March 2013

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

MARCH 4, 2013

(PROPOSED MINUTES)

MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7PM BY SUPERVISOR JIM MAZUR, ALL BOARD MEMBERS WERE PRESENT, EGELER,KESLING, GEERS AND PAPES. WE HAD TEN GUEST ATTEND.
MINUTES WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
JEROME MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF BILLS, BOB SECONDED. MOTION CARRIED.
TREASURER REPORTED THAT THE MONEY MARKET FUND BALANCE ON 1-31-13 WAS $217,579.70. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR
FEBRUARY WERE $17,503.59, DISBURSEMENTS WERE $5,886.66. LEAVING A BALANCE ON 2-28-13 OF $229,196.63.
PETTY CASH AND CHECKING REMAIN THE SAME $100.00 AND $200.00 ON 2-28-13. PERPETUAL CARE CERTIFICATE BALANCE REMAINS AT $62,821.14 ON 2-28-13.PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT FUND BALANCE REMAINS AT $246,267.78 ON 2-28-13.
VICTORY TOWNSHIP HALL RESERVATION FUND ON 1-31-13 WAS $1114.21, THERE WAS NO DEPOSITS AND NO DISBURSEMENTS
FOR FEBRUARY. INTEREST WAS FOUR CENTS, LEAVING A BALANCE OF $1114.25 ON 2-28-13.VICTORY TAX SAVINGS ACCOUNT BALANCE ON 1-31-13 WAS $81,800.28. TOTAL DEPOSITS FOR FEBRUARY WERE $398,146.23, TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS WERE $105,222.27. THERE WAS NO INTEREST POSTED AT THIS TIME. LEAVING A BALANCE OF $374,724.24 ON 2-28-13.
TREASURERS REPORT ACCEPTED AS PRESENTED.
CLERK NOTED THAT THE TREASURER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE THE DATE OF THE BUDGET PREP MEETING, SO
ASKED THE REST OF THE BOARD IF WE COULD MEET ON THE 20TH INSTEAD OF THE 21ST. EVERYONE IS IN AGREEMENT, SO THE
BUDGET PREP MEETING WILL BE ON THE 20TH OF MARCH. JIM REPORTED THAT HE HAS TALKED TO GARY DITTMER ABOUT ROAD PROJECTS, GARY SAID TWO BRINE APPLICATIONS, AND HE WILL GET BACK TO JIM ON OTHER SUGGESTIONS, JIM TOLD HIM HE WOULD LIKE THE EROSION ON DENNIS ROAD LOOKED AT.
JIM HAD TALKED TO HAROLD MORSE OUR SEXTON, HAROLD HAS ASKED FOR A RAISE ON GRAVE OPENINGS. JEROME MADE A MOTION TO RAISE THE CHARGE OF A FULL BURIAL TO $300.00 FROM $250.00 EFFECTIVE 4-1-13. BOB SECONDED MOTION CARRIED
JIM HAS CHECKED INTO A TIRE CLEANUP GRANT FOR $3000.00, JIM TALKED TO THE SOLID WASTE MANAGER WITH
BENZIE COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT THEY DID IT LAST YEAR. AND, THIS IS A AVAILABLE ONLY ONCE.
MASON LAKE CONSERVATION HAS REQUESTED THAT THEY BE ABLE TO HARVEST BEACH GRASS FROM SOME VICTORY
TOWNSHIP PROPERTY. THEY WANT TO SEND IT TO HURRICANE RAVAGED AREAS TO REPLACE THEIR BEACH GRASS.
JEROME MADE A MOTION TO ALLOW THE HARVESTING OF BEACH GRASS FROM TOWNSHIP PROPERTY. BOB SECONDED
MOTION CARRIED
COUNTY COMMISSIONER JANET ANDERSEN GAVE THE COUNTY REPORT TO THE BOARD.
SHERIFF KIM COLE GAVE THE SHERIFFS REPORT TO THE BOARD. KIM TALKED ABOUT THE “STOP” PROGRAM, AND
TALKED ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE JAIL.
WAYNE ANDERSEN SUGGESTED HAVING THE MASON LAKE CONSERVATION SIGN A WAIVER BEFORE HARVESTING THE
BEACH GRASS. ALSO, STATED THAT GRANT TOWNSHIP HAD PASSED A RESOLUTION ON THE MUTE SWANS.

MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 7:58PM.

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