



January 2013 minutes
01/10/2013January 2013 minutes
TOWNSHIP OF ELMIRA
OTSEGO COUNTY
JANUARY 10, 2013
A regular meeting of the Elmira Township Board was held on January 10, 2013 at the Elmira Township hall commencing at 6:00 p.m. with Supervisor, Diane Franckowiak calling the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Members in attendance were Supervisor, Diane Franckowiak, Clerk, Susan Schaedig, and Trustees, Dale Holzschu and Leonard Skop. Treasurer, Diane Purgiel was excused.
Leonard made a motion to accept the minutes as presented. Seconded by Dale and carried.
ASSESSOR REPORT:
The numbers are in from Equalization and the 2013 assessment roll will be done shortly.
The ratios are all around 50% and the taxable values will cap at 2.7% higher. If the assessed and the taxable are equal the assessed will remain the taxable value for 2013. We will not know what revenue will be available until the roll is actually finished, but they should stay about the same.
Deb will put some numbers together to try to estimate what will be lost and not replaced due to the new personal property law which will take effect in 2014.
RECYCLING REPORT:
Diane F stated that John Burt is working with Meijer’s to place the recycling bins on their property and with Gaylord Cinema as a secondary placement.
READING OF THE BILLS:
10056 Michigan Dept of Treasury, taxes Oct, Nov, Dec 2012 672.75
10057 Susan Schaedig, Clerk’s salary 959.91
10058 Ron Geiger, liquor inspector, ordinance officer 235.94
10059 Leonard Skop, trustee salary 128.83
10060 Diane Purgiel, Treasurer’s salary 1,433.49
10061 Diane Franckowiak, Supervisor’s salary 1,378.66
10062 Dale Holzschu, trustee salary 128.83
10063 Calvin Thomas, hall cleaning 125.00
10064 Barbara Lewandowski, deputy treasurer 80.00
10065 MMTA, dues 50.00
10066 Diane Franckowiak, reimb computer use, phone, internet, stamps 59.00
10067 United States Postal Service, postage assessor 45.00
10068 Susan Schaedig, reimb phone & internet, mileage 39.99
10069 Diane Purgiel, reimb phone & internet, mileage 209.48
10070 Diane Franckowiak, meals reimb MTA convention 100.00
10071 Otsego County Equalization Dept, maint, pers prop statements 1,376.60
10072 Walmart 27.99
10073 Great Lakes Energy 75.58
10074 D & D Assessing 1,700.00
10075 D & H Excvavating, snow plowing 270.00
10076 Alpine Web, quarterly website hosting 105.00
10077 Waste Management 88.75
10078 Warner Township, Maple Hill Cemetery ½ cost 1,800.00
10079 Young, Graham & Elsenheimer, P.C., Charter franchise 29.00
10080 Otsego County Treasurer, chargebacks, foreclosures 2012 38.10
10081 Loshaw tt 1 Inc., Jimmy John’s sandwiches-Twp Ass’n mtg 190.00
10082 Centurylink 43.69
10083 Susan Schaedig, reimb food Ass’n mtg, HP ink cartridges 38.97
10084 Amerigas Propane 362.07
10085 Otsego County Twp’s Officers Ass’n, dues & flags 325.00
10086 Great Lakes Energy 201.39
E-PAY January taxes 338.40
13,879.02
The board discussed the billing for half of Maple Hill Cemetery mowing for 2012.
The board felt that the mowing was excessive due to the dry summer season.
Sue will contact Sally Skop either by letter or phone and send copies of Elmira’s mowing so that Warner Township can do a comparison. Diane F will contact Martin.
Dale made a motion to pay the bills. Seconded by Leonard and carried.
TREASURER’S REPORT:
M Bank CDs 99,031.79 65,444.47 M Bank Savings 15,198.84
NWST CD 109,758.86 First Federal Ckg 49,785.36 First Federal ICS 175,111.95
Gen Fund Independent Bank(Chemical) 2,980.65 TOTAL 517,311.92
Citizens 9017 Tax Savings 65,323.33 Tax Ckg 6,002.43 TOTAL 71,325.76
OLD BUSINESS:
Elmira Township received a letter from the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs of the Michigan Liquor Control Commission stating that they have received an application for a license for Transfer of Ownership of 2012 SDD and SDM by Pat & Bud’s Grocery, Inc. (Cynthia Vermeulen).
Since this request is a transfer under MCL 436.1529(1), approval of the local unit of government is not required.
The Michigan Dept of Natural Resources informed Elmira Township that the grant application for funding assistance for Elmira Township Park enhancement was not recommended for approval.
Sue made a motion to pay the 40.00 registration fee, mileage and wages for Diane F to attend the class on the APEX program on January 11, 2013. Seconded by Dale and carried.
There being no further business to come before the board Leonard made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by Dale and carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m..
Susan Schaedig, Clerk