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[clears throat]
>> Good evening. Welcome to the Charter

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Township of Brownstown Township Board
Meeting for July 20th, 2026. Please

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stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.

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» I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America

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and to the Republic for which it stands,
one nation under God, indivisible, with

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liberty and justice for all.
>> This was going to be earlier.

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Will the clerk please call the roll?
Supervisor Brough?

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» Here.
>> Clerk Printer? Here.

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Treasurer Ebersole?
>> Here.

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» Trustee Allen is excused. Trustee
Chapman?

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» Here.
>> Trustee Jones?

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» Here.
>> Trustee Killian?

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» Here.

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» Also in front of you is the regular
board meeting minutes from July 6th,

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2026.
May I have a motion?

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» Motion to approve the regular board
meeting from July 6th, 2026.

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» Support.
>> Motion by Chapman, supported by Jones.

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Any discussion?

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All those in favor signify by saying
aye.

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» Aye.
>> [clears throat]

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» Opposed?
Passes with six votes.

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Also is the agenda approval for tonight.
May I have a motion to accept?

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» Motion to approve the agenda tonight.
>> Support. [clears throat]

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» Any discussion?

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All those in favor signify by saying
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» Aye.
>> Opposed?

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Motion carried, 6-0.
Um, first we have a present-

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Circuit Court of Michigan. If you'd like
to come up to the phone, let me

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apologize
um, introduce myself so I don't know

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your name.
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» Okay. Good evening, everyone.
I am Judge Shalina Anderson and my

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apology for having my back to all of
you,

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but I am here to give a brief
presentation.

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I sit on the 3rd Circuit Court in the
Criminal Division,

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uh, down in the Criminal Justice Center.
And the reason why I am here is just to,

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let you all know that the Circuit Court,
um, is available to the community. Um,

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we,
uh, want to be involved in the

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community. We want to know, we want you
all to know,

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what we can provide, for your
communities. And so, we have been going

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out to all of the communities within
Wayne County, to their, uh, Council

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meetings, Trustee meetings, just giving
a 10-minute presentation about our

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court.

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We have several events that we
participate in, that we celebrate

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Adoption Day, Reunification Day,
uh, New Lawyer Swearing In, and Law Day,

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and other activities that we are
involved in, with respect to the

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community.
And we've been receiving a lot of

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feedback from our jurors,
um, that have received summons. And we

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are in a new facility. Uh, prior to, we
were at the Frank Murphy Hall of

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Justice, in terms of the Criminal
Division. We've since moved to the

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Criminal Justice Center, which sits on
Russell, in the City of Detroit, and

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it's a little bit off of I-75
and Warren Avenue. And there, there's

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more space, there's uh more technology
uh that the jurors can take advantage of

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and they feel more comfortable in that
space. That's been the feedback that we

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have received. Um additionally, we um
have

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um
worked out services for the jurors. And

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so, if they feel like they need uh
mental health services or counseling or

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anything of that nature because they
have sat on a jury that maybe

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um was a lot for them to handle
mentally, then we do offer mental health

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services for them. And that's something
that is new that we haven't always

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had.

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So, the Third Judicial Circuit Court is
our trial court in Wayne County, and it

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sits above the District Court, the
Probate Court, and the Municipal Courts.

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Um decisions from any of our Third
Circuit Courts can be appealed to the

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Michigan Court of Appeals, and then
ultimately to the Michigan Supreme

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Court.

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Of course, there have been celebrations
going on throughout the year um to

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celebrate uh the 250th birthday of the
United States, and the court has also

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taken part in celebrations and continued
throughout the year to um engage in

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celebrations that
um celebrate the unique differences from

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within Wayne County.
Our mission is to serve the community by

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providing accessible and equal justice
for all. And our vision is to be an

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exemplary and innovative court leading
with integrity and providing justice and

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public service. We recently had a um
survey and questionnaire that we had

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out. So, anyone who came to our
courtrooms or within our buildings, or

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even if you had a Zoom hearing, you were
able to click on the QR code and give

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your feedback about what your experience
is with the 3rd Circuit Court and the

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leadership for the 3rd Circuit Court.
They're interested in hearing from the

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community and what that feedback is.
At the 3rd Circuit Court, we have

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approximately 60 judges.
We have more than 25 referees. Those

