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check and posted it in January.
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» it was for December.
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» The other thing I see in the
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» Should say this during the bills, but
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assessor.
>> All right, we can begin. So, must be

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» call our meeting to order and we'll
begin with the pledge of allegiance.

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

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republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all. Ed, would you like to
lead us in our prayer?

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» Sure. Certainly.
>> Okay.

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» A quick prayer.
>> Sure.

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» Lord God, Father in heaven, we thank you
for this day.

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Help us to make good decisions this
evening as a board and represent our

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community.
Be with us this day and this month.

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Protect us and grant us strength, hope,
and joy.

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» Amen.
>> Amen.

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» Amen.
>> Could we have a roll call of officers,

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please?
>> Hey, Ed here.

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» Ron Byer
>> here.

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» Dana Moran
>> here.

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» Sharon Martin here. Dan Kirk,
>> present.

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» Linda Schwehuffer
>> here.

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» Lauren Martin here.
>> Yeah. So it was just one for

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» all present. Okay. Uh under persons
wishing to address the board, we have

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with us tonight uh deputies Ford and
he's going to give us a presentation on

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the calls.

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» Well, good evening.

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Hope everybody's doing well with the
freezing weather. U introduce myself. My

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name is Jim Spanifer. I'm the owner
sheriff here in Sler County. I've been

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here about 25 years and I've been coming
on and off these board meetings as much

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as I can. If I can, maybe usually we
have some type of representative come

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here about once every quarter to kind of
just talk about the numbers or any

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questions you may have. Um, I looked
today before I came there was a steady

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increase in this last quarter of of call
volume or calls for service, we'll call

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it. Um, that was pretty consistent with
the prior years and and if I looked

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forward a little bit, you can see
January and February they increase a

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little bit too. And I just don't know if
that's weather related or if it's, you

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know, some other things. you get a bunch
of accidents snow and that could

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increase cost for service as well. So
there's multiple factors where they

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could increase or decrease and some of
it is weather related and we've had

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quite a bit of snow quite a bit of
accidents. So I'm going to wager event

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that it's going up a little bit. Uh
what's through for the sheriff's office

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in 2026 we do our shift bid every year
and what that means is our employees

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that are patrol officers we are able to
bid shifts um and assignments. The two

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deputies that you have here and I know
you guys have already met them um is

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Deputy Hansen and Deputy Forester. Uh
both been with the department for a

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while. Deputy Hansen has a little
different experience because he started

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in the jail. So he has the correction
side and now he came to the roadside

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several several years ago and Deputy
Forester was hired right out of college

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many years ago. He did get the
correction side but he also has the

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education side too. So you got two very
highly trained officers that'll do very

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well for you guys. And keep in mind when
they're not here, we'll back fill them

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with other deputies and those deputies
may be unfamiliar faces, but they're not

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permanent. They won't be here an
extended period of time. They'll just be

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here probably for the day or two the
other deputies come back on vacation or

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have their time off. Yeah, we appreciate
it and they really do a professional job

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for us. Um, they do come in every day,
so we get to see their face and if we

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have any questions or concerns, we can
give them to them then. Uh, we encourage

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them, you know, cuz they're going to
travel between the two communities, uh,

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to, you know, to do the same if they
wish that over there. And if he happens

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to see people out, stop, say hello. Just
let we know that they're out on our back

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roads. And that's important.
>> Yeah. I can tell you there's one little

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project we I worked on for at this place
was body camera downloads. So, they

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didn't necessarily have to leave to go
get a download or come to the sheriff's

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office. And there's a way to do it from
this facility.

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» Well, our our body cameras are up for
for bid coming up. So, we're going to

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probably upgrade them. Maybe same
company, but they'll be a little

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different. So, that project's kind of on
hold until we can solidify our contract

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and then we'll be able to figure some
things out just through your internet to

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be able to download them. So, then they
don't have to, you know, leave the

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township to go do that for an hour or so
and come back. And a lot of times

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they're doing paperwork and other stuff,
but it's nice to just have

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» That's been going on quite a while,
hasn't it? Trying to get us to be able

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to do that for you. And
>> so the equipment was scarce for a while.

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We had a really hard time getting it.
>> And then when we did, we had another

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equipment break down. So we replaced it
with that. So now the equipment seems to

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be in,
>> but the question is, will this work with

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these new cameras we're going to get? So
it's it's it's really way over what how

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I think technological wise. Um, but
we're going to try to put that together

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here in the first quarter of the year
and get that happen.

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» Okay.
>> That would really be efficient.

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Absolutely. Save them a lot of time.
>> Yep. Save time. Save us time. Save you

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guys time. I spend more time in your
hurry and that's it.

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» Okay. Uh, anyone at the board have any
questions or anything for

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» No, we appreciate your service. My girls
and I went and met one of your officers

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on National Law Enforcement Appreciation
Day. So, uh, he was very sweet.

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» We try to do a lot of outreach. That's
that's good with us to show up to a lot

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of these events. I know I go to a lot of
them. The sheriff goes to a lot of them.

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We can't make them. We make sure our
deputies show up. It's always good to

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see faces that you see out here in the
community as well all the time. Mhm.

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» Well, we thank you very much.
>> Okay. Thank you.

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» Thank you for your time.
>> Thank you, sir.

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» Okay. Are there any uh people wishing to
address the board regarding any items

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that are in the agenda at this time?
If not, then we will there's always time

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to comment again at the end of the
meeting for anyone who wishes. Um, the

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next item would be approval of the
agenda of the board meeting.

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» I I've got a couple things I think
should be added.

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» Okay.
>> Um, one

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uh there's I think Linda put out a copy
of a letter that uh was kind of

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questioning what went on here. I think
>> Yeah, everybody I put it on your table

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in front of you right today. Um, and I
believe that was already forwarded to

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Chris, but
>> in an email.

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» I I think um
>> that should be put on the agenda just to

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have a motion to have Chris answer that.
>> Okay.

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» In in a letter.
>> Okay.

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» Um instead of us trying to do anything.
So, we can do that under uh

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» would be Yeah. And then under M,
um, uh, a month or two ago, if you

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remember, we made a motion to have a
contractor,

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um, do all the connections in China as
people wanted to hook into water and

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sewer.
What we didn't do is we didn't update

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our water ordinance and our sewer
ordinance, which needs to be done,

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right?
>> So, I'd like to put that under uh, M,

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» utilities ordinance.
utilities ordinance.

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» Yeah.
>> Do you have that with you or No,

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» no, I don't. And it really isn't going
to it's not going to take a lot of

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discussion. It's just
>> you have the rates and all.

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» No, that they're coming in
March, I believe.

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» Okay.
>> But that's not not to do with this.

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» All right.
>> There really isn't any uh paperwork to

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do with that. That's just a short
discussion and action. Okay,

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» I make a motion to
>> Okay.

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» approve the agenda with the newly added
items support.

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» Okay. Moved by Ed and supported by Dan
to approve the agenda with those

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additions. All those in favor? I. Any
opposed? There being none, that motion

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will carry.
The next item would be the approval of

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the minutes of the China Township Board
meeting of December 15th. We all have

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those. Had an opportunity to read them.
Are there any corrections or additions

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that need to be made to those minutes?

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Hearing none.
>> If there's none, I'll make a motion to

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approve them as presented.
>> I would support that.

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» Okay. Moved by Ron, supported by Dan to
accept as presented. All those in favor?

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I. Are there any opposed? There being
none, that motion will carry. Consent

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agenda. You have the items here. are um
is there a motion to approve those?

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» I'll do the motion to approve the
consent agenda as presented.

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» And I'll support. So, it's been moved by
Dan, supported by myself, to accept the

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consent agenda as presented. All those
in favor?

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» I. Are there any opposed? There being
none, that motion will carry. We're

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ready to pay the bills and DNI look to
you. I would make the motion to approve

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the payments of payroll for $26,9758,

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the tax fund of $26,68023,

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and the general fund in the amount of
$113,55945.

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» Okay. Okay. Moved by Diana.
>> I've got a couple questions on that. And

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just I I see in your payments here out
of the tax fund, you had some

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individuals.
>> What what happened there?

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» There was board of review. So there were
some changes. There was a few veterans

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that um were now exempt um that had paid
uh some summers tax and they had to be

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reimbursed.
>> Okay. All right.

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» I have a question. I'm not sure if this
is the right time to do it, but why do

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we have so many different DTE bills?
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» they have it broken down for
>> uh down at the park that we have the

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lighting there. Um we have the garage,
we have the accessory building, but this

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building all those items are separate
budgetary items too.

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» Yeah.
>> Does it take into account like the

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corners where where there are lights or
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» they have it broken down.
>> They haven't broken. Street lights are

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one area, the garage is another. We're
sharing a bill with

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» what they like. I I tried looking like
it wasn't addresses or it didn't say

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street lights or something like that.
So, I was trying to differentiate what

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» Good look.
>> All right. Okay.

