HomeMy WebLinkAboutInterlocal Agreements - 2011.12.15 - 6302Bill Bullard Jr.
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January 10, 2012
Michigan Department of State Office of the Great Seal
108 South Washington Square, Suite 1 Lansing, MI 48918
Dear Office of the Great Seal:
On December 15, 2011, the Board of Commissioners for Oakland County entered into an agreement per MR #11289 – Department of Health and Human Services – Homeland Security Division – Outdoor Warning
System Expansion – Rose Township. As required by Urban Cooperation Act 7 of 1967 - MCL 124.510(4), a copy of the signed agreement with the
Township of Rose and the authorizing Board of Commissioners Resolution are enclosed for filing by your office.
Send confirmation of receipt of this agreement to:
Mr. Joseph Rozell, Director of Elections Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds
County Service Center, Building #12 East 1200 N. Telegraph Rd. Pontiac, MI 48341
(Please include our Miscellaneous Resolution number on the confirmation of receipt letter for filing
purposes.)
Contact our office at (248) 858-0564 if you have any questions regarding this matter.
Sincerely, COUNTY OF OAKLAND
Joseph J. Rozell Director of Elections
Cc: Pat Davis, Corporation Counsel, Oakland County Theodore Quisenberry, Oakland County Health and Human Services – Homeland Security Division
Debbie Miller, Rose Township Clerk
Enclosures
1 ROSE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES/REGULAR MEETING -9/14/2011
ROSE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING
September 14, 2011
The following residents and guests signed in as present:
Jim Weil Richard Bryant Tom Wirth George Skufca Don Walls Pat Walls Bruce Proper Darlyne Stanczyk Anna Troppens Paul Gambka
Rev. Terry Claus Krystal Claus Tim Claus Tom Willwerth Lyle Barger Gary Hicks Jason Gagne Emile Bair Patty Smith GE Noble Dan Konozal Bill Chattfield Mark Bolan
Supervisor Kalcec called the regular meeting of the Rose Township Board of Trustees to order at 7:30
p.m. at the Rose Township Hall, 204 Franklin Street, Holly, Michigan and led in the Pledge of
Allegiance.
Board Members Present: Kalcec, Miller, Slaughter, Gordon, Scheib-Snider
Board Members Absent: None
Other(s) present: John Mulvihill, Esq. (Township Attorney), Susan Weaver (Recording Secretary) Communications available for review.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
A. Approval of Proposed Agenda for September 14, 2011 Slaughter adds line items: “10(K) Letter Regarding Claus Matter” and “6(B) Tom Willwerth” under
presentations.
Moved by Gordon, seconded by Slaughter, motion carried to approve the Agenda as amended.
Voting Yes: Kalcec, Miller, Gordon, Scheib-Snider, Slaughter
Voting No: None CONSENT AGENDA:
Moved by Slaughter, seconded by Scheib-Snider, motion carried to approve the Consent Agenda as submitted.
Voting Yes: Kalcec, Slaughter, Scheib-Snider, Miller, Gordon Voting No: None
A. Approval of Minutes of August 10, 2011
B. Receipt of Monthly Reports - Building Department - Constable
- NOCFA - HAYA
- Financial Reports (Revenue and Expense Reports and Balance Sheets by Fund)
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C. Payment of Bills
PRESENTATIONS:
A. Fenton Tigers Travel Baseball (FTTB) 2011-2012 Park Improvements
Fenton Tigers Baseball representative provides outline of 2011/12 Park Improvements (on file with Clerk’s office) and explains content of same (i.e., establish parking area, fencing, entrance,
backfill/topsoil/seed, trenching/drain tile, 2 sheds (removable). Board consensus to allow Fenton Tigers Travel Baseball the use of the fields and continue with
improvements to the same.
B. Tom Willwerth Mr. Willwerth provides documents, which will become public record with the Clerk’s office. Mr.
Willwerth is unhappy with the Township Assessor’s job performance and the discrepancies within
assessment roll. Mr. Willwerth also states members of the Board of Review and Board of Trustees are receiving large property tax reductions disproportionate to random selection. Mr. Willwerth believes the
Township Assessor is not doing her job and should be fired. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS:
None.
PUBLIC HEARINGS: None.
OLD/CONTINUING BUSINESS:
None.
NEW BUSINESS:
A. Approve Purchase Agreement for Outdoor Warning Sirens/Authorize Supervisor to Sign
the Agreement.
Moved by Slaughter, seconded by Scheib-Snider, motion carried to approve the Purchase
Agreement with Oakland County and authorize Supervisor to sign the Agreement. Voting Yes: Slaughter, Miller, Gordon, Scheib-Snider, Kalcec
Voting No: None B. Enhanced Recycling Service/Curbside Recycling
Supervisor Kalcec states Jason Gagne, (operational) and Mr. Hicks, (sales) from Republic Waste Services (“Republic”) has provided recycling services to Rose Township for many years and
introduces the representatives. Mr. Hicks states Republic are expanding recycling services to Rose Township residents while keeping pricing the same. Recycling is taken to facility in Flint, repackaged,
and hauled to recycle center. Invites residents to tour facility.
