GENOA CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD

Special Meeting

March 29, 2007

6:30 p.m.

AGENDA

Approval of Regular Agenda for the Special Meeting:

1. Request for approval of the fiscal year budgets for beginning April 1, 2007 thru March 31, 2008 ; general fund, liquor law fund #212, future road improvement fund #261, road/lake improvement advances fund #264, parks recreation fund #270, building and grounds reserve fund #271, DPW utility fund #503.

A. Call to the public for comment

B. Disposition of general fund

C. Reaffirmation of salaries for elected officials (no change from previous year)

D. Approval of other misc. funds.

E. Approval of debt service funds# 854 thru #876

Supervisor McCririe called the special meeting of the Genoa Charter Township Board to order at 6:30 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was then said. The following persons were present constituting a quorum for the transaction of business: Gary McCririe, Paulette Skolarus, Robin Hunt, Todd Smith, Jean Ledford, Steve Wildman and Jim Mortensen. Also present were Township Manager Michael Archinal and Township Auditor Ken Palka in the audience.

A Call to the Public was made with no response.

  MINUTES

Approval of Regular Agenda for the Special Meeting & Public Hearing:
Moved by Hunt, supported by Mortensen, to approve the Agenda as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

1. Request for approval of the fiscal year budgets for beginning April 1, 2007 thru March 31, 2008: general fund, liquor law fund #212, future road improvement fund #261, road/lake improvement advances fund #264, parks recreation fund #270, building and grounds reserve fund #271, DPW utility fund #503.
Township Auditor Ken Palka provided the board with budgets and answered any questions related to same.

A. Call to the public for comment
A call to the public was made with no response.

B. Disposition of general fund
Moved by Ledford, supported by Mortensen, to approve the General Fund Budget for fiscal 2007/2008 as submitted. The motion carried unanimously.

C. Reaffirmation of salaries for elected officials (no change from previous year)
Moved by Mortensen, supported by Ledford, to reaffirm the salaries for elected official as previously approved. (Note: Salaries in the previous year were prorated based upon a nine month fiscal year due to the change in status from General Law Township to Charter Township.)

D. Approval of other misc. funds.
Moved by Hunt, supported by Wildman, to approve the Liquor Law Fund as submitted. The motion carried unanimously.

Moved by Skolarus, supported by Mortensen, to approve Future Road Improvement Fund #261 as submitted. The motion carried unanimously.

Moved by Ledford, supported by Skolarus, to approve Road/Lake Improvement Advances Fund #264 as submitted. The motion carried unanimously.

Moved by Skolarus, supported by Wildman, to approve Future Development Parks and Recreation Fund #270 as submitted. The motion carried unanimously.

Moved by Mortensen, supported by Ledford, to approve the Buildings and Grounds Reserve Fund #271 as submitted. The motion carried unanimously.

Moved by Ledford, supported by Wildman, to approve the DPW Utility Fund #503 as submitted. The motion carried unanimously.

Moved by Skolarus, supported by Hunt, to approve the Fire Construction Fund #262 as submitted. The motion carried unanimously.

E. Approval of debt service funds# 854 thru #876
Moved by Skolarus, supported by Mortensen, to approve the Debt Service Funds as submitted by Hunt. The motion carried unanimously. 

The initial plans for the new fire hall were reviewed with discussion ensuing and no formal action being taken by the board.

The special meeting of the board was adjourned at 7:00 p.m.

Paulette A. Skolarus
Genoa Township Clerk

(Press/argus 04/04/07)