Meeting Minutes

Regular Meeting Minutes

 

Minutes of REGULAR MEETING   Held August 9, 2011                                         7:00 PM   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON                  Dawn Johnson, Clerk     CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM.  Supervisor Moorhouse led those present in the pledge of allegiance.   ROLL CALL Fred Moorhouse Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Jim Chaffer Kathy RaCosta   Others in attendance see attached sign in sheet.   AGENDA RaCosta made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to approve the agenda. All YEAS.  Motion carried.   MINUTES Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to approve the minutes for the regular meeting held July 13, 2011, with minor corrections and the work session meeting held July 28, 2011 with minor corrections. All AYES. Motion carried.   FINANCIAL REPORT  The report was accepted into record.   PUBLIC COMMENT Mike Carls, 3205 LeValley Road, inquired about the brining of the roads.   Don Horton, 9932 Boucher Road, made comment that the Road Commission has graded Boucher Road twice but has not brined the road either time.   UNFINISHED BUSINESS   Tax-foreclosed acquistions  Lapeer County Treasurers Department informed us of three properties that Marathon Township could acquire for unpaid taxes. The Township gets first bids on them. The property located at 4060 Columbiaville Rd has back taxes in the amount of $5,700. The second property is vacant land with two half lot parcels on Klam Road.  The back taxes owing on this property are $4000.00 Glesenkamp recommends letting all properties go back to the County for tax sale. Glesenkamp will sign and return to the Lapeer County Treasurer the Waiving First Right of Refusal.   Charter Township status eligibility  The Board needs to pass a resolution by October on whether or not to become a Charter Township. The entire Board is against becoming a Charter Township. Chaffer made a motion to table this issue to a work session.      NEW BUSINESS   Annexation of Township property Glesenkamp made a motion supported by RaCosta to discontinue discussing the annexation of the Turning Point property. We do not want to spend any money on legal fees or exploratory research as the Board is not interested in allowing the property to be annexed  The Village of Otter Lake approached the Township about the annexation of the Turning Point property. Ramona Hemingway, 6660 Sherman Dr. made comment to the Board that “if they were to annex the Turning Point property it would put a great hardship on her and would devalue her property.”  Tom Valentine, Township Assessor made comment that “if the annexation were to go through the Township Master Plan would also have to be changed”.  Roll call was taken. Moorhouse AYE, Johnson AYE, Glesenkamp AYE, Chaffer AYE, RaCosta, AYE. Motion carried.   Quarterly review of budget  The Board reviewed the budget for the last quarter and accepted it into record.     COMMITTEE REPORTS Trustee Chaffer, made comment “he has been working hard on the cleaning of the Southern Links Trailway. He encourages everyone to get out and enjoy the trail.”   Clerk Johnson, reminded the Board  that Marathon Township will be hosting the Lapeer County MTA meeting on August 16th.  The meeting will take place at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Columbiaville, Hotdogs and ice cream will be served and the trail will be showcased.   APPROVAL TO PAY BILLS Chaffer made a motion, supported by RaCosta to pay warrants 7393-7446 and warrant 7448 in the amount of $28,000.66 from General fund, warrants  5511-5514 in the amount of $545.46 from the Building Department fund.  Roll call was taken. Glesenkamp AYE, Johnson AYE, Chaffer AYE, RaCosta AYE, Moorhouse AYE. Motion carried.   CORRESPONDENCE Trustee Chaffer announced to the audience “to come out to the Mighty Mac in Marathon on Labor Day”.   Tom Valentine approached the Board regarding the Dotnet Program.  The Program combines the tax and assessing programs.  The Dotnet program is very expensive. It would cost the Township around $9,000 for the two programs. Tom Valentine commented that “ the program is very complicated and has a lot of issues that need to be fixed”. Tom believes that this program will become mandatory in the future.   ADJOURNMENT Meeting was adjourned at 8:15 PM.     Back to top

