DUNDEE TOWNSHIP
REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 12, 2010
The regular meeting of the Dundee Township Board was held Tuesday January 12, 2010 at the Dundee Township Hall. Supervisor Uhl called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present were Supervisor Uhl, Clerk O'Lone, Treasurer Sontag and Trustees: Lazette, Larson, Juckette and Winkelman. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Motion by Treasurer Sontag and supported by Trustee Larson to accept the agenda as printed. Motion carried.
Motion by Trustee Winkelman and supported by Treasurer Sontag to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held December 8, 2009 and waive the reading of such. Motion carried.
Motion by Trustee Larson and supported by Trustee Juckette to accept the treasurer's report for November 2009. Motion carried.
CORRESPONDENCE
- 1. Ordinance Officer's report November-December 2009
- 2. Michigan Township Association
- 3. Stoneco of Michigan Newsletter
- 4. Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth Notice of Public Hearing
- 5. Dundee Township Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes November 18, 2009
Motion by Trustee Juckette and supported by Clerk O'Lone to accept the correspondence and place on file. Motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT
The 2009 Library Statistics were presented to the board. Circulation was up 2% from 2008 with 89,875 items utilized by the public in 2009. Computer usage totaled 9858 which was an increase of 9% from the prior year. Attendance through outreach programs and events held in the library building totaled 4764. In addition to the numerous books, tapes and materials offered through the library there are also many other valuable assets ranging from learning programs for all age groups, computer systems, faxing of documents to literature pertaining to taxes and community information.
OFFICIAL REPORTSSupervisor Uhl
Health care was a topic at a recent meeting hosted by Congressman John Dingell. While in attendance at the meeting, the Mayor of Monroe offered to forward information to Supervisor Uhl regarding new low interest loans that may be an option for building the new fire hall.
Assessing Department
Two board of review appointees will be attending an advanced training workshop.
Building Department
The building inspector attended a two day seminar pertaining to changes in state codes.
Trustee Lazette
A Planning Commission meeting will be held on Wednesday January 20th beginning at 7:00 p.m. New P.M.S. products are being offered for use as dust control. A quadrant of the township will be investigated for use as a test site. A water truck with a spreader will need to be rented by the township for the test.
Trustee Winkelman
The following fire calls were responded to for the month of December:
Calls Township Village
Fires 1
Rescues 5 26
Personal Injury Accidents 6 4
Mutual Aid 3
Other Calls 12
Total calls for the month were 57.
The seventh annual Texas Hold'em tournament will be held on January 30th at the Dundee Vets Hall.
Treasurer Sontag
The county treasurer sent pamphlets regarding property tax foreclosures and hardship extensions that will be available to the public on the information desk at the township hall.
Clerk O'Lone
The deadline for submitting petitions and affidavits for the May 4th school election is February 9th. Water district lottery letters have been mailed to property owners within the four districts and are due back by February 3rd. The lien placed on the Curry property for the restoration of the pond has been paid and officially discharged through the court system.
NEW BUSINESS
The alternate board of review position was recently vacated when Paul Stoianowski was promoted to an active member. Township Assessor Mike Miletti made a recommendation to the board to appoint Ken Jaworski as an alternate member to the board of review. Motion by Trustee Larson and supported by Trustee Winkelman to approve the appointment of Ken Jaworski as the Board of Review alternate for a term commencing January 12, 2010 through December 31, 2010. Motion carried.
The library system has initiated the use of fax machines in all library branches at no cost to the residents. This is a huge asset to the community however; has created a detrimental effect to the single phone line to the building. The township receives reimbursement through USF/e-rate funding for the single phone line originally used and will also receive the same reimbursement with the addition of a second line. The additional cost for the township to install a second line to the library building will be $99.00. Motion by Supervisor Uhl and supported by Trustee Lazette to approve the installation of an additional phone line to the Dundee Library branch at a cost of $30.99 per month with a $99.00 initial installation fee. Motion carried.
The 2010 Dundee Area Business Association dues were presented to the board. This association is responsible for many community functions, one of which was the recent Christmas parade coordinated with the fire department for the annual arrival of Santa Claus to the fire hall. Motion by Trustee Winkelman and supported by Supervisor Uhl to pay the 2010 DABA dues at a cost of $30.00. Motion carried.
Motion by Trustee Larson and supported by Clerk O'Lone to pay the bills in the amount of $6,852.49. Motion carried.
Motion by Clerk O'Lone and supported by Trustee Lazette to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. Time of adjournment was 7:29 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Tira J. O'Lone
Township Clerk
ATTEST:
Joanna C. Uhl
Township Supervisor
