February 2010
REGULAR BOARD MEETING FEBRUARY 1, 2010
MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY SUPERVISOR RUSSELL ANDERSEN, BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT WERE CLERK BARB EGELER, TREASURER PATTI GEERS, TRUSTEE’S JIM MAZUR AND JEROME PAPES. WE HAD SEVEN GUEST ATTEND.
MINUTES WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
JEROME MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $4248.18. JIM SECONDED MOTION CARRIED
TREASURER REPORTED THAT THE MONEY MARKET FUND BALANCE ON 12-31-09 WAS $175,299.92. RECEIPTS FOR JANUARY WERE $886.11. DISBURSEMENTS WERE $4,248.18. LEAVING A BALANCE ON 1-31-2010 OF $171,937.85.
PETTY CASH BALANCE REMAINS AT $100.00 ON 1-31-2010. CHECKING ACCOUNT BALANCE REMAINS AT $200.00 ON 1-31-2010.
PERPETUAL CARE CERTIFICATE BALANCE REMAINS AT $62,821.14 ON 1-31-2010. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT FUND BALANCE REMAINS AT $196,691.23 ON 1-31-2010.
VICTORY TOWNSHIP HALL RESERVATION FUND BALANCE ON 12-31-09 WAS $1104.91. RECEIPTS FOR JANUARY WERE $100.00, DISBURSEMENTS WERE $100.00. INTEREST WAS 47 CENTS LEAVING A BALANCE OF $1105.38 ON 1-31-2010.
VICTORY TAX SAVINGS ACCOUNT BALANCE ON 12-31-09 WAS $182,593.40. TOTAL DEPOSITS WERE $304,690.72, TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS WERE $359,085.37. NO INTEREST POSTED. LEAVING A BALANCE OF $128,198.75 ON 1-31-2010.
TREASURERS REPORT ACCEPTED AS PRESENTED
CLERK REPORTED THAT SHE HAD DELIVERED THE GRANT OF FRANCHISE ORDINANCE FOR OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP. (THAT THE BOARD HAD PASSED AT THE JANUARY 4TH MEETING), TO THE LUDINGTON DAILY NEWS ON JANUARY 11, 2010. BUT, THE EMPLOYEE WHO WOULD PUT IT IN THE PAPER WAS OUT FOR THAT DAY. CLERK RECEIVED A CALL FROM JASON HANSELMAN
FROM DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC, (WHO HAD SENT THE REQUEST) TELLING HER NOT TO PUBLISH YET, THAT HE WOULD GET BACK TO HER IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. CLERK THAN CALLED MICHELLE PITROWSKI AT THE DAILY NEWS AND TOLD HER TO PUT A HOLD ON
PUBLISHING THE ORDINANCE. CLERK REPORTED THAT SHE HAD CALLED MR. HANSELMAN ON 1-26-2010, NO ANSWER, LEFT A
MESSAGE ASKING WHAT THE STATUS WAS ON THE ORDINANCE AS IT WAS TO BE PUBLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF PASSING. AS OF THIS MEETING NO RESPONSE..
TOWNSHIP RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM MASON LAKE CONSERVATION FOR A DONATION AGAIN THIS YEAR OF $475.00 TO GO TOWARDS THE ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL TO BE HELD AUGUST 21, 2010. THE LAST TWO YEARS THE TOWNSHIP HAS GIVEN $375.00.
JEROME MADE A MOTION TO GIVE $375.00 TO MASON LAKE CONSERVATION FOR THE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL. JIM SECONDED
MOTION CARRIED
DR. SQUIRES GAVE THE COUNTY REPORT TO THE BOARD, ANSWERED QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC AND THE BOARD. JIM MADE A MOTION NOT TO HOLD AN ANNUAL MEETING. JEROME SECONDED
MOTION CARRIED
BUDGET PREP MEETING WILL BE HELD ON 3-16-10, BUDGET HEARING 3-30-10 AT 4:30 PM.
NEXT FISCAL YEARS MEETINGS WILL HE HELD ON APRIL 5, MAY 3, JUNE 7, JULY 12, AUGUST 2, SEPT. 13, OCT. 4, NOV. 1, DEC. 6, 2010, JAN 3, 2011, FEB. 7, 2011, MARCH 7, 2011.
BARB MADE A MOTION TO RAISE HALL CUSTODIANS ADMINISTRATIVE FEE TO $40.00 A MONTH , EFFECTIVE 4-1-10. AND, TO LEAVE ALL OTHER WAGES THE SAME. JIM SECONDED (RUSSELL & JEROME DIDN’T VOTE) MOTION CARRIED
MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 8:07 PM
RUSSELL H.ANDERSEN, SUPERVISOR
BARBARA J. EGELER, CLERK
Notices
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Annual clean up day
We will be hosing our annual Township clean-up day May 18 at the Waste Reduction transfer station on Stiles Rd. More information will be available soon.
Mission
Our mission is to do what will be beneficial to our township and its residents by dedicated and efficient attention to the responsibilities entrusted to us.
Mason County Zoning Ordinace and Map