Minutes of REGULAR MEETING   Held July 12, 2011                                            7:00 PM   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON                  Dawn Johnson, Clerk     CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM.  Supervisor Moorhouse led those present in the pledge of allegiance.   ROLL CALL Fred Moorhouse Sandi Glesenkamp Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Dawn Johnson  Absent (excused)   Others in attendance, see attached sign in sheet.   AGENDA Moorhouse made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to approve the agenda. All YEAS.  Motion carried.   MINUTES Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to approve the minutes for the work session meeting held June 30, 2011, regular meeting held June 14, 2011 with minor corrections. All AYES. Motion carried.   FINANCIAL REPORT  The report was accepted into record.   PUBLIC COMMENT Clifford Barton, 3275 Barnes Lake Road.  Informed the Board that he will be hosting a party at his home on 8/20/11 that may go past 8:00 pm, when the noise ordinance takes affect.   Mike Carls, 3205 LeValley Road.  Inquired if Jostock will be doing a second passing on the roadside mowing in the township. Mr Carl’s also commented on the % of Chloride that was used to brine the roads.   UNFINISHED BUSINESS   None   NEW BUSINESS   Habitat for Humanity request  Carolyn Nestor, Director It came to the Boards attention that the property of interest is not located in Marathon Township, but rather in Oregon Township.   Charter Township status eligibility information item  Tabled until work session.   Tax-foreclosed property acquisitions Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to table until work session.   COMMITTEE REPORTS Trustee Chaffer, updated the Board on the SLT.  The Management Council has broken up the trail into sections to help keep up with maintenance on the trail. Chaffer also informed the Board that Sunday July 17, 2011 there will be a triathlon starting in Otter Lake to Columbiaville.   Glesenkamp, informed everyone that Marathon Township will be hosting the next MTA meeting.  It will be held on the 3rd Tuesday in August at the Veteran’s Memorial Park in Columbiaville.   APPROVAL TO PAY BILLS Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to pay warrants 7357-7392 in the amount of $22,453.20 from General fund, warrants 5504-5510 in the amount of $1,759.89 from the Building Department fund.  Roll call was taken. AYE Glesenkamp, RaCosta, Chaffer, Moorhouse.  NAY None. Motion carried.   CORRESPONDENCE Moorhouse attended a meeting at Camp Retreats to discuss the Wetlands Reclamation with the possibility of the LC Road Commission vacating the end of Klam Road at Piersonville Road for wetland development.     ADJOURNMENT Meeting was adjourned at 7:45 PM.     Back to top

Minutes of REGULAR MEETING   Held June 14, 2011                               7:00 PM   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON                  Dawn Johnson, Clerk   CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order at 7:07PM.  Supervisor Moorhouse led those present in the pledge of allegiance.   ROLL CALL Fred Moorhouse Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Others in attendance, see attached sign in sheet.   Approval of the AGENDA  Chaffer made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to approve the agenda as presented. All AYES.  Motion carried.   Meeting Minutes  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by  Chaffer to approve the minutes of May 10th, special meeting minutes of May12th and work session meeting of June 2nd with minor corrections. Roll call vote was taken.  Aye Johnson, Glesenkamp, RaCosta, Chaffer, Moorhouse.  NAY None.  Motion carried.   Financial Report  The report was accepted into record   Public comment   Duane Oliver, 4777 Cusenza Drive. Inquired about establishing a speed limit on Marathon Road Sue Arms, 3283 Barnes Lake Road.  Informed the Board that she will be hosting a party at her home on 7/16 that may go past 8:00 pm, when the noise ordinance takes affect.   Tom Valentine, Township Assessor, updated those present on the Michigan Tax Tribunal case with Camp Retreats.   Mike Carls, 3205 LeValley Road. Inquired if the Road Commission would be disking the side of the road this summer to alleviate the berm forming there.   Cheryl Clark, 1st District County Commissioner. Gave updates on County budget for FY 2012, KIND program and MT Needs Coalition   UNFINISHED BUSINESS   Cemetery ordinance  Chaffer made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to adopt the  new cemetery ordinance as presented.  Roll call vote was taken. AYE Glesenkamp, RaCosta, Chaffer, Moorhouse, Johnson.  NAY None.  Motion carried.   Repeal of rental ordinance  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to repeal ordinance # 87-1, Housing Rental Ordinance. AYE RaCosta, Chaffer, Moorhouse, Johnson, Glesenkamp.  NAY None.  