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» But it's a real pain in the neck.
>> There's a lot of them for the accounts

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payable.
>> Some street lights

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» and some are due before and they have to
be prepaid and um

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» and then the journal entries, they're
all different. You have to

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» I just wasn't sure why there were so
many in.

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» Okay. So, there was a motion to pay the
bills uh in those amounts, the

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113,55945.
Deanna made the motion.

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» I will support that.
>> No, Ron already did. Correct. Yes. Okay.

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All those in favor?
>> I I.

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» Any opposed? There being none, the
motion carries. And then the unpaid.

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» I would make a motion to pay the unpaid
bills in the amount of $50,54147.

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» Support.
>> Okay. Moved by Deanna, supported by Ron.

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Any questions on any of those? If not,
all those in favor?

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» I. Are there any opposed?
None. That motion will carry. We'll move

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into new business. Item A, resolution
2026-1,

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the first of the year. Permit of the St.
Clair County Road Commission. This is

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just a standard um request. We um it's
in working in the road right away. So,

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» I will do the motion to adopt resolution
2026-1.

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» Okay,
>> I'd second that.

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» Okay. Moved by uh Dan, supported by Ed.
And we do need to have a roll call.

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» Okay, here we go. Moran,
>> yes.

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» Sharon Martin, yes. Brier,
>> yes.

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» Nean,
>> yes.

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» Lauren Martin,
>> yes.

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» Tur uh Dan Turk,
>> yes.

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» Schwehoffer,
>> yes.

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» All eyes. I see I heard no nays. So,

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all those in favor?
>> I Well,

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» and well, we have it. So, you it just
needs to be filled in and when you need

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» Yep. Right here. I got it. We'll
>> Okay, we'll take care of that.

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» Sign that. Okay. Then that one is taken
care of. And then we go to item B, which

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is resolution two.
>> That's a typo.

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» Yeah, it should be 26.
>> Yeah, I typed on the agenda. It's 2

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2026-2
and it's the adoption of the millage the

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mileage increase for reimbursement. Uh
it went up slightly and again this would

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um need a roll call.
>> I will do the motion same way to adopt

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resolution 2026-2
adoption of mileage increase for

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reimbursement.
>> Okay.

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» Okay. And supported by Lauren.
>> And then we'll do the roll call.

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» Okay. Schwever.
>> Yes.

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» Turk. Yes.
>> S. Martin. Yes. Neman.

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» Yes.
>> Frier.

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» Yes.
>> Al Martin.

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» Yes.
>> Moran.

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» Yes.
>> Everybody.

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» Oh. Yes. All All eyes.
>> Okay. Again, then it would be uh filling

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that out and getting it ready. Okay.
Item C, increase in pay for deputy clerk

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to $17 an hour. We are currently at 15.
And then um I believe the clerk is

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asking for $20 an hour during the voting
season starting 6 weeks before elections

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ending 2 weeks after elections. And that
came from you, Sharon.

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» Yes, it did. Yep.
>> Okay.

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» So, yeah, that's pretty much cut and
dry.

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» Yeah. Does anyone have any questions
about that?

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» Did we had that already allocated in the
budget, didn't we?

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» Yes.
>> Okay. And I'll do the motion for the

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increase of pay for the deputy court for
$17 an hour during in 20 during the

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voting season starting six weeks before
the election ending two weeks after the

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election.
>> Okay. Do we have support?

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» Support.
>> Okay. Moved by Dan, supported by Ron.

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Any questions on that from anyone?
>> Yeah, I have some questions. Um

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» I obviously sent out an email today. I
don't know if everybody saw it and I

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don't expect to I didn't expect to have
um answers back before the meeting, but

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um
>> I gave you that sheet though, Lauren, do

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you see?
>> Yeah, but this doesn't include the um

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deputy clerk and the deputy treasurer's
responsib

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» the treasurer does. So if you look at
our

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my Indiana's or the clerk and the
treasures responsibilities, they have to

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step in and do that in case something
horrible should happen to one of us.

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Gotcha. Okay. So, I
called around different townships in

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neighboring townships because but prior
to having this sheet here tonight, it

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would I felt it was difficult to
set a

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pay for somebody when I don't know what
it is that they're doing. And so, this

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is very helpful um to to see this. And
one of my things that um when I called

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Kotchville and I talked to them, they
had mentioned that they put together or

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are putting together a compensation
committee. Um so

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» well that would be the board, wouldn't
it? How we do it now?

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» Correct. Yeah. So but their job they
would be tasked with figuring out what

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every what it is of everybody's job in
in the office or not and then

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setting their pay obviously. So, so I
guess to me I wanted this information. I

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am not ready to make a decision, but I
guess I can't motion to table it if we

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already have a motion to do it. Right.
>> It's correct.

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» Okay.
>> Yeah. Uh the other thing I was going to

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say too, um as a charter township,
>> it really does stay right here at the

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board. You know, other townships do it
differently, right? Um and that's maybe

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why they they're have that compensation.
They're just trying to pass the buck and

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say it's not us.
>> Oh, yeah. Maybe.

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» Right. That's what I'm thinking.
>> This But this does help clarify.

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» This does help clarify. My other
question was historically,

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how many hours does the deputy clerk or
treasurer outside of the election

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because I know that that's a different
thing with the N.

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» Well, each department is different.
Deanna's super busy for taxes. So,

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there's all that. I mean, we got the
window probably, I'm not kidding, 30

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times from 12:00 to 5:00 for tax people
paying.

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» So, one of us has to stamp chitchat a
little and be kind, you know,

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» and so that takes a lot of time. So,
that's when we can use Terry Lynn

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» because during the day it then it would
fall on Linda to do uh whoever if

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sometimes accounts payable admin's not
there, they only work 20 hours a week,

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» right? And so somebody else is grabbing
the window. So then their job

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» I just,
>> you know, that's why they're thinking we

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need someone during the busy times.
>> I feel that consistently

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there's issues with people not being
able to get their jobs done because they

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have to get pulled in so many directions
and somebody needs help or somebody's at

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the window. And all of the other
townships all have an administrative

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assistant or they have an office manager
or they have somebody that's dedicated

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to right
>> handing off

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» but then it's you know it's more money
for the township. That's what we're

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trying to have Terry Lynn who's already
familiar with the building the way the

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process is. She's my election manager.
she's our deputy treasurer to f to fill

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in when we are struggling with taxes or
all those ballots coming in. Then I have

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to pull that because she's my deputy.
>> And not only that,

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» so then Terry Lynn could fill in, which
would be awesome to get the phone the

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door window or what have you.
>> Another thing that really helps out.

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Well, that's what
>> it helps out Brandy, too, because she's

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working with Nick and the building
department and Terry Lynn can do a lot

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of, you know, the the window and things
like that,

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» which which isn't going to be
necessarily deputy hours. You know,

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she's doing something outside.
>> Yeah, we're kind of jumped ahead. That's

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my next agenda item is deputy treasurer,
>> right? But the only thing I'd like to

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add to that is this is all the the two
deputies are subject to the budget. So

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we've budgeted dollars.
>> Okay.

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» So it's kind of and they've stayed
within that, you know, or they've said,

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"H, can we have another thousand or
whatever?"

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» So So they just can't go and work so
many hours a week and all of a sudden,

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» sure,
>> a whole lot cheaper than hiring a whole

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another body,
>> right?

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» Well, you know, part-time, whatever. I
just think that we've been approached

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for more hours and more pay last year
and this year and I I I want to be able

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to justify
>> Yeah. the deputies they have been at 15

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for many many many years.
>> Well, I thought we increased it last

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year.
>> So, was it just the accounts receivable

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that we
>> 17? Yeah. And the regular mark all the

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Mark Brandy and um the admin got erased,
>> right? as a whole

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» accounts payable,
>> right? We don't now.

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» Used to be Maryanne, now it's Debb Nton,
our person that sits at the front desk.

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» Linda.
>> Yes.

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» Um, as far as duties of a deputy,
treasurer, deputy clerk, they have to

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absorb all the responsibilities of the
clerk or the treasurer in case they are

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incapacity. God forbid if they the
treasurer or the clerk ripped a tag off

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a pillow and got imprisoned or something
like that. They have to carry all the

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duties of the office but they don't have
the voting ability at the table.

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» Correct.
>> So they have to handle those office no

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matter how many hours it is.
>> That's what they have to do.

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» Yeah. Well, we do have a motion on the
floor. It's been supported.

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» That's for C, right?
>> Yes, that would be for C. And um we've

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had some discussion. Um, we're ready to
I think we're ready to vote on it. All

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those in favor?
>> I I Are there any opposed?

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» Nay. And can I just say because I wish I
had more time to

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» Okay, that motion carries. We're going
to move on to D. This is increase in pay

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for deputy treasurer to $17 an hour.
Again, it's currently 15 and it's been

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at 15 for quite some time. Am I correct,
D?

