Sumpter Township
Regular Board Meeting
Minutes
April 27, 2010
Meeting called to order by Supervisor Vawters at 6:30 pm showing present: Supervisor Vawters, Clerk Hoffman, Treasurer J. Morgan, Trustees: Bates, Hamm, Kennedy, P. Morgan. Also present: Attorney Young, Deputy Clerk Hurst and 25 residents.
3. Agenda: Motion by P. Morgan, supported by Kennedy to approve the agenda with a closed session added. Motion carried unanimously.
4. Public comments on agenda items only
5. Minutes:
A. Motion by P. Morgan, supported by Hamm to approve the regular board meeting minutes of April 13, 2010. Motion carried unanimously.
B. Motion by Bates, supported by Hamm to approve the minutes of the public hearing April 13, 2010. Motion carried unanimously.
6. Warrants: Motion by Kennedy, supported by P. Morgan to pay warrants as monies become available. Roll call: Ayes: Vawters, Hoffman, J. Morgan, Bates, Hamm, Kennedy, & P. Morgan. Nays: None. Absent: None. Motion carried unanimously.
7. Parks & Recreation: Motion by P. Morgan, supported by Hoffman to receive and file the parks & recreation report. Motion carried unanimously.
8. Attorney: Motion by P. Morgan, supported by Hoffman to receive and file the attorney’s report. Motion carried unanimously.
9. Supervisor’s: Motion by P. Morgan, supported by Hoffman to receive and file the supervisor’s report. Motion carried unanimously.
10. Board Response
11. New Business:
A. Motion by Kennedy, supported by P. Morgan to approve the resolution 2010-07 Ballot Language for renewal of Police Millage. Motion carried unanimously.
B. Motion by Hoffman, supported by Hamm to approve the Fire department joining the Monroe county fire department mutual aid group by resolution. Motion carried unanimously.
C. Motion by P. Morgan, supported by Hoffman to approve to hire two fire fighters Scott Rhodes and Walter Thompson. Motion carried unanimously.
D. Motion by Hoffman, supported by J. Morgan to approve Sumpter Township joining the MEMAC by resolution. Motion carried unanimously.
E. Motion by P. Morgan, supported by J. Morgan to approve to have Great Lakes Fireworks Company to put on Fireworks Display May 30, 2010 rain date May 31, 2010 $5,000.00. Motion carried unanimously.
Sumpter Township
Regular Board Meeting
Minutes
April 27, 2010
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F. Motion by Kennedy, supported by Hoffman to approve going out for sealed bids to sell 2 water trucks and a ford escort. Motion carried unanimously.
G. Motion by Kennedy, supported by P. Morgan to approve awarding the senior grass cutting bid to Newtons Landscaping to be paid out of CDBG Funds. Motion carried unanimously.
12. Announcements
13. Open Floor
14. Closed Session: Lange vs Sumpter
A. Motion by P. Morgan, supported by J. Morgan to go into closed session at 6:47 pm. Roll call: Ayes: Vawters, Hoffman, P. Morgan, Bates, Hamm, Kennedy, & P. Morgan. Nays: None. Motion carried unanimously.
B. Motion by P. Morgan, supported by Kennedy to go back into open session at 7:02 pm. Motion carried unanimously.
C. Motion by P. Morgan, supported by Kennedy to direct the attorney to proceed as directed in closed session. Motion carried unanimously.
15. Adjournment: Motion by Kennedy, supported by P. Morgan to adjourn at 7:03 pm. Motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Clarence J. Hoffman Jr.
Clerk
CERTIFICATION
I, Clarence J. Hoffman Jr., Clerk of Sumpter Township, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of minutes taken at a Regular Board Meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees on April 27, 2010 at 6:30 pm at the Sumpter Township Hall, 23480 Sumpter Road, Belleville, MI 48111, County of Wayne, and that said meeting was conducted and public notice of said meeting was given pursuant to and in full compliance with the Open Meeting Act, being Act 267, Public Acts of Michigan, 1976, and that the minutes of said meeting were kept and will be available as required by said act.
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Clarence J. Hoffman Jr., Clerk