KIMBALL TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES

2160 WADHAMS ROAD, KIMBALL, MI

REGULAR MEETING

DECEMBER5, 2017

6:30 P.M.

Usakowski opened the meeting at 6:30 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance.

ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS: Usakowski, Jackson, Hand, Deland and Hoffman.

ABSENT: Wrubel and Sturdevant.

  1. INVOCATION: Pastor Bobby Bishop, Apostolic Church of Port Huron.
  1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

None.

  1. PRESENTATION OF MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Jackson: Page 2, The $363,000 is what we had left from the fire hall not the sewer project and add “that was paid after March 31, 2017.”

Jackson motioned to approve the minutes from November 21, 2017 as amended supported by Deland. Motion Carried.

IV.CONSENT AGENDA AND COMMUNICATIONS

A. Check Registerfrom11/13/2017 – 11/28/2017

B.Revenue & Expenditure Report forPeriod Ending 11/30/2017

Jackson motioned to approve the disbursement of $204,288.50 supported by Hand.

ROLL CALL VOTE: YES: Jackson, Hand, Usakowski, Deland and Hoffman.

NO: None. ABSENT: Wrubel and Sturdevant. (5-0-2) Motion Carried.

  1. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
  1. St. Clair County Depart. of Public Works Minutes for November7, 2017
  2. Board of County Road Commission Minutes for November 7, 2017
  3. Planning Commission Minutes for October 24, 2017

Deland motioned to receive and file boards and commissions supported by Hoffman. Motion Carried.

  1. PUBLIC COMMENT (Brief Comments)

None.

  1. FIRE APPEAL
  1. Denise Brenneman: Invoice #16-296
  2. Michelle Anderson: Invoice #16-656
  3. DTE-One Energy: Invoice #17-236
  4. DTE-One Energy: Invoice #17-409
  5. Dawn Babich: Invoice #16-492

Usakowski suggest that we write off the first two and research the DTE bills more.

Jackson motioned to deem uncollectable Invoice #16-296 and Invoice #16-656 supported by Deland.

ROLL CALL VOTE: YES: Jackson, Deland, Usakowski, Hand and Hoffman. NO: None. ABSENT: Wrubel and Sturdevant. (5-0-2) Motion Carried.

Chief Gratz will follow up on the DTE Energy Invoices.

Decision was already made on Invoice #16-492 that Ms. Babich is responsible for her bill.

Nice turnout for the McDonalds grand re-opening.

  1. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  1. Water Shut Offs

Discussion.

  1. Ordinance 152-27

Jackson will work on the amendments and bring back.

  1. Caswell Cemetery Expansion Application for Payment Certificate

Final cost for the project is $41,787.39.

Hand motioned to approve the payment of $41,787.39 for the Caswell Cemetery Expansion supported by Deland.

ROLL CALL VOTE: YES: Hand, Deland, Usakowski, Jackson and Hoffman.

NO: None. ABSENT: Wrubel and Sturdevant. (5-0-2) Motion Carried.

  1. NEW BUSINESS
  1. 2018 Preliminary Budget Report

Discussion.

  1. 2018 Township Office & DPW Holiday Closings
  1. 2018 Boards & Commissions Meeting Calendar
  1. 2018 Township Board of Trustees Agenda Schedule
  1. 2018 Newsletter Deadlines
  1. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

None.

XI.OFFICERS REPORT

  1. Supervisor Usakowski

Our assessor had surgery this week and went well. Her assistant will be handling the Board of Reviews for December.

Documents have been submitted for the State Revenue Sharing.

We are still working with the DEQ on our MS4 Permit.

  1. Clerk Hand

I had a call from a lady from the Federal Reserve Bank about the closing of the Wadhams Chemical Bank. They want to have a meeting here at our office with customers of the bank to discussion the situation.

A gentleman from the Drain Commission will be in tomorrow to talk to Rob and needs Rob to sign a paper.

I did a review with our new employee and he is doing very well.

  1. Treasurer Jackson

Taxes have been mailed out.

Tax totals are $3,368,106.10 which includes all delinquent, special assessments, water bills and street lights are all in this figure. Whatever isn’t paid on those delinquencies on March 1, 2018, we get that money from St. Clair County.

I sent a letter to USDA. They questioned three items in our regular audit and I sent them a letter on how we can improve on them. They were agreeable on what I sent them on that. Single Audit needed a letter also. I sent a letter for them and they are agreeable with that also.

  1. Trustee Hoffman

No Report.

  1. Trustee Deland

Have you heard anything on the GIS hand held system?

Usakowski: Yes, I have the gentlemen’s email address so we can get a test unit for here.

  1. Trustee Sturdevant

Absent.

  1. Trustee Wrubel

Absent.

  1. ADJOURNMENT

Deland motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:20 p.m. supported by Hoffman.

Motion Carried.

Meeting adjourned at 7.20 p.m.

Submitted by Robert G. Hand, Clerk

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