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» Correct.
>> Okay. Are we prepared to do that? I'll

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make a motion to
>> to uh approve the increase in paying the

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deputy treasur for 17 as well.
>> Support.

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» Okay. Moved by Dan, supported by Ron to
do that to increase by the $2. Um any

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discussion on that one?
>> If not, then we'll vote on that. All

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those in favor?
>> I. Are there any opposed?

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» Okay. And we understand why. Okay.
Motion carries. Uh next item, office

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help. approval to hire current deputy
treasurer and election manager to do the

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various department jobs at the same wage
as deputy treasurer. The board can

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decide the hours per week and the GL
account for hours worked and for how

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many months. Well, when I see here for
how many months, I would like to see it

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be a a an ongoing thing. Not that
they're working, you know, 20 hours a

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week. They're not. Uh, but it, you know,
a few hours each day gets us through.

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What do you say, Diana?
>> I, uh, I spoke with Brandy asking about

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like what did she need? Um, and she's
thinking up to 10 hours is what she's

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thinking to help get the phones, maybe
even fold water bills, maybe even, you

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know, um, post some water bills and
stuff like that. So, she's thinking up

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to 10. Um, but only as needed. So it'll
it'll kind of be like maybe if there's

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no water bells, she might not need any.
>> You just tell her you just you don't

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have to come in or you know you can be
here for 2 hours and then you know then

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you're on your way.
>> She's thinking at her busiest time

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probably 10 hours a week would be max of
what she would need.

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» And we are getting caught. It's starting
to get better in the building

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department. I mean Nick is new and he's
doing a great job. I'm I'm really

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pleased with the the work performance
we're getting from Nick. Um, but there

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are some things here that needed to be
kind of cleaned up and we have been

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busy.
>> I think also once Deb learns her job and

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she gets, you know, more efficient and I
don't know that we would need the deputy

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treasurer as much, but that's just
>> for right now. Yeah.

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Then the auditors are coming in in the
spring and

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» yeah, there's all
>> that's another learning curve for the

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» Yeah, it is
>> admin person.

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» Um, so yeah, it's going to be a busy
year this year, I think, with the two

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voting cuz I got to use Deb for that
part. So Terry Lynn, I think I'll be

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stepping in possibly more than 10 hours,
maybe 10 for Brandy and then the deputy

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treasurer is separate tax time, right?
Then myself with elections, she's my

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manager. She'll be working those nine
days of voting twice.

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» But that's but that's budgeted under,
>> right? It is. I'm just saying we're

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going to see her face a lot.
>> Yeah. That's and that's okay. It's going

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to take some time. So
>> So what we're what we're voting on here,

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I guess, is, you know, the like the
maximum number of hours. I don't want

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to, you know, key it down to like a
couple months a year. I think that it

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could be an ongoing help here in the
office at a reasonable rate of money.

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So, I don't make the motion, but are we
ready to make a motion for this?

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» My my question to that is should it be,
you know, should it be so much a week or

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should it be so much a month? And maybe
some weeks there's more, maybe some

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weeks there isn't any, you know, would
it be better or doesn't it matter with

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10 hours a week? I mean, if it's 10
hours a week, we're thinking 40 a month

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to help Brandy and then some where
needed. Like if Linda calls in sick, we

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need someone doing the desk at 8,
>> you know?

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» Yeah.
>> So, it's going to be like a kind of an

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on call job, but for sure say 8 to 10
hours helping bring.

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» And this is going to be the same person
that's doing the deputy treasurer and

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the accounts receivable.
>> Yeah, cuz she's just been she's been on

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» and the election manager. Yes.
>> And she's going to do this position

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also.
>> Well, that's what they're asking,

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» right? Okay. I'm just keep
>> Yeah. She'll wear many hats and many

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accounts that pay hits. So, it it does
involve

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» paid differently for each one.
>> No, we want the same amount. That's what

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we're asking. The same amount.
>> Gotcha.

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» Which we decided to bump up to 17. Next
year. Minimum wage is 15.

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» Is that what she gets for election
managing, too?

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» That's what she would get all straight
aboard. Straight.

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» What does she currently get for
election? 16. 16,

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» but minimum wages went up a buck. So,
everybody's going to get more. So, we

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got to give the manager, we got to give
the precinct table, what I don't know

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what you call them, precinct managers
more. The people who close at the end of

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the night, who goes through all the
receiving board, they can't just make

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minimum wage. Their responsibility is
huge. I wish I could give them way more.

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They work 17 hours and then those well
whatever 8 to 6 8 to um what time is it

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closed? 8 6 What time is it open? My
brain went 7

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» 7 to 8 and then we're here to 1
>> finishing up.

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» That receiving board's been here since
you know 7:30 in the morning. So

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» that's that's something for another
>> I'm just letting Lauren know so she can

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» you're trying to figure out the hours to
make the motion. Correct.

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» I am not. No,
>> no, no. Ron, Ron, Ron, Ron. No. So, I'll

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I'll make I'll make that motion that uh
um that the current deputy well, I won't

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say current, that the deputy treasurer
um

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that she can work up to 10 hours a week
and I'll say or so, but not to go over

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40 hours uh a month at uh to do various
jobs for the township at her.

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» Well, is this various jobs or I thought
>> Well, I just want to say various. I

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mean, she's going to do stuff for Brandy
at various

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» because it might be over 40 is what I'm
saying.

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» Well,
>> they were saying 40 just for Brandy.

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» He's explaining just for this what
you're talking about just for the office

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help.
>> Yeah.

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» And then what account number?
>> So, if there's a week she's here 12, but

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next week she's here six. I'm I'm saying
>> right. Right. Okay. That's pretty

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average of 40. Okay.
>> Right. but but you know to keep it under

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40
>> okay

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» um per month at her uh deputy treasurer
wage

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» and I would support that any questions
>> I do

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go ahead
>> go ahead

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» go ahead I just want to clarify
>> 40 hours a week

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» no 40 hours a month up 10 hours a
weekish

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» but no more than 40 a month which
average

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» 12 months at $17 an hour is $8,000. I'm
just curious where does that money come

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from if we've never budgeted.
>> Well, we might have to

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» You may have
um amend the budget. We have wages in

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under uh
>> Yeah. There her

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» We have some We have every
pay though.

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» Yeah. Under I and and let me just bring
up

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» where I need to know. I just went over
these yellow sheets just to see where we

413
00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:45,200
ended up 2024
>> and we were, you know, 30,000 over and

414
00:27:43,360 --> 00:27:49,120
above to the good what we were going to
take out of the police and fire fund.

415
00:27:47,360 --> 00:27:51,919
So, we don't need to take that out.
There's another 30 grand. What's it

416
00:27:50,880 --> 00:27:56,159
going to be next year?
>> Who knows? Yeah,

417
00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:58,320
» I I don't know. But just to say for last
year, we were good,

418
00:27:57,919 --> 00:28:02,000
» right?
>> So, is there is there money there? Yeah,

419
00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:04,240
that's there's money there. Are we are
we going to have to amend the budget at

420
00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:07,760
some point?
>> Probably.

421
00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:13,360
» We we may, but the but the money's there
to do this. We you know there they need

422
00:28:10,799 --> 00:28:16,960
help in the office here. And I' I've had
that discussion with Brandy and Brandy

423
00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:20,880
said, "Man, it's great." She'll watch
the door and people will say, "Oh, no. I

424
00:28:19,120 --> 00:28:24,960
got to go talk to Brandy." And she's
like, "No, you're not going to do that

425
00:28:23,279 --> 00:28:28,399
here. What do you need a wall there?
I'll take care of it for you." And and

426
00:28:26,799 --> 00:28:32,480
Brandy said, "Man, she can get so much
more done." But just with her,

427
00:28:30,480 --> 00:28:33,679
especially on the Tuesdays and Thursdays
when Nick's here,

428
00:28:33,360 --> 00:28:35,360
» right?
>> You know,

429
00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:39,840
» Yeah. Right. Right.
>> When we did budget, we kind of saw this

430
00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:47,279
coming. So that's we put that little bit
more in deputy treasure, too. So we have

431
00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:52,799
a little bit that can move from the
>> Any other questions? I uh the motion was

432
00:28:50,159 --> 00:28:56,880
made by Ron, supported by me. If there
are no other discussion or questions,

433
00:28:55,120 --> 00:29:01,919
all those in favor?
>> I. Are there any opposed?

434
00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:07,039
» If not, then that motion carries. Item
F, uh, the appointing of two trustees to

435
00:29:04,799 --> 00:29:12,559
the election commission for 2026
elections. It has to be the clerk and it

436
00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:18,080
has to be two trustees. We've had men in
the past, but I I know that Lauren had

437
00:29:15,279 --> 00:29:22,559
an interest. Did you talk to uh Sharon?
>> Yeah, there's a handout on F. If

438
00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:27,600
everybody didn't see it, it's kind of
goes through what's the responsibilities

439
00:29:24,799 --> 00:29:33,760
and this is off of MTA or the Bureau of
Elections and we're a charter township.

