HOMER TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING MINUTES

JULY 21, 2004

MEMBERS PRESENT: MUDD, PRITCHARD, RADOSA, SCHLAFLEY, STERN, TEW,

VARNER

MEMBERS ABSENT: NONE

SUPERVISOR RADOSA OPENED THE MEETING AT 7:04 P.M. WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 7, 2004 MEETING WERE RECEIVED.

THE TREASURER’S REPORT WAS GIVEN AND RECEIVED.

MUDD MOVED, SECOND BY STERN, TO PAY THE CURRENT BILLS: GENERAL FUND CHECKS 032287 THRU 032297 TOTALING $43,588.75; FIRE DEPT. FUND CHECKS 2001 THRU 2004 TOTALING $1644.52; BUILDING FUND CHECKS 1001 THRU 1004 TOTALING $1249.18. MOTION CARRIED. 7 YEA, 0 NO.

TEW MOVED, SECOND BY MUDD, TO BRING BACK TO THE TABLE THE PREVIOUSLY TABLED MOTION FROM 7/7/04 CONCERNING REPAIR OF THE LAPTOP COMPUTER.

THE MOTION WAS CARRIED BY A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE.

MUDD MOVED, SECOND BY PRITCHARD, TO PURCHASE A POWER CORD FOR THE LAPTOP AND CLEANING FOR $175. MOTION CARRIED. 7 YEA, 0 NO.

SCHLAFLEY MOVED, SECOND BY MUDD, TO APPROVE ANNEXATION RESOLUTIONS TO THE CITY FOR PARCELS 040-700-500-001 AND 040-700-500-150. MOTION CARRIED.

7 YEA, 0 NO.

PRITCHARD MOVED, SECOND BY STERN, TO APPROVE THE CERTIFICATION OF THE RAPANOS WATER PETITION. MOTION CARRIED. 7 YEA, 0 NO.

PRITCHARD MOVED, SECOND BY STERN, TO SEND APPLICATION TO WADE TRIM FOR APPROVAL FOR WATER DISTRICT # 8. MOTION CARRIED. 7 YEA, 0 NO.

MUDD MOVED, SECOND BY SCHLAFLEY, TO SEND APPLICATION TO THE CITY OF MIDLAND FOR APPROVAL OF WATER DISTRICT # 8. MOTION CARRIED. 7 YEA, 0 NO.

TEW MOVED, SECOND BY MUDD, TO APPROVE FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT UP TO $38,000 FOR THE TOWNSHIP PARK AND UP TO $25,000 FOR THE TOWNSHIP HALL. MOTION CARRIED. 7 YEA, 0 NO.

STERN MOVED, SECOND BY MUDD, TO APPROVE GARY’S FENCE OF SANFORD TO FINISH FENCING THE TOWNSHIP PARK AT A COST OF $ 8999. MOTION CARRIED.

YEA: MUDD, PRITCHARD, RADOSA, SCHLAFLEY, STERN, TEW.

NO: VARNER.

MUDD MOVED, SECOND BY VARNER, TO APPROVE $80.45 FOR HOMER TOWNSHIP’S SHARE TO SEND TED VANWERT TO THE MIAM FALL TRAINING CONFERENCE IN OCTOTBER. MOTION CARRIED. 7 YEA, 0 NO.

TEW MOVED, SECOND BY MUDD, TO HIRE BOB WINCHESTER TO SERVICE THE HOMER TOWNSHIP WEB PAGE AT $25 PER HOUR. MOTION CARRIED. 7 YEA, 0 NO.

SCHLAFLEY MOVED, SECOND BY TEW, TO OPEN SECTION D OF THE CEMETERY.

MOTION CARRIED. 7 YEA, 0 NO.

MUDD MOVED, SECOND BY SCHLAFLEY, TO SEND KEVIN VARNER TO THE CODE OFFICIALS CONFERENCE IN SEPT. REGISTRATION FEE OF $220 AND LODGING $448.88. MOTION CARRIED. 7 YEA, 0 NO.

PRITCHARD MOVED, SECOND BY MUDD, TO SEND APPROVED PENSION PLAN CHANGES TO MANULIFE. MOTION CARRIED. 7 YEA, 0 NO.

PRITCHARD MOVED, SECOND BY SCHLAFLEY, TO PAY ALL CEMETERY FOUNDATION MONEY TO THE TREASURER AND HOLD FOR PAY TO DPW AS A BONUS. MOTION FAILED. YEA: PRITCHARD, SCHLAFLEY. NO: MUDD, RADOSA, STERN, TEW, VARNER.

PRITCHARD MOVED, SECOND BY STERN, TO DEMOLISH THE OLD FIRE STATION AND WORK TOWARD A PUBLIC ACCESS SITE TO THE RIVER. MOTION CARRIED.

7 YEA, 0 NO.

MEETING ADJOURNED AT 11:18 P.M.

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BARBARA RADOSA, SUPERVISOR

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KEN SCHLAFLEY, CLERK