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MARION TOWNSHIP BOARD
December 12, 2002
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Bob Hanvey, Sue Lingle, Dan Lowe, Myrna Schlittler, and Dave Hamann
MEMBERS
ABSENT: None
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CALL TO ORDER:
Bob Hanvey called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
PLEDGE TO FLAG
CALL TO PUBLIC
AGENDA ITEMS ONLY
None.
APPROVAL OF
AGENDA
Sue Lingle asked to add the collection for school taxes for
2003. Dave Hamann motioned to
approve the agenda as
amended. Dan
Lowe seconded. Motion
carried 5-0.
APPROVAL OF
MINUTES
Ways &
Means, December 10, 2002:
Sue Lingle motioned to approve the minutes as presented.
Dave Hamann seconded. Motion
carried 5-0.
OLD BUSINESS
Jaworski Show Cause Hearing
Bob Hanvey asked Dan Lowe if he had an opportunity to take a
look at the Jaworski property. Mr.
Lowe had not.
Dan Lowe motioned to table this issue until the January Board
meeting. Sue Lingle seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
NEW BUSINESS
DPW Bills
Mr. Hanvey has not confirmed with Tetra Tech what the bill is
for. Dan Lowe motioned to table
payment of the
Tetra Tech bill until that information is received.
Myrna Schlittler seconded. Motion
carried 5-0.
Sue Lingle motioned to approve payment of the Pollard &
Albertson bill totaling $1,074.50. Myrna
Schlittler seconded.
Roll call
vote: Dave Hamann, Sue Lingle,
Bob Hanvey, Myrna Schlittler, Dan Lowe—all yes.
Motion carried 5-0.
Cable Franchise
Mr. Hanvey indicated the cable agreement expires in
2004. If the township renews
now, the cable company
would provide a local access channel at no charge.
The franchise is non-exclusive, and Mr. Hanvey feels it
would be in
the township’s best interest to renegotiate and renew now.
Mr. Lowe asked what the contract
term was.
Mr. Hanvey said ten years.
Mr.
and Mrs. Hitchcock, new township residents, had some questions
regarding
existing wiring in their yard. Mr.
Hanvey suggested they contact either the cable company or the
township
offices for help in answering their questions. Mr. Lowe asked if the length of the contract could be
negotiated.
Discussion was also held regarding the franchise fee the township
receives.
Sue Lingle motioned to invite the cable company to make a
presentation at an upcoming township board meeting.
Dave Hamann seconded. Motion
carried 5-0.
New Voting Equipment
Myrna Schlittler indicated the county is requiring the
township to change to AccuVue machines for voting.
Punch cards will no longer be used. If the township continues to use the punch card machines, it
will be
responsible for counting. Ms.
Schlittler said the machines cost approximately $6000 per precinct and the
Township has three precincts. Ms.
Schlittler is asking the board for permission to negotiate with other
municipalities to obtain a quantity discount.
Bob Hanvey asked if it would be in the township’s best interest
to
order an additional machine for future precincts.
Sue Lingle motioned to have Myrna Schlittler negotiate with
other
units to secure discount on new voting equipment.
Dave Hamann seconded.
Roll
call vote: Dan Lowe, Myrna
Schlittler, Bob Hanvey, Sue Lingle, Dave Hamann—all yes.
Motion carried 5-0.
Storm Sewers
Mr. Hanvey
provided a copy of a letter from Cheryl Bartley from the Field Operations
Section of the Shiawassee
District Office, Water Division, of the Michigan
Department of Environmental Quality. Ms.
Bartley indicates
that the township is a participant regardless of the
results from a mid-decade census. Mr.
Hanvey feels the
Township should proceed as one of the regular members
rather than partnering the City of Howell,
although more information needs
to be gathered. The permit
application deadline is March 10, 2003.
Mr. Hanvey feels the township should join with the intergovernmental
agreement. Dave Hamann motioned
to table this issue and invite a
representative from the engineering firm of Hubbell, Roth & Clark to the
January 9, 2003 board meeting. Sue
Lingle seconded. Motion
carried 5-0.
Liquor License
Ms. Schlittler said the Fraternal Order of Eagles has had a
license in the township since 1977, and is requesting
to transfer it from
National Street to Schroeder Park Drive.
