HANDY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2006

 

The regular meeting of the Handy Township Board of Trustees was called to order in the Handy Township Board room by Supervisor Denby at 7:30 P.M. Trustees present: Eisele, Tesch and Vaupel. Absent: Redinger. Also present: Township Attorney Kehoe, Kevin Shopshire, and residents: Patty & Roger King, J.R. Hogbin and Ron Hogbin.

 

Approval of Agenda

MOTION EISELE SUPPORT VAUPEL TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

Brief Public Comments

Resident Patty King asked status of Board progress with some type of ordinance concerning the problems that the residents on Nicholson Road are having with dog barking. She also stated that problems with the dogs’ owner have increased. Attorney Kehoe has been researching what can be done. Residents were given a copy of a dog law from 1919 that is still in effect to see if the problems they are encountering fall under this.

Should the township enact an ordinance they would need to contract with the Sheriff’s Department for enforcement. Supervisor Denby would like to continue to pursue adopting an ordinance. Attorney Kehoe will bring back a sample ordinance to the December Board meeting.

 

Minutes

MOTION EISELE SUPPORT VAUPEL TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINUTES FOR 10-17-06 AS PRESENTED.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

Approval of Bills

Bills in the amount of $150,093.84 were presented for payment.

MOTION VAUPEL SUPPORT TESCH TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $150,093.84 TO BE TAKEN FROM THE APPROPRIATE ACCOUNTS.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

Pending Business

 

A)    Engineer’s Report

Engineer was not present, no report at this time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pending Business Cont.

 

B)     Zoning Administrator’s Report

a.       Appointment of temporary and emergency contacts for department

Zoning Administrator Keith Anderson is experiencing some health problems that require hospitalization. Someone is needed to handle his responsibilities until he has recovered. It was suggested that Planning Commission Chair Larry Hummel be appointed as the temporary assistant with Trustees Redinger and Vaupel on call if Mr. Hummel is not available.

MOTION EISELE SUPPORT TESCH TO APPOINT LARRY HUMMEL AS TEMPORARY ZONING ASSISTANT IN THE ABSENCE OF ZONING ADMINISTRATOR ANDERSON WITH TRUSTEES VAUPEL AND REDINGER ON CALL-IN BASIS IF NEEDED. RATE OF PAY WILL BE $16.00 AN HOUR.  ABSTAIN: VAUPEL.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

C)     Assessor’s Report

Report presented and reviewed. Assessor has included information for the township newsletter that will hopefully be of help to residents.

 

D)    Attorney’s Report

No further report besides information concerning dog problem in township.

 

E)     Roads

No report.

 

F)      Front Door Remodel

Work is continuing, Clerk Eisele received a picture of the building that shows what it use to look like, picture was passed out to the Board members to look at. The architect would like to restore the front of the building. There will be a report on the project at the December meeting.

 

 

New Business

 

A)    Klaus Gardening service contract for 2006-07 snowplowing season at the sewer & water treatment plants.

MOTION EISELE SUPPORT VAUPEL TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT WITH KLAUS GARDENING FOR THE SNOWPLOWING 06-07 SEASON FOR SNOW REMOVAL AT THE SEWER AND WATER PLANTS AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CLERK’S SIGNATURE.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

 

 

 

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New Business Cont.

 

B)    Zoning Amendment Z-75-06

MOTION VAUPEL SUPPORT EISELE TO APPROVE THE ZONING ENABLING ACT AMENDMENT Z-75-06 TO BRING THE TOWNSHIP INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE TOWNSHIP ENABLING ACT TO BE EFFECTIVE 7 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

C)    Sidewalk Plan

Board reviewed work being done by Planning Commission.

MOTION VAUPEL SUPPORT EISELE TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED SIDEWALK PLAN AND SEND BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.  MOTION CARRIED.

 

D)    Supervisor’s Report

No report.

 

E)     Treasurer’s Report

Report presented and reviewed. Treasurer Tesch and Deputy Ward have attended a couple of workshops, they were very informative.  Treasurer Tesch would like to change the date that tax bills are due, most other townships in the county use February 14th instead of the 28th. Discussion followed.

A RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED BY TESCH AND SUPPORTED BY VAUPEL TO CHANGE THE POLICY AND DATE FOR ASSESSING A LATE PENALTY FOR HANDY TOWNSHIP WINTER PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION FROM FEBRUARY 28TH TO FEBRUARY 14TH WITH A LATE PENALTY OF 3% TO BE ASSESSED ON TAX BILLS PAID AFTER FEBRUARY 14TH AND BEFORE MARCH 1ST.   ROLL CALL VOTE:  VAUPEL – AYE,  EISELE – AYE,

DENBY – AYE, TESCH – AYE.  ABSENT:  REDINGER, ABSTAIN:  NONE.  AYES - 5,  NAYS - 0,  ABSTAIN - 0.  RESOLUTION DECLARED ADOPTED.

 

F)     Clerk’s Report

Auditor’s will be in this week to conduct the Township audit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Extended Public Comments

No response

 

Adjournment

MOTION EISELE SUPPORT VAUPEL TO ADJOURN AT 8:32 P.M. 

MOTION CARRIED.

 

 

Respectfully Submitted,

 

 

Pamela J. Hibbard

Recording Secretary / Deputy Clerk

 

 

Laura A. Eisele

Handy Township Clerk