BENNINGTON TOWNSHIP
Regular Board Meeting

December 7, 2020

 

The Bennington Township regular board meeting was called to order by Supervisor Lee Ash on December 7, 2020, 7:00pm, at the Township Hall.
Present: Lee Ash, Donna Ash, Matt Dutcher, Jim Forsythe, Cody Baker.

Forsythe moved to approve the agenda as presented. Second by L. Ash. Motion carried.
Forsythe moved to approve the minutes for the November 2, 2020 regular board meeting as printed. Second by Dutcher. All board members in favor. Motion carried.
Forsythe moved to approve the Treasurer’s report as presented. Second by L. Ash. All board members in favor. Motion carried.
Forsythe moved to pay bills as presented in the amount of $115,773.02. Second by Baker. All board members in favor. Motion carried.

Public Comment:
Caroline Wilson, County Clerk- Gave a report on the status of the County Clerk office.
Cindy Garber, County Comm..- Gave an update on the County Board.

Board Reports:
Library – Garber – Interviews for the new librarian will take place this week.
Plan Comm – D. Ash- No meeting.
Roads- L. Ash – Presented the board with the potential 2021 road improvement projects.

Old Business: None

New Business:
Library Board Appointment – Forsythe moved to reappoint Cindy Garber to the Shiawassee District Library Board for a term of four years expiring June 30, 2024. Second by Dutcher. All board members in favor. Motion carried.

Board of Review Appointment – L. Ash moved to appoint Bill Koski, Gary Jacobs, and Herb Confer to the Township Board of Review for a two year term expiring December 31, 2022. Second by Forsythe. All board members in favor. Motion carried.

Planning Commission Board Representative Appointment – L. Ash moved to appoint Donna Ash as the Township Planning Commission Board Representative for a four year term expiring November 20, 2024. Second by Baker. All board members in favor. Motion carried.

Land Division Administrator – L. Ash moved to establish a Planning Commission Administrator to provide all clerical/correspondence for the commission at a pay rate of $150.00 per month with an additional pay for land division/lot line adjustment at a pay rate of $40.00 for the first division and $10.00 for each additional division per application. Second by Dutcher. All board members in favor. Motion carried.

Shiawassee County Designated Assessor – Shiawassee County presented the board with a Shiawassee County Interlocal Agreement for County Designated Assessor. Forsythe moved to reject the Designated Assessor Agreement with Shiawassee County due to the excessive pricing along with the retainer fee requirement, and additionally there is not stipulation that the designated assessor would be required to update the records and bring them up to standard. Second by Baker. All board members in favor. Motion carried.

Burnham & Flower Insurance Renewal – Forsythe moved to approve the insurance renewal with Burnham & Flower as presented with rejection of the Terrorism Coverage and authorize the Supervisor or Clerk to sign for the Township. Second by L. Ash. All board members in favor. Motion carried.

Revolving Fund Money Transfer to General – Baker moved to move $218,822.14 from the Revolving Fund and place into the General Fund for the purpose of purchasing the property and releasing the excess amount from the parameters of the Revolving Fund. Second by L. Ash. All board members in favor. Motion carried.

L. Ash moved to adjourn. Second by Baker. Motion carried.
Adjournment at 8:45pm.