Motion carried       NEW Business   Tree removal at cemetery   Sexton, Wayne Nelson presented a bid to cut down a dead tree, grind the stump, as well as grind additional stumps and then spread topsoil and grass seed to areas. Total cost is $665.00.  Motion was made by Chaffer, supported by RaCosta to approve the bid as presented.  AYE Chaffer, Moorhouse, Johnson, Glesenkamp, RaCosta.  Nay None.  Motion carried   Auditor’s report  FY 2010-2011   Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to accept the auditors report into record.  AYE  Chaffer, Moorhouse, Johnson, Glesenkamp, RaCosta. NAY None. Motion carried.   Approval to pay bills  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Moorhouse to approve  payment of warrants 7310-7356, from general fund, in the amount of $35,021.49 and warrants 5493-5503, from the building fund, in the amount of $3445.66.   COMMIttee REPoRTS   Trustee Chaffer gave a report on the success of  National Trail Day held on June 4th. He also informed us of what transpired at the last Southern Links Trailway Management Council meeting.   Clerk Johnson gave an update on the progress of plans for the Mighty Mac in Marathon Labor Day Walk.     Correspondence Supervisor Moorhouse received a call from Otter Lake Village Clerk, Joan Skias to request a meeting be set-up between township officials and village officials to discuss the Village’s desire to annex the property that is owned by Turning Point.   Meeting was adjourned at 8:15 PM     Back to top

Minutes of REGULAR MEETING   Held May 10, 2011                                7:00 PM   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON                  Dawn Johnson, Clerk   CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order at 7:00PM.  Clerk Johnson led those present in the pledge of allegiance.   ROLL CALL Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Fred Moorhouse absent (excused)   Others in attendance, see attached sign in sheet.   In Supervisor Moorhouse’s absence, it was the consensus of the Board that Clerk Johnson would facilitate the meeting   Approval of the AGENDA Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to approve the agenda.  Roll call was taken.  AYE Johnson, Glesenkamp, RaCosta, Chaffer.  NAY None. Motion carried.    MINUTES Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to approve the minutes for the work session meeting held April 28th, 2011 and the regular meeting held on April 12th, 2011 with minor corrections to the April 12th, 2011 regular meeting. Roll call was taken.  AYE. Johnson, Glesenkamp, RaCosta, Chaffer.  NAY None. Motion carried.    FINANCIAL REPORT Treasurer’s report was accepted into record.   PUBLIC COMMENT Dale Fuller asked if there were any future plans for re-paving Hemingway Lake Rd this year.   UNFINSIHED BUSINESS   Painting bids  Chaffer made a motion, supported by RaCosta to accept the painting bid from Gold Star Painting.  Gold Star will be painting the interior walls, ceiling and the two exterior doors,  as well as fixing the areas of drywall needing repair in the township board room for the cost of $1,975.00.  Roll call was taken.  AYE. Johnson, Glesenkamp, RaCosta, Chaffer.  NAY None.  Motion carried.    Patriot Ambulance agreement Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to accept the Patriot Ambulance agreement for another 3 years. ALL AYES  NAYS None.  Motion carried.   NEW BUSINESS   SLT Friends Group request  Dale Fuller addressed the Board to ask them if the SLT Friends Group was ever to dissolve, would the township be willing to take over the funds for the group. The remaining money would continue to be used for the trail only. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer with pending approval from the attorney, to accept funds from the SLT Friends Group if they were to dissolve.  ALL AYES. NAYS None.  Motion carried.   Fax machine purchase  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to purchase a new fax machine for the township office. The purchase of the Brother Laser fax machine will cost $299.99. The new fax machine will yield 6000 copies and the toner cartridge unit will run $85.00. Roll call was taken. AYE Glesenkamp, RaCosta, Chaffer, Johnson. NAYS None. Motion carried.    Monument foundations at cemetery  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to increase the rate of monument foundation installation at the Hollenbeck Cemetery from $.20 to $.40 per square inch. This is commensurate with what other cemeteries charge.  The foundation installation rate was last set in 1990.  Roll call was taken.  AYE RaCosta, Chaffer, Johnson, Glesenkamp. NAYS None. Motion carried.    Road project bids  Tabled until next work session meeting.   