440
00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:39,919
So, I circled mine cuz that's where you
get the two trustees and the township

441
00:29:36,159 --> 00:29:43,440
clerk. Other organizations or um not
charter townships don't have to have

442
00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:48,399
that. They have like the supervisor and
whatnot. And then it just says that we

443
00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:53,279
have to um when they come and check the
tabulators and put garbage in and make

444
00:29:51,279 --> 00:29:59,279
sure garbage comes out and we have to
sign a form that we witnessed it and

445
00:29:55,200 --> 00:30:04,399
Ron's been my one person for years and
so it's not a lot. There's some things

446
00:30:02,159 --> 00:30:10,080
we have to agree on like these are my
election workers and as a three board we

447
00:30:06,799 --> 00:30:12,640
have to agree and say yeah that's great
and you know we'll do minutes and all

448
00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:15,279
that.
>> Right. Right. But They're very brief

449
00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:18,240
meetings.
>> Oh, yeah. They're like five minutes.

450
00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:21,279
» Yeah, they're not bad.
>> Unless there's questions or something.

451
00:30:19,520 --> 00:30:24,240
» Okay. So, then we need to have two
people two people that we're going to

452
00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:27,440
that you will appoint.
>> I think a number of us have done it in

453
00:30:25,919 --> 00:30:31,440
the past. I don't mind doing it.
>> I I would like to do it, but

454
00:30:29,679 --> 00:30:34,080
» yeah, I know you had mentioned something
about a

455
00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:39,440
» Well, Cara County just said there could
be a conflict of interest. Now,

456
00:30:37,279 --> 00:30:43,120
okay, say Lauren doesn't like this
election worker. I'll approve everybody

457
00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:44,960
but that woman. I don't like her now.
She's not going to do that. You know

458
00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:48,000
what I'm saying?
>> How is it? I mean, they're saying that

459
00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:53,200
trustees has to
>> has to be on it. So, I don't know any.

460
00:30:50,799 --> 00:30:55,520
» They're just saying if you do elections,
it might

461
00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:58,000
» You mean because I I choose to work the
elections and I'm not on the ballot

462
00:30:56,960 --> 00:31:01,840
» because you know all the election
workers and you could persuade them. But

463
00:30:59,919 --> 00:31:06,000
it's a three of us and two have to say
yes. One had to say no, right?

464
00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:12,000
» I don't really see a problem with it,
>> but I just need two. So, we have Ed.

465
00:31:10,559 --> 00:31:15,039
» Ron, you sure you don't want to do it?
That's okay. Lauren can

466
00:31:13,279 --> 00:31:17,440
» Do you want to do it, Lauren? So, I
usually do it.

467
00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:21,600
» It'll be educational for her.
>> 15 minutes before the board meeting.

468
00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:23,520
Usually, we try to do it on the same
night.

469
00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:25,520
» Okay. So, let's make let's make the
motion. You want to make the motion? Go

470
00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:29,120
ahead.
>> Oh, I can make the Well, no, I don't

471
00:31:27,279 --> 00:31:33,520
make the motion. You can.
>> You can.

472
00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:36,480
» I can't. You go ahead.
>> I will make the motion.

473
00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:42,960
» Okay, you do it. Sharon Martin, Lauren
Martin, and Ed Neman will be appointed

474
00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:46,720
to the election commission for 2026.
>> Support.

475
00:31:43,919 --> 00:31:50,960
» Okay. Moved by Lauren, uh, supported by
Dan. It will be the clerk, and it will

476
00:31:49,120 --> 00:31:54,720
be Ed and it will be Lauren. All those
in favor? I

477
00:31:52,240 --> 00:32:00,320
» I. Any opposed? There being none, motion
carries. Next item, G. We're back to the

478
00:31:57,840 --> 00:32:05,120
surface preservation program. We know we
have $107,000

479
00:32:02,640 --> 00:32:10,399
which is free gratus coming and it
appears as though unless they really go

480
00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:14,559
stupid at the state we will have that
we're going to have money like this

481
00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:23,200
every year to do surface preservation.
So, um we talked about it before. Um I I

482
00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:29,120
was asked to uh involve um Dan Engles
who is our uh foreman for the road

483
00:32:25,679 --> 00:32:35,279
commission for our area and also uh we
got some input from Jennifer Nelson up

484
00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:41,120
at the county and they helped and they
we did sort of a the bad roads first,

485
00:32:38,880 --> 00:32:45,360
you know, our paved ones and the one
that needs to be addressed this year

486
00:32:43,120 --> 00:32:50,080
would be that one mile of Indian trail
between Putty Gut and Sinclair highway.

487
00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:55,440
Um, when I talked to Jennifer today, she
said they would be able to do as much

488
00:32:52,480 --> 00:33:00,000
rubbering as needed and any kind of prep
work that needed to be done on that

489
00:32:57,279 --> 00:33:03,360
mile, including the chip and seal. And
that would about take care of that money

490
00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:06,080
right there. So,
>> items one through six are a priority

491
00:33:05,039 --> 00:33:09,279
list. And correct,
>> whenever we run out of money, we're just

492
00:33:07,679 --> 00:33:13,200
going to do the priorities first.
>> Well,

493
00:33:10,799 --> 00:33:15,760
what what it means is next year when we
get say another 107,

494
00:33:14,640 --> 00:33:20,159
» we'll put that onto the list.
>> Yep. We'll move down to putty gut we

495
00:33:17,919 --> 00:33:23,519
» I will do the motion to approve the
surface preservation program for

496
00:33:21,919 --> 00:33:30,080
$107,000
on the list from Mr. Dan Les.

497
00:33:26,159 --> 00:33:33,919
» Okay. Um so I'll support that. Uh is
there any other are there any other

498
00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:36,880
questions or any inflict from anyone on
that?

499
00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:40,720
» Just to clarify the 107,000 is only
going to include number one.

500
00:33:38,799 --> 00:33:44,880
» Correct. Okay. It'll take all of that.
>> And you might want some clarification in

501
00:33:43,039 --> 00:33:47,679
the in the motion. We're not doing
everything. We're just doing

502
00:33:46,640 --> 00:33:51,039
» just that one mile
>> Indian Trail

503
00:33:50,159 --> 00:33:53,760
on my motion.
>> Okay.

504
00:33:51,440 --> 00:33:56,159
» Okay.
>> You're amending it to include that one

505
00:33:55,679 --> 00:33:59,120
mile.
>> Yes. Correct.

506
00:33:56,880 --> 00:34:04,320
» Okay.
>> Okay. Well, it's been moved by Dan,

507
00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:08,079
supported by me to go ahead and do the
one mile of Putty Gut, uh, one mile of

508
00:34:06,559 --> 00:34:13,280
Indian Trail between Putty Gut and
Sinclair Highway. Do the rubbering, do

509
00:34:10,240 --> 00:34:17,119
the chip seal, use that money this year.
>> All those in favor? I

510
00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:21,200
» I Are there any opposed? There being
none, that motion carries and I will

511
00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:26,480
call Jennifer tomorrow and tell her what
we have come up with. Okay. Item H, the

512
00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:31,760
sign for the bike path. In all that bad,
slippery, snowy, awful weather, um, we

513
00:34:29,520 --> 00:34:36,159
had the two signs on the bike path get
wiped out. You see the pictures of what

514
00:34:34,079 --> 00:34:42,079
they look like. I did get a quote from
the road commission sign department and

515
00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:47,599
you see the amount there. The 35819
would be for the two signs and post

516
00:34:44,879 --> 00:34:51,839
including installation which helps take
care of that because we really don't

517
00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:55,599
have you know a particular person who
would be able to do that for us. Do we

518
00:34:54,399 --> 00:34:57,920
have acceptance of that?
>> I'd make that motion.

519
00:34:56,960 --> 00:35:03,440
» Okay. Support.
>> Okay. Moved by Ed, supported by Ron to

520
00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:06,800
go ahead uh with getting the signs for
the bike path through the county.

521
00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:11,520
» How did they get wiped out?
>> They they I don't know. They got slammed

522
00:35:09,680 --> 00:35:15,440
in accident. Took them out.
>> That's usually the insurance company of

523
00:35:13,200 --> 00:35:18,640
whoever whomever hit it
>> was supposed to take care of something.

524
00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:22,000
» Yeah, but guess what? They just lied the
poop.

525
00:35:20,560 --> 00:35:24,720
» Yeah, we don't Yeah.
>> Yeah, we don't know who it was.

