February 2017

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

(PROPOSED MINUTES)

MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6PM BY SUPERVISOR JIM MAZUR,  BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT WERE CLERK BARB EGELER, TREASURER PATTI GEERS, TRUSTEE JEROME PAPES, AND TRUSTEE BOB KESLING.  WE HAD SIX GUEST ATTEND.

MINUTES WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.

SHERIFF KIM COLE HERE TO GIVE THE SHERIFF’S REPORT.

BOB MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF BILLS.  JEROME SECONDED

MOTION CARRIED

TREASURER REPORTED THAT THE MONEY MARKET FUND BALANCE ON 12-31-16 WAS $67,766.33.  RECEIPTS FOR JANUARY WERE $614.36,  DISBURSEMENTS WERE $4,473.35.  LEAVING A BALANCE ON 1-31-17 OF $63,907.34.

PETTY CASH AND CHECKING ACCOUNT BALANCE REMAINS AT $100.00 AND $200.00 ON 1-31-17.

PERPETUAL CARE CERTIFICATE BALANCE REMAINS AT $62,821.14 ON 1-$31-17.

PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT FUND BALANCE REMAINS AT $210,055.83 ON 1-31-17.

HALL RESERVATION FUND BALANCE ON 12-31-16 WAS $1,116.48.  RECEIPTS FOR JANUARY WERE $100.00, DISBURSEMENTS WERE $100.00, INTEREST WAS .05 CENTS.  LEAVING A BALANCE OF $1,116.53 ON 1-31-17.

TAX SAVINGS ACCOUNT BALANCE ON 12-31-16 WAS $112,324.74,  RECEIPTS FOR JANUARY WERE $315,503.17, DISBURSEMENTS WERE $360,282.26, NO INTEREST WAS REPORTED AT THIS TIME.  LEAVING A BALANCE OF $67,545.65 ON 1-31-17.

TREASURERS REPORT ACCEPTED AS PRESENTED.

JEROME MADE A MOTION FOR THE TOWNSHIP TO DONATE THE REQUESTED AMOUNT OF $500.00 TO THE ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION.  BOB SECONDED

MOTION CARRIED

JEROME MADE A MOTION FOR THE BOARD OF REVIEW TO ATTEND THE TRAINING IN LUDINGTON, FOUR PEOPLE @ $10.00 EACH.  BOB SECONDED

MOTION CARRIED

BOB MADE A MOTION FOR VICTORY TOWNSHIP TO GET IN LINE WITH THE ROAD COMMISSION FOR A PIGGY BACK BRINE FOR 2017.  JEROME SECONDED

MOTION CARRIED

BOB MADE A MOTION FOR THE TOWNSHIP TO ADOPT OUR ORV ORDINANCE, AND DO AWAY WITH THE SUNSET CLAUSE, AS EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE RUNNING SMOOTHLY.  JEROME SECONDED

MOTION CARRIED

JIM MADE A MOTION TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING TO ADOPT THE BUDGET, IN PLACE OF AN ANNUAL MEETING.  PATTI SECONDED

MOTION CARRIED

BUDGET HEARING DATE IS SET FOR MARCH 31, 2017 AT 4:30 PM.

BUDGET PREP MEETING IS SET FOR MARCH 24, 2017 AT 4:30PM.

NEXT YEARS MEETING DATES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:

NO APRIL MEETING              MAY 1, 2017                             JUNE 5, 2017                           JULY 10, 2017

AUGUST 7, 2017                     SEPT. 11, 2017                         OCTOBER 2, 2017                  NOVEMBER 6, 2017

DECEMBER 4, 2017              JANUARY 8, 2018                    FEBRUARY 5, 2018                MARCH 5, 2018

ALL MEETINGS TO BE HELD AT THE TOWNHALL AT 6:00PM, EXCEPT AUGUST MEETING WILL BE HELD AT VICTORY PARK.  PICNIC TO BE HELD ONE HOUR PRIOR TO REGULAR MEETING TIME OF 6:00PM.  IN CASE OF RAIN MEETING WILL BE AT THE HALL.

JIM TALKED ABOUT OUR SALARIES, STUDY FROM MICHIGAN TOWNSHIP ASSOCIATION SHOWS THAT OUR TOWNSHIP IS IN THE LOWEST OF RANGES, 25TH PERCENTILE.  SUPERVISOR, CLERK, AND TREASURER HAVE NOT TAKEN A WAGE INCREASE IN THREE YEARS.  JIM TALKED ABOUT HOW OUR WORK LOAD HAS INCREASED OVER THE YEARS.  SUPERVISOR, CLERK AND TREASURER ALL GAVE THEIR REQUEST FOR SALARIE INCREASES.  BOTH TRUSTEES SAID THEY DID NOT NEED A WAGE INCREASE.

BOB MADE A MOTION TO INCREASE THE SUPERVISORS WAGE TO $8,100.00 A YEAR.  PATTI SECONDED

ROLL CALL VOTE:

YEAS:        PATTI, BOB, JEROME, BARB, JIM

NAYS:       NONE

MOTION CARRIED

ROLL CALL VOTE:

YEAS:        BARB, PATTI, JIM, BOB

NAYS:       JEROME

MOTION CARRIED

BARB MADE A MOTION TO INCREASE THE TREASURERS WAGE TO $10,000.00 A YEAR.  (THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE $2.50 PER PARCEL THE TREASURER RECEIVES FOR COLLECTING  SUMMER TAXES, THAT IS A SEPARATE WAGE. ) BOB SECONDED

ROLL CALL VOTE:

YEAS:        BARB, BOB, PATTI, JIM

NAYS:       JEROME

MOTION CARRIED

JIM MADE A MOTION TO INCREASE THE ELECTION INSPECTORS TO $10.00 PER HOUR, AND THE ELECTION CHAIR TO $11.00 PER HOUR.  JEROME SECONDED

ROLL CALL VOTE:

YEAS:        BARB, PATTI, BOB, JEROME, JIM

NAYS:       NONE

MOTION CARRIED

ALL WAGE INCREASES WILL TAKE EFFECT APRIL 1, 2017.

ALL OTHER WAGES TO STAY THE SAME.

COUNTY COMMISSONER JANET ANDERSEN GAVE THE COUNTY REPORT.

MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 7:54 PM