APPROVAL TO PAY BILLS Chaffer made a motion, supported by RaCosta to pay warrants 7250-7251,7263, 7272-7276,7288-7289,and 7291-7309 in the amount of $36,112.44.  Roll call was taken.  AYE Chaffer, Johnson, Glesenkamp, RaCosta. NAY None. Motion carried.       COMMITTEE REPORTS Trustee RaCosta, attended the Lapeer County MTA meeting.  She reported that a company called Vintage Tech Recyclers, Inc gave a presentation on a recycling program that would be no cost to the township.  They recycle unwanted computers for scrap.  They would send out all the flyers for the recycling day and bring the necessary boxes for retrieving the unwanted computers.  Trustee Racosta also reported that Representative Daley also spoke at the meeting. He reported on the pension cuts and the cutting of personal property tax.   Trustee Chaffer attended the Management Council Meeting for the SLT.  He reported that the SLT is still in the works for getting the trail connected from Columbiaville to Lapeer. The National Trail Day will be held on June 4th, 2011 from 9AM-12PM. Certificates for the completion of the walk will be given to those walkers who finish the trail walk.   Clerk Johnson attended the Village of Otter Lake meeting.  She reported that the Otter Lake Treasurer has resigned and Turning Point will be closing.  Clerk Johnson also gave a report on the Mighty Mac in Marathon Community Labor Day Walk.  The committee has been working on a logo for this year’s walk. Chaffer has spoken with the Columbiaville Methodist Church asking them to get involved with making mini pasties to give out. There will also be a fudge tasting competition the day of the walk.   ADJOURNMENT Meeting was adjourned at 8:03 PM     Back to top

Minutes of REGULAR MEETING   Held April 12, 2011                               7:00PM   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON                  Dawn Johnson, Clerk   CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM.  Supervisor Moorhouse led those present in the pledge of allegiance.   ROLL CALL Fred Moorhouse Sandi Glesenkamp Jim Chaffer Kathy RaCosta Dawn Johnson   Others in attendance, see attached sign in sheet.   AGENDA  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Johnson to approve the agenda. All YEAS.  Motion carried.   MINUTES Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to approve the minutes for the work session meeting held March 7, 2011, the regular meeting held March 8, 2011 and the special meeting held March 28, 2011 and the work session meeting held March 31, 2011. Minor corrections were needed for March 8th and March 31st   FINANCIAL REPORT Treasurer’s report was accepted in to record.   PUBLIC COMMENT Duane Oliver made a comment regarding the speed limit where the Hemingway Lake access road dead ends at Marathon Road. Would like to see the speed limit lowered in that area.   UNFINISHED BUSINESS   None   NEW BUSINESS   Lawn mowing contract Chaffer made a motion, supported by RaCosta to accept the 2011 Becks Lawn Care contract.  The contract includes mowing service for both the Township Hall and Hemingway Lake Dam.  There will be an extra cost of $ 4.00 per mowing service for both locations.  Roll call was taken.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   Salary Compensation Commission appointment Chaffer made a motion, supported by RaCosta to reappoint Helen Clark for another 5 year term as a board member on the Salary Compensation Commission.  Roll call was taken.  AYE  Moorhouse, Johnson, Glesenkamp, Chaffer, RaCosta.   NAY None   Motion carried.   Curbside garbage ordinance Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to accept the curbside garbage ordinance No. 2011-2 into record. Curbside garbage ordinance states that “garbage shall not be at the roadway for collection more the 24 hours before scheduled time of collection.  No later the 24 hours after garbage is collected, a person shall retrieve portable containers and remove them from curbside.”  Permanent boxes are allowed.  There will be a fine of $25.00 for the first violation and $50.00 for each subsequent violation.  Roll call was taken. AYE. Johnson, Glesenkamp, Chaffer, RaCosta, Moorhouse.  NAY None. Motion carried.   APPROVAL TO PAY BILLS   Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to pay warrants 7192, 7199, 7200, 7206-7210, 7213-7214, 7221-7222, 7227-7229, 7233-7244, 7247-7249 in the amount of $91,351.74 with an additional $4,000 to Southern Links Trail Way.  Roll call was taken.  AYE  Glesenkamp, Chaffer, RaCosta, Moorhouse, Johnson.  NAY None.  Motion carried.   COMMITTEE REPORTS Trustee RaCosta, attended Village of Columbiaville meeting.  She reported that the Village of Columbiaville is currently working on the McLaren Hall project.  