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referees are usually found in the family
division that would make some decisions

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so that the docket can move along and
everything doesn't have to necessarily

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go through a judge. We have more than
500 total employees and our normal

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business hours run from 8:30 to 4:30
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There are some judges that maybe start a
little earlier, some that start a little

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later. For me, I am a judge that starts
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We do have four locations. We have the
Coleman A. Young Building, which we

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refer to as the K-Mac Building. And in
that building, we deal with our civil

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matters, our family matters, domestic
matters. We have the Lincoln Hall of

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Justice, which also sits off of I-75 in
Warren, and that deals with the juvenile

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matters.
And then, of course, I've already

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mentioned the Criminal Justice Center,
which deals with all of our criminal

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felony matters after they've been bound
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then, we have the Frank Murphy Hall of
Justice, which is where most of our

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friend of the court matters are handled.

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The Wayne County Circuit Court is
funded, a portion of that funding comes

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from Wayne County, and the other portion
of that funding comes from the state of

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Michigan. We work in conjunction with
the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. That

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is the office that provides uh
security for the courtroom

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as well as it provides a supervision for
the Wayne County Jail. We also work in

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conjunction with the Wayne County
Clerk's Office and of course the Clerk's

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Office is the keeper of all of the
records for Wayne County.

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When considering all of the divisions
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responsible for, again, there is the
civil, criminal, family, domestic, and

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family juvenile units.
The civil unit um involves any type of

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non-monetary damages that are above
25,000, election disputes, property

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disputes, contracts, um things of that
nature.

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Of course, as I said, the criminal
division we deal with adult felonies,

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um any criminal appeals from District
Court, those parties that may not have

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been satisfied at the local level can
then appeal to the Circuit Court and we

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essentially serve as the
court of appeals for the District Court.

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And we also deal with search warrants,
so there is always a emergency judge

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that is on call 24/7 and so if there is
a situation where a search warrant needs

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to be executed um to search within a
home or an arrest warrant or things of

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that nature, those can always um be
signed.

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Uh there's also someone that is always
on call to deal with personal protection

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orders and also um the new orders where
if you feel like there is an individual

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who has a mental health issue who maybe
perhaps should not be

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um in possession of weapons, there is a
method for which you can contact an

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emergency judge to have um
order signed so that those weapons can

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be taken away from those who may be
suffering from a mental health crisis.

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We also have the family domestic
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divorce, child support, custody,
parenting time, the PPOs, and the ERPOs

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that I just mentioned,
um, and friend of the court.

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And we also have the family juvenile
division, which of course deals with all

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of our juvenile delinquency matters for
those individuals who are under the age

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of 18,
uh, those vulnerable individuals who may

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be suffering from neglect and abuse.
Those cases are heard there. Adoption,

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guardianship, and truancy matters when
we have, um, students who may not be

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necessarily attending school the way
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The Third Circuit Court also wants you,
um, to know that there are free legal

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resources that are available within
Wayne County. And so, if you come across

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people within your community that are in
need of any type of consultation, that

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they can reach out to the Detroit Legal
Services Clinic, the Lakeshore Legal

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Aid, the William Booth Legal Aid Clinic,
and the Michigan Legal Help. And that

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contact information is listed, um,
should you come into contact with

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someone who may be in need of free legal
resources.

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I previously indicated that the Third
Circuit Court is the busiest court in

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Michigan. And just looking at our 2025
statistics, there have been a total of

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56,742
cases that were filed in 2025. And

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actually in 2026, there have been an
uptick in the cases that have been

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» [clears throat]
>> Certainly, as I indicated previously,

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the Third Circuit Court is looking for
any feedback, uh, that any of the our

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community members and partners may have.
There is an email address that is

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specifically designed to receive those
communications and feedback, and that is

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communications, plural at 3rdcc.org.
The bottom line and what the takeaway

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should be from
this presentation is that third circuit

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court and its judges are available. We
want everyone to

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» [clears throat]
>> have access to justice and we want

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everyone to understand the process and
the system. I in fact have gone to

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several high schools within Wayne County
giving presentations not only on the

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third circuit court and what
we do, but just

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students in the law, how the laws impact
you, thinking about the things that you

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put on our social media, maybe taking a
second look at your social media,

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letting them know that everyone to some
extent has some access to social media,

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you should be careful what you're
putting on there, reminding them very

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simple things, things that even adults
can take heed of and for example, if

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you're going out of town, perhaps
waiting till you return before posting

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the images so that people aren't aware
that you are actually out of your home

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and that your home is empty. So things
like that we just try to touch on with

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the youth and so if there's ever any
type of program that you feel like a

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judge could come for a law day or
anything like that, certainly myself or

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one of my colleagues would be available.
So that is the extent of our

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presentation for the third circuit court
and if any questions that I could

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answer, certainly I'm available to
answer those questions. Are there any?

