Regular Meeting
Republic Township Board
01-14-08
PRESENT: Adams, Hurst, Johnson, Mattila, Skogman
VISITORS: 10 area residents & visitors
1. Supervisor Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:00pm in the Township Hall.
2. Salute to Flag
3. Motion by Adams, seconded by Mattila, to approve the agenda as amended. CARRIED. [addition of item 9-K [new IRS mileage rate.]
4. Motion by Mattila, seconded by Adams, to approve the minutes of the following meetings as presented. CARRIED.
12-20-07 [regular] 12-27-07 [elec. Comm.] 01-16-08 [budgets]
5. Motion by Mattila, seconded by Hurst, to pay the bills as presented. CARRIED.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT: length – 12 minutes
The Board deviated from the agenda to item 9-A
7. REPORTS:
a) Trustee Adams- reported on County Landfill
b) Trustee Hurst- attended and reported on 2 Heritage Trail meetings and the Recreation Authority.
WHEREAS , Republic Township has continually supported the concept and implementation of the Iron Ore Heritage Trail System, and…
WHEREAS, Republic Township supports enhancing the present system,…
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that Republic Township supports the purchase of the old Republic Bank building and turning it into a museum in relation to the Heritage Trail System.
Motion by Skogman, seconded by Adams, to adopt the above resolution.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Adams-yes, Hurst-yes, Johnson-yes, Mattila-yes, Skogman-yes. CARRIED.
c) Ambulance- members need turn-out gear.
d) Heritage Trail- see 7-B
e) Assessing- no report
1. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
a) Cable America Lease- no word from them as of today.
b) Heritage Gardeners- want to extend their garden; Board consensus is that would be alright.
1. NEW BUSINESS:
a) Internet Franchise- Gail Heikkinen and John Conrad [Ironbay.net];
Motion by Adams, seconded by Skogman, to approve sending the proposed lease with Ironbay Internet Services to our attorney for review. CARRIED.
b) Township Publicist- much discussion on the need for one.
c) Janitor- Amy Niemi is taking a medical leave-of-absence and Brandi Alto has agreed to fill in for her.
d) LSCP Contract-
Motion by Adams, seconded by Mattila, to approve the contract with the Lake Superior Community Partnership at a cost of $1,500, payable April 1, 2008. CARRIED.
e) UPSET Contract-
Motion by Mattila, seconded by Adams, to join UPSET at a cost of $1,106, starting April 1, 2008. CARRIED.
f) NMPSA Classes- 2 classes – PowerPoint & Energy Conference.
Motion by Skogman, seconded by Hurst, to send Supervisor Johnson & Treasurer Mattila to the PowerPoint class and Supervisor Johnson and any interested Planning Commission members to the Energy Conference. CARRIED.
g) Ordinance(s) Removal-
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Hurst, to remove the following listed ordinances, based on Ordinance Sub-Committee recommendations. CARRIED
#1 – Liquor Control
#3 – Dogs
#4 - Garbage Containers
“Building Permits”
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Adams, to accept the committees’ recommendation of the following actions to be taken by the Board.
CARRIED.
Cemetery Ordinance needs to have a # assigned
Strike the following works from the Noise Ordinance – Section #7 – “either the Mid-Township Police Department and/or..”
Junk & Junk Vehicle needs to have a # assigned
Public Water Mains needs to have a # assigned
a) Maintenance Contract with Roberts Filter- still working on a proposal
b) Truck Purchase/Discussion- Supervisor to get prices for a 1 ton dump truck.
c) Budget Amendments-
Motion by Adams, seconded by Hurst, to approve the following budget amendments as presented. CARRIED.
BUDGET AMENDMENTS – FOR JANUARY 24, 2008
Function
Account Number
Account Description
Amount
Increase Revenue Account - CREDIT
101-000-412 Delq-Real/Pers 20
101-000-675 Amb Care Plans 55
Total= 75
Decrease Expenditure Account - CREDIT
101-265-970 Capital Outlay 6,125
101-336-717 Fire/Workers’ Comp 230
101-750-736 Recr-Operating Exp. 600
101-750-801 Recr-Prof Services 500
101-895-955 Actvts Elsw-Misc 8,000
Total= 15,455
Increase Expenditure Account- DEBIT
101-101-801 Twp Bd-Pro Services 4,000
101-101-900 Twp Bd-Print/Publish 100
101-101-960 Twp Bd-Train/Educ 130
101-209-703 Assessor-Deputy Help 30
101-209-736 Assessor-Op Expense 350
101-258-801 Data Proc-Pro Services 2,000
101-265-851 Town Hall/Telephone 2,000
101-265-920 Town Hall/Publ Utilities 2,000
101-276-704 Cemetery-Emp Wages 100
101-276-709 Cemetery-Soc Sec 5
101-276-736 Cemetery-Op Expenses 950
101-441-717 Pub.Works-Wrks Comp 135
101-441-726 Pub Works-Main/Repair 50
101-651-736 Amb-Op Expenses 500
101-651-741 Amb-Gasoline 200
101-651-801 Amb-Pro Services 335
101-651-860 Amb-Travel/Meals 2,300
101-651-955 Amb-Misc 50
101-651-957 Amb-Licenses 45
101-895-945 Ac Nt Prov Elsw-Insurance 250
CREDITS – 15,530 Total= 15,530
DEBITS – 15,530
k) New IRS Mileage Rate- rate is now $.505 per mile
1. PUBLIC COMMENT: length – 6.5 minutes
2. ADJOURNMENT: meeting was declared adjourned at 8:37pm.
APPROVED: ___________________________
DATE : ___________________________
SIGNED : ___________________________
