Middlebury Township Board Minutes, January 14,2010 Draft Minutes Page 1 Middlebury Township Board Regular Meeting Thursday, January, 2010, 7:00 p.m. Ovid Municipal Building 114 East Front Street, Ovid, Michigan 48866 Minutes Supervisor Anthony Sinicropi called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Call To Order with a Pledge to the Flag and a prayer led by Trustee Paul Dutton. Members Present: Supervisor Anthony Sinicropi, Clerk Susan Roll Call Tomasek-Swan, Treasurer Carolyn Stevens, Trustee Erin Dutton and Trustee Paul Dutton. Guest Present: 14 guests were present; including Township's attorney, Lynn Bowne. Scheduled Comments: Scheduled Comments None Public Comments: Public Comments None General Business Moved by E. Dutton, seconded by Tomasek-Swan to approve the Motion to Approve Agenda Agenda with the addition item (e) Driscoll footing (f) appointment of Michael Herendeen as Deputy Supervisor. AYE: All NO: none CARRIED AGENDA APPROVED Moved by P. Dutton, seconded by E. Dutton to approve the minutes Minutes Approved from December 10, 2009 regular township board meeting with no December 10,2009 corrections. AYE: All NO: none CARRIED Moved by Sinicropi and seconded byStevens to approve the Treasurer's Report Approved March Treasurer's report as presented. AYE:All NO: none CARRIED Moved by P. Dutton and seconded E. Dutton by to pay bills in with Bills Payment Approved checks numbered 2511-2527 in amount of $5,844.18. AYE: All NO: none CARRIED Communications: None Communications Unfinished Business: New Business: New Business Lynn Bowne review with the board about the proposed contract with OMESA. Some items discussed was the payment schedule of tax revenue, ability to terminate,and liability. Richard Semans, Middlebury Township's OMESA representative recommended not to sign a contract but to continued conducting business as usual. Mr. Bowne stated he felt that times have changed and a contract would protect OMESA and the Township. Richard Semans reviewed and discussed the admendments to the OMESA budget. Some of the factors for the admending is the attorney fees, THA fees, and two big fires. E. Dutton made a motion to approve the admendments to the OMESA OMESA admendments original budget as stated in the by-laws. Motion was supported by P. Dutton. AYE: All NO: none CARRIED C. Stevens addressed the issue of Ovid township payment of tax revenue Emergency Service Escrow to OMESA. In an event of dissolution of OMESA, Ovid township could take Two-thirds of the revenue which would be part of Middlebury's emergency service tax dollars unless both townships are on the same payment schedule. C. Stevens made amotion to put emergency tax dollars into an escrow accountant and begin monthly payments to OMESA. The motion was supported by E. Dutton. A roll call vote was taken Aye: Stevens, E. Dutton, P. Dutton, Tomasek-Swan, and Sinicropi NO: none CARRIED Tomasek-Swan made a motion for approval of check for MTA BOR MTA meeting Board of Review meeting. Motion seconded by P. Dutton. Ayes: ALL NO: none CARRIED P. Dutton made a motion for a no liability contract with Robert and Joanne Marble foundation Driscoll in regards to the marble foundation for the bench headstone being placed in the cemetery. Sinicropi seconded the motion. AYE: All NO: none CARRIED Richard Semans verbally resigned as Deputy Supervisor. Sinicropi Richard Semans resignation regretfully accepted the resignation. Sincropi made a motion to accept the resignation of Richard Semans as Deputy Supervisor. Stevens seconded the motion. AYE: All NO: none CARRIED Supervisor Sinicropi appoints Mike Herendeen as Deputy Supervisor. C. Stevens made a motion to have Mike Herendeen represent the supervisor as a representative on OMESA committees, working on OMESA contract, OMESA representative and By-Laws. Mr. Herendeen would not have any voting powers but would report back to the board and give recommendation. Sinicropi seconded the motion. AYE: All NO: none CARRIED Final Comments: Final Comments Supervisor Sinicropi made statements about per capita and the road budget. The meeting was adjourned at 8:37 p.m. Moved by P. Dutton and ADJOURNED seconded by Stevens. AYE: All NO: none CARRIED Minutes prepared by ___________________________________________________________ Susan Tomasek-Swan Susan Tomasek-Swan, Middlebury Township Clerk Clerk