT INSPECTIONS. CIRCLE K COMES TO FIRE HALL AND DOES WORK. JOHN PAYNE HAS RESIGNED BECAUSE OF MOVING TO SAGINAW. FIREMEN ARE WORKING ON HAZMAT TRAINING. FIRE CHIEF GOT A BID OF $1674.69 FOR INSULATING THE CEILING WITH 10-11 INCHES OF INSULATION. THE ATTIC NEEDS TO BE CLEANED OUT OF SEVERAL YEARS OF ACCUMULATION. FIRE DEPT. WOULD LIKE THE BLOCK SHED AND CONTENTS REMOVED AND THE SLAB UNDERNEATH IT. MR. DUNDAS IS WILLING TO REMOVE THE TREE BY FIRE HALL FOR THE WOOD AND ALSO REMOVING THE SHED. HE WILL GET BACK WITH BID FOR THE SHED. JOHN WILL CHECK WITH COGGINS AND BECKS FOR 10 YARDS OF SAND TO COVER TREE HOLE. FIREMEN SALARY INCREASE INCREASE PER RUN-$25.00 FOR 2 H $25.00 HOUR THEREAFTER TRAINING- $20.00 PER SESSION NEW FIREMEN: $30.00 PER SESSION FOR 4HRS OR $60.00 A DAY. NEW FIREMEN WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE THEIR TRAINING BEFORE BEING PAID FOR IT. ADVANCING FIREMEN WILL ALSO BE PAID THE SAME AMOUNT AND HAVE TO COMPLETE THEIR TRAINING BEFORE BEING PAID. PAYMENTS BOB MOVED TO PAY THE FIREMEN $30.00 A MONTH FOR COST ALLOWANCES; THIS WILL BE PAID BEFORE THE SALARY AMOUNT IS FIGURED FOR TAXES. IT WAS SECONDED BY MARY AND A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS POLLED- STARLEEN YES MARY YES BOB YES JOANN YES ANDY YES THIS WILL TAKE PLACE STARTING JULY 2009. JOHN IS CANVASSING FOR MORE FIREMEN.
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PARK: THEY HAVE DECIDED TO HOLD OFF ON ENLARGING THE DRIVEWAY. ANDY IS WORKING ON MIKE KRESSLER MEMORIAL. THE PICNIC IS JULY 25 FROM 12:00-3: OOPM. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO BRING AT LEAST TWO DOZEN COOKIES FOR PICNIC. LINDA HOCKAMEYER NEEDS $200.00 FOR PRIZES AND LORI CHILDS NEEDS $300.00 FOR FOOD SUPPLIES. STARLEEN IS GOING TO CHECK WITH 4-H CLOWNS TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE. JOANN IS CHECKING WITH MARK MUSSELMAN FOR BOUNCING CASTLE AND BARREL TRAIN FOR PICNIC. BOB, ANDY AND JIM WILL MEET AT PARK ON MONDAY (10:00) TO CHECK INTO CORNER OF WALKWAY THAT IS ALWAYS WET. TO SEE WHAT SOLUTION THERE MAYBE. PLANNING COMMISSION: THE COMMISSION IS CONTINUING TO WORK WITH DON HAMILTON-LAPHAM TO UPDATE THE LATEST ORDINANCES IN OUR MASTER PLAN. ALSO, CONTINUING TO UPDATE OUR ZONING ORDINANCES. THE ENABLING ACT, MOBILE HOMES PARKS AND BLIGHT ORDINANCE WAS DISCUSSED. A SPECIAL MEETING WILL BE HELD JULY 1 AT 5:30PM. WATERLINE REPORT: WORDING CONCERNING THE COUNTY TO PICKUP COST IF TOWNSHIPS DID NOT PAY THEIR PART HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE WATER DISTRICT #1 AND NOW WAITING FOR COUNTY’S DECISION. THE NEW 12 INCH WATERLINE IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY DEC. 31, 2009. THE HOPE TWP. WATER COMMISSION HAS APPROVED THE LANGUAGE FOR THE PETITION IT IS NOW AT LAWYERS FOR APPROVAL. THEN THE PETITION WILL COME BACK TO HOPE TOWNSHIP BOARD FOR APPROVAL AND THEN CAN BE TAKEN OR SENT TO PROPERTY OWNERS.
