MARCH 6, 2023

(PROPOSED MINUTES)

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

MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.

NO COUNTY COMMISSIONER REPORT.

SHERIFF’S REPORT WAS GIVEN BY SHERIFF KIM COLE.  15 CALLS IN THE TOWNSHIP FOR FEBRUARY.

JEROME MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF BILLS, A MARCH DISBURSEMENT FOR $9,180.00 WAS ALSO          APPROVED, FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE CLEANING, FOR REMOVING TEN TREES FROM THE CEMETERIES.  BOB SECONDED

MOTION CARRIED

DICK ROWLEY AND ROBIN ARLT FROM GRANT FIRE DEPARTMENT BROUGHT THE LUCAS STRYKER CHEST COMPRESSION SYSTEM TO DEMONSTRATE HOW IT WORKS.

DALE GOODRICH IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT HOW THE RURAL FIRE AUTHORITY IS DOING.  THEY HAVE HIRED CARLENE FULL TIME, THEY RECEIVED A GRANT FROM FEMA FOR $240,000.00, MODERN UNIFORMS TURNOUT GEAR, WASHERS & DRYERS THAT CAN KEEP THE NEW TURNOUT UNIFORMS CLEAN AFTER THE FIRE FIGHTING.  THE GRANT COST THEM $12,000.00 OR 5% TO HAVE SOMEONE WRITE IT.  ALL FIREFIGHTERS RECEIVED A 3% RAISE.  THEY PURCHASED A NEW FIRE TRUCK, PELT MONEY (GOVERNMENT) IS BEING USED TO PAY FOR THE FIRE TRUCK.  THEY ARE FORMING A COMMITTEE TO SEE HOW THE AUTHORITY IS  DOING, WHAT THEY CAN DO TO MAKE IT FUNCTION BETTER, FINANCIALLY, WITH GETTING PEOPLE TO BE FIREFIGHTERS, ETC.

TREASURER REPORTED THAT THE MONEY MARKET FUND BALANCE ON 1/31/23 WAS $322,261.96,  RECEIPTS FOR          FEBRUARY WERE $26,540.22, INTEREST WAS $37.14, DISBURSEMENTS WERE $6,318.28.  LEAVING A BALANCE OF $342,521.04 ON 2/28/23.

CHECKING ACCOUNT BALANCE REMAINS AT $300.00 ON 2/28/23.

PERPETUAL CARE CERTIFICATE BALANCE REMAINS AT $62,821.14 ON 2/28/23.

PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT FUND BALANCE REMAINS AT $297,344.56 ON 2/28/23.

HALL RESERVATION FUND BALANCE ON 1/31/23 WAE $1,120.50, NO RECEIPTS, NO DISBURSEMENTS, INTEREST WAS .04 cents.  LEAVING A BALANCE OF $1.120.54 ON 2/28/23.

TAX ACCOUNT BALANCE ON 1/31/23 WAS $245,259.60, RECEIPTS FOR FEBRUARY WERE $419,325.98, DISBURSEMENTS     WERE $599,826.61, NO INTEREST, LEAVING A BALANCE OF $64,758.97 ON 2/28/23.

TREASURERS REPORT ACCEPTED AS PRESENTED

CLERK TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT ARE STARTING TO GET IMPLEMENTED FROM 2022 PROPOSAL 2.  THE NINE DAYS EIGHT HOURS IN PERSON VOTING IS MANDATORY FOR FEDERAL AND STATE ELECTIONS, BUT IS UP TO INDIVIDUAL   PRECINCTS FOR OTHER ELECTIONS.

BARB MADE A MOTION THAT THE TOWNSHIP WRITE A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR TRU STREAM  BROADBAND, FOR THE ROBIN GRANT.  JEROME SECONDED

MOTION CARRIED

TEN DEADTREES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE TWO CEMETERIES.

BOARD OF REVIEW IS MARCH 13, 1:30—7:30, AND, MARCH 16, 1:30—7:30.

MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 7:15 PM.