Dan Lowe motioned to transfer the liquor license
for the Eagles.
Dave Hamann seconded. Motion
carried 5-0.
Raise for Secretary
Ms. Schlittler stated she would like the secretary to make
the same salary as the deputy clerk and the
DPW Coordinator. Mr. Hanvey asked if this was related to the secretary doing more work
while the
Deputy Clerk is gone.Ms.
Lingle was concerned that this isn’t the time of year that merit raises
are given.
Ms. Schlittler
indicated that merit raises have been given in the past at other times.
Discussion was held about how to make the process fair to all
employees.
Dave Hamann asked if the township had considered a payroll
policy that provided if an employee performs
another employee’s functional
role, they would receive that employee’s salary during that period.
Sue Lingle motioned to increase the salaries for the DPW
Coordinator
and the Secretary/Assistant Zoning Administrator
by one dollar per hour for
the period of time they will be assuming extra duties .Dave Hamann seconded.
Roll call vote: Myrna
Schlittler, Bob Hanvey, Dan Lowe, Dave Hamann, Sue Lingle—all yes.
Motion carried 5-0.
2003 School Tax
Ms. Lingle indicated she received a letter from Rick Terres
of Howell Public Schools regarding the payment the Township
receives per
parcel for collecting school taxes. The
SET tax will now be collected on the summer tax only.
Ms. Lingle is requesting permission from the board to
negotiate the amount received. Myrna
Schlittler motioned to grant
Sue Lingle permission to negotiate with the
Howell Public Schools on the amount. Dave
Hamann seconded.
Motion
carried 5-0.
DPW REPORT
Provided in packets.
PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT
Mr. Hamann is the new township representative to the Planning
Commission. Mr. Hamann
indicated that at the November 26
Planning Commission meeting, the Jesse
Drive case was sent back to the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) along with
having
the township engineer at that meeting.
The second case was the AT&T Communication Tower, which will be scheduled for a
public hearing. The
Wolfe Ridge private drive was approved with conditions. The Planning Commission election was held for
the year. John Lowe was re-elected as chairman, Dave Hamann was elected
vice chairman, and Jean Root was re-elected
as secretary.
Ordinance amendments were tabled until the December 17 workshop. A
Comprehensive Plan meeting
with the Livingston County Planning Department
was held on December 10.
ZBA REPORT
The Zoning Board
of Appeals had three cases: the
Currie case was tabled at the applicant’s request;
the Castle case was
tabled for additional information from the Livingston County Road Commission
regarding the driveway; the Hill case was tabled for more information
regarding the elevation.
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
Provided in packets.
PARKS & RECREATION REPORT
Ms.
Lingle said two meetings were held during the month. The first is the Parks & Recreation Steering Committee.
Reports from the various departments were reviewed at the regular
Parks & Recreation meeting.
However,
no quorum was present and the meeting concluded early.
Ms. Lingle also provided a handout from
the Michigan Natural Resource
Trust Fund that the township made application for.
The township missed the number of points required to be eligible for
grant monies this year. The
Land and Water
Conservation Fund (LWCF) is the one the township does qualify
for, and Ms. Lingle feels the township has a better
chance of receiving
these funds. The Howell Parks
& Recreation held a 50-year anniversary celebration at the
Bennett
Recreation Center on December 11, 2002.
FOR THE GOOD OF THE TOWNSHIP
Mr. Hanvey indicated the Georgetown booster pump purchase
order was received from Barry Simescu.
The Drain Commission
will help the Township by having the pump
unloaded by a DPW truck rather than the contractor’s truck, which will
save the
Township approximately $6,000 in sales tax.
CALL TO PUBLIC
None.
TREASURER’S REPORT
Ms. Lingle presented the report, which indicated $80,530.65
spent last month from the general fund.
Part of that amount
was the November payment for $34,541.30 to the
Howell Area Fire Authority.
Ms.
Schlittler asked about the notation for
Paychex payroll preparation.
Dave Hamann motioned to accept the treasurer’s report.
Myrna Schlittler seconded.
Motion
carried 5-0.
ADJOURNMENT
Myrna Schlittler motioned to adjourn the meeting
at 8:30 p.m. Dave Hamann seconded. Motion
carried 5-0.
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