Charlton Township Minutes of Meetings

Minutes of Regular meeting of Charlton Township Board--January 10, 2005

The regular January meeting of the Charlton Township Board was called to order by Chairman Matt Nowak at 7:00 pm on Monday, January 10, 2005.

All board members present.

Others present: Anne and Mike Proctor, James Quandt, Lee Olsen, Tammy Myers, Mike Townsend, Dennis Kwapis.

Those present recited the pledge to the flag.

Milbocker moved, Edwartowski supported, to accept the minutes of the previous regular meeting as printed. Ayes, all. Motion carried.

Milbocker moved, Edwartowski supported, to accept the Treasurer's report as follows: General Operation, $98,724.29; Roads Account, $204,639.35. Ayes, all. Motion carried.

Old Business: Decided to post the custodial/maint./waste station attendant position two (2) times in the Gaylord Herald Times and have the deadline for application to be February 14, 2005.

Talked about GASB 34. Kim gave an update on the status of reports, inventories, accounts, etc.

New Business: Talked about having a spring clean-up day for Charlton Township residents. Chester Township had one last year. Discussed how to keep other townships' residents out and only have Charlton Township residents dump trash that day. Will discuss further at a later date.

Talked about the contract we have with Royal Linen Service. Thompson Linen gave prices for their service. They do not charge us when we do not use linen, etc. Samkowiak moved, Edwartowski supported, to get a release from Royal Linen Service and sign up with Thompson's Linen Service. Matt will see if there is a penalty for leaving the contract with Royal Linen Service early. Ayes, all. Motion carried.

Milbocker moved, Samkowiak supported, to send Board of Review members to a class. Ayes, all. Motion carried.

Discussed the Election Consolidation law. Charlton Township will still continue to hold the school elections (May of each year) as in the past. Those portions of Chester, Vienna, Dover Townships in the Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools district will vote at Charlton Township. The clerk will attend two (2) meetings with the Montmorency County Clerk to work out the details. The Montmorency County Clerk will be handling J/L's elections as most of the school district's voters are in Montmorency County.

Lee Olsen gave a report on county activities. Talked about the budget for the county. Lee stated that Paul Beachnau is the new chairman of the commission. He talked about the possibility of a 'children's museum' being built. Lee is not totally in favor of this as he feels there are already too many county minor millages.

Mike Townsend talked about fire training. He stated that he has two (2) people planning to go to a class. The cost is $350.00 plus hourly wages. There was discussion about paying up front for the class. Mike stated that people on the fire department should not have to pay for the classes and then get reimbursed. Currently, the board requires a certificate of completion before payment is made. Something needs to be done to see that this class is paid for ahead of time so that fire fighters will attend. More discussion will be coming in February.

Tammy Myers stated that there is an MFR class being offered in the near future but that there are no prospects for the class at this time. She stated that she will be getting supplies before the budget runs out. Talked about running a millage for fire/EMS. More discussion in the future.

Matt gave an update on the Personal Property Tax Assessment and Audit.

Jim Quandt gave a report on planning and zoning.

Talked about dumping prices at the Tri-Township Waste Station.

Edwardtowski moved, Milbocker supported, to pay the General Operation bills presented in the amount of $21,084.08. Ayes, all. Motion carried.

Meeting adjourned at 8:55 pm.

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