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I would like to call to order the

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Charter Township of Chesterfield Special

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Township Board Meeting for Monday,

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December 22nd, 2025 at 5:30 to order.

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Could we all please stand and recite the

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Pledge of Allegiance?

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I pledge algiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands. One nation

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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» Clerk Barry, would you call the role?

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» Supervisor Ken

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» Here.

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» Supervisor Kirsten

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» Here.

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» Here.

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» Treasure Elliot

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» Here.

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» Trusty Anderson

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» Here. Trusty Joseph

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» Here.

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» Trusty Hornberger

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» Here.

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» Trusty Vossberg here.

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» Clerk Barry is here.

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» Item four.

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» Item four, approval of agenda. Uh,

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supervisor would like to make a motion

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to approve the agenda with the addition

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of approving the language to now include

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not only GLEC or GLLC UAW but to include

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the Michigan Association of Public

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Employees Technical Unit in the

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discussion.

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Motion by supervisor Kirsten supported

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by trustee Joseph

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to approve the agenda with the addition

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of MAPE tech

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» For discussion or

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» Same it'd be the same with the other

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ratification tenative agreement

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» Just before we open the discussion just

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» Point of clarity the uh the requested

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addition is would be to the um agenda

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item 6A A

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» That is correct.

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» Thank you.

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» Discussion.

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Trustee Vosford.

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» Thank you, Mr. Supervisor. I am

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wondering if we can add an action item

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to a special agenda.

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could we and if we could just look at

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our rules to clarify

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» Here's the board rules right here.

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So I believe if all members are present,

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» You can

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» Oh, I'm sorry. Thank you,

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» Trusty Arber.

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» If all members of the public body are

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present, you can add an item.

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» Yeah. Um, I I um I don't know uh our

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board rules. Again, if our board rules

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stipulate something, um I would I would

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request that we suspend that board rule.

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Um the nature of the timeliness of this

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contract is uh pretty consequential for

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our uh township employees. we have a

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pretty pretty um comprehensive change to

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their insurance uh with the adoption of

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public act 152. These are very very

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time-sensitive and would um require

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board approval by the end of the year.

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So if it is a if it is a uh board rule,

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I would ask that we simply suspend that

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board rule. Uh and if it is uh later

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determined to be some somehow in

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conflict with the Open Meetings Act,

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which is not a board rule, uh I would

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suggest that um we consult with our

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attorney and make sure that we're on

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solid legal ground tomorrow. And uh if

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it is advised uh by legal counsel that

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we um have complications with the open

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meetings act, I would ask that um we

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just come back before the end of the

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year. uh because the the um the hard

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work that's been done by our unions and

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our HR team to try to make these um

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changes which are very comprehensive and

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costly potentially if they're not

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ratified by the end of the year um to to

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do that uh because of some board rule

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would be a mistake. So again, um if it's

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a board rule, I'd ask that we suspend

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it. And if it is, uh an open meetings

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act concern that we hear from our

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township attorney and advise us and if

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necessary uh conduct a special meeting

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by the end of the year. Thank you.

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» Thank you, Trusty

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Foster.

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» Thank you. That it's my intent that we

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be able to do all of them. I just want

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to make sure we did it in in the right

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thing. And um Trusty Hornberger has an

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item that might help us as well.

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» I'll just give you some background. So

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this the uh this point of uh discussion

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that was going on really was never a

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point of discussion until it was brought

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up last week when the special meeting

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was um uh discussed. Uh did did talk

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with Mr. Sbert. I did not. He asked,

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"Did you need to come here to appear

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tonight?" and I said, "No, it's going to

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be pretty straightforward." Um,

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obviously, um, there's always angles

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that certain people play. And, um,

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again, Trusty Joseph, to your point,

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we've, uh, we spent a lot of time, a lot

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of effort to resolve these labor

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agreements. Um, the particular process

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um to uh, any offense that may occur

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tonight is the remedy is exactly that.

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We can come back later on and fix it. Um

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but the key point here is to get these

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agreements resolved for our employees so

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there isn't a detrimental um financial

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impact to them moving forward. So again

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um the notice was posted. We're simply

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including it. Um and uh I think that

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we're on solid legal ground after

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discussion with Mr. Sbert that uh the

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impact is relatively minor.

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any uh trustee or did you want to chime

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in?

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Thank you. Further discussion.

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» Um yeah, just um I'm just a quick Google

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search for me. Um

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there is there is some concern about the

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scope of the meeting and regarding u

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voting discussion or deliberation

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um not to occur on topics not listed in

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the notice. So uh that could be that

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could be problematic for us. So, um I

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would simply ask that we um we we get

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confirmation from our attorney um and

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and make sure that we are um not

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violating this. This is a this is a uh

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close session item. And so, um if if we

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need to redo it, then we need to redo

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it.

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» Do you want to withdraw the support just

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come back another day?

