UNAPPROVED MINUTES AS OF MARCH 09, 2024
FEBRUARY 2024 BOARD MINUTES
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
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:
Supervisor, Mark Brock
Clerk, Sherry Blackrick
Treasurer, Martha Modene
Trustee, Sonia Peters
Trustee, Nicholas Peffer II
OFFICIALS PRESENT:
Commissioner, Gregory Gydesen
Sheriff, Mark Cool
Library Trustee, Kathaleen Yost
FIRE DEPARTMENT MEMBERS PRESENT:
Chief, David Belden
Assistant Chief, Phil Cornelius
PUBLIC COMMENT:
There were two (2) public comments.
AGENDA:
There was a motion made by Nicholas and seconded by Sonia to accept the agenda as read. Motion carried.
MINUTES:
There was a motion made by Mark and seconded by Nicholas to approve the minutes as read. Motion carried.
COMMISSIONERS REPORT:
Greg submitted a copy of the Osceola County Commissioners Meeting (OCCM) dated January 16, 2024, and a copy from the February 06, 2024, meeting. (See attached). There was a “Special Meeting” held on February 5th, regarding the three (3) RFP’S for Osceola County Medical Examiner Service.
TREASURERS REPORT:
There was a motion made by Nicholas and seconded by Sonia to accept the report as read. Motion carried.
ASSESSORS REPORT:
Mark read the report that Kimber had submitted via email to each board member. (See attached)
Within the report were the dates and times of the annual Board of Review (BOR). (See below)
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING:
Tuesday, March 05th at 7:00PM
BOARD OF REVIEW
Wednesday, March 13th 3:00PM to 9:00PM
Thursday, March 14th 9:00AM to 3:00PM
FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT:
David submitted his monthly run report. (See attached)
Miscellaneous Reporting:
- NFIRS & MI-EMSIS, mandates are up to date through February 11, 2024.
Grant Updates:
- AFG: New 2024 applications are in the works.
- VFC (DNR): award vendor for the “Wildland PPE Gear” bid, is included. (See attached)
- TC Energy: Has been applied for $12,000.00 towards “Wildland PPE Gear” to outfit the remainder of the certified firefighters.
After consideration of the three (3) bids received for the VFC (DNR) there was a motion made by Nicholas and seconded by Sherry to accept the offer from Dinges Fire, in the amount of $10,889.24. Motion carried.
Phil reported that the department passed the State of Michigan inspection.
He also submitted a check in the amount of $1500.00 which was raised from the T-Shirt Fundraiser.
INTERNET UPDATE:
There was a motion made by Sherry and seconded by Mark for the department to have “STARLINK” Internet Service installed anytime after April 01, 2024. Motion carried.
CELL PHONES and IPADS (On Hold, until the March Board Meeting)
Phil submitted paperwork regarding cellphones and Ipads for each firetruck. Sherry requested that Phil investigates replacing the two (2) landlines that the township currently has through “LINGO COMMUNICATIOS”, which the average monthly bill is $180.00, with cell phones added to the quote he currently has submitted.
BILLS:
There was a motion made by Nicholas and seconded by Sonia to approve the bills as submitted. Motion carried.
HALL CONTRACTS:
There was a motion made by Mark and seconded by Nicholas to approve the two (2) contracts as read. Motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS:
There was a motion made by Sherry and seconded by Mark that there WILL NOT be any salary increases for the 2024 – 2025 fiscal year. Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS:
- Sheriff Cool gave an update on the new “Gun Laws” that recently went into effect.
- There was a motion made by Nick and seconded by Mark to hire Raven Rasnick as the township’s new custodian. Motion carried.
- Poverty Guidelines Resolution: With a roll call vote of 5-0, there was a motion made by Nicholas and seconded by Mark to approve guidelines as presented (See attached). Motion carried.
- Cemetery Plot: There was a vote of 5-0 to accept the donation of three (3) empty cemetery spaces, in Ashton West, donated by Lisa Anderson.
- There was a motion by Martha and seconded by Sherry to have the hall cleaned, as needed during the Nine (9) Days of EV (Early Voting). Motion carried.
BOARD COMMENTS:
There were four (4) comments covered.
There was a motion made by Sherry and seconded by Nicholas to adjourn at 7:48PM. Motion carried.
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Sherry Blackrick, Clerk
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Approved Date
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Mark Brock, Supervisor
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Sherry Blackrick, Clerk