[0:56] Okay. And I'm just gonna help you out before this

[0:58] meeting starts. .

[1:01] You should write it right here. Good match tissue treasure.

[1:06] Yep. You highlight it. Thank you.

[1:10] Every time. I feel good here. I've been there. .

[1:16] I need it. I I'm gonna put it right there,

[1:20] so I don't forget. We gotta do one more time

[1:21] before.

[1:23] Here we go. I just had to make it all

[1:26] right.

[1:29] Are we all here that are gonna be here? Yeah.

[1:32] Okay. Are we.

[1:33] We're on. Good to go up there. Awesome. Thank you.

[1:39] Okay, well,

[1:42] thank you all. Thank you all for bearing with us.

[1:43] It is a long one tonight, but we will call

[1:46] this business meeting of the board of trustees to order

[1:48] at.

[1:50] 7 26. And if we could go ahead and rise for

[1:52] the pledge, but before you proceed, I'd like to ask

[1:55] us just to observe a very quick moment of silence.

[1:58] Recognizing that late last week on Friday, March 25 years,

[2:02] since the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001.

[2:06] Just a brief moment to that we lost.

[2:23] Treasurer Robinson, would you leave us in the pledge?

[2:27] I pledge allegiance United States America.

[2:32] Republic, which

[2:38] undergrad Liberty. Thank you very much.

[2:44] We proceed to a roll call. The board members, Trustee,

[2:46] Martin.

[2:48] Here, treasurer Robinson here. I'm supervisor Combs Clerk, Mackie here.

[2:52] Trustee Sherwood here and Trustee glass here.

[2:55] Is there a motion to excuse our missing Trustee shall

[2:57] move.

[2:59] Very much. There's a motion and support to excuse Trustee,

[3:01] Leonard all in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

[3:04] Any opposed? Nay.

[3:06] Nate the motion carries. Thank you very much.

[3:08] Are there any additions to, or deletions from the agenda

[3:10] this evening?

[3:17] We'll proceed. Benac to our first of two public comment

[3:20] periods this evening. If you'd like to make a public

[3:22] comment, once again, feel free to step to.

[3:23] The podium you have three minutes to use as you

[3:25] choose.

[3:30] Ron Huster 13, 14 Coolidge avenue.

[3:33] Here this evening, speaking for the Westwood neighborhood association, we're

[3:38] hoping that Trustee Sherwood could be at our meeting on

[3:41] Wednesday.

[3:42] Evening at seven o'clock at the Westwood United Methodist church.

[3:47] As you've heard again tonight. There's no.

[3:50] There's no blanket communication.

[3:54] Anymore. It used to be, you know, when I was

[3:56] a kid, everybody read the newspaper and you got your

[3:58] news from there.

[4:00] Well, there's different ways of putting it out and we've

[4:02] posted it on Facebook about I'm talking about the golf

[4:05] course and about what's going on with.

[4:08] This annexation and all this, these other stories that, and

[4:12] I get emails from different people.

[4:14] And try and, and reinforce.

[4:17] What I've been told and what you've mentioned here at

[4:19] meetings and, and has been publicized, but.

[4:23] It doesn't reach everybody. And so we need every opportunity

[4:27] we can.

[4:28] Because of some words that were.

[4:31] Quoted by a news source.

[4:34] That weren't exactly right.

[4:36] And it just, it, we need to, you know, just

[4:40] keep things calm. I think.

[4:43] The board is doing a good job of.

[4:45] Handling the situations, but

[4:48] it doesn't do any good when somebody else is shoveling

[4:50] coal on a fire, but we're hoping that we can

[4:52] at least buy.

[4:54] Our little tiny public meeting that we have.

[4:57] And more communication being spread out by those people that

[4:59] we do attend.

[5:01] That you know, we can.

[5:03] Get people reassured instead of fired up. So.

[5:07] You very much. Thank you very much.

[5:09] Additional public comments this evening.

[5:15] Seeing none.

[5:17] There will be as always a second public comment at

[5:19] the end of the meeting as well.

[5:21] But moving forward, we have the consent agenda Clerk, Mackie.

[5:25] I will move adoption or approval.

[5:28] Of the consent agenda as recommended by the superintendent and

[5:31] supervisor.

[5:34] Support there's a motion and support all in favor, please

[5:37] say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Nay.

[5:40] Nay the motion carries. Thank you very much.