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Board Consensus to move forward with enhanced recycling Services with Republic Waste
Services.
C. Select Telephone Service Provider Cavalier Representative: One proposal with T1, one without. Questions if extra $100/month for T1
will pay for itself. Phone line only proposal is a $200.00/month savings and with T1 a $160.00/month savings. Cavalier is a Paetec company, in process of merging. Proposes 36 month agreement as pricing always going down, can re-negotiate better rate.
Megan Dyer, Paetec Representative: Proposes 60-month contract with a 30-month review. At that time, if better pricing is found with another carrier for same services, will honor that price. Voice T1
(higher priority level if goes down) has a 4-hour turnaround. Voice T1 and plumbers line = $382.81. Voice T1, no plumber $344.49. Office, internet backup and plumbers line $463.42.
Supervisor Kalcec states AT&T quoted $614.72. Paetec with T1 $463.42.
Moved by Gordon, seconded by Scheib-Snider, motion carried to select Paetec as telephone service provider.
Voting Yes: Miller, Gordon, Slaughter, Kalcec, Scheib-Snider Voting No: None
D. Adopt Ordinance Enforcement Policy
Moved by Kalcec, seconded by Slaughter, motion carried to table this matter.
Voting Yes: Miller, Gordon, Slaughter, Kalcec, Scheib-Snider
Voting No: None
E. Adopt Amendment to the Code of Ordinances
Supervisor Kalcec states we changed procedure last year to offer employees a payment in lieu of benefits and need to reflect this in ordinance.
Moved by Gordon, seconded by Slaughter, motion carried to adopt amendment to the code of ordinances relating to employee payment in lieu of benefits.
Slaughter asks as to rate of inflation issue for retirees. Board discretion.
Voting Yes: Scheib-Snider, Kalcec, Gordon, Slaughter, Miller Voting No: None
ROSE TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NUMBER 162 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ROSE TOWNSHIP CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE III, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES THE TOWNSHIP OF ROSE ORDAINS:
Article III, Chapter 2, Section 2-69 “Other Benefits,” Subsections 2-69(c)(d) of the Rose Township Code of Ordinances are hereby amended to read as follows:
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(c) Fulltime employees or elected official assuming office on or before November 19, 2000, who have served
the township for a period of 16 years or more, as an elected official, an eligible employee, or both, shall upon retirement from service to the township and having attained the age of 65 years, be entitled to receive, as
secondary coverage at township expense, benefits provided under the contract covering health, hospitalization,
dental, and/or medical and surgical service insurance arranged by the township, or payment in lieu of benefits effective on the first day of each fiscal year at an amount to be determined by the township board. The
township's contribution to health care insurance premium shall be limited to the cost of a single person.
Qualified individuals who retire prior to age 65 years may elect to continue insurance coverage under the township plan at their own expense.
(d) A fulltime employee, or an elected official assuming office on or after November 20, 2000, shall not be,
upon retirement, entitled to receive payment in lieu of benefits, health, hospitalization, dental, and/or medical and surgical service insurance arranged by the township.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon publication.
F. Resolution – Approve Annual SMART Contract
Supervisor Kalcec encourages Board to think about solutions if SMART is discontinued. She would
like to table this matter until more information is gathered.
Moved by Slaughter, seconded by Miller, motion carried to table the SMART contract resolution.
Voting Yes: Kalcec, Scheib-Snider, Slaughter, Miller, Gordon Voting No: None
G. Policy Clarification – Vacation Time Supervisor Kalcec created a proposal reflecting 4/day increment of time, maxing out at 28 days.
Slaughter asks if we want to continue offering part-time employees vacation time.
Moved by Gordon, seconded by Scheib-Snider, motion carried to adopt the amendment to policy and procedure manual on vacation time.
Voting Yes: Slaughter, Miller, Gordon, Scheib-Snider, Kalcec Voting No: None ROSE TOWNSHIP RESOLUTION 2011-32 A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE ROSE TOWNSHIP POLICY AND
PROCEDURES MANUAL
WHEREAS, Rose Township has adopted Personnel Policies and Procedures for Rose Township, and
WHEREAS, from time to time the Township may desire to amend those policies to better represent
the interests of its citizens,
WHEREAS, the Township Board previously decided to change the regular office hours policies, and;
WHEREAS, The Township Board desires to amend the policy that provides a vacation schedule to reflect the reduced office hours,
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NOW THERFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Township Board approves amending the Rose
Township Policies and Procedures Manual as follows:
Section 3.10(a) of the Rose Township Policies and procedures Manual is amended to read as follows:
3.10(a) Township offices will be open for business Monday through Thursday from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Section 3.14a of the Rose Township Policies and Procedures Manual is amended to read as follows.
Full-time employees will be eligible for paid vacation in accordance with the following scheduled:
The maximum number of vacation days is 28 days. Part-time employees will receive vacation time at ½ the annual rate of full-time employees.
H. Adopt Revised Record Retention Schedule
Supervisor Kalcec states we will retain a list of destroyed documents.
Moved by Gordon, seconded by Miller, motion carried to adopt the revised record retention schedule.
