RICHLAND TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES

November 9, 2011

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.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING:  Motion by Brian R. Frederick, second by John Gudaitis, to approve and file Minutes of October 11, 2011 as written. Unanimous vote. Motion carried.

BILLS:  Motion by Daniel Preuss, second by Christine Beckrow, to pay the bills as listed, total of $67,569.15 Roll call vote Preuss, Yes; Kreger, Yes; Beckrow, Yes; Gudaitis, Yes; Frederick, Yes.  (5) yeas, (0) nays. Motion carried.

REPORTS: Motion by Christine Beckrow, second by Daniel Preuss to receive and file the following written reports:  Financial/Transaction, Police, Planning Commission, Library, Election Commission, Salary Compensation Commission and Township Manager’s.  Unanimous vote. Motion carried.

PUBLIC COMMENT:  Dan Rengering, new site manager for Hemlock Semiconductor introduced himself and gave an update on Hemlock Semiconductor.   Tom Miller from Saginaw County Land Bank discussed the demolition of the IOOF building; he would like Richland Township to put $5,000.00 towards the demolition.  Tim Rohn voice concerns with the water services at the IOOF building.  Pat Watson thanked Chief Dalton and Officer Aldrich for help with traffic when school is dismissed.  Reginald Rye commented on the manager’s evaluation that would be completed this evening, we should consider public input on the manager’s evaluation.  Tim Rohn also asked questions on how healthcare would be handled for the township employees and wanted to know if employees would have input in the decision.

OLD BUSINESS:   None.

NEW BUSINESS -    

 RESOLUTION 15-2011, MERS DEFINING WORK HOURS PER MONTH:

Motion by Brian R. Frederick, second by John Gudaitis, to adopt Resolution 15-2011 to define work hours per month for the Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (MERS) retirement purposes, authorizing Clerk Beckrow to sign on behalf of Richland Township .   Roll call vote Kreger, Yes; Beckrow, Yes; Gudaitis, Yes; Frederick , Yes; Preuss, Yes.  (5) yeas, (0) nays. Motion carried.

Motion by John Gudaitis, second by Beckrow to change Personnel Policy No. 402 to reflect the same as the above Resolution 15-2011.  Unanimous vote. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION 16-2011, MI TWP PAR PLAN RRGP

Motion by Brian Frederick, second by Daniel Preuss, to adopt proposed Resolution 16-2011, supporting participation in the Michigan Township Participating Plan Risk Reduction Grant Program, authorizing Clerk Beckrow to sign on behalf of Richland Township . Roll call vote Beckrow, Yes; Gudaitis, Yes; Frederick , Yes; Preuss, Yes; Kreger, Yes.  (5) yeas, (0) nays. Motion carried.

PROCLAMATION, AMERICA RECYCLES DAY:

Motion by John Gudaitis, second by Brian Frederick, to adopt the American Recycles Day Proclamation, urging residents to participating in recycling and to purchase recycled goods, and that November 15^th is hereby proclaimed, today and henceforth, as:  American Recycles Day, authorizing Clerk Beckrow and Supervisor Kreger to sign on behalf of Richland Township. Unanimous vote. Motion carried.

CONGRATULATORY PROCLAMATION – GARY WADE:

Motion by John Gudaitis, second by Christine Beckrow to adopt the Proclamation acknowledging Officer Gary Wade for his years of service with the Richland Township Police Department and expressing best wishes on his retirement, authorizing Supervisor Kreger and Clerk Beckrow to sign on behalf of Richland Township.  Unanimous vote. Motion carried.

CONFIRM SALARY COMPENSATION COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS:

Motion by Daniel Preuss, second by Brian Frederick to confirm the Salary Compensation Commission’s recommendation, setting the salary for Supervisor, Treasurer and Clerk at $9,000.00 per year effective through March 31, 2014.  Roll call vote Beckrow, Yes; Gudaitis, Yes; Frederick , Yes; Preuss, Yes; Kreger, Yes.  (5) yeas, (0) nays. Motion carried.

TOWNSHIP MANAGER’S EVALUATION:  Manager’s Evaluation was completed by each board member and results were given to the Manager.  The Manager’s over all score for this year’s review was 3.11.  Highest score was in the category of Citizen Relations and the lowest score was in Supervision.  Motion by John Gudaitis, second by Brian Frederick to receive and file the Manager’s Evaluation.  Unanimous vote. Motion carried.

CORRESPONDENCE:  Written correspondence was received and filed.

PUBLIC COMMENT:  None

ADJOURNMENT: Motion by John Gudaitis, second by Christine Beckrow at 8:06 p.m.  Unanimous vote. Motion carried.

Christine Beckrow                       Clerk