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» Yeah, thank you so much for doing this.
In my whole career, I don't know how

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long it's been, I don't know how been, I
I've never had the circuit court come in

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and address us. That's great. There's a
lot of information there that I feel a

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lot of people aren't aware of.
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» So I appreciate your time.
>> Thank you. Thank you for having me. We

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left some packets over there so if you
have other community members that might

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benefit from the materials, certainly
they can have them. Thank you.

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» Next we have
the public forum.

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Please address the podium, come up to
the podium, give us your name and

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address.
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Okay, we're moving on to the agenda.

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» [clears throat]
>> First we have resolution 2026-24

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to accept the 33rd judicial district
circuit district court sorry not circuit

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court on my
annual financial report for the year

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ending December 31st, 2025.
>> Motion to approve resolution 2026-24.

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» Motion by Ebert, supported by Jones. Any
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Roll call vote, please. Jones.
>> Yes.

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» Killian.
>> Yes.

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» Brinker.
>> Yes.

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» Ebert.
>> Yes.

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» Catlin.
>> Yes.

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» Prius.
>> Yes.

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» Next we have the resolution 2026-25
to schedule a public hearing for the

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confirmation of special assessment
district SAD roll for Mill Creek

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subdivision road maintenance and
improvement programs.

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» Motion to approve the 20
resolution 2026-25

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for the
confirming special assessment district

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for Mill Creek subdivision.
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» Discussion?
Question. Don't we usually have the date

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that the public hearing will be when we
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motion
>> The answer to your question is yes.

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» So that would be the third meeting in
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If I'm not mistaken.
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August the 17th.
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» August 17th, correct?
>> Can we Can we amend that to August 17th?

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» I believe it's in there. It's in the
second in the resolution.

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» Oh, I apologize. I thought we put it on
the record. Sorry.

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Um
Did you have a problem with that?

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» No.
>> Mr. Killian, Trustee Killian.

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» So, just to add the date of August 17th.
>> I just want it. I thought we always put

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it on the record when we do the motion.
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» [clears throat]
>> roll call vote, please.

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Killian.
>> Yes.

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» Eber.
>> Yes.

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» Brinker.
>> Yes.

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» Allen.
I'm sorry.

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He's excused. Jones.
>> Yes.

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» Chapman.
>> Yes.

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» Bory.
>> Yes.

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» Next, we have Resolution 2026-26,
certified resolution of the membership

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of Board of Directors authorizing a
special liquor license application for

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the Brownstown Professional Firefighters
Union for Brownstown Summer Festival on

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August 14th and 15th.
>> Motion to approve. Support.

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» Motion by Jones, supported by Killian.
Any discussion?

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Roll call vote, please. Brinker, yes.
Killian.

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» Yes.
>> Jones.

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» Yes.
>> Chapman.

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» Yes.
>> Eber.

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» Yes.
>> Bory.

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» Yes.

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» Next, we have second reading of
Ordinance 141-86

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to amend Ordinance 141-45
Section 302-110-6-1508-2507

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and Excuse me, 25
-11

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by adding regulations of definitions for
short-term rentals.

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» Fix it.
>> Motion to

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» Fix it.
>> second reading of Ordinance 141-86

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to amend Ordinance 141-45
Section 3.0

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11.06, 15.01, 25.07,
25.1,

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and any regulations and definitions for
short-term rentals.

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» Support.
>> Any discussion?

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» Through the chair, I just wanted to read
those sections again. 3.02,

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11.06,
15.01,

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25.07,
and 25.11.

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» Mhm.
>> There is something wrong with the

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number.

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» Okay, motion by Chapman, supported by
Jones. Any further discussion? Roll call

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vote, please.
>> Chapman.

