October 2007
Approved minutes of the Milan Township Board held on October 11, 2007
Due to the absence of Supervisor Wittkop, the meeting was called to order by Clerk Rock at 7:04 PM. Invocation was given by Treasurer Early and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Clerk Rock asked the board to nominate a board member to run the meeting. Trustee Mancik made motion to have Clerk Rock run the meeting, Trustee Dopkowski seconded.
Vote taken. All yeas. Motion passed.
Clerk Rock asked if there were any additions to the agenda. No one on board had any to add.
Public Comment:
None at this time
Consent Agenda, Minutes, Disbursements, Fund Balances and Building Report:
No changes/corrections to consent agenda. Consent agenda accepted and filed for audit.
Clerk Rock asked if there were any changes/corrections to the September 13, 2007 minutes. None were voiced.
Minutes to be filed for audit.
Clerk Rock read the disbursements: General Fund = $ 16,368.97 Fire Fund = 1,164.63
Bldg Fund = 533.58
Road Fund = 3,365.51
Total = $ 21,432.69
Clerk Rock made motion to pay bills. Seconded by Trustee Mancik.
All yeas. Motion carried.
Treasurer Early gave fund balance report: Flagstar Bank: $186,930.38
Flagstar, gen: 124,570.49
Flagstar, fire 26,022.35
Flagstar, bldg : 26,408.94 Flagstar, renov: 9,928.60
Chase Bank: $196,466.59
Questions were asked by the board and answered.
Trustee Mancik gave the Building Report: 3 permits were issued
Total money received: $255.00
Total paid out: $560.50
Clerk Rock stated all reports to the filed for audit.
Old Business:
Flagpoles
Treasurer Early stated he is still shopping and will have a cost for them next month.
New Business:
MTA Conference
Clerk Rock stated the conference is January 8-11, 2008 and asked who was interested in going. All board members are planning on going. Clerk Rock stated that it was still more cost effective to pay for full registration then just for specific days. Clerk Rock asked for approval to write the check for all 5 board members to go to the annual MTA Conference in Detroit. Trustee Dopkowski seconded.
Vote taken All yeas. Motion carried.
Petersburg Stoning
Clerk Rock stated that Supervisor Wittkop asked about having 3" of stone put on Petersburg. The board discussed and approved as long as we can afford the cost.
All yeas. Motion carried.
Emdeon
Treasurer Early asked for approval to use Emdeon print all the winter tax bills. Trustee Mancik made motion to use Emdeon. Clerk Rock seconded.
All yeas. Motion carried.
Proclamation for Tom Gotts
Clerk Rock provided board members with a copy of a proclamation from York Township that would be rewritten to fit Milan Township. The board discussed and all are in favor. Clerk Rock will inform Supervisor Wittkop to write for Milan Township.
SEMCOG
Clerk Rock asked if anyone on the board was interested in attending on Oct 25, 2007. No one is interested as it is the same night as the MORE meeting.
Issues from Board Members or Officials
Trustee Dopkowski asked the board if anyone was aware of an ordinance regarding running a Taxi service. Board discussed.
Trustee Mancik stated the MORE meeting is being held at our Township hall and the speaker will be Tamara Reed, Director, The Arts Alliance and her talk will be on "Community and Culture: How Can It Help the Milan Area."
Clerk Rock stated she is still getting letters in the mailbox hand written and not signed by a resident complaining about a property on Wells Road. Clerk Rock stated she passed copies on to the building inspector and he went out and looked and sent a letter asking them to clean it up. The board discussed.
Clerk Rock also stated she received a complaint regarding junk in a yard on property located on Wabash Rd. Clerk Rock stated she passed this complaint to the building inspector who went out and looked at it and sent a letter asking them to clean it up.
Clerk Rock also received a call from a resident on Hickory Rd. regarding the dust. A call was placed to Ralph Lange at MCRC by Clerk Rock. He was also asked about placing a weigh restrictation on that road.
Clerk Rock stated the building dept. will be closed on Oct 16 and asked the board if they wanted a sign posted regarding the close or if Trustee Mancik wanted to cover. The board discussed and decided to post close sign due to the decline in requested building permits.
Clerk Rock made motion to move Budgeted Items dollars regarding the Road Funds to the new General Ledger accounts created by the auditor. Treasurer Early seconded.
Vote taken: All yeas. Motion passed.
Clerk Rock presented a bid from J & M Tree Service for cutting down trees in the Azaila Cemetery. The board discussed. Trustee Mancik made motion to have J & M cut them down. Trustee Dopkowski seconded.
Vote taken All yeas. Motion carried.
Public Comment
None at this time.
Adjournment
Trustee Mancik made motion to adjourn. Trustee Dopkowski seconded.
Adjournment at 8:02 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted by Margaret Rock - Clerk