The next Village of Columbiaville meeting has been changed to May 16, 2011. The Village of Columbiaville has received a grant for $1,000 to plant trees in the Village.   Clerk Johnson, attended the Tri-Village Chamber of Commerce meeting. Reported to the Board that the Tri-Village Chamber of Commerce was holding their annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday April 16, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Covenant Hills in Otisville.   Supervisor Moorhouse, attended the Marathon Township Needs Coalition meeting at Columbiaville Methodist Church.  He reported that they are working on helping needy families in the area.  So far 5 families have been helped through this program. Meetings are held once a month.   County Commissioner, Cheryl Clark addressed the Board with updates from around the county. She informed the Board about two programs. The ”Time Bank” program is involved with Michigan Works. The other program is called “Sweep” which is also involved with Michigan Works.  Both Programs are geared toward helping unemployed workers here in the county find work.   CORRESPONDENCE Trustee Chaffer reported to the Board regarding the Southern Links Trailway.  The SLT Management council has put together a financial balance sheet.   ADJOURNMENT Meeting was adjourned at 8:16 PM.     Back to top

Minutes of REGULAR MEETING   Held March 8, 2011                                           7:00PM   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON                       Dawn Johnson, Clerk     CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM.  Supervisor Moorhouse led those present in the pledge of allegiance.   ROLL CALL Fred Moorhouse Sandi Glesenkamp Jim Chaffer Kathy RaCosta Dawn Johnson   Others in attendance, see attached sign in sheet.   AGENDA Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Johnson to agenda.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   MINUTES Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to approve the minutes  with corrections for the work session meeting held March 7, 2011, the regular meeting held March 8, 2011, the special meeting held March 28, 2011, and the work session meeting held March 31,2011.   FINANCIAL REPORT Treasurer’s report was accepted in to record.   PUBLIC COMMENT Dwayne Oliver made a comment regarding the speed limit where the Hemingway Lake access Rd’s dead end at Marathon Rd. Would like to see the speed limit lowered in that area.   UNFINISHED BUSINESS None   NEW BUSINESS   Lawn mowing contract Chaffer made a motion, supported by RaCosta to accept the 2011 Becks Lawn Care contract.  The contract includes mowing service for both the Township Hall and Hemingway Lake Dam.  There will be an extra cost of $ 4.00 per mowing service for both locations.  Roll call was taken.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   Salary compensation commission appointment Chaffer made a motion, supported by RaCosta to reappoint Helen Clark for another 5 year term as a board member on the salary compensation commission.  Roll call was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Curbside garbage ordinance Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to accept the curbside garbage ordinance No. 2011-2 into record. Curbside garbage ordinance states that “garbage shall not be at the roadway for collection more the 24 hours before scheduled time of collection.  No later the 24 hours after garbage is collected, a person shall retrieve portable containers and remove them from curbside.”  Permanent boxes are allowed.  There will be a fine of $25.00 for the first violation and $50.00 for each subsequent violation.  Roll call was taken.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   APPROVAL TO PAY BILLS Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to pay warrants 7192, 7199, 7200, 7206-7210, 7213-7214, 7221-7222, 7227-7229, 7233-7244, 7247-7249 in the amount of $91,351.74 with an additional $4,000 to Southern Links Trail Way.  Roll call was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.     COMMITTEE REPORTS Trustee RaCosta, attended Village of Columbiaville meeting.  She reported that the Village of Columbiaville is currently working on the McLaren Hall project.  The next Village of Columbiaville meeting has been changed to May 16, 2011. The Village of Columbiaville has received a grant for $1,000 to plant tree’s in the Village.   Clerk Johnson, attended the Tri-Village Chamber of Commerce meeting. Reported to board that the Tri-Village Chamber of Commerce was holding there annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday April 16, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Covenant Hills in Otisville.   