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» Yes.
>> Killion.

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» Yes.
>> Eber.

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» Yes.
>> Brinker.

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» Yes.
>> Jones.

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» Yes.
>> Burris.

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» Yes.

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» Next, we have first reading ordinance
141-87,

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an amendment to ordinance 141-45,
section 11.02A,

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amending the use conditions for children
daycare children's care centers.

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» Motion to approve.
>> Support, but I think it was section

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11.09.
>> That's right.

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Thank you.
>> I'm sorry.

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» Thank you.
>> So, motion by Jones, supported by Eber.

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Any discussion?
Roll call vote.

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» Eber.
>> Yes.

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» Jones.
>> Yes.

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» Brinker. Yes.
>> Killion.

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» Yes.
>> Chapman.

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» Yes.
>> Burris.

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» Yes.

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» Next, we have
um the

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use permit for the
ProTechnico

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Fireworks Inc. requested for the
Brownstown Summer Festival firework

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permission permit for August 14th and
August 15th, 2026.

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» Motion to approve.
>> Motion by Ebert.

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» Support.
>> Supported by Killian. Any discussion?

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All those in favor signify by saying I.
>> I.

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» Opposed? Motion carries.
Supervisor, looks like we weren't busy

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this week. No reports submitted. Clerk,
board information only.

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Motion
>> Motion to receive and file for board

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information.
>> Support.

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» Motion by Chapman supported by Jones.
Any discussion?

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All those in favor signify by saying I.
>> I.

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» Opposed? Motion carries.
Next we have disbursements for the

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meeting of July 20th, 2026 in the amount
of $2,719,7

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$189.55.
>> Motion to approve disbursements for the

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meeting of July 20, 2026 in the amount
of $2,719,798.55.

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» Support.
>> Motion by Ebert supported by Brinker.

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Any discussion?
Roll call vote, please.

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Jones.
>> Yes.

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» Chapman.
>> Yes.

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» Ebert.
>> Yes.

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» Brinker.
>> Yes.

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» Killian.
>> Yes.

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» Reese.
>> Yes.

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» Next we have a request for permission to
obtain Brownstown's

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» [clears throat]
>> 2026 right of refusal for parcel

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70-023-01-008-5-000

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from the Wayne County Treasurer's for
the purchase price of $1,497.15.

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» Motion to approve but with the purchase
price of $1,497.15.

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» Two I'm sorry. I said two but I'm trying
to correct the amount.

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» Let's try again.
>> I got three different things up.

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» $2,000
>> $2,000

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» $497.15.

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» Support.
>> Motion [clears throat] to approve.

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» Supported by Eberg.
>> Okay,

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supported by
No, motion by Brinker.

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» Brinker.
>> Supported by Eberg.

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» Supported by Eberg. Any discussion?
All those in favor signify by saying I.

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» I.
>> Opposed? Motion carries. Next we have

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board information.
>> Motion to receive and file.

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» Support.
>> Motion by Killian, supported by Jones.

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Any discussion?
All those in favor signify by saying I.

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» I.
>> Opposed? Motion carries. Next we have

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the recreation
department, which looks like they didn't

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do anything either, but I'm sure they
did.

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No report submitted.
Next we have public works.

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Approved to send two
250

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» Through through the chair, I think we
missed community services report.

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» Board information.
>> I have um

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Motion by Jones.
>> That was me.

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» Oh, I apologize. I
apologize.

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Okay, so we're going to go back to
community center or community services

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um
board information.

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» Motion to approve.
>> Support.

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» Motion by Eberg, supported by Chapman.
All those in favor signify by saying I.

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» I.
>> Opposed? Motion carries. I apologize.

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Next we have the recreation
um department. No report submitted. Next

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we have the public ser- public works.
Approval to send two 250 trucks to

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auction with VIN number
1 FTSX21R2T28AE05756.

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Got that.
And number 1 FTS

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X21
R48EE0

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» Motion to disapprove sending two F150
trucks to auction.

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» Support.
>> Motion by Chapman, supported by Eberth.

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You okay down there?
>> [laughter]

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» All those in favor signify by saying
aye.

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» Aye.
>> Opposed? Motion carries.

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Next we have the Township Manager
update.

