JANUARY 2025 BOARD MINUTES
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP
JANUARY 14,2025
REGULAR MEETING
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP HALL
The meeting was called to order by our Supervisor, Mark Brock, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
Mark Brock, Supervisor
Sherry Blackrick, Clerk
Rachel Killingbeck, Trustee
Kathaleen (Kathy) Yost
ABSENT: Martha (Marty) Modene, Treasurer
OFFICIALS PRESENT:
Gregory (Greg) Gydesen, Commissioner
Kimber Westmaas, Assessor
FIRE DEPARTMENT MEMBERS’ PRESENT:
David Belden, Fire Chief
Phillip Cornelius, Assistant Chief
PUBLIC COMMENT:
None
AGENDA:
There was a motion made by Sherry and seconded by Kathy. Motion carried.
MINUTES:
There was a motion made by Sherry and seconded by Rachel. Motion carried.
COMMISSIONERS’ REPOERT:
1. Greg read the minutes from the 12/17/2024 and 01/07/2025 Commissioner’s meetings. (See attached)
2. Greg spoke about the OSCEOLA COUNTY CHILL PROGRAM. This program is designed to help individuals who may be seeking assistance with home repairs. The list of items that they are currently helping with ranges from roofs, septic tank overflow, structural damage and the list continues with several other types of repairs. Please call 231-734-3301 or email: director@evarthousing.org for further information and for the list of requirements.
TREASURERS REPORT:
There was a motion made by Rachel and seconded by Kathy to approve the report that was emailed in from Martha. Motion carried.
ASSESSORS’ REPORT:
1. Kimber read her monthly report. (See attached)
2. She gave the dates and times for the upcoming Board of Review (BOR), which are listed below:
Wednesday, March 12th, 3:00pm to 9:00pm and Thursday, March 13th, 9:00am to 3:00pm.
The organizational meeting will be held on March 4th at 7:00pm.
3. She gave the Poverty Guideline’s for the Resolution that will be presented at the February meeting with the Tentative Ratios that will be published in the local paper with the BOR information.
FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT:
1. David submitted his monthly report. (See attached)
2. There was a motion made by Sherry and seconded by Kathy to give Mark permission to call each board member by 6:00pm, on January 21,2024, for their yay or nay on giving the fire department $5,000.00 expenditure to match the DNR VFC fire grant for the purchase of a skid unit for the UTV. The reason for the phone vote is with Martha being absent Sherry suggested since the budget is submitted for approval and maintained by her and Martha that she (Martha) had a right to vote. Motion carried.
3. There was a motion made by Rachel and seconded by Kathy for Mark to sign the DNR Mutual Aid renewal agreement. Motion carried.
4. There was a motion made by Sherry and seconded by Rachel to give permission for Matthew Jackson to be hired on the Fire Department. Motion carried.
BILLS:
There was a motion made by Kathy and seconded by Rachel to approve the bills as read. Motion carried.
HALL RENTAL CONTRACTS:
There was a motion made by Mark and seconded by Rachel to approve the contracts as read. Motion carried.
OLD BUASINESS:
1. ARPA MONEY: The amount in ARPA as of the current date is $19,670.24. The decision to allocate the funds was tabled until the next meeting once we have the list of projects with the amount of each quote.
2. OSCEOLA COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION (OCRC): The cost of the 7 Mile Road Project is $77,525.00 with the total amount from the township would be $38,762.00. The decision was to wait until the February meeting when Our Treasurer is back with the Road Fund balance.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. SALARY RESOLUTIONS: Kimber requested a $2000.00 increase in her annual salary. This increase and the remaining possible annual increases will be decided on, during the February meeting, by a Roll Call Vote. Supervisor $1200.00, Treasurer $2400.00, Sexton $600.00.
2. REED CITY DISTRICT LIBRARY REPRESENTATIVE: There was a motion made by Rachel and seconded by Kathy to approve James Cooper, as the township’s representative. Motion carried.
3. BOARD OF REVIEW TRAINING: There was a motion made by Rachel and seconded by Sherry to approve $120.00 per member to attend BOR Training. Motion carried.
BOARD COMMENTS:
There were three (3) board comments.
There was a motion made by Rachel and seconded by Sherry to adjourn the meeting at 9:00pm. Motion carried.
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Sherry Blackrick, Clerk
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Approved Date
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Sherry Blackrick, Clerk
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Mark Brock, Supervisor