Voting Yes: Miller, Gordon, Slaughter, Kalcec, Scheib-Snider Voting No: None
I. Determine Approach for Capital Planning/GASB 54
Supervisor Kalcec states there are new accounting rules requiring that fund balances be labeled.
Asphalt parking lot needs sealing, trimming on office property. Projects at Dearborn Park going forward. Looking into different approach as it pertains to capital planning. Need to decide how to
identify funds and what the approach will be as to projects. Slaughter would like to see a walking trail
around Dearborn property.
Board consensus to take a needs driven approach to some capital improvement planning.
J. Financial Reporting Requirement Proposal
Supervisor Kalcec states this is a change in how financial reporting is processed. Would like to confer with Township accountants on this matter. Slaughter states Board meeting packets contain all
necessary information/documents. Supervisor Kalcec states these items are not at the level of detail
required. Gordon requests that bank statements also be included. Slaughter states the bank statements are available for review.
Moved by Gordon, seconded by Slaughter, motion carried to table the financial reporting
requirement proposal matter until such time it can be reviewed by financial professionals.
Length of Service Annual Vacation Leave 6 Months-1 Year 4 Days
1-5 Years 8 Days 6-10 Years 12 Days
11-15 Years 16 Days 16-20 Years 20 Days
21-25 Years 24 Days 26-30 Years 28 Days
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Voting Yes: Kalcec, Scheib-Snider, Slaughter, Miller, Gordon
Voting No: None
K. Letter Regarding Claus Matter
Supervisor Kalcec states the details of this letter cannot be discussed pursuant to an ongoing court action. Would like to discuss in a closed session of a public meeting. If a vote or other official action
becomes necessary, we will do so in the open portion of the meeting. Meeting to be held on Monday, September 19, 2011 at 4:30 p.m.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A. Next Regular Planning Commission Meeting - October 6, 2011 - 7:30 p.m. (if needed) B. NOCFA Board Meeting - September 19, 2011, 7:00 p.m., Rose Township Hall
C. Next Recycling Date - October 1, 2011, 9:00 a.m. until Noon D. Township Offices Closed October 10, 2011 for Columbus Day
MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS:
A. NOCFA
There is a proposal to purchase another heat-monitoring device. Sometimes run times look
high due to long distance responses keeping averages up. Construction at clean-up stage. Miller asks when they will be 24/7. Supervisor Kalcec responds this is a budgetary item.
Slaughter states Holly Township not willing to pay increase. Supervisor Kalcec states 24/7 is
a goal. Miller states mileage just passed, wherein residents believed it was going to be a 24/7 station.
B. Planning Commission Scheib Snider states senior housing plan approved on Davisburg Rd. Tabled medical marijuana/larger parcel issues. Dearborn Park (i.e. trail), meeting with planner.
C. Holly Area Youth Assistance Fundraising considerations as donations are down. Gearing up for Christmas.
D. Supervisor’s Report
Full text copy available. Supervisor Kalcec summarizes: ADA construction - lift device partially installed, carpet installation after shelving in file room
completed.
NOCFA – If residents are burning leaves, require burning permit. Village of Holly Wellhead – attended meeting, Village received another grant, coordinate
educational activities with Holly Schools. Telephone Services – changing services, asks for patience during change over. Enbridge, placing much of pipeline in Rose Township next year.
E. Cemetery Committee Meeting September 22, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. F. Parks and Recreation
Safety hazards at Dearborn Park being handled. Programming options for CDBG funds. Scheib-Snider states the silo has been removed and had an extensive foundation.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Darlyne Stanczyk, Resident asks how many people use the SMART system. Supervisor Kalcec is
awaiting numbers, ballpark figure 15-20 people. Resident asks if part-time workers are salary or hourly. Supervisor Kalcec responds salary. Miller states the Deputy Clerk is part-time.
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Don Walls, Resident speaks as to wood burning.
Timothy Claus, Resident asks if Board considered the 2 minute public speaking time limit. Supervisor Kalcec responds this is in our policy. Resident asks if Board will re-consider. Resident states he has
worked hard on the letter and there were misrepresentations to the Judge/court. Invites the Board to
tour his property, does not extend invitation to the Township Attorney or Building Inspector. Resident states his rights have been disrespected and he feels like a criminal.
Tom Willwerth, Resident believes the Board should have a closed meeting regarding the Assessor. The Assessor is not in her office, does not return her calls, not doing job.
Terry Claus, Resident submitted letter and states no response to motion, no oral arguments, strictly a reconsideration of misunderstood items submitted to the Court. Resident feels he was made out to be
a liar and asks the Board to review the letter and make it justice for all in Rose Township. Every farmer in Rose Township has a pile of field stones and Resident is required to obtain a mining permit
for same according to Township Attorney.
Unidentified Resident asks that Rose Township website be placed on agenda. Resident requesting
the website to accommodate resident concerns and allow responses/comments. Miller states she
placed a financial dashboard on the website, which took up a large amount of space. There are no buttons left on the website to add anything else.
ADJOURNMENT:
Meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
Approved/Corrected ____________________ Debbie Miller
Rose Township Clerk