RICHLAND TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES

April 13, 2010

CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the Richland Township Board of Trustees was called to order by Supervisor Kreger at 7:30 P.M. with the Pledge to the Flag.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: Motion by Christine Beckrow, second by Brian R. Frederick, to approve and file Minutes of March 3, 2010 Special, March 9, 2010 Special and March 9, 2010 Regular as amended.

Amendment to March 9, 2010 Special under Board Action, amend motion to include Goal Setting. Amendment to March 9, 2010 Regular under 2010-2011 Road Program, amend motion to include specific roads as follows - Gravel: Steel Road – Frost to Dice, Dice Road – Raucholz to Fordney, and Ederer Road – Fordney to Pretzer. Sealcoat: Ederer Road - Hemlock to Raucholz, and Tittabawassee Road – Steel to Iva, Brennan to Hemlock, and Hemlock to Orr. Brine: Three applications per year. Unanimous vote. Motion carried.

BILLS: Motion by Daniel Preuss, second by Christine Beckrow, to pay the bills as listed, total of $70,777.69. Roll call vote Frederick, Yes; Preuss, Yes; Kreger, Yes; Beckrow, Yes; Gudaitis, Absent. (4) yeas, (0) nays, (1) absent. Motion carried.

REPORTS: Motion by Christine Beckrow, second by Brian R. Frederick, to receive and file the following written reports: Financial/Transaction, Police/Fire, Library, Park, Planning and Township Manager’s. Unanimous vote. Motion carried.

PUBLIC COMMENT: None.

OLD BUSINESS:

ROAD MILLAGE INFORMATIONAL FLIER:

Motion by Brian R. Frederick, second by Daniel Preuss, to approve the Road Millage Information flyer; Flyer will be produced in office and mailed with the July 2010 tax bills. Voice vote: Frederick, Yes; Preuss, Yes; Kreger, No; Beckrow, Yes; Gudaitis, Absent. (3) yeas, (1) nays, (1) absent. Motion carried.

NEW BUSINESS -

HEMLOCK HEALTH CENTER DONATION:

Motion by Brian R. Frederick, second by Daniel Preuss, authorizing this expense, as budgeted - $3,600, to the Hemlock Health Center. Roll call vote Frederick, Yes; Preuss, Yes; Kreger, Yes; Beckrow, Yes; Gudaitis, Absent. (4) yeas, (0) nays, (1) absent. Motion carried.

ST. CHARLES AREA HEALTH CENTER:

Motion by Daniel Preuss, second by Christine Beckrow, authorizing a payment of $432.00 to the St. Charles Area Health Center for services rendered by Richland Township residents. Roll call vote Preuss, Yes; Kreger, Yes; Beckrow, Yes; Frederick, Yes; Gudaitis, Yes. (4) yeas, (0) nays, (1) absent. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION 11-2010, CHARITABLE GAMING LICENSE:

Motion by Brian R. Frederick, second by Daniel Preuss, approving Resolution 11-2010, recognizing the Friends of the Rauchholz Memorial Library as a nonprofit organization operating in the community for the purpose of obtaining charitable gaming licenses, authorizing Clerk Beckrow to sign on behalf of Richland Township. Roll call vote Kreger, Yes; Beckrow, Yes; Frederick, Yes; Preuss, Yes; Gudaitis, Absent. (4) yeas, (0) nays, (1) absent. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION 12-2010, PAR PLAN MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE:

Motion by Daniel Preuss, second by Christine Beckrow, by Resolution 12-2010, to appoint Supervisor Kevin Kreger to serve as Richland Township’s Member Representative to the Michigan Township Participating Plan, authorizing Clerk Beckrow to sign on behalf of the Township and to nominate Kevin Kreger as a candidate for Zone 6 to the Michigan Township Participating Plan Board of Directors. Roll call vote Beckrow, Yes; Frederick, Yes; Preuss, Yes; Kreger, Yes; Gudaitis, Absent. (4) yeas, (0) nays, (1) absent. Motion carried.