[5:43] With that we will move to the public hearing and

[5:45] presentations portion of the meeting. We do have.

[5:49] Several public hearings this evening board, I'd like to manage

[5:54] this just a little bit differently this year than we

[5:56] did last year. And thank you super.

[5:57] Superintendent for structuring things in a very.

[6:01] Concise way. What I'd like to do for each of

[6:03] our special assessments is.

[6:06] To conduct the public hearing and then subsequently vote on

[6:09] the potential resolution after each one, as opposed to doing

[6:12] all of the public hearings. And then.

[6:14] All of the resolutions separately.

[6:18] So that we all, and anyone watching at home can

[6:20] hopefully keep better track of what we're talking about. As

[6:22] we proceed through each one.

[6:24] So without objection, we will proceed.

[6:27] First to police operating and community policing.

[6:32] That is a police operating special assessment of 2.2 mills,

[6:37] which represents no change from last year.

[6:40] Expected to produce $1,000,799 99.

[6:44] Excuse me, 1,799,000. It's been a long day.

[6:48] And $8 and community policing mills of five mills, which

[6:53] is down from last year of one mill as previous.

[6:57] Previously discussed, expected to produce 330, $3,150.

[7:02] With that the public hearing is open. If you would

[7:04] like to make a comment as a member of the

[7:06] public, feel free to step forward.

[7:12] Seeing don't movement into the room. We will close the

[7:15] public hearing on the police operating and community policing. Special

[7:18] assessments. A motion would be in order.

[7:23] And board for reference, these proposed resolutions are included in

[7:27] the packet as well in the order.

[7:29] That we will address. I'll make a motion to approve

[7:31] the resolution.

[7:32] Confirming police department operating special assessment.

[7:35] For calendar year 20, 27 as.

[7:39] 2.7 now.

[7:43] It's a motion to support any further discussion.

[7:46] Seeing done, we'll proceed to a roll call, vote Trustee

[7:48] glass.

[7:50] Hi, Trustee Sherwin. Hi Kirk, Mackey Ryan. I'm an I

[7:53] treasurer Robinson. Aye. Trustee Martin. Aye. Motion carries. Thank you

[7:57] very much.

[7:59] Second.

[8:01] We will proceed to the police department capital.

[8:08] Police department capital special assessment is listed at four mills

[8:12] representing a one mill increase.

[8:15] Over last year's 0.3 mills expected to produce $266,520.

[8:21] And the police department building expense at 3.25 mills.

[8:26] Mills a change from 1.2992 mills. Excuse me.

[8:30] From last year, which is expected to generate 2 million, $165,472.

[8:37] Public hearing is now open.

[8:40] Once again, if you'd like to make a public comment

[8:41] on this matter, feel free to step forward.

[8:46] Seeing no movement in the room.

[8:48] We will close the public hearing. And once again, a

[8:50] motion would be in order.

[8:52] I'll make a motion to approve the resolution for confirming

[8:54] police department.

[8:56] Capital special assessment for the calendar year of 2027.

[9:01] At 3.6 mills.

[9:03] Support it's a motion and support board members. Any further

[9:06] discussion.

[9:08] Scene. Yes, please.

[9:12] My only

[9:14] question is just.

[9:19] The

[9:27] do we still need to discuss that later?

[9:35] Thank you.

[9:38] Other discussion.

[9:41] Seeing none. We'll proceed to a roll call vote once

[9:44] again, Trustee Martin.

[9:45] Yes, treasurer Robinson. Aye. I'm an aye Clerk. Mackie. Aye.

[9:49] Trustee Sherwood. Aye. Stand Trustee glass.

[9:52] The motion carries. Thank you very much.

[9:56] Moving forward.

[9:59] To item C, we will proceed to the fire department

[10:02] operating special assessment.

[10:05] And the fire department operating special assessment.

[10:07] Listed at 1.0 mills, which is a, a level. So

[10:12] no change, no reduction.

[10:14] Level from last year expected to produce $666,299. Public hearing

[10:20] on this matter is now open.

[10:26] Seeing no movement in the room.

[10:28] We will close the public hearing.

[10:30] And once again, a motion would be in order.

[10:33] I'll make the motion for us to approve the special

[10:35] assessment for fire operations for counter your 2020.

[10:39] Seven for $666,299.

[10:45] One. Yeah, it's one milk.

