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The
Genoa Township Board
Regular Meeting
Feb. 6, 2006
6:30 p.m.
AGENDA
Approval of Consent Agenda:
1. Payment of Bills.
2. Approval of Minutes: Jan 17, 2006.
3. Request for approval to remove from the Oak Pointe water special
assessment district $14,080.00 for Parcel ID # 11-27-300-011 for land to
be used as a conservation easement, as recommended by the Administrative
Committee, with proper conveyance to the township.
4. Request for approval of Poverty Guidelines for the 2006
Board of Review as submitted by Township Assessor Debra Rojewski.
5. Request for approval of a three-year contract with Township
Planner Kelly VanMarter.
Approval of Regular Agenda:
6. Presentation of the semi-annual budget related to the Township
General Fund as submitted by Ken Palka.
7. Consideration in the awarding of a contract for operations in the
Lake Edgewood Sewer Plant, Oak Pointe Sewer Plant and Oak Pointe Water
System as recommended by McCririe.
8. Request for approval of a contract for a Utility Director to
oversee the operation of the Sewer and Water Systems, contingent upon
actions by the Genoa-Oceola Sewer Authority and the Marion, Howell,
Oceola and Genoa Water Authority (M.H.O.G.).
GENOA TOWNSHIP
Regular Meeting
Feb. 6, 2006
MINUTES
Supervisor McCririe called the regular meeting of the Genoa Township
Board to order at 6:30 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was then said. The
following board members were present constituting a quorum for the
transaction of business: Gary McCririe, Paulette Skolarus, Robin Hunt,
Jean Ledford, Todd Smith, Jim Mortensen and Steve Wildman. Also present
were Township Manager Michael Archinal, Township Attorney Rick Heikkinen
and four persons in the audience.
A call to the public was made with no response.
Approval of Consent Agenda:
Moved by Ledford, supported by Smith, to approve the Consent Agenda with
the moving of items 4 and 5 to the regular agenda for discussion. The
motion carried unanimously.
1. Payment of Bills.
2. Approval of Minutes: Jan 17, 2006.
3. Request for approval to remove from the Oak Pointe water special
assessment district $14,080.00 for Parcel ID # 11-27-300-011 for land to
be used as a conservation easement, as recommended by the Administrative
Committee, with proper conveyance to the township.
Approval of Regular Agenda:
Moved by Mortensen, supported by Smith, to approve for action all items
listed on the Regular Agenda. The motion carried unanimously.
4. Request for approval of Poverty Guidelines for the 2006
Board of Review as submitted by Township Assessor Debra Rojewski.
Moved by Smith, supported by Mortensen, to approve the Poverty
Guidelines as submitted. The motion carried unanimously.
5. Request for approval of a three-year contract with Township
Planning Director Kelly VanMarter.
Moved by Mortensen, supported by Hunt, to approve the three-year
contract for the Planning Director with the following salaries:
$55,500.00 for 2006, $58,500.00 for 2007 and $61,500.00 for 2008. The
motion carried unanimously.
6. Presentation of the semi-annual budget related to the Township
General Fund as submitted by Ken Palka.
Moved by Smith, supported by Ledford, to approve a change in the
budgeting process from cash to accrual, with a revenue reduction in the
amount of $123,885.00. The motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Mortensen, supported by Wildman, to approve a change in the
budgeting process from cash to accrual, with an expenditure reduction in
the amount of $123,885.00. The motion carried unanimously.
It was the consensus of the board to ask that Palka perform a
quarterly audit of the Township General Fund budget amendments at a cost
of approximately $2,000.00 per quarter.
7. Consideration in the awarding of a contract for operations in the
Lake Edgewood Sewer Plant, Oak Pointe Sewer Plant and Oak Pointe Water
System as recommended by McCririe.
Moved by Mortensen, supported by Skolarus, to award a labor only
contract to Severn Trent Services in the amount of $1,240,366.00
(Township portion $420,282.00), per their proposal dated 02/06/06 with
the following conditions:
1. The hiring of a Utility Director by Genoa Township with that service
shared by the Genoa Oceola facility and the Marion, Howell, Oceola,
Genoa facility.
2. Acceptance of the proposal bid for operation, maintenance and
management of the water and wastewater systems by G.O. and M.H.O.G.
3. The satisfactory review of the proposal by the township accountant
and township attorney.
The motion carried unanimously.
8. Request for approval of a contract for a Utility Director to
oversee the operation of the Sewer and Water Systems, contingent upon
actions by the Genoa-Oceola Sewer Authority and the Marion, Howell,
Oceola and Genoa Water Authority (M.H.O.G.).
Moved by Skolarus, supported by Smith, to extend a contract to Doctor
Gregory M. Tatara as Utility Director with a salary of $65,000.00 for
2006 and $67,500.00 for 2007. This action is contingent upon approval
from G.O. and M.H.O.G. The motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Mortensen, supported by Wildman, to direct staff not to
accept any petition for rezoning of the parcel located on Brighton and
Chilson roads from Mr. Dewey Thomas because we have a consent judgment
in place that governs that parcel. The motion carried unanimously.
Skolarus advised the board that the township must be prepared with an
alternate polling place in the case of an emergency on election dates.
Skolarus asked the board to consider construction of the future parking
area for the soccer fields. As an intermediate solution, Mr. Todd Smith
offered the use of the property known as the Savannah Development as an
alternate location. The Savannah location included approximately 150
parking spaces for the use of voters on election days. Moved by Smith,
supported by Ledford, to approve the Savannah Development as an
alternate polling location for Genoa Township in the case of emergency.
The motion carried unanimously.
Paulette A. Skolarus
Genoa Township Clerk
(PA 02/15/2006)
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