ELK TOWNSHIP
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
JANUARY 14, 2014
Lou Fitz, Supervisor,
called the meeting to order with a moment of silence @ 7:01pm
Pledge of Allegiance, led
by L. Fitz
Roll call, all officials
present:
Lou Fitz,
Supervisor-266.5040
Vicki Gates, Clerk-266.8248 Brandy Myers, Treasurer-970.9030
Sharon Young,
Trustee-266.8432
John Fairbanks, Trustee-266.8023
Agenda revisions-adding
trash bins, vinyl flooring, and Congressmen under Supervisor report; adding new
south entrance renovations under Old Business; J. Fairbanks-motion to adopt the
agenda as amended; B. Myers seconded; passed 5-0
J. Fairbanks-motion to
approve December 10, 2013 minutes; S. Young seconded; passed 5-0
Board Member Reports:
L. Fitz, Supervisor
1.
Budget
review-looks good
2.
Vinyl
flooring-meets ADA (American with Disabilities Act) guidelines
3.
Trash bins-bin at
Johnson Rd is being abused and difficult to maintain; J. Fairbanks-motion to
move the two trash bins from Johnson Rd to K&K and Granger Rds; S. Young
seconded; passed 5-0
4.
Three Congressmen
will be holding a Town Hall Meeting @ Oak Grove in Irons, Friday, Jan. 17 @
3:30 (including Dan Benishek, Bill Huizenga, and Jon Bumstead)
V. Gates, Clerk
1.
Used current
software program, Sage, to close year 2012, and generate W2s & 1099s
2.
Reported we will
most likely be having an ESD school election in May
3.
Requesting
approval on bills paid in December (building project @ $111,220.05 to date):
J.
Fairbanks-motion to approve bills; B. Myers seconded; passed 5-0
4.
Discussed new
service bill from Great Lakes Energy; V. Gates will email Nicki for
clarification
5.
Per Senate Bill
No. 545, “a local unit of government may exempt itself from the requirements of
employee medical benefit plans”; J. Fairbanks-motion to exempt the Elk Township
Board members from a medical plan for the year 2014; S. Young seconded; passed
by roll call vote 5-0
6.
Principle
Resident Exemptions need an affidavit before June 1st for the July
Board of Review, and November 1st for the December Board of Review
sessions
7.
Jackpine will be
closing their Ludington retail store at the end of January, and they are making
major upgrades to their online site store @ www.jackpine.com
B. Myers, Treasurer
1.
Read Treasurer’s
report for December: S. Young -motion to accept Treasurer’s report; J.
Fairbanks seconded; passed 5-0
S. Young, Trustee
1.
Lake County Area Townships Association meeting
in Chase Jan 23rd
Public Comments:
Joyce Durdel mentioned the
need for more salting/sanding of new parking area by sidewalks
J. Fairbanks suggested
Pure Calcium Chloride in 50# bags
Dignitary Reports:
·
County
Commissioner-J. Fairbanks: reported
there will be a land swap for the two towers @ Wolf Lake hill; and the State
Police gave the Lake County Road Commission an “attaboy” for the work they have
done this winter on the roads
·
Fire Dept-Marilyn
Zdebski: fire department report given
·
Road Committee-S.
Young: believes private road signs should be paid for by owners; J. Fairbanks
believes a previous board voted on this situation
Old Business:
·
G.E. Johnson
waiver of leins accepted and filed
·
G.E. Johnson
proposal for old hall renovations-L. Fitz-motion to table until February; S.
Young seconded; passed 5-0
·
New south
entrance renovations-B. Myers would like to see a type of “Dutch door” to
separate the entrance from the work area; J. Fairbanks said he would be able to
build such a door
New Business:
·
Phil VanVleet
turned in a letter of resignation from the Board of Review-J. Fairbanks-motion
to accept Phil VanVleet’s letter of resignation with regret; S. Young seconded;
passed 5-0
·
Need to fill an
opening on the Board of Review-L. Fitz-motion to appoint Joyce Durdel as an
alternate for Board of Review, and move Kay Macdonald up to an active member on
the Board of Review; J. Fairbanks seconded; passed by roll call vote 5-0
·
Board of Review
training-J. Fairbanks-motion to allow four (4) members of the Board of Review
to go to training @ $79/each + 1 book @ $31.50 + mileage for each driver; S.
Young seconded; passed 5-0
·
Lowes’ credit
card application-J. Fairbanks-motion to authorize L. Fitz, supervisor, to open
a revolving credit account @ Lowes per our credit card resolution; S. Young
seconded; passed by roll call vote 5-0
·
Salary
resolutions-L. Fitz polled the Board members and they all indicated they would
not be seeking raises, therefore salary resolutions will be created for the
fiscal year 2014-2015 to be the same as last fiscal year
Public Comment:
Joyce Durdel would like to
see the Board create a timeline for the old hall renovations so that the Historical
Society could set plans for a centennial celebration (maybe in Aug)
L. Fitz said a big Thank
You to the paint crew who worked on the new addition: Sharon & Charlie
Young, Sharon & Jack Puff, John Fairbanks, Joyce Durdel, and Lou Fitz
S. Young-motion to
adjourn; J. Fairbanks seconded; all in favor
Adjourned @ 8:25pm
Respectfully submitted,
Vicki Gates, Clerk
1.15.14
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