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I I'd uh I'd offer continued support. Um

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I I think that we are okay. Um if it if

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it's determined after consultation with

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our attorney that we're not, uh we can

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simply um

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» Come back.

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I'm satisfied with that.

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Any further discussion?

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Any further discussion? And I have a

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motion by Supervisor Kirsten, supported

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by Trustee Joseph, to approve the agenda

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as presented with the addition of the

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additional labor group MAPE

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or MAP MAPE tech to the discussions for

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Clerk Barry, would you call the role?

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I have a motion by supervisor Kirstson,

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supported by trustee Joseph again to

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approve the agenda as presented with the

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addition. If you would please cast your

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Karen, is this up on?

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» It's not.

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» It's not.

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» Clerk Barry, would you please call the

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» Supervisor Kirsten.

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» I.

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» Trusty Joseph,

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» I.

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» Trusty Anderson.

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» Hi.

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» Trusty Hornberger.

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» Hi.

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» Trusty Bossberg.

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» Hi.

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» Treasure Elliot.

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» Hi.

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» Clerk Barry. I

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» Item pass.

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» Item passes.

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Um, with that being said, we item five

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is the agenda. Item six. I will take a

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motion to enter into close session.

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» Motion to enter into close session.

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» Motion by clerk Barry, supported by

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» Anderson.

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Anderson,

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» State the reason.

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item A would be to enter into close

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session of the board to discuss labor

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relations strategy for union groups GLC

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and UAW pursu including MAPE MAP

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technical unit pursuant to section 8 C

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of the opens meeting open meeting act.

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Clerk Barry would you call the role?

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» Clerk Barry I. Trusty Anderson.

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» Hi.

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» Trusty Joseph.

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» Hi.

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» Trusty Hornberger.

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» Hi.

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» Trusty Vossberg.

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» Hi.

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» Treasure Elliot.

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» Hi.

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» Supervisor Kirsten.

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» I

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close session at 5:41.

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Supervisor Crystal, make a motion to

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return to open session. Is there any

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» Trusty Vossberg. Clerk Barry, would you

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call the role?

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» Supervisor Kirsten.

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» Hi.

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» Trusty Vosberg. Hi.

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» Trusty Anderson.

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» Hi. Trusty Joseph.

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» Hi.

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» Trusty Hornberger.

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» Hi.

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» Uh, Treasure Elliott.

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» Hi.

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» Clerk Barry. I

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» We're back in open session. Um, as a

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result of the close session, there are

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three motions that the supervisor would

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like to make. Um, motion number one,

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um, supervisor would like to make a

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motion to approve a tenative agreement

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with the MAPE technical bargaining unit.

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Is there any support?

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» Motion by Supervisor Kirsten, supported

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by Trustee Joseph. Discussion.

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» Clerk Barry, would you call the role?

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» Supervisor Kirsten.

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» Hi.

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» Trusty Joseph.

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» Hi.

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» Trusty Anderson.

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» Hi.

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» Trusty Hornberger.

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» Hi.

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» Trusty Vosberg.

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» Hi.

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» Treasure Elliot.

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» Hi.

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» Clerk Bearing.

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» Second.

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Second motion would be Supervisor

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Kirsten will make a motion to approve

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the tenative agreement labor agreement

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with the UAW union and representatives.

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Is there any support?

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» Trusty Anderson. Supervisor Kirsten

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makes a motion with Trusty Anderson

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support discussion.

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» Clerk Barry, would you call the role?

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» Supervisor Kirsten. Hi.

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» Trusty Anderson. Hi.

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» Trusty Joseph.

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» Hi.

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» Trusty Hornberger.

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» Hi. Trusty Bossberg. Hi,

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» Treasure Elliott.

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» Hi,

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» Clerk Barry. I

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» And the last one, uh, Supervisor K will

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make a motion to approve a tenative

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agreement with the GEC

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union.

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Is there any support?

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» Trusty Vossberg.

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Motion by Supervisor Kirsten, supported

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by Trusty Vossber. Discussion.

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Clerk Barry, would you call the role?

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» Supervisor Kirsten.

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» Hi.

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» Trusty Bossberg.

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» Hi.

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» Trusty Anderson.

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» Trusty Joseph.

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» Hi.

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» Trusty Hornberger.

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» Hi.

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» Treasure Elliot.

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» Clerk Barry. No.

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» Uh, thank you. Public comments.

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» There are no public comments. Uh, board

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comments. Three minutes.

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Trusty Anderson, you want to start?

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» Thank you.

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Trust Trusty Hornberger,

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Trusty Joseph.

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Thank you. Um, as uh Trusty Anderson,

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I'd like to uh wish everyone a merry

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Christmas and uh healthy and happy new

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year. I'd like to thank my fellow board

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members and in particular the um trustee

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group. We um sometimes have to play

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catch-up. Our roles are classified as

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part-time. Um we do a lot of um

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contributions to the various QBS

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committees and um looking at everything

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from our insurance to our waist hauler.

