The regular meeting of the Ensley Township Board was called to order by Supervisor Bergman at 8:00 PM.  The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag and a prayer.  Board members present were Richard Bergman, Cynthia Harwood, Faye Folkema, Steve Knox, and John VanderMeulen.  There were seven guests present.

Minutes of Previous Meeting:  There was a motion to approve the minutes by Bergman, supported by Folkema.  All affirmed.  Motion passed.

Treasurer’s Report: 

            General             $271,561.44

            Checking                3,351.11

            Roads                169,199.20

            CD#1 General      30,000.00

            CD#2 Roads         80,000.00

            Total                 $474,111.75

Receipts # 4965-3975 were used totaling $24,977.99.  There was a motion to accept the treasurer’s report by VanderMeulen, Harwood supported this.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

Police Report:  Deputy Delia has replaced Deputy Stabile.  The statistics are incorrect for the month due to the change.

Building Inspector:  Boluyt had three building permits and six electrical permits.

Zoning Administrator:  Evens sold four zoning compliances and had two land splits.

Master Plan Committee:  The committee had a presentation from the Annis Water Resources Institute of G.V.S.U. and continued working on the survey.  There was a motion by Knox, supported by Harwood to remove Tim Bergman from the committee.  All ayes.  Motion carried.  There was a motion to put VanderMeulen on the Master Plan Committee.  All ayes.  Motion carried.  There was a motion by Bergman, supported by Folkema to have the board and Langworthy Strader LeBlanc review the questionnaire before it is mailed out.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

Planning Commission:  Chairperson Starr requested to have mileage money for a speaker to come from Cadillac to their July meeting.  There was a motion by Bergman, supported by VanderMeulen to spend money to have a speaker come.  There is money budgeted for education.  All ayes.  Motion carried.  Civil infractions were discussed.  It was noted that the board does not need this to go thru the planning commission to adopt this.  There was a motion by Bergman, supported by VanderMeulen that we take misdemeanor out of the penalty part of the zoning ordinance and put in civil infractions according to the recommendations of the attorney.  This would cover the entire ordinance.  The Board and Planning Commission need to be aware of any violation before a ticket is issued.  There was a roll call vote:  all voted aye.  Motion carried.

Park Committee:  A meeting was held on May 26 at the hall.  It was decided to have the prisoners come to the park to rake and clean by the sides of the boat ramp.  They worked for about five and a half hours.  The park committee would like to rent a chipper to complete the cleanup by the water, topsoil for by the road on the far east side and gravel.

County Commissioner:  Not in attendance.

Public Comment:  8:58 – 9:00 PM

Unfinished Business

1.      Blinker Light:  Light is working without Arc’s having to work on it.

2.      Flag Pole:  Light was fixed and is working.

New Business

1.      Crandall Cemetery Well:  A new well must be 75’ from graves.  The new hand pump takes ten or more minutes to get water.  The Cemetery Board will donate $8,000.00.  There needs to be a meeting with the sexton, cemetery board and supervisor to find out the cost.  The clerk will set this up.

2.      New Township Officer:  This was covered during reports.

3.      Web Master Duties:  The clerk is to get the minutes to the web master.  There was a motion by Folkema, supported by Knox to have the chairperson of the Planning Commission address the secretary as per the by-laws about the problem of the minutes not getting out in a timely manner.  There was a roll call vote:  All ayes.  Motion carried.  Bergman is to check with the Zoning Board of Appeals members to see if they are still interested in serving.

4.      Assessor Contract:  There was a motion by Folkema, supported by VanderMeulen to offer the assessor a contract at $10.74 per parcel with 1,565 parcels as of June 1, 2005 or $16,808 and any future splits are to be added quarterly.  All ayes.  Motion carried.  This contract is for one (1) year.

Bills:  Folkema made a motion to pay the bills.  VanderMeulen supported this.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

Correspondence:  The Price of Government is presented on June 24 at 9:30 AM in Fremont.  There is no cost to attend.

Public Comment:  9:55 PM