February 2023

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

(PROPOSED MINUTES)

MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6PM BY SUPERVISOR  JIM MAZUR, BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT WERE: CLERK

BARB EGELER, TRUSTEE JEROME PAPES, TRUSTEE BOB KESLING, TREASURER PATTI GEERS, WE HAD FOUR GUEST ATTEND.

MINUTES WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.

NO SHERIFF’S REPORT.

COUNTY COMMISSIONER JANET ANDERSEN GAVE THE COUNTY REPORT.  EMERGENCY MANAGER LIZ REMINK IS LEAVING

AFTER 16 YEARS, SHE IS TAKING A JOB AT A UNIVERSITY IN OHIO.  SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS FOR MCE AND LUDINGTON , BOTH

GOT FUNDING.  THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS POSOTION PROFILE.  WORKING ON SENIOR

SERVICES.  GREAT LAKES ENERGY TRU STREAM COO CHRIS BARBER MET WITH JANET, AND THEY ARE WOWRKING ON PUTTING A

PROPOSAL TOGETHER TO SERVICE THE NORTH END OF OCEANA COUNTY AND MASON COUNTY, FUNDING THRU THE ROBIN PRO

GRAM.

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

MOTION CARRIED

TREASURER REPORTED THAT THE MONEY MARKET FUND BALANCE ON 12/31/22 WAS $305,257.38, RECEIPTS FOR JANU

ARY WERE $27,446.69, INTEREST WAS $42.23, DISBURSEMENTS WERE $10,484.34.  LEAVING A BALANCE OF $322,261.96.

CHECKING ACCOUNT BALANCE REMAINS AT $300.00 ON 1/31/23.

PERPETUAL CARE CERTIFICATE BALANCE REMAINS AT $62,821.14 ON 1/31/23.

PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT FUND BALANCE ON 12/31/22 WAS $292,216.59,  CD MATURED ADDING $4,197.66,  INTEREST

WAS $210.31,  LEAVING A BALANCE OF $297,344.56.

HALL RESERVATION FUND BALANCE ON 12/31/22 WAS $1,120.45, NO RECEIPTS, NO DISBURSEMENTS, INTEREST WAS .05

CENTS.  LEAVING A BALANCE OF $1,120.50 ON 1/31/23.

TAX ACCOUNT BALANCE ON 12/31/22 WAS $151,757.63, RECEIPTS FOR JANUARY WERE $391,393.55, DISBURSEMENTS

WERE $297,891.58.  NO INTEREST,  LEAVING A BALANCE OF $245,259.60 ON 1/31/23.

TREASURERS REPORT ACCEPTED AS PRESENTED.

WITH THE PASSING OF BOARD OF REVIEW MEMBER MATT MAUER, JIM SAID HE HAD ASKED JEFF OHRLING IF HE WOULD

BE AN ALTERNATE.

BOB MADE A MOTION THAT THE TOWNSHIP HIRE JEFF OHRLING AS BOARD OF REVIEW ALTERNATE.  JEROME SECONDED

MOTION CARRIED

JEROME MADE A MOTION TO SEND THREE MEMBERS TO BOARD OF REVIEW CERTIFICATION CLASS.  BOB SECONDED

MOTION CARRIED

JIM HAD GOTTEN A COUPLE OF ESTIMATES TO HAVE AT LEAST TEN TREES REMOVED BETWEEN BOTH CEMETERIES.  THE

BEST BID  WAS HIGH PERFORMANCE TREE REMOVAL FOR $9180.00.

BOB MADE A MOTION TO GO WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE TO REMOVE THE TREES FROM THE CEMETERIES.  JEROME

SECONDED.

MOTION CARRIED

DATES FOR 2023-2024 MEETING DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:  NO APRIL 2023 MEETING

MAY 1, 2023           JUNE 5, 2023          JULY 10, 2023         AUGUST 7, 2023      SEPTEMBER 11, 2023     OCTOBER 2, 2023  NOV. 6, 2023

DECEMBER 4, 2023     JANUARY 8, 2024     FEBRUARY 5,  2024     MARCH 4,  2024

BUDGET PREP MEETING WILL BE:  MARCH 15, 2023 @ 4:30,    BUDGET HEARING MARCH 30 @ 4:30

SALARY RESOLUTIONS AFTER DISCUSSION WAS AS FOLLOWS:  SUPERVISOR, CLERK, TREASURER, TRUSTEE’S WILL RECEIVE

A 3% RAISE , TO TAKE EFFECT 4-1-23 THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.  ALL OTHER WAGES TO STAY THE SAME.

ROLL CALL VOTE:

YEAS:       JIM, BOB, JEROME, PATTI, BARB

NAYS:       NONE

MOTION CARRIED

MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 6:47 PM