VILLAGE OF ELLSWORTH COUNCIL MINUTES

JANUARY 8, 2007

REGULAR MEETING

BANKS TOWNSHIP HALL

 

 

Present: Campbell, Olach, Boss, Vollmer, M. Peters and J. Skeel and BJ Peters.

Absent: M. Drenth

Others:  Bob Daunter and Terry Johnson   

 

Meeting called to order by Campbell at 7:00 p.m.

  1. Motion by Olach/Skeel to accept the December 2006 minutes as presented. CARRIED.

 

Departmental Reports:

Police: Terry Johnson, Antrim County Sheriff, gave information on new radios that will be used county wide and also in the village police car.  The new radios will be provided to the village by the county at no cost and the county will pay for the first year mike fees. The mike fees could range from $50.00 to $200.00 per mike for every year after that and the village would have 2 radios. Johnson and Office Daunter will provide us with more information within the next month.

This new radio system will give the county better coverage for police departments.

 

DPW:  

Streets:

Planning Commission:  The Planning Commission will be viewing the updated draft of the Village Master Plan Thursday, January 11.

Finance Committee:  Budget Committee to meet Wednesday night 7:00 p.m. January 10, 2007 at the Banks Township Hall.

 

Action Items:

Council recommended to the finance committee that Village employeeÕs wages to have a 3.3% increase . Wages to be as follows for 2007 / 2008:

 

 Tex Drenth from $ 14.83 to $ 15.32

Al Donaldson from $ 10.63 to $ 10.98

Andy Ross $ 10.63 to $ 10.98

Police from $ 11.17 to $ 11.54

Clerk from $11,279.00 to $11,652.00

Treasure from $ 3183.00 to $ 3288.00

Dudley Stevens $ 14.83

 

2.     Motion by Boss/M. Peters to accept the Budget Amendments as follows.

 

Water Fund:

 

Increase Interest Income (000-66500) $1000 from $1000 to $2000.

 

Increase Sales (000-6010) $4000 from $58,000 to $62,000

 

Increase Repairs & Maintenance (536-9300) $4034 from $31,966 to $36,000

 

Increase Capital Outlay (536-94010) $3951 from $56,049 to $60,000

 

Increase Salary & Wages (536-70200) $3000 from $8000 to $11,000

 

Increase Operating Supplies (536-72700) $1500 from $2000 to $3500.  

 

 

General Fund:

 

Decrease Fund Balance (000-40100) $22,333.80 from $130,200 to $107,666.20 and increase Transfers Out (965-99900) $22,333.80 from $0 to $22,333.80.

 

 

 

Major Street: 

 

Increase Transfers In (000-69910) $22,333.80 from $0 to $22,333.80 and Increase Sidewalks (450-80240) $14333.80 from $0 to $14333.80 and Increase Contracted Service (450-80220) $8000 from $0 to $8000. $ 10.63 to $ 10.98.  CARRIED. 7-0

 

 

3.     Motion by BJ Peters /Olach  to approve UP Engineers as the  project engineer on the Community Park Project at the cost of 28,896.  CARRIED 7-0.

 

4.     Motion by Vollmer/Skeel to approve the use of the village backhoe, use of Lake St and the Community Park area for clean-up day May 19, 2007. CARRIED 7-0.

 

Summer Rec. Director: BJ Peters presented Andy Ross for the Summer Recreation Director for 2007. BJ Peter is to do the preseason meeting and the sign-up.

5.  Motion by Vollmer/Skeel to approve Andy Ross as the 2007 Summer Recreation Director. CARRIED 7-0.

 

6.  Motion by Olach/Vollmer to approve the 2006-2007 Village Officers and Committees. CARRIED.

 

7.              Motion by BJ Peters/Skeel to pay the bills. CARRIED

 

8.              Motion by BJ Peters/Skeel to adjourn at 7:50 p.m.

 

Hellen Allen

 

Village Clerk