Annual Fireman's Brawl

SAUBLE-ELK-EDEN TOWNSHIPS
FIRE DEPARTMENT
WILL BE HOSTING THE
ANNUAL FIREMAN'S BALL
AUGUST 1, 2015
SKINNER PARK
GET TICKETS AT THE DOOR
5:30.....YEAH!
no dress code
always good eats & b.y.o.b.
bring $$$ for raffles
All $$$ will go for the benefit of the firefighters

July Regular Meeting

draft                       ELK TOWNSHIP                        draft

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

JULY 14, 2015

Lou Fitz, Supervisor, called the meeting to order @ 7:00pm

Prayer offered by Johnny Gates

Pledge of Allegiance, led by L. Fitz

Roll call, officials present:      Lou Fitz, Supervisor-266.5040

Vicki Gates, Clerk-510.2597

Brandy Myers, Treasurer-bmyers42780@yahoo.com

                                    Sharon Young, Trustee-266.8432

                                    John Fairbanks, Trustee-266.8023

Agenda-S. Young -motion to approve agenda as revised; J. Fairbanks seconded; passed 5-0

Minutes approval-J. Fairbanks-motion to approve June 9, 2015 regular meeting minutes;

S. Young seconded; passed 5-0

Minutes approval- J. Fairbanks-motion to approve June 20, 2015 special meeting minutes;

B. Myers seconded; passed 5-0

Board Member Reports:

   L. Fitz, Supervisor

1.      Received new tables, chairs & flagpole

2.      Set date for Ice Cream Social, August 2, 2015 @ town hall, ran ad in Bulletin Board News for two weeks

3.      Attended an MTA class

4.      Read a letter from SEE Twps Fire Board discussing the creation of “a committee to explore the feasibility of a new centrally located fire station,” to invite “all three supervisors and an additional  two citizens from each township to form a fact-finding committee”

5.      Read letter to IATA thanking them for the use of Skinner Park to conduct the Annual Trash Day, and requesting the first Saturday in June of 2016 to hold another Trash Day

   V. Gates, Clerk

1.      Election on August 4, 2015-appointed precinct workers

2.      Dropped service with ATT-they issued a refund check; and contracted with Golden Communications for local & long distance calling  (also dropped TransWorld for long distance)

3.      Will be attending an MTA class on June 15, 2015 with B. Myers in Cadillac

4.      Approval of non-periodical bills

·         J. Fairbanks-motion to approve payment to Election Source for supplies, tabulator coding,  ballot chart, and maintenance contract on tabulator; S. Young seconded; passed 5-0

·         S. Young-motion to approve Apex sketching software for assessor ($235); J. Fairbanks seconded; passed 5-0

·         S. Young-motion to pay A1 Services for Trash Day ($5,296.53 + $4 for tires in cash); J. Fairbanks seconded; passed 5-0

·         J. Fairbanks-motion to approve new color printer for office (Vicki will order from Amazon, not to exceed $125-out of Clerk Capital Outlay); S. Young seconded; passed 5-0

·         S. Young-motion to approve three required election ads published in the BBN; B. Myers seconded; passed 5-0

·         J. Fairbanks-motion to approve an ad for two weeks in the BBN for the ice cream social; S. Young seconded; passed 5-0

·         J. Fairbanks-motion to approve payment to Accident Fund for Worker’s Comp ($881);  V. Gates seconded; passed 5-0

5.      Requesting board approval on bills paid in June, including Big Bass Lake SAD-J. Fairbanks-motion to approve bills; S. Young seconded; passed 5-0

6.      Correspondence-MTA Book of the Month-L. Fitz-motion to purchase FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) Book; S. Young seconded; passed 5-0; read letter of complaint concerning cemetery upkeep

7.      Discussed quarterly report “Income Statement Compared with Budget”

  B. Myers, Treasurer

1.      Read Treasurer’s report for June-S. Young-motion to accept Treasurer’s report;

L. Fitz seconded; passed 5-0

Public Comments: varied

Dignitary Reports:

·         County Commissioner-J. Fairbanks-County looking at resumes for an administrator; J. Fairbanks will be on a committee to investigate possible ambulance stations in Irons and/or Luther; County finished its audit; County hired Tammy Ghent for emergency management position

·         Assessor-letter read from Bob Englebrecht supporting new Equalization director, Al Encisio

·         Fire Dept-Marilyn Zdebski- fire department report given

·         Road Committee-Sharon Young-motion to appoint a new road committee following an ad being posted for two weeks in a local publication indicating that applicants are being considered for the road committee. Following an analysis of Elk Township road conditions, the committee will report to the township board within 90 days with recommendations for the use of township road funds. There will be no expenditures from the road fund until the report is complete and accepted by the township board unless an emergency arises affecting the safety of the motoring public; amended motion by L. Fitz to include Sharon Young & Paul Maples resignations from the road committee & noting the Board accepted resignations with deep regrets, S. Young seconded amendment; J. Fairbanks seconded given motion; passed 5-0

Old Business:

·         Trash Bins-after much discussion J. Fairbank made motion to table until August; B. Myers seconded; passed 5-0 (L. Fitz will ask A1 representative to attend meeting)

·         Budget workshop date-V. Gates-motion to set March 17, 2016 @ 7pm as a budget workshop; B. Myers seconded; passed 5-0

·         Lake County Website-L. Fitz-motion to table until August meeting; J. Fairbanks seconded; passed 5-0

·         Road Fund-J. Fairbanks-motion to table until further information is gathered; L. Fitz seconded; passed 5-0

·         Resolution-L. Fitz-motion to adopt L4029 by Resolution; V. Gates seconded; passed 5-0

·         Fire Dept Support Group-B. Myers-motion to pay two bills for support group supplies out of fire department line item in budget ($73.08 total); J. Fairbanks seconded; passed 5-0

New Business:

·         Annual Meeting Resolution-J. Fairbanks-motion to establish an Annual Meeting for the last Saturday in March; S. Young seconded; passed 5-0

·         Little Manistee Watershed-J. Fairbanks-motion to direct the Supervisor to sign the LMWCC Partnership Agreement for the Little Manistee River Watershed Management Plan; V. Gates seconded; passed 5-0

·         Insurance-S. Young-motion to approve the insurance plan from Burnham & Flower & pay the yearly policy fee ($3645, including increase for 3% property value increase); J. Fairbanks seconded; passed 5-0

·         Cemetery-V. Gates-motion to direct the Supervisor to correspond with the parties involved in burying cremains without approval; S. Young seconded; passed 5-0

Public Comments:

Varied

S. Young-motion to adjourn; V. Gates seconded; all in favor

Adjourned @ 10:15pm

Respectfully submitted,

Vicki Gates, Clerk       

7.16.15

Fire Dept Open House

The Sauble-Elk-Eden Townships Fire Department
will be hosting an Open House at Station #2 in Irons
Sunday, July 12th
12 noon-3 pm
Food & Fun will be available