Township Board - Regular Meeting

Right. We'll call the meeting to order. It is 4:01 p.m. All members rise. Mr. Kefir, I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Right. We do not have a quorum. So the agenda stands as presented. The purpose of this special meeting is to review the recommendation from the invasive species committee regarding the selection of an herbicide applicator for Portage Lake management and to take necessary action. Additionally, we will consider and adopt the budget for the 2627 fiscal year. Is there any public comment? Nobody on hearing none. Public comment is closed. All right. Invasive species committee.

Okay. Um, as you recall, we did a request for proposal for an applicator this year. Although invasive species was very happy with the arrangement we had last year with Kaiser being our manager and PLM being our applicator. members of the committee just felt it was in the best interest of our taxpayers, people being assessed in a township to um go out for bids and proposals. Um you may also remember that we issued an RFP, had to reissue it because of a question about intellectual property of the first RFP. So we issued the second. It was issued to seven different companies. We received three responses. One response was that they were not going to present a proposal because they just had too much business this year. Um, a few of the companies I have since heard have merged, which is probably why we didn't hear from them. And we ended up with two proposals, one from Savin and one from PLM, which I had forwarded to all board members for the purpose of this meeting. Um in evaluating the um proposals, we were primarily looking at cost um initially and the cost between the two were basically the same. In some cases, salmon was a little bit less expensive, but it was hard to compare because they priced their services based on the price of the product plus then there would be an hourly wage to apply it where PLM just it's one lump sum and that's product application everything and in some cases even given that PLM was less expensive. Um, PLM also has significantly more experience with lakes

um, our size and specifically obviously Portage Lake having been the applicator for many years. So, because there was no compelling reason to make a change, the recommendation of the committee is to proceed with PLM for 2026. All right. I'll make a motion that we proceed with PLM for uh, Portage Lake management. um for 2026. Is there a second? One second. M seconded by Matt Kefir. Is there any additional discussion? Do I think I would correct instead of an say um herbicide applicator?

I'll mirror the language on the agenda. Okay. JS MK. And all those in favor signify by saying I. I. All those opposed. Motion carries. Yes. Okay. And now we have the fiscal year 2627 budget. Would you like to lead us off, Mr. Treasurer?

Um, yeah. I'm just going to do it somewhere here. Okay. So, in your packet were a bunch of resolutions. There's four general appropriation act resolutions for each of the funds. There is a wage resolution. There is a schedule fee resolutions. And then there's four wage resolutions. actually five four other wage resolutions for the elected official. I'm just going to go through them in order uh that they were in the packet. So the first is a fiscal year 27 general fund budget uh resolution. Are there any questions on that?

I think we need to do a uh a roll call. We do, but I got to have a motion and a second. Yeah. I'll move we adopt the fiscal year 27 general fund budget appropriation act. I will second that. Okay. Any additional discussion? All right. A record roll call vote is required. Uh Ed Bradford, yes. Matt Kefir, yes. Cindy Wang Mickler. Yep. Yes. Jennifer Schmezer votes I. Motion carries.

Okay. Next one is the fire fund budget. I'll make a motion we approve the fiscal year 2027 fire fund budget. I will second that. Any additional questions or discussions on the budget? A record roll call vote is required. Ed Bradford, yes. Matt Kefir, yes. Cindy Wangbeckler, yes. Jennifer Schnelzer votes I. Motion carries.

Next uh resolution is for the fiscal year 2027 road. I'll make a motion we approve the fiscal year 2027 road budget. I will second that. Any additional questions or discussion hearing? None. A record roll call vote is required. Mr. Bradford, yes. Mr. Kefir, yes. Yes. Jennifer Schmelzer votes I. Motion carries.

Okay. The last uh fund budget resolution is for the fiscal year 27 approvement fund budget otherwise known as the invasive species funding. I will move for approval of that. Do I have a second? Mr. Kefir, any discussion hearing? None. A record roll call vote is required. Mr. Bradford. Yes. Wait a minute. Mr. Kefir, yes. Yes. Jennifer Schmezeler votes I. Motion carries.

Okay. We have the fiscal year 2027 resolution to establish the township supervisor salary. I'll make a motion. We approve the resolution to establish the township supervisor salary. $20,0006 $20,653. All right, I'll support a record. Is there any questions? Record roll call vote is required. Mr. Bradford, yes. Mr. Kefir, yes. Wang Beckler, yes.

Senator Smeltzer votes I. Motion carries. Next resolution is to establish the township trustee salary of $9,753 per year. I can go ahead. I'll make a motion we approve the resolution to establish a township trustee salary at a level of $9,753. Anyone want to jump in? A record roll call vote is required. Mr. Bradford, yes. Mr. Kefir, yes. Miss Wang Beckler, yes.

Jennifer Smeltzer votes I. Motion carries. Next resolution is the fiscal year 27 treasurer salary. You make a mo. I'm not going. You can't make a motion for that. I'll make a mo I will make a motion that we support the resolution establishing the treasurer's annual salary at $26,963. I love you. A record roll call vote is required. Mr. Bradford, yes. Mr. Kefir, yes.

Dwayne W. Jennifer Smeltzer votes I. Motion carries. Next resolution is to establish the township clerk's salary at the level of $29,463. I would make that motion. Feel free resolution. I will second that motion. Seconded by Matt Kefir. A record roll call vote is required. Mr. Bradford, yes. Mr. Kefir, yes. Miss Wang Beckler, yes. Jennifer Smeltzer votes I. Motion carries.

Okay. The next resolution is to establish township employees wages per the schedule. I have to recuse myself from voting on this because my deputy

can make the motion that you go ahead first. Okay. You're going to you're going to make the motion that we accept the I will Yes, I will make the motion that we accept the employee wage schedule as presented. Yes. All right. And second it. Thank you.

So for discussion purposes, just I was kind of smiling as we were doing this. None of us recused oursel when we were approving the resolution for what impacted us. But then in this case, we have a resolution that doesn't directly impact you. And that when you're recusing yourself. So we asked this when they first got appointed and that's what the attorney advis just curious the elected official have to vote on there. Okay. Right. Okay. I just found Yeah, it is a little bit odd I think too but Okay.

All right. A record roll call vote is required. Mr. Bradford not voting on it. Uh abstain. E over here. Mr. Kefir. Yes. I am a yes. Jennifer Schmezer votes I. Motion carries. The final resolution is there on the town that schedule a lucky number 13. I forgot the resolution of 2026 lucky 13.

Yeah, I think that's 13 love just in case. Yeah. All right. We love you. Uh the chair entertains a second. Any additional discussion? All right, a record roll call vote is required. Mr. Bradford, yes. Mr. Kefir, yes. Cindy Wang Beckler, yes.

And Jennifer Smeltzer votes I. Motion carries. There's no other business that can come before the board. Thank you very much for attending. Mo meeting is adjourned at 4:13 p.m. Doesn't need to be another public comment or nothing. Nope. Okay.