Ensley Township in Newaygo County MI

Ensley Township

Unofficial Minutes*

Board Meeting Minutes

7163 E 120^th Street

Sand Lake, MI  49343

PH 616-636-8510

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Ensley Township Board Meeting

Unofficial Minutes*

January 19, 2012 Special Meeting

Supervisor Starr called the budget workshop meeting to order at 7:30 PM.  The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and a prayer.  Board Members Present were:  P. Starr, C Harwood, F. Folkema, J. VanderMeulen and B. Bird.  There was one guest.

There was a motion by Harwood/VanderMeulen to approve the agenda.  All affirmed.

PUBLIC COMMENT:  None

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Budget: Worksheets and data were presented for review.  The revenue projection for the general fund is $249,500.00 and expenditures are the same.  Each line item was reviewed with cost figures suggested.  The road fund has revenue and expenditures projected to be $205,000.00.  Building and electrical fund revenues are projected to be $8890.00.  Salary compensation was discussed.  It was decided to only ask for an increase for the supervisor and a cost of living allowance of 3% for the elected employees and board and commission members.

2. Clean-Up Day:  April 6 & 7 were the days given to us. Starr will check to see if we could have later days in the spring.

3. Soil Test Borings:  There was a motion by Starr/Bird to use Soils & Structures Inc. and authorize Boluyt and Starr to contract with them to do our test borings. All affirmed.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

1.      None.

PUBLIC COMMENT:  Dog clinic date is not set yet. A visit to Chester Township was set to meet at the hall on Monday, January 30^th at 1:00 PM and car pool from there.

There was a motion to adjourn at 10:30 pm by Bird/VanderMeulen.  All affirmed. 

Submitted by,

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January 3, 2012

The regular meeting of the Ensley Township Board was called to order at 7:30 PM by Supervisor Starr.  The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and a Prayer.  Board members present were Phillip Starr, Cynthia Harwood, Faye Folkema, Brenda Bird, and John Vander Meulen.  There were five guests in attendance.

Approval of Agenda:  There was a motion by Bird, seconded by Vander Meulen to approve the agenda. All affirmed

Minutes of Previous Meetings: There was a motion by Vander Meulen, seconded by Folkema to approve the Minutes of December 6, 2011 adding webmaster to the Policy and Procedure Update. All affirmed.

Financial Report: 

            General            

                        Fifth Third Bank                            226,596.24

Independent Bank                      198,068.25

CD#1 General                                30,000.00

            Common Checking                                        2,249.34

            Roads                                                        203,430.86

            Total                                                        $660,344.69

Receipts #5866-5902 were used totaling $7,898.02.  There was a motion by Harwood, seconded by Bird to approve the financial report.  All affirmed.

Building Inspector/Zoning Administrator:  There were three zoning permits issued, three building permits, and three electrical permits. The written report is on file.

Nature Preserve: No meeting in December.

County Commissioner:  Mr. Scholtens was not present.

Public Comment:  7:42 to 7:50 PM.

Unfinished Business: 

            1.         New Town Hall:  A motion was made by Starr/Harwood that our Township Board move ahead with a plan for a new town hall at our current Ensley Center location, and begin the process of hiring a licensed architectural firm to help us develop the necessary plans for a building, and also site preparation. This motion was retracted. A new motion was made by Starr/Bird that the Township Board move ahead with a plan for a new town hall at our current Ensley Center location and appoint a committee of two Board members and Steve Boluyt to work on the process of coming up for a design for a new town hall. Four ayes and one nay (Vander Meulen), motion passed. The committee is comprised of Steve Boluyt, Phil Starr and Cindy Harwood. There was a motion by Starr/Harwood to allow the Supervisor and Building Inspector to hire some soil borings done on our site to help determine if we can build a building with a basement, crawl space or if we need to build with a cement slab. Motion was withdrawn. The committee can do this.

New Business:

1.      Newsletter: This is to be done in time to go out with the February tax bills.

2.      Budget Workshop:  The date for this is Monday, January 16^th at 7:30 PM.

3.      Dog Clinic Date:  The County needs to find a veterinarian to come. There was a motion by Folkema, seconded by Starr to set the first Saturday of March as the dog clinic date and have the county set up and let us know. All ayes, motion carried.

4.      Zoning Administrator Training:  Boluyt would like to take the Citizen Planner Program and attend a Zoning Administrator training program in Grayling. There was a motion by Bird/Vander Meulen to approve the Citizen Planner on line course for $400.00. All affirmed.

5.      Amend Budget: The clerk recommended amending the revenue and expense side for the Nature Preserve and Elections. The Township Parks needed $1,200 and Elections needed another $500. These two areas got money from the Clerk account. All affirmed.

Bills:  Checks #12283-12299 were used totaling $7,557.49.  The General Fund totaled $10,255.13, and the Building Inspection Fund totaled $690.21. There was a motion by Folkema, seconded by Vander Meulen to pay the bills.  All affirmed.

Supervisor’s Report:   Starr reported that the fire barn furnace is only 60-65% efficient and the new propane furnaces are 95% efficient. There will not be a vote for KDL.

Correspondence:   Noted.

Public Comment:  8:20-9:33 PM

Adjourn: There was a motion to adjourn at 8:33 PM by Folkema/ Bird.

Submitted by,

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Cynthia Harwood, Clerk

*Unofficial Minutes, These have not been approved by the Ensley Board.

They will not be approved until the next board meeting.

They are subject to change.

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