1. The meeting was called to order at
2.
The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. Trustee DeKorne
offered prayer.
3. The minutes of the October Special and
Regular Board meetings were reviewed.
MOTION Heeres, DeKorne,
CARRIED to approve the minutes with a correction in Item #8 of the regular
meeting. The ordinance number should be
#2.
4. The treasurer’s report of
incomes and balances was given. General
Fund Balance: $197,438.82 with $160,000.00 due from the Fire Fund; Fire Fund:
112,712.64; Liquor Fund: $1,999.18; Road Fund: $25,541.79; Grand Total:
$337,692.43. Summer Tax Collection is
92% collected for total receipts of $687,679.44. Winter Tax Bills are ready to be mailed.
5. Public Comment: Alex Busman
addressed the Board and stated that he is present on behalf of a State &
Local Government class that he is enrolled in at
6.
Announcements: Treasurer Postmus announced
that there will be a county wide dog & ferret
census in 2007. All dogs & ferrets
must be licensed. Discounted licenses
are available from the township treasurer until
7.
Township Hall: Proposals for new
window blinds for the dining/meeting room were reviewed. MOTION Mann, Heeres,
CARRIED to accept the bid for blinds from Don’s Blinds for $627 for the
three sets, installed. The ladies
restroom has been painted and decorated with mirror frame and new
“skirt” under the sink. A
trash ring has been ordered to allow the trash can to be hidden behind the
skirt. The painting project is nearly
complete with only the stalls needing to be painted. New entry carpet runner, cigarette
receptacles, surge protectors for office computers, coat racks have been
ordered. The tables and chairs have been
exchanged by the Firemen. A thank you
and check for $250 has been sent to them.
Smaller tables are needed for the downstairs to match the gray 8 ft
tables. Clerk will order 2 4 ft tables
and 2 5 ft tables from Mity Lite. Joni Wieland has asked that the Tribute to
Dan that was presented by Kevin Elsenheimer be
displayed at the Township Hall. The
Board decided to have a display case built for that and a picture of Dan. Also, we will have a display case made for
the Veterans memorabilia that matches in style.
Both can be installed in the entry area.
8.
Pension Plan: Postmus reported she has
researched the plans available through Farm Bureau and found that it is far
overpriced from the plans available through Burnham & Flower. Discussion was held on pros & cons of a
pension plan for the officials.
9.
Internet Connection: Postmus needs connection for township computer to internet
from her home. She currently has
personal computer hooked to high speed at her expense. She was authorized to contact Coveyou Computers to network the two computers within her
home to allow internet access from either.
Supervisor reports COLI is looking to install a tower/antenna to service
the Ellsworth area.
10.
Planning Commission: Trustee Rubingh reports the December meeting of the Planning
Commission has been cancelled due to lack of agenda. Workshop has been set for January 9 at
11. Roads: Trustee DeKorne
reported that he has reviewed the response from the Road Commission manager and
is still confused on the formulas.
Supervisor & Trustee DeKorne will try to
schedule a meeting with Burt Thompson of the Road Commission to better
understand how the estimates are developed.
Clerk reported the bills for Hillman and
12.
Road Signs: The
13.
Fire Department: The annual
Firemen’s Dinner is scheduled for Tuesday, December 5 at
14. Libraries: Supervisor received a
letter from Valerie Meyerson of Charlevoix Library to
inform us of an increase in the user fee for that library. The fee will be doubled to $40 per year. Clerk will ask users who were not satisfied
with the service at that library to write their concerns so we may go to the
library board with them.
15.
Election Results were reviewed.
Oath of Office was administered to Supervisor Mann and Trustee DeKorne by the Clerk.
Thank you note will be sent to Mark McDermott of the Ellsworth Diner for
providing some of the meals on Election Day.
16.
Public Notices in Newspapers: The
Board decided to use the Antrim Review for all public notices from this day
forward. Notice of this will be placed
on our website.
17.
Office space: Discussed concerns
regarding lack of office space and privacy for Township and Village
officials. The Board will continue to
investigate possible solutions.
18.
Cemeteries: Trustee DeKorne reported that the
plaque has been installed on the rock at the
19.
Bills represented by the attached list were presented for approval for
payment. MOTION Mann, Postmus, CARRIED to approve the bills as presented.
20.
The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 18 at
Respectfully submitted,
Donna L. Heeres