AUTHORIZE PURCHASES – TRAILER/PATROL VEHICLE/AERATOR:

Motion by Daniel Preuss, second by Brian R. Frederick, to authorize the purchase for a Bri-Mar heavy duty dump trailer from Woodland-Kawkawlin Trailer for $7,369.00. Roll call vote Frederick, Yes; Preuss, Yes; Kreger, Yes; Beckrow, Yes; Gudaitis, Absent. (4) yeas, (0) nays, (1) absent. Motion carried.

Motion by Daniel Preuss, second by Brian R. Frederick, to authorize the purchase of the 2010 Ford Crown Victoria from Signature Ford for $20,420.00. Roll call vote Frederick, Yes; Preuss, Yes; Kreger, No; Beckrow, No; Gudaitis, Absent. (2) yeas, (2) nays, (1) absent. Motion fails.

Motion by Brian R. Frederick, second by Daniel Preuss, to authorize the purchase of two Tornado aerators from Bradford Dairy Farms for $5,000. Roll call vote Preuss, Yes; Kreger, Yes; Beckrow, Yes; Frederick, Yes; Gudaitis, Absent. (4) yeas, (0) nays, (1) absent. Motion carried.

SET 2010 HOLIDAYS:

Motion by Brian R. Frederick, second by Christine Beckrow, to observe Independence Day on Monday, July 5^th; Christmas Day on Monday, December 27^th; and New Year’s Day on Monday, January 3^rd. Unanimous vote. Motion carried.

PARK BOARD APPOINTMENT:

Motion by Brian R. Frederick, second by Daniel Preuss, to appoint Dana Preuss to fill the vacancy pending the conclusion of the November 2010 General Election. The appointee and/or candidates interested in filling the remainder of the term must file an Affidavit of Identity for the August Primary Election by 4:00 p.m. , May 11^th. The August Primary Election will be held August 3^rd.

Amended Motion by Kevin Kreger, second by Brian R. Frederick, to allow Daniel Preuss to abstain from the vote. Unanimous vote. Motion carried.

Roll call vote on original motion: Frederick, Yes; Preuss, Abstained; Kreger, Yes; Beckrow, Yes; Gudaitis, Absent. (3) yeas, (0) nays, (1) abstained (1) absent. Motion carried.

ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS:

Motion by Brian R. Frederick, second by Daniel Preuss, as recommended by the Richland Township Planning Commission, approving the proposed Ordinance text amendments, publishing Notice of the adopted Richland Township Zoning Ordinance amendments in the Township Times, recording all text amendments in the Richland Township Zoning Ordinance. Roll call vote Beckrow, Yes; Frederick, Yes; Preuss, Yes; Kreger, Yes; Gudaitis, Absent. (4) yeas, (0) nays, (1) absent. Motion carried.

CORRESPONDENCE: Written correspondence was received and filed.

PUBLIC COMMENT: Comments were received and answered.

REQUESTED ITEMS:

It was requested by Supervisor Kreger to Manager Herhold and Police Chief Dalton that they work together and with the Board to present an action plan at the May 11, 2010 Board meeting. The action plan should not be limited to just the following steps that will be followed in the next months to ensure follow through of the motion made at the March 9, 2010 Board meeting:

· The process that will be followed to ensure that misclassified reports are corrected.

· Show the MICR (Michigan Incident Crime Reporting) graphs for the same time period as was given to Board members at the March 9, 2010 Board meeting to the Board so that the corrections can be shown.

· Fill out the NIMS (National Incident Management System) paperwork as this must be done before we can receive any grants.

Request to Manager Herhold to review Personnel Policy No. 901, and to notify employees of this policy and that township employees can only carry over a certain number of hours from year to year.

Request to Manager Herhold to update current Personnel Policy No. 824 and Administrative Policy No. 142 to show the new state law that goes into effect as of May 1, 2010. Once this policy has been updated township employees need to be notified and give a copy of these updated policies.

Request to all Board Members and Manager Herhold that Administrative Policy 123 be followed and agenda items will need to be received by 5 pm on the Wednesday before the meeting. Included with this agenda item will be a cover letter. This cover letter will be supplied to Manager Herhold.

ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Daniel Preuss, second by Brian R. Frederick, to adjourn. Unanimous vote. Meeting adjourned – 8:12 P.M.

Respectfully submitted by:
Christine Beckrow Clerk