2nd meeting

St. Clair Township Board Meeting
December 19, 2011
7:00 P.M.

Supervisor Mahaffy called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. All Board Members present.

1. Moved by Trustee Boulier. Seconded by Trustee Boeck to accept the minutes of the
December 5, 2011 Township Board Meeting. Motion carried.

2. Moved by Trustee Karas. Seconded by Treasurer Miskus to pay all bills.

GENERAL FUND
ELECTION SOURCE	VOTING MACHINES	705.00
CARTRIDGE CONNECTION	INK TONER	237.98
MTA SCC CHAPTER	ANNUAL DUES	25.00
SEMCO	TWP HEAT	151.76
ORKIN	PEST CONTROL	50.00
BMJ	BIKE PATH ENGINEERING	342.39
AE&W	M-29 BIKE PATH ENGINEERING	2,225.00
	TOTAL GENERAL FUND	3,737.13
ROAD FUND
ROAD COMMISSION	ASPHALT APPROACH VINE @ RATTLE RUN	2,791.47
ROAD COMMISSION	EMERGENCY ROAD REPAIR	534.02
	TOTAL ROAD FUND	3,325.49
WATER FUND
CITY OF ST. CLAIR	WATER PURCHASE	24,670.74
PAYMENT	PAYMENT TO GENERAL FUND	7,000.00
	TOTAL WATER FUND	31,670.74
SEWER FUND
PAYMENT	PAYMENT TO GENERAL FUND	4,000.00
	TOTAL SEWER FUND	4000.00
MANUAL CHECKS
POSTMASTER	TWP POSTAGE	105.30
BOULIER, MIKE	RECREATION PROGRAMS	66.45
MTA	EDUCATION & TRAINING	250.00
SPRINGROVE VARIETY	RECREATION PROGRAMS	125.96
CHARRON, STELLA	RECREATION PROGRAMS	69.36
BOULIER, KATHY	RECREATION PROGRAMS	57.44
MTA	CONFERENCE	250.00
	TOTAL MANUAL CHECKS	924.51
	TOTAL ALL FUNDS	43,657.87

Roll call: Yes – Trustees Boulier, Hovis, Karas and Boeck, Treasurer Miskus, Clerk Skonieczny and Supervisor Mahaffy. Motion carried.

3. Moved by Clerk Skonieczny. Seconded by Treasurer Miskus to amend the agenda to include MTA Board of Review Training. Roll call: Yes – Trustees Boulier, Hovis, Karas and Boeck, Treasurer Miskus, Clerk Skonieczny and Supervisor Mahaffy. Motion carried.

4. Moved by Clerk Skonieczny. Seconded by Trustee Karas that Township Board Members be allowed to attend the 2012 MTA Educational Conference on January 25, 2012 to January 27, 2012 with expenses paid. Roll call: Yes – Trustees Boulier, Hovis, Karas and Boeck, Treasurer Miskus, Clerk Skonieczny and Supervisor Mahaffy. Motion carried.

5. Moved by Clerk Skonieczny. Seconded by Trustee Boeck to appoint Supervisor Mahaffy to a two year term on the Township Roads and Bridges Advisory Committee TAC for St. Clair County. Motion carried.

6. Moved by Clerk Skonieczny. Seconded by Trustee Hovis to allow the Board of Review Members, Supervisor and Assessor to attend the MTA Board of Review on February 8, 2012 with expenses paid. Roll call: Yes – Trustees Boulier, Hovis, Karas and Boeck, Treasurer Miskus, Clerk Skonieczny and Supervisor Mahaffy. Motion carried.

7. Township Board discussed 2012 Health Benefits for Township Office Manager. Moved by Trustee Hovis. Seconded by Treasurer Miskus to offer the Township Office Manager $3,100.00 towards her husband’s insurance, deductibles and monies left at the end of the calendar year would be a bonus. Roll call: Yes- Trustee Boeck, Trustee Hovis, No-Trustees Boulier and Karas, Treasurer Miskus, Clerk Skonieczny and Supervisor Mahaffy. Motion failed.

8. Moved by Trustee Hovis. Seconded by Treasurer Miskus to offer the Township Office Manager for 2012 Health Benefits with a $2,400.00 deductible and $2,000.00 compensation. Roll call: Yes – Trustees Karas, Hovis, Treasurer Miskus, Clerk Skonieczny, Supervisor Mahaffy. No – Trustees Boulier and Boeck. Motion carried.

9. Call from the table:

1) Trustee Karas stated he felt there should be an admistrative fee for delinquent miscellaneous charges on the tax roll.
2) Trustees Boeck and Boulier requested hard copies of their agenda packets.
3) Clerk Skonieczny reported the St. Clair County Drain Commission will be doing a clean out and maintenance of the Bowman Drain.

Moved by Clerk Skonieczny. Seconded by Trustee Boeck to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:59 p.m.

Joyce A. Skonieczny
Clerk