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» Good evening, everyone.
Um

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Just one thing of note I wanted to start
with is

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seems like we're in the time of year
where we're into

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negotiating lots of different contracts.
Obviously, I mean several collective

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bargaining agreements up to the end of
this year, which we're in the process of

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doing. We completed our
negotiations with GLWA, which was

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approved by the board recently.
Um we're also

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sitting down and meeting with
our waste hauling contract, trying to

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negotiate good services and rates on
that. This has taken a number of

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meetings and we're continuing to pursue.
Um and earlier today had our first

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meeting to begin looking at health care
renewals for for this year. So, a lot of

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moving parts on some big issues um that
we're just slowly but surely going to

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work our way through. Um so, these are
all things that

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we're beginning to
uh work on trying to get ahead of the

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game on because we have to have them all
completed by the end of this year and

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they'll creep up on us quicker than we
think. So, as we continue down with

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these um obviously this evening we'll be
providing an update on one of those,

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but we'll continue to provide updates on
status on all of these. Um so, a lot of

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these that will be going on at the same
time.

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Um
the other thing I wanted to to mention

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earlier at the meeting the board
approved a first reading for an update

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to our ordinance relative to child care
centers.

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Just for a little
uh background on that,

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you know, we had been contacted by uh
well, first of all,

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there's such a huge need for child care
right now in every community. It comes

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up frequently when when residents are
looking for

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services in the area, looking for child
care centers there.

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Um
we had uh

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some people looking at our ordinance and
just

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you know, mentioned that you know, ours
is pretty restrictive, which you know,

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you don't really know unless you start
comparing them. So, we we tried to do

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some work comparing ordinances and
realized that

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the guts of what we have in our
ordinance currently is really a standard

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that was used back in the 1950s through
the '70s on some of the spacing

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requirements. And when we started
reviewing that up against other

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communities and and really just focused
on Southeast Michigan, we found that

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there was only one other community that
was left that had not changed the basis

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for their their ordinance the same that
we had.

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Um so, what we did is is try to
modernize that ordinance in a way that

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meets current needs. What child care was
in the 1950s is not the same as it is

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now. Um and now with the state
requirements for licensing, there's a

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lot that's handled at the state level
that doesn't necessarily have to also be

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piled on the local level. So,
um appreciate the approval of first

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reading.
Uh we're going to uh

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you know, looking forward to that
getting in place so that we can have a

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good ordinance on child care centers in
the sub committee.

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Um and I also wanted to thank planning
commission for their quick work with

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that and they're basically recommending
approval.

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Um
another item that I know we've gotten

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some questions on for residents
relative uh to there's a a ballot

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initiative on the smart knowledge coming
up. We have received some information

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from SMART just providing information on
what the ballot initiative is seeking to

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do, what it would achieve, all of those
types of things

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that we are going to be
sharing just so that residents have as

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much information as they they need to
understand what is being requested of

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them in that ballot initiative.
So, that's something that will be will

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be putting out uh
probably later this week.

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I also wanted to mention since
obviously our next I know it's under our

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uh
board information later, but uh

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we all have our our meeting or we have
our meeting canceled due to the election

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for the first meeting in August. So,
there's a lot that will be happening

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between now and then. And one of the
main obviously our our summer festival

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will be coming up. So, I wanted to at
least uh make note of our summer

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festival at the at this meeting will be
coming up on August 14th and 15th. Um

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we've uh tried to concentrate our
efforts on that. I think it'll be a fun

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event, two nights fireworks, music, uh
all the the fun stuff that we've had in

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the past. And just looking forward to
having the community come out and enjoy

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that. It's always a lot of work to get
together, but something that's very

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rewarding.
So, hope to see you all there.

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With that, that completes my report.
>> Mr. Supervisor

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» Just that summer festival, it's a great
time. It's a the people who organize it

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and the different and people in this
room who work

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work it, different departments.
Um it is really a lot of fun. I've heard

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from people not even from our community,
communities all around it that show up

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now and they're regulars.
Um and it's great for kids. I mean,

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really it's an excellent if you want
something to do that's going to be fun

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and family-friendly and entertaining,
that's the place to be. So, keep up the

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good work. I I recommend everybody who's
aware of it just stop by. And you might

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have the police chief or the fire chief
drive you in

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when you park long distances. They're
driving around in their cars, picking

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people up. Although, every year they
pass by me for some reason, but

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» [laughter]
>> they are driving people to and from.