526
00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:28,800
» Did you get support on that?
>> We do. And And now I just need to ask

527
00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:36,079
all those in favor.
>> I Any opposed? Being none, that motion

528
00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:43,040
carries. Item I um Sinclair County Road
Commission 2026 annual meeting. They

529
00:35:39,280 --> 00:35:47,839
would like to know um what which session
we'd like to attend. I know that I can't

530
00:35:45,920 --> 00:35:52,640
do anything in the morning because of a
doctor's appointment and that is the

531
00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:58,320
night of our February meeting. Uh I
would recommend the 3:15 to 4:30 and I

532
00:35:56,079 --> 00:36:04,560
can let them know. Um does anyone have a
problem with that? the uh 12:45 to 2 is

533
00:36:01,839 --> 00:36:08,800
all filled. She told me that. So, the
only other slot would be 2 to 3:15. Um,

534
00:36:08,240 --> 00:36:11,920
anyone,
>> you better call right away. Huh?

535
00:36:10,240 --> 00:36:16,640
» I'm going to first thing tomorrow.
>> Is this something we all go to?

536
00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:20,720
» Everyone is invited from the board. We
don't always have a full roster

537
00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:24,960
attendance, but we've tried to do it
when they had evening ones, thinking

538
00:36:22,400 --> 00:36:29,760
more people might attend, and uh-uh, you
get maybe two or three will go. I'd love

539
00:36:27,680 --> 00:36:32,640
to see everybody come, but I know people
have other jobs and things going on.

540
00:36:31,280 --> 00:36:36,560
» Yeah, I'm working that day. It's a
Tuesday.

541
00:36:33,520 --> 00:36:39,440
» Okay. So, does the 3:15 to 4:30 seem
okay?

542
00:36:37,440 --> 00:36:43,280
» If that's good for you, Linda.
>> Okay.

543
00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:47,839
» I can't attend. I have to work.
>> Okay. So, um I could I could just I

544
00:36:46,079 --> 00:36:52,720
don't know that it needs a motion. I I
could just go ahead and let her know

545
00:36:49,359 --> 00:36:56,480
that though. I call first thing tomorrow
>> so that we get on the on the

546
00:36:54,560 --> 00:37:00,400
» and then just let us know. Yeah. you
know that that's the time.

547
00:36:58,000 --> 00:37:05,200
» Yeah, she said there were openings for
these other ones. No problem. So I I

548
00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:07,359
would kind of make book on that.
>> Okay.

549
00:37:05,680 --> 00:37:11,280
» All right. 3:15
>> to 4:30 on February 17th. It's a

550
00:37:10,320 --> 00:37:17,839
Tuesday.
>> Okay. Good. Are we good to go on that?

551
00:37:14,880 --> 00:37:23,599
» Okay. Um Jay, Michigan Association of
Planning Classes and Webinar webinars

552
00:37:20,720 --> 00:37:29,760
and they are at various costs. Um, we
usually allow this for um, well, I know

553
00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:34,320
we do for the county um, workshops that
they have. I don't know what we do on

554
00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:38,560
these
>> Well, usually

555
00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:42,960
we allow it. I don't know. Let's, you
know, we should look at the highest

556
00:37:40,240 --> 00:37:49,119
price and we allow it and then it's up
to them to go and submit their expense

557
00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:52,720
for it
>> and that's it. I think the highest one

558
00:37:51,119 --> 00:37:55,599
would be the one in
>> some are free.

559
00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:59,280
» Yeah. But the there's a planning and
zoning essentials and that's over in

560
00:37:57,200 --> 00:38:01,200
Frankenmouth and that's 135.
>> Yeah. I don't know if you're going to

561
00:38:00,400 --> 00:38:05,920
get anybody
>> going that far

562
00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:08,720
» going going up there but a lot of these
are Zoom so you can do it right from

563
00:38:08,480 --> 00:38:11,040
your
>> right okay

564
00:38:09,599 --> 00:38:14,800
» right from your home. But I would make
that motion that

565
00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:17,920
» cuz some of these maybe you got board
members that even want to do them. So,

566
00:38:16,240 --> 00:38:22,800
any board members, planning commission
members, or ZBA members that want to

567
00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:29,119
take advantage of any of these events
that the the board would pay the the fee

568
00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:33,119
plus mileage if they wanted to drive to
one of them. Okay, that's the motion. Do

569
00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:38,480
we have support?
>> Oh, okay. Supported by Deanna. Moved by

570
00:38:35,839 --> 00:38:43,280
Ron supported by Deanna for um to
approve the attendance to those classes

571
00:38:40,720 --> 00:38:46,280
not only for planning ZBA and board
members.

572
00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:53,599
» All those in favor?
>> I I any opposed? That motion will carry.

573
00:38:51,200 --> 00:38:58,560
Uh the next one is the MTA board of
review classes uh various classes and

574
00:38:56,400 --> 00:39:03,680
costs. Um you know I was thinking about
this before and I didn't get a chance to

575
00:39:00,560 --> 00:39:08,000
talk to Christine our assessor. Um,
sometimes they have these classes in

576
00:39:05,599 --> 00:39:12,160
Fort Yorn and they're very good. Does
anyone know if those are going on this

577
00:39:09,760 --> 00:39:14,880
year again?
Got

578
00:39:13,119 --> 00:39:16,240
» I haven't seen the notice.
>> Nothing yet.

579
00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:22,320
» No.
>> Okay. Then um I guess they do if they're

580
00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:28,480
new or if they haven't had it in a
while, they do have to keep updated on,

581
00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:33,200
you know, the latest things um rules and
things going on with that. So I I do

582
00:39:31,119 --> 00:39:39,280
believe we'd have to approve.
>> Well, so this is looks like it's both in

583
00:39:36,720 --> 00:39:44,480
person and online.
>> So um they could also take the training.

584
00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:45,440
A lot of meetings are starting to do
that.

585
00:39:44,960 --> 00:39:50,000
» Mhm.
>> That they're not only you can go in

586
00:39:47,200 --> 00:39:53,200
person, but you can also do them online.
I know Michigan State Extension does

587
00:39:52,160 --> 00:39:56,640
that a lot.
>> So you don't have to drive halfway

588
00:39:54,720 --> 00:39:59,040
across the state. You can just stay home
and

589
00:39:57,359 --> 00:40:04,560
» and do them. But I would make the same
motion that that any board of review

590
00:40:01,760 --> 00:40:10,000
members that want to take training
um if it involves uh going and in

591
00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:12,560
mileage I don't know is there a fee on
here?

592
00:40:11,200 --> 00:40:17,599
» Was there a fee
>> for mileage? No, not for mileage.

593
00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:21,040
» Yeah. Early bird rate 100 regular rate
20 plus mileage

594
00:40:18,800 --> 00:40:24,960
» that the township paid the rate plus
plus mileage if they actually wanted to

595
00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:27,839
go to where it was presented.
>> Okay. And that so it's been moved by Ron

596
00:40:27,280 --> 00:40:34,079
» support
>> and supported by Dan. Any questions from

597
00:40:30,480 --> 00:40:39,040
anyone? If not, all those in favor? I
>> I. Any opposed?

598
00:40:36,160 --> 00:40:42,960
» None. That motion will carry. Um and
item L.

599
00:40:40,160 --> 00:40:49,680
» Okay, everybody in front of them, there
was a there was a email here that had

600
00:40:47,359 --> 00:40:55,520
some questions
um from Mr. Parrot that's sitting out

601
00:40:52,720 --> 00:41:02,720
here. And I think the best way to handle
this is to have our attorney

602
00:40:59,839 --> 00:41:08,400
send him a letter kind of replying to
this letter. Um, and I would I'd make a

603
00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:13,680
motion to that effect. I support.
>> Okay. Motion by Ron uh to have our

604
00:41:11,200 --> 00:41:19,119
attorney answer this in a letter form uh
supported by Lauren. Any other

605
00:41:15,760 --> 00:41:22,319
questions? If not, all those in favor?
I. Any opposed?

606
00:41:21,040 --> 00:41:27,359
» There being none, that motion will
carry. And item M.

607
00:41:24,079 --> 00:41:32,160
» Okay. M. Um, like I stated when I put it
on the agenda, we we have a contract

608
00:41:30,480 --> 00:41:37,520
that's to do all the connections for
water and sewer. Um, we need to update

609
00:41:35,440 --> 00:41:41,119
our ordinance that says that. Ordinance
says something different. So, I talked

610
00:41:39,839 --> 00:41:45,520
to the planner at the planning
commission meeting. She kind of said, "I

611
00:41:44,079 --> 00:41:51,599
think it'd be better if your attorney
did that." Chris happened to be there

612
00:41:47,839 --> 00:41:55,280
because of a public hearing we had. Um,
and Chris said, "Yeah, she could do it,

613
00:41:53,440 --> 00:41:58,240
but you know, I said she'd probably want
to get a hold of Linda first." And she

614
00:41:56,880 --> 00:42:00,480
was going to call Linda, which I don't
know that she's done.

