DECEMBER 4, 2023

(PROPOSED MINUTES)

MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6 PM BY CLERK BARBARA J. EGELER, SUPERVISOR JIM MAZUR WAS ABSENT, BOARD

MEMBERS PRESENT WERE TRUSTEE JEROME PAPES, TRUSTEE BOB KESLING, AND TREASURER PATTI GEERS, WE HAD 4 GUEST

ATTEND.

MINUTES WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.

MOTION WAS MADE BY JEROME TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF BILLS, BOB SECONDED

MOTION CARRIED

COUNTY COMMISSIONER REPORT WAS GIVEN BY COMMISSIONER JANET ANDERSEN.  KAITLYN SZCYPKA WAS HIRED AS A

DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, AND, FABIAN KNIZACKY, PRESENT ADMINISTRATOR AGREED TO STAY ONE MORE YEAR TO

TRAIN KAITLYN.  FABIAN HAD ONE REQUEST, AND THAT WAS HE WANTED THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO PLEDE MONEY TO-

WARDS THE HOUSING SITUATION IN MASON COUNTY.  THE COMMISSIONERS PLEDGED 5 MILLION DOLLARS TOWARDS THE

HOUSING PROJECTS.

SHERIFF’S REPORT GIVEN BY SHERIFF KIM COLE.  THERE WERE 22 CALLS IN THE TOWNSHIP LAST MONTH.  9 CRASHES,

HE SAID STILL A LOT OF CAR/DEER ACCIDENTS, ONE ARREST ON CHILD PORN.  HE SAID THEY ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF CONTRACT

NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE JAIL CORRECTION OFFICERS, AND SAID THURSDAY THEY WOULD BE HONORING TWO DEPUTIES FOR

SERVICE, RUSS PHILLIPS, AND JUSTIN SUNDAY.

TREASURER REPORTED THAT THE MONEY MARKET FUND BALANCE ON 10/31/23 WAS $371,626.13,  RECEIPTS FOR NOV-

EMBER WERE $31,863.88, INTEREST WAS $48.94, DISBURSEMENTS WERE $9,960.20.  LEAVING A BALANCE OF $393,578.75 ON

11/30/23.

CHECKING ACCOUNT BALANCE REMAINS AT $300.00 ON 11/30/23.

PERPETUAL CARE CERTIFICATE BALANCE REMAINS AT $62,821.14 ON 11/30/23.

PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT FUND BALANCE REMAINS AT $308,821.35 ON 11/30/23.

HALL RESERVATION FUND BALANCE ON 10/31/23 WAS $1,120.93, NO RECEIPTS, NO DISBURSEMENTS, INTEREST WAS .05c

LEAVING A BALANCE OF $1,120.98 ON 11/30/23.

TAX ACCOUNT BALANCE ON 10/31/23 WAS $11,360.85, RECEIPTS FOR NOVEMBER WERE $2,629.57, DISBURSEMENTS

WERE $4,685.36. LEAVING A BALANCE OF $9,305.06 ON 11/30/23.

TREASURERS REPORT ACCEPTED AS PRESENTED.

CLERK REPORTED THAT SHE HAD RECEIVED A LETTER OF RESIGNATION FROM SUPERVISOR JIM MAZUR, CLERK READ THE

LETTER TO THE BOARD, AND IT IS TO TAKE EFFECT ON 12/31/23.

JEROME MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE LETTER OF  RESIGNATION FROM SUPERVISOR MAZUR.  BOB SECONDED

MOTION CARRIED

CLERK EGELER REPORTED THAT THE MASON COUNTY CLERKS WERE MEETING THURSDAY TO DISCUSS THE UPCOMING

FEBRUARY PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION.  THIS IS THE FIRST ELECTION THAT IT IS MANDATORY TO HAVE THE EARLY NINE DAYS

OF VOTING.  NOTICES WILL HAVE TO BE SENT TO EVERY REGISTERED VOTER IN MASON COUNTY, TELLING WHERE THE NINE DAYS

OF EARLY VOTING WILL BE CONSOLIDATED TO ALL VOTERS IN MASON COUNTY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CITY OF LUDINGTON.

THE REST OF THE COUNTY, NINE DAYS WILL BE HELD AT THE SCOTTVILLE LIBRARY.  THERE WILL ALSO BE A NOTICE IN THE PAPER.

JEROME HAS GOTTEN ESTIMATES FROM SUPERIOR ELECTRIC FOR UPGRADES TO THE ELECTRIC AT THE TOWNHALL.

JEROME MADE A MOTION TO GO WITH SUPERIOR ELECTRIC TO DO THE WORK AT THE HALL, ESTIMATE $5000.00 FOR THE

UPGRADES.  PATTI SECONDED

MOTION CARRIED

MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 6:43 PM