February 5, 2008

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=100 style=" border-bottom: 1px solid #999980;" BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0418dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#336600" FACE="Arial" ><B>Roscommon Township</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#336600" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B></FONT><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Roscommon Township"><B>home</B></A><B>     </B><A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Minutes"><B>Minutes</B></A><B> </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id84.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="January 2, 2008">January 2, 2008</A>     <A HREF="id86.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" March 4, 2008"> March 4, 2008</A>     <A HREF="id87.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="April 1, 2008">April 1, 2008</A>     <A HREF="id88.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May 1, 2008">May 1, 2008</A>     <A HREF="id89.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="June 3, 2008">June 3, 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Martin, leading the Pledge of Allegiance.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="202"><div> <B>CALL TO ORDER</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="663"><div> Board present: Supervisor Randall, Clerk Stevenson, Treasurer Annie Hose, Trustees:   Akin & Pastula   All present</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="202"><div> <B>ROLL CALL                          All Present</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="663"><div> Consent Agenda </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> CONSENT AGENDA  </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="663"><div> Motion by Akin, support by Stevenson to approve the items on the consent agenda with add on's, as presented.  All Yes, Motion Carried</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="202"><div> <B>Approved</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="663"><div> Correspondence</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> CORRESPONDENCE </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="663"><div> Charter Communications Re:  Price changes</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Charter Re:  Price Changes</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 WIDTH="663"><div> Fraternal Order of Eagles Re:  Request for Memorial Day Parade                                                                Motion by Hose, support by Akin, to authorize Supervisor to permit with MDOT for the Annual Eagles Memorial Day Parade.   All Yes, Motion Carried</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="202"><div> Eagles Re:  Memorial                    Day Parade Approved</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 ><NOBR><div> Tracy Bostwick Re:  Tip up Town letter-Clerk responded by letter to paper </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="202"><div>  Tracy Bostwick's letter                    about Tip Up Town</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="663"><div> RTPC Re:  Proposed Heights Committee</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Disc:  Heights Committee</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="663"><div> <B>Unfinished Business</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>UNFINISHED BUSINESS</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="663"><div> New Business</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="202"><div> NEW BUSINESS</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 WIDTH="663"><div> 2008-2009 Budget Hearing- Motion by Stevenson, support by Akin, to adopt Resolution #2008-2-5 to hold a hearing on the 2008-2009 Roscommon Township Budget on Tuesday March 4, 2008 at 6:45 pm.  All Yes, Motion Carried</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="202"><div> Budget Hearing March 4,                            2008 at 6:45 pm</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 76 WIDTH="663"><div> Proposed Engineering Design Services for Lakeview Park DNR Grant:  Motion by Pastula, support by Akin, to authorize Supervisor to execute contract with Gosling Czubak to complete the Engineering Design Services for the Lakeview Park Improvements Project-MNRTF Grant #07-049 as presented.  All Yes, Motion Carried</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="202"><div> To Contract with Gosling-Czubak for Engineering Design for Lakeview Imporvements Project</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="663"><div> RTFD Re:  Region 7 Homeland Security Planning Board- Motion by Stevenson, support by Hose, to adopt Resolution #2008-2-5a as presented.  All Yes, Motion Carried</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="202"><div> Homeland Security               Planning Board adopted</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 WIDTH="663"><div> Motion by Stevenson, support by Akin, to authorize payment of $2,000.00 towards the County Hazmat Special Response Fund #260.  All Yes, Motion Carried</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="202"><div> RC Hazmat Special Response                 Fund #260 to receive $2000.00</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 76 WIDTH="663"><div> RT Board Members Salary-<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" >The Board opted to take no increase in salary because of the economic situation for our area.</FONT>   Salaries  adopted by resolution with Supervisor, Clerk and Treasurer salary being $24,645 which includes Treasurer tax collection and additional $31,455 for Supervisor for assessing duties and trustees receiving $4080.00, reflecting no increase</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="202"><div> Roscommon Township Board salary approved              with no increase</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="663"><div> Amendment to Township Sewer Ordinance-Motion by Stevenson, support by Pasutla, to adopt Resolution #2008-2-5b as presented.  All Yes, Motion Carried</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="202"><div> Approved Amendment              to Sewer Ordiance</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 76 WIDTH="663"><div> Michigan Economic Developers Assoc.  Trustee Pastula would like to attend and he is a life member and therefore there is a significant savings.  Motion by Stevenson support by Akin, to authorize Trustee Pastula to attend the Michigan Economic Developers Assoc. - Capitol Day.  All Yes, Motion Carried</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="202"><div> Trustee Pastula to attend Michigan Economic                Developers Assoc.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 WIDTH="663"><div> Township Governance Academy Classes- Motion by Pastula, support by Hose, to authorize any Board member to attend the Michigan Townships Association Governance Academy to be held March 28, 29, 2008.  All Yes, Motion Carried</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="202"><div> Board authorized to attend                Michigan Governance                 Academy classes</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="663"><div> Office Chairs-Motion by Pastula, support by Stevenson, sup authorize purchase of up to 6 guest chairs for a cost not to exceed $732.00.  All Yes, Motion Carried</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="202"><div> Approved purchase of Guest chairs for cost up to $732.00</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="663"><div> Motion by Stevenson, support by Pastula to approve Poverty Exemption Asset Test Policy.  All Yes, Motion Carried</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="202"><div> Approved Poverty                  Exemption Policy</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="663"><div> <B>Announcements</B>:  </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="202"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="202" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="663"><div> Motion by Hose, support by Akin to adjourn at 7:51 p.m.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="202"><div> <B>ADJOURNED</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="663"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="663" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="202"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="202" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="868"><div>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Barbara J Stevenson, Township Clerk                    Date                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="663"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="663" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="202"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="202" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="663"><div> Diane F. Randall, Supervisor                                 Date</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="202"><div> Minutes prepared by Andrea Heistand, Deputy Clerk</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>