615
00:41:59,440 --> 00:42:04,960
» Haven't heard from her yet,
>> but the board should be approving that

616
00:42:02,960 --> 00:42:10,960
because there's going to be some some
costs there. Um, so I'll make that

617
00:42:07,280 --> 00:42:17,200
motion, too, that uh that we paid the
attorney to update our utility ordinance

618
00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:22,240
that deals with water and sewer to
update that. We have a a contractor now

619
00:42:20,240 --> 00:42:26,960
for both connections.
>> Okay. So, that's Ron's motion. Uh any

620
00:42:26,079 --> 00:42:30,640
support?
>> I'll support that.

621
00:42:27,760 --> 00:42:35,200
» Okay. Supported by Dan. Uh any other
questions from the board on that? It was

622
00:42:33,040 --> 00:42:39,440
pretty self-explanatory.
Um if there are none, um all those in

623
00:42:38,400 --> 00:42:42,880
favor
>> I I

624
00:42:40,319 --> 00:42:47,839
» Any opposed? There being none. Okay,
that motion will carry. We're into

625
00:42:44,880 --> 00:42:52,640
unfinished business. Data centers. Uh if
we have any discussion on that. Um I

626
00:42:50,319 --> 00:42:57,280
know Dan presented some sample
ordinances and they have been forward to

627
00:42:55,280 --> 00:43:03,440
the planning commission. Correct.
>> Yeah. So okay. So the planning

628
00:42:59,359 --> 00:43:12,720
commission did get these and uh we did
have a public hearing set for next month

629
00:43:08,240 --> 00:43:16,640
with what we had. What we did is we uh
cancelled that public hearing to a

630
00:43:14,400 --> 00:43:23,680
future date so we could go over these
and and we told the uh planner um to go

631
00:43:20,560 --> 00:43:29,920
over these and kind of delineate
what is already covered in our ordinance

632
00:43:27,040 --> 00:43:35,520
kind of what Chris said we couldn't do
and what we could add to our ordinance.

633
00:43:32,800 --> 00:43:39,359
Um so that's kind of where we're at. But
what I what I think would work best, and

634
00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:42,880
I don't know if the board wants to do
this, I think there should be a work

635
00:43:40,800 --> 00:43:46,160
session at some point between the
planning commission, the board, have the

636
00:43:44,720 --> 00:43:49,280
planner there, and have the attorney
there. That way, if there's any

637
00:43:47,760 --> 00:43:54,160
questions,
um, we can get this worked out one way,

638
00:43:52,000 --> 00:43:56,640
one way or another. I don't know if
that's the direction the board wants to

639
00:43:55,760 --> 00:44:01,760
go in.
>> Well, I think I think that's a great

640
00:43:58,720 --> 00:44:08,160
idea. I think, you know, cuz I have some
concerns over the current

641
00:44:05,520 --> 00:44:12,480
data center ordinance as it stands.
>> Well, it's it's really not a data

642
00:44:10,079 --> 00:44:16,079
center. It's a like under special land
use. I mean, it's not it's not a

643
00:44:14,160 --> 00:44:18,960
standalone
ordinance.

644
00:44:18,480 --> 00:44:26,000
» No,
>> no. It's it's it's a it's an ordinance

645
00:44:22,400 --> 00:44:31,440
that goes under special land use. We
already have an industrial and heavy

646
00:44:28,960 --> 00:44:36,480
industrial ordinance that that kind of
directs, okay, if you have development,

647
00:44:33,440 --> 00:44:42,960
here's the things you have to do.
Some of these two ordinances I can see

648
00:44:40,000 --> 00:44:47,920
if communities were going to allow them
in a residential district, you wanted to

649
00:44:45,520 --> 00:44:54,640
be a lot more thorough because that
isn't a agricultural use. That's not

650
00:44:51,200 --> 00:44:58,880
where we're putting it. So, we already
have things in our ordinance to deal

651
00:44:56,720 --> 00:45:03,599
with a lot of things that were in here.
One of the things I noticed for both of

652
00:45:01,280 --> 00:45:06,480
these that their decibel levels were
higher notic than what we current have.

653
00:45:05,599 --> 00:45:09,440
» Yeah, I noticed that
>> in our ordinance.

654
00:45:07,440 --> 00:45:14,720
» Yeah, I noticed that it was 68.
>> So, that's why, you know, I thought as a

655
00:45:12,880 --> 00:45:20,880
planning commissioner, let's have the
planner look at it. Let's have her

656
00:45:17,359 --> 00:45:24,000
delineate those three items and then
they can be discussed. Okay. And if

657
00:45:23,359 --> 00:45:26,400
Chris is
>> Yeah. How does the board feel about

658
00:45:25,440 --> 00:45:29,599
having a workshop?
>> That sounds fair enough.

659
00:45:27,200 --> 00:45:35,000
» I I think so. I I like that idea.
>> So So the next thing is in

660
00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:44,400
in March, we're going to pick up a
public hearing that we tabled. So So we,

661
00:45:42,319 --> 00:45:48,640
you know, we can't do it at the planning
commission meeting. any other time. It's

662
00:45:47,119 --> 00:45:53,760
just a question of getting both those
boards together and picking a time and

663
00:45:50,880 --> 00:45:58,319
date and where it'll work for everybody
and and Chris and the planner.

664
00:45:55,839 --> 00:46:00,480
» Yeah. Maybe get some dates even from
them because they're going to be the

665
00:46:00,000 --> 00:46:07,920
hard
>> from there because I I know when we move

666
00:46:03,040 --> 00:46:11,200
our meeting forward in December one week
and Karen said, "No, I've got a

667
00:46:09,839 --> 00:46:15,520
different planning commission meeting,
another community I got to go to. I

668
00:46:12,720 --> 00:46:19,359
can't come here." So, um, whether it's
on a Thursday, whether you want to try

669
00:46:17,520 --> 00:46:23,920
to do it on a Monday, but right, I guess
I would maybe start with the planner and

670
00:46:21,119 --> 00:46:28,319
the attorney to try to find a date and
then I don't know if there's a certain

671
00:46:25,760 --> 00:46:31,440
day that's better for everybody or
>> who all has to attend that, right?

672
00:46:30,079 --> 00:46:35,599
» What would be our whole board?
>> The board planning and

673
00:46:33,520 --> 00:46:38,000
» what happens if it's a open meetings or
does or would it be

674
00:46:36,400 --> 00:46:41,359
» Well, that's going to be an open
>> anything. Yeah. Anything we do, we do in

675
00:46:40,000 --> 00:46:45,599
front of the public. So, we have a
workshop. It's okay that we're all Oh,

676
00:46:43,359 --> 00:46:48,480
yeah. Great. That'll be That'll be even
though it's a kind of a work session,

677
00:46:47,280 --> 00:46:52,880
that's going to be a
>> public meeting. Do you need a motion for

678
00:46:51,200 --> 00:46:55,760
that to empower the supervisor to
initiate that meeting?

679
00:46:53,920 --> 00:47:00,079
» Yeah, that'd probably be better to to
to,

680
00:46:58,000 --> 00:47:03,119
you know, try to get everybody together
on on that page for that date, whatever

681
00:47:02,400 --> 00:47:07,760
that is.
>> I'll do a motion to empower the

682
00:47:04,720 --> 00:47:10,480
supervisor to engage a workshop for data
center workings.

683
00:47:09,680 --> 00:47:17,359
» I'll support that.
>> Okay. moved by Dan, supported by Ron to

684
00:47:13,599 --> 00:47:20,800
allow me to get this thing going and it
>> it'll be it'll take a little doing, but

685
00:47:19,520 --> 00:47:22,400
we'll get it done. It'll get it we'll
get it done.

686
00:47:21,200 --> 00:47:26,079
» It's understandable. There's a lot of
parties to get together.

687
00:47:23,520 --> 00:47:30,560
» Yeah. And and and we ideally we want a
100% participation, but you know, with

688
00:47:28,560 --> 00:47:33,839
that many people, we're going to lose
some of them along the way, but we'll do

689
00:47:32,400 --> 00:47:39,680
our best. Okay.
>> Um so, all those in favor?

690
00:47:37,200 --> 00:47:44,960
» I. Any opposed? then that motion will
carry and I'll get going on it. Okay. Um

691
00:47:42,560 --> 00:47:50,800
the next item under unfinished Lindsay
Road drainage. Um I just you have the

692
00:47:47,760 --> 00:47:56,160
email here. I just wanted to report that
um Chris had been advised by Mr. Moore.

693
00:47:53,920 --> 00:48:02,480
That would be Mr. Marshall's attorney
that um informed her that he Mr.

