REGULAR BOARD MEETING
JUNE 3, 2024
MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6 PM BY SUPERVISOR BOB KESLING. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT WERE CLERK BARBARA
EGELER, TRUSTEE JEROME PAPES, TREASURER PATTI GEERS, TRUSTEE WAYNE ANDERSEN. WE HAD 12 GUEST ATTEND.
MINUTES WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
JEROME MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF BILLS , INCLUDED MOW-TIME, LLC WHICH WAS FORGOTTEN WHEN
MAKING OUT MAY DISBURSEMENTS. WAYNE SECONDED
MOTION CARRIED
SHERIFFS REPORT WAS GIVEN BE SHERIFF KIM COLE.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER JANET ANDERSEN GAVE COUNTY REPORT. TALKED ABOUT THE OPIOID CRISIS. AND, PLANNING
COMMISSION MEETING ON THE SOLAR FARMS. AND, AIRPORT RUNWAY REHABILTATION CONTINUES. MULTI GENERATIONAL
CENTER IN THE COUNTY. AND, SUPPORT OF A NEW SENIOR CENTER. OAKVIEW IS SHORT STAFFED.
ON BEHALF OF TOM COLEMAN, WHO WAS A LIFETIME RESIDENT OF VICTORY TOWNSHIP, JANET PRESENTED A CHECK TO
THE BOARD FOR $50,000.00. FOR PROJECTS AT VICTORY PARK AND THE NORTH VICTORY CEMETERY. PROJECTS TO BE APPROVED
BY JANET ANDERSEN AND CHUCK COLEMAN, TOM’S SON. THE BOARD THANKED HER ON BEHALF OF TOMS GENEROSITY TO THE
TOWNSHIP.
MIKE INGISON WITH MASON COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION REPORTED THAT THE FISHER ROAD PAVING PROJECT WAS
DONE. AND, THAT THEY WERE STARTING TO DO THE BRINING IN THE COUNTY.
TREASURER REPORTED THAT THE MONEY MARKET FUND BALANCE ON 4/30/24 WAS $471,146.67, RECEIPTS FOR MAY
WERE $26,101.97, INTEREST WAS $62.77, DISBURSEMENTS WERE $13,675.12. LEAVING A BALANCE OF $483,636.29 ON 5/31/24.
CHECKING ACCOUNT BALANCE REMAINS AT $300.00 ON 5/31/24.
PERPETUAL CARE CERTIFICATE BALANCE REMAINS AT $62,821.14 ON 5/31/24.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT FUND BALANCE REMAINS AT $313,368.89 ON 5/31/24.
HALL RESERVATION FUND BALANCE ON 4/30/24 WAS $1,121.22, NO RECEIPTS, NO DISBURSEMENTS, INTEREST WAS .04
Cents, LEAVING A BALANCE OF $1,121.26 ON 5/31/24.
TAX ACCOUNT BALANCE REMAINS AT .00 ON 5/31/24.
TREASURERS REPORT ACCEPTED AS PRESENTED.
DISCUSSED CHANGES ON THE HALL RENTAL AGREEMENT.
WAYNE MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE CHANGES TO THE HALL RENTAL AGREEMENT, JEROME SECONDED
MOTION CARRIED
A GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM MASON COUNTY CENTRAL, UNDER GUIDANCE OF TEACHER MR. RICHERT, CLEANED THE
HEADSTONES AT THE CEMETERIES IN VICTORY. THEY USED THEIR OWN CLEANING SUPPLIES, AND THE TEACHER BOUGHT THEM
PIZZA FOR LUNCH, AGAIN SPENDING THEIR OWN FUNDS.
WAYNE MADE A MOTION TO PAY FOR THOSE SERVICES THAT THE STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHER PROVIDED FOR THE
TOWNSHIP. A CHECK TO BE SENT FOR $500.00 FOR THOSE SERVICES THE STUDENTS PROVIDED. MADE OUT TO MASON COUNTY
CENTRAL, HEADSTONE CLEANING PROGRAM. PATTI SECONDED
MOTION CARRIED
BOB HAS TALKED TO HAWKINS, ABOUT THE STUMP GRINDING AT THE CEMETERIES. AS SOON AS THE TRUSTEES FROM
THE JAIL CAN COME OUT ON WORK DETAIL TO HELP WITH THE CLEANUP, IT WILL BE SCHEDULED.
GEMS WILL BE PUTTING THE GRAVEL IN THE CEMETERY DRIVES SOON.
DAVE BENEDELE IS RUNNING FOR DRAIN COMMISSIONER, HE CAME TO THE MEETING TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO THE
COMMUNITY AND THE BOARD.
MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 7:04 PM.
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