[10:49] Same as last year.

[10:53] Just one, it says one bill. The next one is

[10:56] 1.9. Okay. That's sorry.

[11:00] Support is the motion and support. Is there any discussion

[11:03] on the matter.

[11:07] Seeing none.

[11:09] Once again, proceed to a roll call. Vote Trustee, Martin.

[11:12] Yes, I'm an I Trustee Sherwood.

[11:15] Rick Maki. Hi, Trustee glass. Hi, treasurer Robinson. Hi, and

[11:20] the ocean carries. Thank you very much.

[11:24] Excuse me.

[11:26] Proceed to item D the fire department, capital special assessment,

[11:30] the fire department, capital special assessment.

[11:33] Also listed at one mill is a five mill increase

[11:36] over last year.

[11:38] Expected to produce $666,299.

[11:44] Excuse me and the fire department building capital.

[11:46] At 0.9 mills, which was expected to produce $599,669.

[11:53] With that the public hearing on this matter is open.

[11:59] Seeing no movement in the room. The public hearing is

[12:01] now closed.

[12:03] And to get a motion would be anywhere. I'll make

[12:05] a motion to approve the resolution confirming.

[12:08] Fire department capital special assessment for the calendar year of

[12:11] 2027. At 1.90 mills.

[12:15] Mills. There's a motion in support.

[12:18] Any discussion on this matter.

[12:22] Scene.

[12:24] None. We'll proceed again to a roll call. Vote Clerk,

[12:26] Mackie. Aye. Treasurer Robinson. Aye. Trustee Martin. Aye. I'm an

[12:30] aye Trustee glass. Aye. Trustee Sherwood.

[12:32] Hi, thank you very much. The motion carries.

[12:35] Carries. It takes us to item E the street lighting,

[12:38] special assessment.

[12:41] And the street lighting special assessment.

[12:43] Listed at four mills.

[12:45] Mills is an increase of 0.2 mills from last year,

[12:47] brought up to the standard level of 0.4 mills charged

[12:50] for several years. Prior to 2026 is expected.

[12:53] To produce $266,520. And the public hearing on this matter

[12:58] is open.

[13:02] Seeing no movement.

[13:07] Sorry. Did anyone wanna make a public comment? Okay. She

[13:10] said, you just keep looking at us. so we

[13:13] want their street lights.

[13:15] Fair enough with that. The public hearing is closed. It's

[13:19] motion will be in order.

[13:21] I'll make a motion to approve the resolution, confirming the

[13:24] lighting special assessment.

[13:26] Role for the calendar year of 2027 at four zero

[13:29] mils.

[13:30] Mills support. There's a motion and support board members, any

[13:33] further discussion on the matter.

[13:37] Seeing done. We will proceed once again to a roll

[13:40] call vote. I'll begin. I'm and I treasurer Robinson, I

[13:43] Clerk Mackie. Aye. Trustee Sherwood. Aye.

[13:46] Trustee glass. Hi, Christie Martin. Hi, and the motion carries.

[13:48] Thank you very much.

[13:50] One more public hearing this evening, we have the solid

[13:52] waste and recycling the solid, solid waste and recycling special

[13:57] assessment.

[13:58] Is listed at $79.

[14:00] Per year. This is no change from last year. Also

[14:02] listed at $79.

[14:05] However is expected to produce $562,006, which is an increase

[14:09] due to two added homes.

[14:12] Homes, excuse me, in the Township and the public hearing

[14:15] on this matter is open.

[14:18] Seeing no movement question.

[14:21] I'm sorry, but I don't understand why we paid for

[14:24] it. Cause we also paid for our.

[14:27] Service is that something different? This is specifically the special

[14:30] assessment for recycling.

[14:32] Leaf pickup and bulk.

[14:36] Seeing no other movement.

[14:38] The public hearing will now close and a motion would

[14:40] be in order.

[14:43] I'll make a motion to approve the resolution confirming solid

[14:45] waste collection, disposal and recycling special assessment for.

[14:50] The 2027 calendar year at $79 per benefited parcel.

[14:55] There's a motion and support board members, any further discussion

[14:57] on the matter.

[15:00] Seeing none. I have one last time we will proceed

[15:02] to a roll call vote.