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Um we have thankfully uh formed

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committees. uh supervisors appointed us

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to uh various committees to deal with uh

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pending litigation in the township um

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and uh a number of other um committee

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assignments. uh we are compensated for

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those and I think uh as as uh we've

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discussed previous years the amount of

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work that goes into these um committee

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assignments aren't aren't just the time

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that we actually meet um in the township

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uh whether it be with our attorneys or

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interviewing uh vendors. It also

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involves a very comprehensive review of

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the documents so that when you come into

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a committee assignment um you've

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educated yourself and uh you you have

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understanding and the knowledge of being

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able to ask intelligent questions and um

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determine you know what what is the best

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course of action uh when when the matter

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comes before the board uh for a vote or

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informing a recommendation ation from an

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advisory committee. So, u these are

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vital assignments and um I'm I'm proud

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to uh serve on the number of committees

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that I've been appointed to. I've I've

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turned some down just because I don't I

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don't want to slight the uh the township

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and if you are unable to commit to the

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time to not only meet but review

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documents and prepare and educate

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yourself, um you should take a pass. Um,

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Trusty Hornberger, um, you don't say a

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lot at these board meetings, but you do

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a lot of work, uh, behind the scenes and

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on the committees that I've, uh, have

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the privilege of serving you, serving on

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with you. Um, I appreciate the level of,

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um, preparedness that goes into your

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committee assignments. Um, it's

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disappointing. It's disappointing to to

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to get nitpicked by your fellow board

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members and um the pettiness that goes

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um it [clears throat] and unfortunately

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it no matter what we try to do it or

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seems like we try to do it just

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permeates this this board and um there's

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a pettiness that that goes with that.

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It's disappointing and hopefully that'll

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subside at some point in the future. Um,

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but it won't dissuade me from

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volunteering and um taking on these

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these tough assignments. The um the $150

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that you get for for for that for that

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um for that meeting. Um I know if you're

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anything

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like Trusty Anderson and I that really

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works out. you'd be better off getting a

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part-time job at Panera or Home Depot or

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the hourly rate is is just not there.

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But it's not it's not something that we

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do for money. Um it's it's something we

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do for the love of the township. So I'd

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really appreciate it if the um the

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pettiness and the monitoring um uh by

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our some of our elected board members

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just stopped. Um it's it's it's petty.

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It's small. Um, it's unfortunately

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expected. Um, but it needs to stop. And,

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um, thanks again for all your hard work

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and, um, the the hard work that's done

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by my fellow trustees. I appreciate you

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very much. Uh, merry Christmas to all of

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our um, township uh, employees. they've

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uh taken on a tremendous amount of

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uh negotiations in the formation of

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these contracts that we've u nearly

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ratified with all units. Uh they had to

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step up and um play a part in trying to

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get some of our health insurance and I

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think uh contracts have reflected an

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attempt by the board to offset some of

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those costs. But um it is still um

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significant change for a lot of them and

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I appreciate them very much. they do the

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heavy lifting here. Um there are some um

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parameters within their contracts that

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require sort of a tightening of their

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time and making sure that they are

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putting in a full day's work for a full

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day's pay. Um, I would encourage our

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elected officials to set the tone for

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that uh change in culture and um if our

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employees are clocking in in the morning

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um to have your boss, you know, show up

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maybe a day or two after you punch in is

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probably a little disheartening. So, uh

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I would encourage our elected officials

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to make sure that uh we're setting good

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examples uh for the sacrifice that's um

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being made by our employees. Uh, merry

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Christmas everybody and thank you

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» Trusty eos

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treasure Elliot

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clerk.

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Um, just a couple things here. This job

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is challenging challenging every day.

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I'll continue to be up to it. I

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appreciate every employee that I work

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with daily. Um, as was uh said tonight,

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some difficult decisions have to be made

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uh in regards to the labor agreements. I

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think we made them. I think we made them

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in the best uh interest of the township

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along with the partners uh in our labor

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groups and we'll continue to do that

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moving forward. Um I want to welcome I

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think Sarah, our HR director, has done a

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great job obviously coming in late this

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year getting up to speed and uh trying

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to end uh uh close out a lot of these

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labor agreements by the end of the year.

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We weren't successful on all of them,

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but we'll keep working on it. Um, I do

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want to say we had the loss of a

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longtime township employee, Walter

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Wilhelm. He retired as a captain of the

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fire department. Uh, Walt passed away

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last week. Um, there isn't anybody more

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dedicated to the Chesterfield Fire

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Department than Walt Wilham was. Um, he

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was he was a great firefighter and he

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was a great ambassador for the township

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uh in the fire service. So, he will be

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greatly missed. he was enjoying his

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retirement. Uh sympathies to his

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families. Um I wish everyone a merry

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Christmas to all and please be safe and

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enjoy your families uh into next year.

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With that being said, um

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I will make a motion to adjourn at 6:21.

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Is there any support?

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» Trustee

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Vosberg.

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All those in favor? Poss.