694
00:47:59,520 --> 00:48:07,119
Marshall has two estimates and he's
looking for a third and that's good

695
00:48:04,640 --> 00:48:12,480
news. So, you know, we wait to hear the
next the next move, but um that's

696
00:48:10,079 --> 00:48:19,119
something that I can report out on that.
Um under water and sewer, you see the

697
00:48:15,839 --> 00:48:25,359
amounts uh and under C, is there any
report on water sewer authority tonight?

698
00:48:21,680 --> 00:48:30,559
» Um no, we've we're kind of in between uh
meetings. We'll have one next month. We

699
00:48:27,200 --> 00:48:35,359
had a special meeting here about a uh
about a week ago. there were some things

700
00:48:32,880 --> 00:48:40,000
that that came up that needed to be
replaced where we needed a special

701
00:48:37,040 --> 00:48:44,400
meeting. Um, we took care of that. You
know, like I've said before, we we set

702
00:48:42,480 --> 00:48:48,880
money aside
in a water plant fund, a sewer plant

703
00:48:46,559 --> 00:48:54,000
fund, so when these things come up and
you need 50 or $80,000, we just pull it

704
00:48:52,400 --> 00:48:57,520
out of that particular fund. So there's
not a bill coming back to the local

705
00:48:56,160 --> 00:49:02,000
community.
>> So that's that's all that was. And so

706
00:49:00,000 --> 00:49:06,559
next month we'll have another meeting.
>> Okay. Uh under announcements, uh the

707
00:49:04,960 --> 00:49:11,119
next township board meeting will be
held.

708
00:49:08,800 --> 00:49:17,119
It's going to be a Tuesday, February
17th, 2026, uh at 7:00 p.m. And that's

709
00:49:14,720 --> 00:49:21,359
because again, next month, that Monday
is the president's. It's the holidays.

710
00:49:19,119 --> 00:49:26,800
So we'll be meeting here on on a Tuesday
instead. Uh light up the township. The

711
00:49:24,160 --> 00:49:31,280
winners will be announced hopefully. Uh
we'll be able to have Mr. Whitman from

712
00:49:28,640 --> 00:49:35,440
DTE here at our February February
meeting so that he can make the

713
00:49:32,559 --> 00:49:41,040
presentations cuz um they sponsor the
prizes. So we'll stay tuned. We hope we

714
00:49:38,880 --> 00:49:47,359
can get that accomplished. Snowman
contest goes now. It's on through the

715
00:49:44,240 --> 00:49:51,839
20th of April and people can drop a
picture off or they can submit it. uh

716
00:49:50,079 --> 00:49:57,040
there will be judging and again there
will be a first, second and third prize

717
00:49:53,839 --> 00:50:04,079
and that comes generally from ITC the
people you know from the transmission

718
00:49:59,040 --> 00:50:09,440
line. Um board member reports uh I guess
uh I was informed by uh Dan Engles our

719
00:50:06,720 --> 00:50:15,119
district foreman that uh he wanted to
know would be we be doing any limestone

720
00:50:12,319 --> 00:50:19,280
this year and I said not to my
knowledge. So, he just wanted us to know

721
00:50:17,760 --> 00:50:24,079
because, you know, then they would start
ordering and I said, "No." Um, they'll

722
00:50:21,599 --> 00:50:29,760
have the limes uh the chloride prices.
We'll probably be hearing about that at

723
00:50:26,240 --> 00:50:33,920
the annual meeting as we usually do. Um,
it's just been really busy. It's it's

724
00:50:31,920 --> 00:50:40,880
just kind of like a welloiled machine.
There's a lot going on here and um I'm

725
00:50:37,839 --> 00:50:46,480
I'm happy and I'm excited. So, that's
pretty much all I have to report right

726
00:50:42,559 --> 00:50:52,880
now. um treasure.
>> Um well, yeah, you're right. It's been

727
00:50:49,200 --> 00:50:57,359
super busy. It's year end now, so um we
have a lot of loose ends to tie up, a

728
00:50:55,520 --> 00:51:00,880
lot of catching up from the holidays,
and

729
00:50:58,880 --> 00:51:04,079
we're just going to put in as many hours
as we can,

730
00:51:02,079 --> 00:51:06,960
» getting the job done. There you go. No,
good job. Uh clerk.

731
00:51:06,240 --> 00:51:12,720
» Sure.
>> Um okay. Well, it was fun couple months

732
00:51:09,520 --> 00:51:18,800
training and learning. Um, the admin job
in accounts payable. It actually was a

733
00:51:16,000 --> 00:51:24,800
benefit to me because when the previous
administrator accounts payable was in, I

734
00:51:21,119 --> 00:51:30,720
wasn't able to really see the flow. It
just didn't work with our arrangement,

735
00:51:27,839 --> 00:51:36,960
her and I. And now that I had to do it,
I feel more confident in a lot of the

736
00:51:33,760 --> 00:51:42,559
areas here. the just seeing the flow how
it goes and so that's been beneficial

737
00:51:39,920 --> 00:51:50,480
and then voting I'm ordering next month
we'll see quotes for envelopes and

738
00:51:45,520 --> 00:51:56,559
secrecy sleeves and cost of stamps so
we'll be approving those and it's

739
00:51:53,280 --> 00:52:02,000
already started so good luck right
>> yeah and I I would like to also say uh I

740
00:51:59,599 --> 00:52:06,240
think it's working out really nice with
uh with Deb you know she's she's you

741
00:52:04,559 --> 00:52:08,240
know, just wants to do anything she can
to help and she

742
00:52:07,520 --> 00:52:11,280
» Yeah, she's great.
>> Yeah. And and enjoying Terry Lynn as

743
00:52:10,400 --> 00:52:14,880
well.
>> Yeah.

744
00:52:11,760 --> 00:52:18,880
» Uh now our trustees, Dan.
>> Oh, I don't have much. Uh the holidays

745
00:52:17,040 --> 00:52:22,559
are over with. I must have not have been
upsetting to everybody. I didn't get any

746
00:52:20,559 --> 00:52:27,520
coal in my socks, so that was a good
sign. Uh CO is going around again. Be

747
00:52:25,280 --> 00:52:31,839
careful, everyone. You know, mindful of
shared surfaces and things like that.

748
00:52:29,680 --> 00:52:36,800
Stay warm and dry, folks.
>> Very good, Ed. Uh just kind of an

749
00:52:35,119 --> 00:52:42,880
update. Last fire department meeting
there in in January or late earlier this

750
00:52:39,760 --> 00:52:47,599
month, uh we we looked at the equipment,
the new equipment at in the apparatus

751
00:52:44,559 --> 00:52:51,920
bay. We just purchased last year as a
squad a new squad truck. Uh a lot of

752
00:52:50,079 --> 00:52:56,480
nice equipment sitting in there. You
know, a big shout out and thanks to the

753
00:52:54,240 --> 00:53:00,480
fire department, a volunteer system that
on both ends of the communities, both

754
00:52:58,559 --> 00:53:05,680
Marine City and St. Clair, but they
always do a great job.

755
00:53:02,319 --> 00:53:10,559
um cold weather, uh stay warm, uh be
willing to help folks that need help.

756
00:53:08,000 --> 00:53:16,800
And I guess lastly, I heard the other
day, it's it's always it's always the

757
00:53:13,680 --> 00:53:20,640
right time to do the right thing. That
was MLK.

758
00:53:18,800 --> 00:53:25,359
» Yeah, that's right. Right.
>> Very good. Um, and I also like to give a

759
00:53:23,359 --> 00:53:29,280
shout out to our Marine City Area Fire
Authority, too, because u we have a

760
00:53:27,680 --> 00:53:34,160
meeting tomorrow night, so we'll be
there and um they do a really good job

761
00:53:32,079 --> 00:53:38,720
maintaining. And you know what? We
couldn't do any better by having these

762
00:53:36,640 --> 00:53:44,000
volunteer fire departments and just
being a part of them rather than try to

763
00:53:42,000 --> 00:53:48,640
start out from scratch and a whole new
fire department in the hall and all the

764
00:53:45,839 --> 00:53:52,880
equipment. It would be phenomenal the
cost. So, we're really it's a cost

765
00:53:50,400 --> 00:53:58,160
saving to our township to be a partner
with them. Uh Ron,

766
00:53:56,000 --> 00:54:02,880
» uh we just had a planning commission
meeting last week. We had two public

767
00:53:59,920 --> 00:54:09,680
hearings. Um the first public hearing
was for uh the Speedy Q gas station on

768
00:54:06,079 --> 00:54:15,760
King and Fred Moore. They want to put in
uh four electrical charging units for

769
00:54:12,800 --> 00:54:20,960
electric vehicles. Um they came in with
their site plan. Everything looked good.