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It's It's really
good job for everybody and it's a lot of

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fun for the citizens that they can show
off.

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» Thank you. I just wanted to um
to jump on what Mr. Peters was talking

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about. I have been getting a lot of
calls from residents and the proposed

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millage on the
ballot for August for Brownstown

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residents, it is a new tax. It is not a
renewal.

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Brownstown has opted out of this for
many years. In 2025, a law was passed

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that does not allow municipalities to
opt out anymore. So, it is a new tax for

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Brownstown residents
and it's for 10 years.

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Any other discussion?
>> Mr. Chair, we can't get through tonight

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without saying something.
Pickleball question.

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» Yay!
>> You cannot get it I'm very excited. A

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lot of people out there are making sure
that they know coming out and joining

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us.
It's a lot of fun.

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» I heard it was pretty busy Saturday
night.

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» A lot of fun. A lot of joy. It's They're
beautiful. They're fantastic. I mean, at

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night the lights is fantastic. So, make
sure you come out and see it.

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» It's fantastic.
>> Lovely.

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» Thank you.
So happy to see you.

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Any other discussion?

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Okay. Um I'm going to go into the board
awareness first. Um

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just a reminder is uh Township Manager
Peters said the regular scheduled

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Township Board Meeting on August 3rd,
2026 is canceled due to the election on

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August 4th.
The next Township Board meeting will be

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on Monday, August 17th at 6:00 p.m. here
at the Township Hall. And please pass

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the word on the festival. We need a good
turnout. That would be great. We don't

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want um
make horse flat races as you can and

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pay.
The fairgrounds is where we camp.

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So, all right. Next, can we consider
closed session pursuant to MCL 15 or

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15.67
1 All right, let me start over. MCL

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15.2681c

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to collective bargaining negotiations
update for IAFF union.

446
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» Motion to close session.
Clark.

447
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» Motion by Ebert, supported by Chapman.
Did I say that right? Did you catch

448
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that?
Um roll call vote, please.

449
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» Brinker, yes. Chapman.
>> Yes.

450
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» Ebert.
>> Yes.

451
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» Gowan.
>> Yes.

452
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» Killian.
>> Yes.

453
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» Reese.
>> Yes.

454
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» They will reconvene when we are done.

455
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» Mhm.

456
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» Mhm.

457
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» Whatsoever.
I mean that's a really good point.

458
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» I stand by that.
>> Did we reach a happy medium?

459
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» Always.
>> [laughter]

460
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» Yeah, so it it it
You have to do a U-turn.

461
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What do you mean?
So then your approach is like that.

462
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You can't wait.
Okay. Yeah.

463
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Excuse us.
>> Oh, when did you turn that off? Did I

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miss that?
>> Yeah, I did.

465
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» You turned You unmuted it?
>> Yeah.

466
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» When did you do that?
>> Just right now.

467
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Just this
second as they were walking in.

468
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But only that this
>> Yeah.

469
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» Oh, for sure.
>> And he does a great job.

470
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Hi.
>> Hey.

471
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» You guys trying to wake up?

472
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» [laughter]

473
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» Oh, I can turn this off now.
I had to keep it on so I would hear it.

474
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» 20 hours.

475
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» Um
>> Yeah, I'll let him in. Yeah, I'll let

476
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him in. He came in at 6:30.

477
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Ready?
>> Yep.

478
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» Um can I have a motion to uh close close
session close session?

479
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» Motion to close the close session.
>> Support.

480
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» Motion by Chapman and supported by
Jones. Any discussion?

481
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All those in favor signify by saying I.
>> I.

482
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» Uh opposed?
It's six yeses.

483
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Um motion to adjourn, please.
>> Motion to adjourn.

484
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» Uh
>> Support.

485
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» There needs to be a word that you know
>> Uh there is one. I can't think of it. Uh

486
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motion by Jones supported by Killian.
Any discussion?

487
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All those in favor signify by saying I.
>> I.

488
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» Opposed? Motion carries.

489
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» So, you want me to wait to do it or
>> No, any minute.

490
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And uh
>> Oh, damn it.