MAY 4, 2020

(PROPOSED MINUTES)

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

MINUTES WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.  THERE WERE NO APRIL MINUTES, THAT MEETING WAS CANCELED.

JEROME MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT.  BOB SECONDED

MOTION CARRIED

THERE WERE NO REPORTS FROM THE SHERIFF, MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONER, OR THE MASON COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION,  DUE TO THE STATE STAY AT HOME ORDER.

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

MOTION CARRIED

TREASURER REPORTED THAT THE MONEY MARKET FUND BALANCE ON 3/31/20 WAS $232,328.18,  RECEIPTS FOR APRIL WERE $6,438.57, INTEREST WAS $49.18, DISBURSEMENTS WERE $6,989.68.  LEAVING A BALANCE OF $231,826.25 ON 4/30/20.

CHECKING ACCOUNT BALANCE REMAINS AT $300.00 ON 4/30/20.

PERPETUAL CARE CERTIFICATE BALANCE REMAINS AT $62,821.14 ON 4/30/20.

PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT FUND BALANCE REMAINS AT $231,546.09 ON 4/30/20.

HALL RESERVATION FUND BALANCE ON 3/31/20 WAS $1,118.91, THERE WERE NO RECEIPTS OR DISBURSEMENTS,          INTEREST WAS .05 CENTS.  LEAVING  A BALANCE OF $1,118.96 ON 4/30/20.

TAX ACCOUNT BALANCE REMAINS AT .00 ON 4/30/20.

TREASURERS REPORT ACCEPTED AS PRESENTED.

CLERK REPORTED THAT DOCK PERMITS FOR CHUCK STOUT, LUCIUS BECK AND WINN WOLF NEEDED APPROVAL.

JIM MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE DOCK PERMITS FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED STOUT, BECK, AND WOLF. JEROME     SECONDED

MOTION CARRIED

JIM REPORTED THAT HE INSTALLED THE DOCK AT VICTORY PARK.   HE HAD TO FIX THE WATER FIXTURES AT NORTH         VICTORY CEMETERY IN THE PIT.

NIEL JANSEN ATTORNEY FOR THE TOWNSHIP,  MET (VIA ZOOM CONFERENCE) WITH JUDGE SNIEGOWSKI AND  SARTO’S LAWYER CARLOS ALVARADO.  THIS WAS TO DISCUSS THE BOATHOUSE ON VICTORY TOWNSHIP PROPERTY,  AND, HER FINDINGS FROM THE COURT HEARING THAT WAS HELD ON JANUARY 17, 2020.

ATTORNEY ALVARADO OFFERED THAT THEY (SARTO) WOULD ACCEPT THE CARTIER SURVEY (DEED), BUT, NOT TO INCLUDE THE SARTO PROPERTY ALL THE WAY TO THE WESTERN  LAKE SHORE.

BOB MADE A MOTION THAT THE TOWNSHIP WILL NOT ACCEPT THIS OFFER.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

YEAS:       BARBARA, PATTI, JIM, BOB , JEROME

NAYS:      NONE

MOTION CARRIED NOT TO ACCEPT THE SARTO OFFER

JIM TALKED TO THE ROAD COMMISSION ABOUT WHEN THE TOWNSHIP WOULD GET THE FIRST BRINE, WE ARE NOT SCHEDULED UNTIL FIRST PART OF JULY.  JIM ASKED FOR AN EARLIER DATE.  WE HAD TO ASK FOR AN EXTRA BRINE, JIM SAID UNLESS WE CAN BE GUARANTEED THAT THE BRINE WILL HAPPEN BEFORE MEMORIAL WEEKEND, WE DID NOT WANT THE EXTRA ONE.  HE WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE SCHEDULED BETWEEN MAY 20-21, 2020.

JEROME MADE A MOTION THAT WE HAVE THE EXTRA BRINE AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $20,000.00.  BOB SECONDED

MOTION CARRIED

MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 6:20 PM.