JAMESTOWN CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING
February 21, 2011 7:00 p.m.
02-21-01 The meeting was called to order by Miedema at 7:00 p.m.
02-21-02 Invocation was given by Tim Tacoma.
02-21-03 Members present: Scott Brouwer, Gary Boverhof, Jim Miedema, Ruth Pruis, Norma Shaarda and Tim Tacoma. Dan Jensen arrived at 7:06 p.m. Absent: None.
02-21-04 Motion by Boverhof seconded by Tacoma to approve the agenda as presented. Carried.
02-21-05 The minutes of the regular board meeting held January 17, 2011 and the special board meeting held February 7, 2011 were approved with Miedema requesting a change to the February 7 meeting asking that the “it would not cost any more” be changed to “construct a pole building for $225,000”. Motion seconded by Shaarda. Carried.
02-21-06 Public Comment: No comment at this time.
02-21-07 Reports were accepted for information.
02-21-08 Motion by Shaarda seconded by Boverhof to approve the consent agenda. Carried.
02-21-09 Correspondence: No correspondence was received.
02-21-10 Motion by Boverhof seconded by Pruis to pave 48th Ave. from Adams Street to Ottogan Street in 2011. Carried.
02-21-11 Motion by Shaarda seconded by Tacoma to approve the bid from Bruce Alan Enterprises, Inc. for road dust control on the Township gravel roads for the 2011 year in the amount of $14,790. Roll call vote. Carried. Copy attached.
02-21-12 The first reading was held for the Township Burning Ordinance. (Copy attached.)
02-21-13 Motion by Shaarda seconded by Boverhof to appoint Kyle DeHaan to the Planning Commission with the term expiring in 2011. Carried.
02-21-14 Motion by Boverhof seconded by Brouwer to approve the contract to hire Joe Clark as assistant assessor for one day a week at $25.00 per hour. The Supervisor stated that Clark has a level II in assessing. Pruis asked why the job wasn’t offered to the former assistant, who also had a level II, when the hours changed from two days a week to one and the pay changed from $14 per hour to $25 per hour. The Supervisor said the former person didn’t want the job anymore. Pruis felt that was an assumption that was unfair to make since she hadn’t been offered the job with the new job description. Carried with Shaarda voting no. (Copy attached.)
02-21-15 Motion by Shaarda seconded by Boverhof to deny the request from Dale Sall to extend his contract for water lines. Carried.
02-21-16 Motion by Shaarda seconded by Tacoma to approve payment of $40,000 for the sewer backups that occurred in Georgetown Township in 2008. Roll call vote: Carried. (Copy attached.)
02-21-17 Pruis thanked the fire department and Chief Saladino for the year end report on the fire department. The report will be available for the citizen’s review as it gives excellent information regarding fire department statistics.
02-21-18 Motion by Tacoma seconded by Shaarda to present the bills. Carried.
02-21-19 Motion by Shaarda seconded by Brouwer to pay the bills. Roll call vote: Carried.
02-21-20 Tacoma brought up the report provided by the treasurer regarding the rental house property of the township and collecting the past due rent. Discussion was held regarding the house. It was decided that a cost/revenue analysis would be done and brought to the board for a decision at the March 2011 meeting. (Copy of report attached.)
02-21-21 Hearing no objections, the meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
Ruth Pruis
Jamestown Charter Township Clerk