Supervisor Moorhouse, attended the Marathon Township Needs Coalition meeting at Columbiaville Methodist Church.  He reported that they are working on helping needy families in the area.  So far 5 families have been helped through this program. Meetings are held once a month.   County Commissioner Cheryl Clark addressed the board with updates from around the county. She informed the board about two programs. The ”Time Bank” program is involved with Michigan Works. The other program is called “Sweep” which is also involved with Michigan Works.  Both Programs are geared toward helping unemployed workers here in the county find work.   CORRESPONDENCE Trustee Chaffer reported to the board regarding the Southern Links Trail Way.  The SLTW have put together a financial balance sheet.   ADJOURNMENT   Meeting was adjourned at 8:16 PM.     Back to top

Minutes of REGULAR MEETING   Held  February 8, 2011             7:00 PM   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON                  Dawn Johnson, Clerk   CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order at 7:00PM.  Supervisor Moorhouse led those present in the pledge of allegiance.   ROLL CALL Fred Moorhouse Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Others in attendance, see attached sign in sheet.   AGENDA Glesenkamp made motion, supported by Moorhouse to approve the agenda.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   MINUTES Minutes from the regular meeting held January 11, 2011 and the work session meeting held December 2, 2010 were reviewed. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to approve the minutes with corrections.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   FINANCIAL REPORT Treasurer’s report was accepted in to record.   PUBLIC COMMENT Tom Valentine gave update on Camp Retreats case.  Township should know a ruling in 6-8 weeks.  Cheryl Clark attended meeting with update on Lapeer County’s status.   UNFINISHED BUSINESS   Police contract correction NEW BUSINESS   SNOWMOBILE RACES Mike Douglas approached the township board to get approval to hold a snowmobile race on  56 acres of property in the township on February 12, 2011. Chaffer made a motion supported by Glesenkamp to approve the race. Roll call was taken.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2011-2012   TGA SCHOLARSHIP   Clerk Johnson approached the board members with the TGA Scholarship that she applied for.  Chaffer made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to approve Johnson to apply for the TGA Scholarship. Roll call was taken. All YEAS. Motion carried.   ACH BANKING POLICY   Glesenkamp presented to the board members the ACH banking policy.  Glesenkamp informed the board members that the township will be only using it at this time to pay the FICCA 941 payments. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to enroll in the ACH banking policy.  Roll call was taken. All YEAS. Motion carried.     WORK SESSION 2/21 Keep as scheduled Chaffer will be absent.     APPROVAL TO PAY BILLS Glesenkamp made motion supported by Racosta to approve to pay bills.  Roll call was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.     CORRESPONENCE Glesenkamp attended the Village of Otter Lake meeting.  Village of Otter Lake approved the budget for the Fire Authority.   Chaffer attended the Lakeville Board meeting.  They discussed the new bond for the school district.     ADJOURNMENT Meeting was adjourned at 8:35 PM     Back to top

Minutes of REGULAR MEETING   held January 11, 2011                       7:00 PM   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON          Dawn Johnson, Clerk     CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM. Supervisor Moorhouse led those present in the pledge of allegiance.   ROLL CALL Fred Moorhouse Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Others in attendance, see attached sign in sheet.   AGENDA   Glesenkamp requested the agenda be amended to include rescheduling of the budget planning meeting. Budget planning meeting was added under Unfinished Business. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to approve the agenda as amended. All YEAS. Motion carried.   MINUTES   Minutes from the regular meeting held December 14, 2010 and the work session meeting held December 2, 2010 were reviewed.  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to approve the minutes with corrections.  Roll call was taken.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   FINANCIAL Report   Treasurer’s report was accepted in to record.   PUBLIC COMMENT   Don Horton made comment “believes the Board is doing a good job with the budget”.   