[15:05] Trustee Martin. Aye. Clerk, Mackie. Aye. Trustee Sherwood. Aye. Treasurer

[15:08] Robinson. Aye. I'm an aye Trustee glass. Aye. And the

[15:11] motion carries. Thank you very much.

[15:13] And thank you.

[15:15] Excuse me to all of our residents and taxpayers of

[15:18] the Township, both in the room and anyone who may

[15:20] watch this either live or later.

[15:23] For entrusting this Township to serve you.

[15:26] That concludes the public hearing portion of this meeting.

[15:31] We'll proceed then to old business. First we have as

[15:35] previously discussed a potential motion to approve the purchase.

[15:39] Of an opioid transport vehicle.

[15:43] And the motion would be in order for that. Make

[15:44] a motion that we go ahead and prove and purchase

[15:47] a vehicle for 53,700.

[15:50] And $45.

[15:52] For the drug drug tech back program.

[15:56] Of your funds.

[15:58] I'll take a motion.

[16:00] Given that there's a motion in a second, any discussion

[16:02] on the matter.

[16:07] Seeing none.

[16:09] With that for this one, we can proceed to a

[16:11] voice vote. So all in favor, please say aye. Aye.

[16:14] Aye. Any opposed? Nay.

[16:16] Nay the motion carries. Thank you very much.

[16:20] We have no new business item listed this evening. However,

[16:24] I would like to go ahead and make a motion

[16:26] as was.

[16:27] Discussed in the work session. Sorry, superintendent.

[16:30] This motion is gonna be on the shifting the time.

[16:32] Okay.

[16:33] I would like to move that we.

[16:36] Hold and notice a special meeting.

[16:40] At 5:30 PM.

[16:42] On forgive me. I should have pulled up my calendar.

[16:45] At 5:30 PM on September 28th.

[16:49] Immediately proceeding our 6:00 PM work session.

[16:51] And the sole item for that would be.

[16:55] The both the rezoning item or potential rezoning item that

[16:59] we did not discuss during our work session. And also.

[17:03] Any budget items for 2027 that remain to be discussed.

[17:13] Did I give support is the motion in support.

[17:16] Any discussion on that?

[17:18] I'm sorry, was I'm supposed to look at something. No,

[17:19] I just didn't ask you. That was good thing. So

[17:21] yeah, we'll leave it open in case other one's can

[17:23] edit as well.

[17:25] Any discussion.

[17:27] Seeing none. I'm looking forward to hopefully seeing y'all at

[17:30] five 30, then in two weeks, all in favor, please

[17:33] say, aye. Aye. Any opposed?

[17:35] Name the motion carries. Thank you very much. Then I

[17:38] will see you at five 30 on the 28th.

[17:41] That concludes new business this evening, no items were removed

[17:44] from the consent agenda. We do, however, have a closed

[17:47] session.

[17:49] And pursuant to section eight, one C of the open

[17:51] meetings act on our agenda this evening. So I will

[17:54] therefore move at the Township board, meet in a closed.

[17:57] Session under section eight, one C of the open meetings

[17:59] act.

[18:00] To consider matters of strategy and negotiation with respect to

[18:03] a collective bargaining agreement.

[18:05] Support is a motion and support.

[18:09] We do need

[18:11] a majority of board members to vote. So we'll conduct

[18:13] a roll call vote. Is there any discussion? Yes.

[18:16] None trust the glass.

[18:19] Hi, Trustee Sherwood. All right, Clerk, Mackie. Aye. I'm an

[18:22] aye. Treasurer Robinson. Hi Trustee, Martin. Aye, superintendent, please secure

[18:26] the room for closed session.

[18:27] Thank you all.

[18:29] We'll try not to come.

[18:34] Always come back something.

[18:47] So we're doing a close session right now. Then we'll

[18:49] come outta close session and then.

[19:00] Yeah.

[19:02] Do you want him to stop streaming all together and

[19:05] go, or shall he wait? I think we have not

[19:08] three back. Yeah. If.

[19:10] Anyone else feels strongly. Now's the time to say. So

[19:13] I think we're good.

[19:14] Yeah, there is no business on the agenda after no

[19:18] close.

[19:20] Up. There's nothing bring, come back. No.

[19:23] Yeah. Yeah.

[19:32] And I don't believe we have any documents that we

[19:34] need for this one. Right.

[19:36] No. Okay. Great.

Kalamazoo Township - Board of Trustees - September 14, 2026 Board Meeting

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