Perry Township Regular Meeting
Present: Sidney Grinnell; Sandra Michalek, Clerk; Troy Parmalee, Treasurer; Susan Hammond & Peggy Michalek, Trustees
Guests: Dep. Mark Schmidt; SCSD; Lonny Latunski, Brent Friess, Mike Constine, John Michalec, & Steve Zemcik, Road Comm.; Bob Dickerson & Mark Schneider, Morrice Village; Dennis Rainwater; Kevin Feuka; Elizabeth Wehman; Kathy McGraw; Comm. Jaime Pavlica; Steve Schneider, Assessor
The meeting was opened with the pledge to the flag. All board was present.
Parmalee moved, second by S. Michalek to approve the agenda. Carried
Hammond moved, second by Parmalee to approve the Jan. minutes. Carried
Rainwater, who is a candidate for 85th District, introduced himself. He is focusing on bringing jobs to Michigan and he supports our troops.
Dep. Schmidt reported 195 calls in Jan. and 90 were traffic stops. There is a lot of breaking and entering at this time. They will do vacation checks and you also notify your neighbors when going away.
SSESA: There were 19 calls in Jan. and a total of 254 calls this past year in the township. SSESA had 1523 calls during 2009.
S. Michalek moved, second by Hammond to approve the financial statement and pay the bills. All ayes
Correspondence: Received deed to land on Ruess Rd. from the State.
Latunski discussed the road projects for 2010 with the Board. They will be further discussed at the budget work session. He stressed that Lansing Rd. belongs to the MDOT and they are aware of the problems with the road.
The Village council members were asking for a contribution for fireworks, which will now cost $7,600. The Morrice Fest will be held at the football field this year. Proceeds are donated back to the community through the senior citizens, youth, needy, etc. They plan to continue the chicken dinner and outhouse races among other activities.
Comm. Pavlica gave a report on the savings of hiring the Community Director at an hourly rate. He presented the board a copy of the Shia. Co. annual budget. They are working on a pawnshop ordinance and had information available on Shia. Council On Aging and Vet. Adm.
Parks & Rec.: Feuka gave a list of high priority ideas for a park and the draft of the plan is done. He will meet with Hammond & P. Michalek to discuss land and areas. Hammond has written a letter to Michigan Laborer’s requesting their consideration of a park at the former Hickory Lake Campground property.
Parmalee moved, second by S. Michalek to set Feb. 24th at 6 pm as a budget work session. Carried. Parmalee moved, second by Hammond to set March 27th at 10 am for the Budget Hearing and Annual Meeting. All ayes
Salaries: S. Michalek moved, second by Parmalee to keep the Supervisor salary at $16,695 a year. Carried
Parmalee moved, second by Grinnell to keep the Clerk’s salary at $16,695 a year. Carried
P. Michalek moved, second by Hammond to keep the Treasurer’s salary at $16,695 a year. Carried
Parmalee moved to extend the Assessor’s contract at $18,000 per year for the next 3 years. All ayes. Schweikert explained the difference in SEV and taxable value and that they are both lower some this year.
Recycling: Hammond wrote to Granger and received a response to recycling in the township. Cost would be approximately $10,000 per year. This is of interest to the Village of Morrice and the City of Perry as well. If collected at the township, there would be a loss of 12 parking places. It was decided to check with the transfer station and have Granger see if that might be a feasible area for collecting recyclables.
Parmalee moved, second by Michalek to adjourn. Carried
Sandra Michalek, Clerk