770
00:54:17,920 --> 00:54:25,119
So, so that that was approved because
they are a special approval use. They

771
00:54:23,200 --> 00:54:32,400
had to come in through the special
approval use process and and get that

772
00:54:28,319 --> 00:54:40,640
done again um to update their site plan.
The other one was for 6905

773
00:54:36,640 --> 00:54:44,319
um Springborn Road. They came in for a
they wanted a special land use for a

774
00:54:42,960 --> 00:54:51,440
church.
Um, we ended up tableabling that. We

775
00:54:48,319 --> 00:54:56,400
needed our engineer to look at the site
plan, which he hadn't done.

776
00:54:53,920 --> 00:55:01,760
» Um, plus there's some things that
applicant

777
00:54:58,559 --> 00:55:06,319
wants to go into the ZBA
um, and get a variance for certain

778
00:55:03,680 --> 00:55:11,359
requirements of the ordinance.
So, that'll reconvene. and that's the

779
00:55:08,880 --> 00:55:17,440
one that's going to reconvene in at our
meeting in March unless for some reason

780
00:55:14,559 --> 00:55:22,000
it it gets pushed back.
Outside of that, we're always working on

781
00:55:20,400 --> 00:55:26,000
something little where somebody brings
it up about an ordinance. Do we need to

782
00:55:23,760 --> 00:55:28,880
tweak it or whatever? But, uh, those
were the two main things at the planning

783
00:55:27,760 --> 00:55:34,079
commission meeting.
>> They're a busy group. They are a busy

784
00:55:30,960 --> 00:55:37,680
group. Yeah. And they do a good job. So,
I it's a shout out to them, too. Yeah,

785
00:55:36,559 --> 00:55:42,160
» Lauren.
>> Um, well, I saw today that I had an

786
00:55:40,559 --> 00:55:45,040
email about a ZBA, but I did not get a
chance to look at it. So, I'm assuming

787
00:55:43,200 --> 00:55:48,880
that's possibly what it is, but looking
forward to it. ZBA has been a while

788
00:55:46,559 --> 00:55:54,400
since we've met, so I'm looking forward
to seeing that group. Um, parks and

789
00:55:51,839 --> 00:55:59,280
wreck unfortunately did not have enough
members to do a meeting in January. So,

790
00:55:57,760 --> 00:56:03,839
there I think we had two or three that
were available and that's obviously not

791
00:56:00,559 --> 00:56:08,079
a quorum. So, um, we're going to try
again in February. Hopefully, we'll have

792
00:56:05,440 --> 00:56:14,880
enough in February. And then I also
wanted to apologize for um the sound on

793
00:56:12,400 --> 00:56:18,400
the meeting last month. Yet again, I
have made another mistake. I'm not sure

794
00:56:16,559 --> 00:56:24,160
what I I'm not sure how, but there was
no sound on the video. I tested it today

795
00:56:22,160 --> 00:56:27,920
twice with my kids to make sure that the
microphones are working. So, I'm really

796
00:56:25,599 --> 00:56:32,960
hoping that there is not a problem. Um
but I apologize to everybody that it was

797
00:56:30,720 --> 00:56:36,880
broke or not working last month. But
that's it. Okay. Okay. One more.

798
00:56:35,440 --> 00:56:41,440
» You know, one other question talking
about the planning commission. I see we

799
00:56:38,799 --> 00:56:45,599
had a letter of resignation, but that
wasn't on our

800
00:56:42,640 --> 00:56:49,680
» umformational in the next next month.
It'll be on because um you know, we are

801
00:56:47,680 --> 00:56:53,680
we're still going to put out for you
know, we have we have maybe one, I don't

802
00:56:51,920 --> 00:56:56,880
know, but we're going to go ahead and I
think you did put it on.

803
00:56:54,720 --> 00:57:01,280
» Yeah. It's on the sign, I think, and on
the website. So, we can we'll deal with

804
00:56:59,599 --> 00:57:05,200
it. So, we'll take care of that. One
last thing, Linda. I want to publicly

805
00:57:02,960 --> 00:57:09,280
congratulate Pastor Anthony there for
his newly uh county appointed position

806
00:57:08,079 --> 00:57:12,640
that he he
>> Oh, I haven't heard.

807
00:57:11,119 --> 00:57:17,520
» Oh, yay.
>> The health advisory board.

808
00:57:14,240 --> 00:57:19,520
» Um, no, the mental health board.
>> Oh, nice.

809
00:57:18,319 --> 00:57:22,960
» Yes. Thank you so much.
>> Oh, that's great. It's

810
00:57:20,960 --> 00:57:24,559
» an honor to be there.
>> You'll be an asset.

811
00:57:24,160 --> 00:57:30,640
» Yes.
>> Yes. Okay. Well, now we're coming to the

812
00:57:27,359 --> 00:57:35,839
close of our uh business meeting and we
have an opportunity for public comment

813
00:57:32,559 --> 00:57:40,880
on anything. I would just remind uh we
have guidelines that were adopted. State

814
00:57:38,799 --> 00:57:45,119
your name, come to the podium. You have
a fivem minute limit. Uh indicate if

815
00:57:43,440 --> 00:57:50,720
you're speaking for yourself, your
family or a group. Uh this is an

816
00:57:47,680 --> 00:57:57,119
opportunity for your thoughts, not ours.
So, we want to listen. Um it's not a

817
00:57:54,160 --> 00:58:02,240
time of discussion or debate. Um it's
also not a time when the board would be

818
00:57:59,680 --> 00:58:08,000
responding. Uh you'll be treated with
respect. You have a right to speak. Um

819
00:58:05,040 --> 00:58:12,960
and of course wouldn't expect anyone to
speak negatively about anyone because

820
00:58:09,920 --> 00:58:18,400
that would not be nice. So having said
that, is there anybody still here who

821
00:58:15,040 --> 00:58:21,599
wants to just address the board?
>> Yeah, of course.

822
00:58:19,280 --> 00:58:24,720
» Okay.
I need to go to the podium.

823
00:58:22,640 --> 00:58:29,520
» Great.
>> Well, obviously you added on to the

824
00:58:27,359 --> 00:58:31,520
agenda. Everybody got the email, right?
>> Yeah.

825
00:58:29,839 --> 00:58:35,920
» Okay. I have a print out of it if
anybody needs another one. Um, so just

826
00:58:34,079 --> 00:58:41,839
thank you. Obviously with the email you
read, it's pretty lengthy and

827
00:58:40,000 --> 00:58:45,119
bit of a lack communication,
discrepancies in the ordinances, and I

828
00:58:43,760 --> 00:58:49,200
just want to make sure we're doing it
the right way. I just want to make sure

829
00:58:47,040 --> 00:58:53,280
everything's done the right legal
procedural way to make sure it's done.

830
00:58:51,760 --> 00:58:56,720
Obviously, I'm not giving up on my
dream. That's why I keep coming back to

831
00:58:54,720 --> 00:59:00,640
these. Okay. So, I'm going to continue
and I just my attorney and I and

832
00:58:58,960 --> 00:59:04,160
everybody I've been talking to just we
just got to make sure it's done the

833
00:59:02,000 --> 00:59:10,160
right way cuz clearly it kind of hasn't
been so far. So, here I am and look

834
00:59:07,839 --> 00:59:15,920
forward to the next meeting. Thanks so
much. Sorry. Derek, 5957 Polygard Road

835
00:59:13,599 --> 00:59:21,240
and I speaking on behalf of myself.
Okay.

836
00:59:16,799 --> 00:59:21,240
» Thank you. Anyone else?

837
00:59:23,040 --> 00:59:30,319
» Anthony Freer and I'm just clarifying uh
I think I've heard the update that the

838
00:59:28,079 --> 00:59:35,839
uh public hearing is being delayed on
the data center ordinances and so I'll

839
00:59:33,839 --> 00:59:41,119
just talk with you afterwards to get
caught up on the latest with that. That

840
00:59:38,319 --> 00:59:45,839
of course is a strong concern for myself
and those within my church and

841
00:59:43,440 --> 00:59:52,480
community. So appreciate your diligence
on that and uh uh so I'll catch up on

842
00:59:49,040 --> 00:59:56,400
the details uh with the ongoing drama of
the data center. Thank you so much.

843
00:59:54,400 --> 01:00:02,480
» Thank you.
Anyone else? Nothing. Okay. All right.

844
01:00:00,480 --> 01:00:08,480
Well then that would conclude our
meeting and we would need a motion to

845
01:00:04,640 --> 01:00:10,559
adjourn. Motion to journ at 8:01 p.m.
>> Is it supported by

846
01:00:10,079 --> 01:00:13,359
» Ed?
>> Ed. Okay. All those in favor?

847
01:00:12,480 --> 01:00:15,839
» I.
>> Good job.

848
01:00:14,079 --> 01:00:18,839
» Have a good night.
>> Perfect.

849
01:00:19,200 --> 01:00:26,000
» Yes.
>> Thank you.

850
01:00:22,079 --> 01:00:28,319
» It's a nice addition, isn't it? be
better with