REGULAR BOARD MEETING
AUGUST 5, 2013
(PROPOSED MINUTES)
MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:10 PM FOLLOWING A TOWNSHIP PICNIC AT VICTORY PARK. BOARD MEMBERS
PRESENT WERE SUPERVISOR JIM MAZUR, TREASURER PATTI GEERS, TRUSTEE JEROME PAPES, CLERK BARB EGELER. BOB KESLING
WAS ABSENT. WE HAD FORTY THREE GUEST ATTEND.
MINUTES WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
JEROME MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF BILLS. PATTI SECONDED
MOTION CARRIED
SHERIFF KIM COLE GAVE THE SHERIFF’S REPORT.
TREASURER REPORTED THAT THE MONEY MARKET FUND BALANCE ON 6-30-13 WAS $293,435.45. RECEIPTS FOR JULY
WERE $474.27. DISBURSEMENTS WERE $40,794.80. LEAVING A BALANCE ON 7-31-13 OF $253,114.92.
PETTY CASH AND CHECKING ACCOUNT BALANCES REMAIN AT $100.00 AND $200.00 ON 7-31-13.
PERPETUAL CARE CERTIFICATE BALANCE REMAINS AT $62,821.14 ON 7-31-13.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT FUND BALANCE REMAINS AT $246,551.85 ON 7-31-13.
VICTORY TOWNSHIP HALL RESERVATION FUND BALANCE ON 6-30-13 WAS $1114.45, THERE WERE NO RECEIPTS AND NO
DISBURSEMENTS, INTEREST WAS FIVE CENTS. LEAVING A BALANCE ON 7-31-13 OF $1114.50.
VICTORY TAX SAVINGS ACCOUNT BALANCE ON 6-30-13 WAS .00. DEPOSITS FOR JULY WERE $72,246.99, DISBURSEMENTS
WERE $68,617.57. NO INTEREST REPORTED. LEAVING A BALANCE ON 7-31-13 OF $3,629.42.
TREASURERS REPORT ACCEPTED AS PRESENTED.
JEROME MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE A DOCK PERMIT FOR WINN WOLF. PATTI SECONDED
MOTION CARRIED
JIM REPORTED THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE A PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR THE PARK, TO BE
HELD ON THE 27TH OF AUGUST AT 6PM AT THE TOWNHALL.
GRANT AND HAMLIN TOWNSHIPS HAVE PASSED A RESOLUTION TO HAVE THE USDA AND THE MDNR, INITIATE THE
MUTE SWAN CONTROL PROGRAM. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PUBLIC MEETINGS ON THIS SUBJECT AND VICTORY TOWNSHIP HAS
BEEN ASKED TO PASS A RESOLUTION ALSO.
JEROME MADE A MOTION TO PASS THE RESOLUTION FOR VICTORY TOWNSHIP TO HAVE THE USDA AND THE MDNR START
THE MUTE SWAN CONTROL PROGRAM. PATTI SECONDED
MOTION CARRIED
JEROME MADE A MOTION TO HAVE CARY’S SEAWALL PUT IN A STEEL SEAWALL AT VICTORY PARK. PRICE IS $29,690.00.
BARB SECONDED
MOTION CARRIED
FRED BATES WAS THANKED FOR FILLING IN THE HOLES AT THE TOWNHALL, AND ALSO FOR MOWING THE BALL FIELD AT
VICTORY PARK.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER JANET ANDERSEN GAVE HER COUNTY REPORT. SHE ALSO TALKED ABOUT TALKING TO THE ROAD COMMISSION ABOUT BEING MORE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE COUNTY RESIDENTS, WHEN THEY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE
ROADS. SHE SAID IN ALL THE TOWNSHIPS THAT SHE REPRESENTS, MOST PEOPLE ASK HER ABOUT THE ROAD COMMISSION. THEY
WANT TO KNOW WHO THEY CAN TALK TO ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS. SO, JANET HAD CARDS MADE UP WITH ALL THE ROAD
COMMISSIONERS NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS ON THEM SO PEOPLE CAN CONTACT THEM WITH THEIR QUESTIONS.
JEROME MADE A MOTION TO HAVE SLAG PUT ON VICTORY TOWNSHIPS SHARE OF FISHER ROAD THAT MEETS UP TO
HAMLIN TOWNSHIP. 8/10 OF THE ROAD, TOWNSHIPS SHARE WOULD BE $7000.00. PATTI SECONDED
MOTION CARRIED
WAYNE ANDERSEN ASKED ON BEHALF OF THE HAMLIN LAKE PRESERVATION SOCIETY FOR THE TOWNSHIP TO DONATE
TOWARDS THE FIREWORKS. HE SAID MANY PEOPLE WATCH THE FIREWORKS FROM VICTORY PARK. BARB TOLD HIM THAT WE
HAVE DONATED IN THE PAST YEARS, BUT IT JUST HADN’T COME UP YET THIS YEAR.
JEROME MADE A MOTION TO DONATE $500.00 TO HAMLIN LAKE PRESERVATIONSOCIETY FOR FIREWORKS. PATTI
SECONDED
MOTION CARRIED
MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 7:00 PM