TOWNSHIP CODE AUTHORITY: THE TCA STARTED OUT WITH $43112.66 AND ENDED WITH $44682.86. THERE WERE 10 PERMITS FOR HOPE TOWNSHIP FOR MAY. NEXT MEETING IS JUNE 29 AT 5:00PM.
CHAPEL: BOB MADE MOTION TO GO UP TO $2500.00 FOR THE REST OF THE FENCE TO RUN NORTH AND SOUTH TO SEPARATE THE PARK AND CEMETERY. STARLEEN SECONDED AND A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS CALLED- STARLEEN YES MARY YES BOB YES JOANN YES ANDY YES LORI STATED THE BASEMENT OF CHAPEL NEEDS TO BE CLEANED OF ARTICLES DOWN THERE. MARY HAS TALKED TO HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND THEY THINK THERE IS FUNDING FOR RESTORING THE CEMETERIES AS THEY ARE LISTED ON THE HISTORICAL SITES OF MIDLAND COUNTY. MARY WILL CONTINUE LOOKING INTO IT. PAGE 4-JUNE 9, 2009 WIXOM LAKE IMPROVEMENT BOARD REPORT: SUPERVISOR REPORTED AT THIS TIME THERE IS TWO DIFFERENT SPRAYS BEING USED ON THE LAKE. OLD BUSINESS: AMENDING THE 2008-2009 BUDGET MOTION WAS MADE BY BOB AND SECONDED BY JOANN TO AMEND THE BUDGET. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS CALLED- BOB YES MARY YES STARLEEN YES JOANN YES ANDY YES NEW BUSINESS: LAKESHORE DRIVE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT IT WAS MOVED BY BOB TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION FOR ROAD WORK DONE ON LAKESHORE DRIVE. THIS WORK IS BETWEEN THE COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON LAKESHORE DRIVE BUT MUST GO THROUGH THE TOWNSHIP BOARD. IT WAS SECONDED BY STARLEEN AND MOTION PASSED. RESOLUTION FOR ABANDON PROPERTY ACCELERATION IT WAS MOVED BY BOB AND SECONDED BY JOANN TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION FOR ABANDONED PROPERTY IN HOPE TOWNSHIP. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS POLLED- STARLEEN YES MARY YES BOB YES ANDY YES JOANN YES
BOMBAY ROAD BLIGHT ANDY GOES TO COURT WITH OUR LAWYER TO TAKE BEFORE THE JUDGE FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME MS. WALL WAS ORDERED TO CLEAN UP HER MESS. SUPERVISOR IS ALSO WORKING ON THE ABANDONED HOME AT THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF BAKER AND HOPE RD., ALSO A PROBLEM AT E. SADDLER’S ON HULL RD. REGULAR BOARD MT. CLOSED AT 9:30PM. OPENED MEETING AT 9:40PM MEETING TO ADOPT SALARY AND BUDGET RESOLUTIONS THE SALARY RESOLUTION WAS MOVED BY BOB AND SECONDED BY STARLEEN TO KEEP THE SAME SALARIES AS 2008-2009 BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMY. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS POLLED- BOB YES MARY YES STARLEEN YES JOANN YES ANDY YES
PAGE 5-JUNE 9, 2009 A MOTION WAS MADE BY BOB TO ADOPT THE BUDGET RESOLUTION AND IT WAS SECONDED BY STARLEEN. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS POLLED- BOB YES MARY YES STARLEEN YES JOANN YES ANDY YES. BUDGET WAS DECLARED ADOPTED FOR THE 2009-2010 YEAR.
MEETING ADJOURNED 9:50PM HOPE TOWNSHIP CLERK JOANN WILKIE |