February 2021

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

(PROPOSED MINUTES)

MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:07 PM BY SUPERVISOR JIM MAZUR. DUE TO COVID-19, AND THE EXTENDED      CURRENT MDHHS MANDATES THERE CAN BE NO IN-PERSON MEETINGS UNTIL AFTER FEBRUARY 21, 2021.  THE TOWNSHIP BOARD ONCE AGAIN CHOSE TO CONDUCT THE MEETING BY TELECONFERENCE. SUPERVISOR MAZUR TOOK MEETING PACKETS TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS, A INFORMATION NOTICE WAS PUT ON THE TOWNHALL, AND, IT WAS POSTED ON THE TOWNSHIP WEBSITE.

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT WERE TRUSTEE PAPES, TREASURER GEERS, TRUSTEE KESLING, CLERK EGELER. WE HAD NO GUEST ATTEND.

MINUTES WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.

THERE WAS NO SHERIFFS REPORT.

THERE WAS NO COUNTY COMMISSIONER REPORT.

MOTION WAS GIVEN BY PAPES AND SECONDED BY KESLING TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF BILLS.

AYES:        MOTION CARRIED

NAYS:       NONE

TREASURER REPORTED THAT THE MONEY MARKET FUND BALANCE ON 12/31/20 WAS $173,668.32, RECEIPTS WERE $23,241.00, INTEREST WAS $33.15, DISBURSEMENTS WERE $5,344.54.  LEAVING A BALANCE OF $191,597.93 ON 1/31/21.

CHECKING ACCOUNT BALANCE REMAINS AT $300.00 ON 1/31/21.

PERPETUAL CARE CERTIFICATE BALANCE REMAINS AT $62,821.14 ON 1/31/21.

PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT BALANCE REMAINS AT $232,007.31 ON 1/31/21.

HALL RESERVATION FUND BALANCE ON 12/31/20 WAS $1,119.33, THERE WERE NO RECEIPTS OR DISBURSEMENTS, THE INTEREST WAS .05 CENTS.  LEAVING A BALANCE OF $1,119.38 ON 1/31/21.

TAX ACCOUNT BALANCE ON 12/31/20 WAS $253,100.25, RECEIPTS FOR JANUARY WERE $304,130.60, DISBURSEMENTS WERE $486,319.68, THERE WAS NO INTEREST REPORTED AT THIS TIME,  LEAVING A BALANCE OF $70,911.17 ON 1/31/21.

TREASURERS REPORT ACCEPTED AS PRESENTED.

A MOTION WAS MADE BY JIM AND SECONDED BY JEROME THAT  THE TOWNSHIP GIVE THE REQUESTED $550.00 TO THE ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION, THAT REPRESENTS THREE COUNTIES.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

AYES         BOB, PATTI, BARB, JIM, JEROME

NAYS:       NONE

MOTION CARRIED

A MOTION WAS MADE BY JEROME AND SECONDED BY BOB THAT WE PASS THE MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION FOR  POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, NOTWITHSTANDING THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY, IN ORDER TO BE    CONSIDERED FOR TAX EXEMPTIONS UNDER PUBLIC ACT 390 OF 1994 (MCL 211. 7u); THE VALUE OF ALL ADDITIONAL ASSETS  SHALL NOT EXCEED 1 1/2 TIMES THE ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF THE APPLICANT. (REASON FOR PASSING AGAIN, THEY CHANGED SOME OF THE VERBAGE)

ROLL CALL VOTE:

AYES:        BARB, JIM, BOB, PATTI, JEROME

NAYS:       NONE

MOTION CARRIED

BOARD DISCUSSED PUBLIC ACT 253 OF 2020, WHEREAS POVERTY EXEMPTIONS BE ABLE TO BE CARRIED OVER FOR UP TO THREE YEARS, WITHOUT HAVING TO FILE NEW PAPERS EVERY YEAR. AFTER DISCUSSION, THE BOARD AGREED NOT  TO ADOPT THIS  RESOLUTION.

FOR A DOUBLE  APPLICATION, ROAD DUST CONTROL CONTRACT.  APPLIED IN TWO COURSE @ A COST OF $21,544.37 TO THE TOWNSHIP.

JEROME MADE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONTRACT FOR DUST CONTROL APPLICATION CONTRACT.  BOB SECONDED

ROLL CALL VOTE:

AYES:        JEROME, BOB, PATTI, BARB, JIM

NAYS:       NONE

MOTION CARRIED

BUDGET PREP MEETING WILL BE MARCH 15, 2021 @ 5PM, BUDGET HEARING WILL BE MARCH 29, 2021 @5PM

2021-2022 MEETING DATES:  APRIL 5, 2021, MAY 4, 2021, JUNE 1, 2021, JULY 12, 2021, AUGUST 2, 2021, SEPTEMBER 13, 2021,

OCTOBER 4, 2021, NOVEMBER 1, 2021, DECEMBER 6, 2021, JANUARY 3, 2022, FEBRUARY 7, 2022, MARCH 7, 2022

MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 6:46PM