Charter Township of AuSable
Regular Meeting
September 08, 2009

Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Supervisor, Kevin Beliveau

PRESENT:
Jan Baldwin, Alanda Barnes, Paul Mayville, Lynn Mitchell, Yvette Ramsdell, Mary Jo Samotis and Kevin Beliveau 

ABSENT: 
None

STAFF PRESENT:
Superintendent, Mark Ritter

PRESS COVERAGE:
Manuela Kress

OTHER’S PRESENT:
AuSable Township Residents

Pledge of Allegiance recited.

PUBLIC COMMENT:
* None

MEETING AGENDA: Motion by Mitchell to approve meeting agenda as amended, seconded by Baldwin. All in favor. Motion carried. Adding Beautification Award under new business, and to add closed session to discuss possible land acquisition.

CONSENT AGENDA:
Motion by Mitchell to approve the consent agenda, bills dated 08/18/09-09/08/09 and regular minutes dated August 17, 2009, seconded by Baldwin. Roll call vote. All in favor. Motion carried.

PRESENTATIONS:
A. Treasurer- Nothing
B. Clerk –Accounts Payable
C. Superintendent, Mark Ritter
* Written report

PUBLIC HEARING:
        A. None

OLD BUSINESS:
A. Considering adopting the new Employee Handbook. Please review your e mail attachment. Motion by Barnes to approve revised employee handbook with the addition of no smoking policy in or on any township property, effective 9/8/09, seconded by Baldwin. Roll call. All in favor. Motion carried.







Charter Township of AuSable
Regular Meeting
September 08, 2009

NEW BUSINESS:
A. Presentation of Beautification Awards.
B. Consider Millage rates for 2010- 
* Motion by Mayville to approve 2010 Operating Millage at 4.5880 mils, seconded by Baldwin. Roll call vote. All in favor. Motion carried.
* Motion by Mayville to approve the 2010 Fire Millage rate of 1.200 mils, seconded by Barnes. Roll call vote. All in favor. Motion carried.
* Motion by Mayville to approve Senior Millage for 2010 at the rate of 0.0981, seconded by Barnes. Roll call vote. All in favor. Motion carried.
C. Consider expenditure for MTA fall regional meeting. Motion by Mitchell to approve Mark, Mary Jo and Yvette to attend fall regional meetings with mileage and registration to be an expense of the township, seconded by Barnes. Roll call vote. All in favor. Motion carried.

BOARD COMMENTS:
None 

PUBLIC COMMENT:
* Resident doesn’t feel that township should pay 100% of cost for health insurance, because she has a lot of out of pocket cost with the insurance that she has.

Motion made by Samotis to close Open Session and go into Closed Session to discuss land acquits ion, seconded by Mitchell. Roll call vote. All in favor. Motion carried

CLOSED SESSION: 7:45 pm
To discuss conditions of possible land acquisition

OPEN SESSION- Motion by Ramsdell to close Closed Session and go back into Open Session, seconded by Samotis. Roll call. All in favor. Motion carried at 8:11 pm.

Motion by Ramsdell to move forward with possible land acquisition, Authorizing Treasurer and Superintendent to go to travel to Lansing on September 09, 2009 to bid up to $1,000.00 for the Dollar Discount property, seconded by Mitchell, Roll call vote. All in favor. Motion carried.

ADJOURN:
Motion by Barnes to adjourn, seconded by Mitchell. All in favor! Motion carried.  Meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.






Lynn Mitchell, Clerk				Kevin J. Beliveau, Supervisor 
Charter Township of AuSable			Charter Township of AuSable
Lam/township minutes09/10/2009





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