January 21, 2000
Special Meeting
Charter Township of AuSable

Meeting called to order at 12:00 P.M. by Supervisor Lamrock.

PRESENT:
Lamrock, Schweickert, Kopko, Wassmann, Gary,  and Beliveau.

ABSENT:
Burley.

PRESS COVERAGE:
Dennis Pajot.

Pledge of Allegiance recited.

MEETING AGENDA:
Motion by Kopko, seconded by Beliveau to accept the meeting agenda.
All in favor, motion carried.

PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

OHS WATER/SEWER:
Motion by Gary, seconded by Kopko to authorize Supervisor Lamrock 
to sign Change Order No. 2 which will extend  the contract time to
February 15, 2000 and allow the subcontractors and suppliers to make
necessary changes and corrections to complete the pump station at the
AuSable Charter Township-River Road Sanitary Sewer and Watermain
extension  project. All in favor, motion carried.

AUSABLE v BENDZINSKI:
Motion by Schweickert, seconded by Kopko to proceed with accepting
The settlement agreement (in amount of $175,000.00) as recommended
by Attorney Philip Vestevich. 
Roll call: Wassmann NO; Gary, Kopko, Beliveau, Schweickert and
Lamrock YES; motion carried.

During discussion of the above motion, Bob Wassmann requested that 
his following statement be entered into the record:

" I feel confident if this was to go in front of a Jury in Tawas, that AuSable
would get a favorable finding, and we all know what that would mean to our
Township. And the second part of it is that part of the Jury situation, both 
the past and the sitting elected officials' stance on this situation would be
known to the public, and again I recommend that anubody in our Township
with any thoughts about this thing should read the depositions that were
given by the elected officials."

BOARD COMMENTS:
None.

PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.

ADJOURN:
Motion by Schweickert, seconded by Beliveau to adjourn, 12:15 P.M.
All in favor, motion carried.



Della Schweickert, Clerk           Ronald J. Lamrock, Supervisor
Charter Twp. of AuSable           Charter Twp. of AuSable