UNFINISHED BUSINESS   Spring Clean-up  RaCosta confirmed that the spring clean-up will be held on May 14th, 2011 from  9:00 AM–2:00 PM.  Discussion took place on how we can best publicize the event.   Budget planning session  The budget workshop meeting will be held on January 20, 2011 at 2:00 PM.  The work session meeting will be held on January 31, 2011 at 8:00 AM.   NEW BUSINESS   Fire Authority budget  Glesenkamp presented the 2011 fire authority budget.  Chaffer made a motion supported by Moorhouse to approve the Fire Authority budget.  Roll call was taken. All YEAS. Motion carried.     Hardship Exemption resolution Glesenkamp made a motion supported by Chaffer to adopt the resolution for the 2011 hardship property tax exemption. Roll call was taken.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   2011-2012 Calendar meeting schedule Tabled until work session.   Labor Day Community Walk  A committee meeting will be held at Marathon Township on February 10, 2011 at 7:00 PM. Johnson, Glesenkamp, Chaffer, RaCosta and Moorhouse volunteered to serve on the committee   MTA Annual Conference  Moorhouse made a motion supported by RaCosta to send Johnson, Glesenkamp and Chaffer to the MTA annual conference in Grand Rapids on January 26th-28th. Cost for the three board members to attend will be approximately $1200.00  Roll call was taken.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   SLT Management Council appointment  With the passing of Sandy Chaffer, a Marathon Township vacancy exists on the Management Council. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to approve Dale Fuller as the new C.A.L. for SLT.  Roll call was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Schedule of monthly meetings  Johnson presented the Board with a schedule of monthly meetings that take place in the community.  The Board agreed that it is a good idea to take turns attending these meetings on a rotating, monthly basis. Glesenkamp will attend meetings in February, Chaffer will attend meetings in March, RaCosta will attend meetings in April, Moorhouse will attend meetings in May and Johnson will attend meetings in June. Each member will be asked to give a verbal report of what took place at the meeting they attend.   Third quarter budget review    Johnson presented the budget review for the third quarter. Glesenkamp made a motion supported by Racosta to re-categorize the areas that have overages in order to bring the budget into balance.  Roll call was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   APPROVAL TO PAY BILLS   Chaffer made a motion supported by Glesenkamp to pay warrants 7043, 7048-7057, 7069-7087 in the amount of $32849.62.  Roll was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   CORRESPONDENCE   Johnson informed the board that the Tri Village Chamber of Commerce will be holding a networking dinner at Forest Twp hall on February 21, 2011 at 6:30 PM.   Johnson informed the Board of the February 22nd 2011 North Branch Board of education election.  Marathon Township has 57 registered voters that are included in the North Branch School District.  The Bureau of Elections has approved to allow our township voters to vote in Deerfield Township for this election, which will save costs for both the school district and the township. A letter has been mailed to inform the 57 voters who are affected by this election.   Meeting was adjourned at 8:20 PM

minutes of REGULAR MEETING                                                                held December 14, 2010                          7:00 PM   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON           Dawn Johnson, Clerk           CALL TO ORDER   Meeting was called to order at 7:15 PM. Supervisor Moorhouse led those present in the pledge of allegiance   Board members in attendance.   Fred Moorhouse                         Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta   Jim Chaffer  Absent (excused)   Others in attendance, see attached list   APPROVAL OF MINUTES  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to approve the minutes of the 11/9th meeting and the 11/15th special meeting. All YEAS. Motion carried   FINANCIAL REPORT  The report was tabled until January   PUBLIC COMMENT  Dale Fuller had questions about the road bond payment amount, as printed in the newsletter   Lynnae Millard had questions on how the township planned to handle Sunday liquor sales   UNFINISHED BUISNESS   Police Contract  The proposal for the 2011 police contract was reviewed and discussed. Moorhouse made a motion, supported by Chaffer to approve the contract for 2011.  Roll call vote was taken. All YEAS.  Motion carried   Board of Review appointments  Moorhouse recommended that Donald Morgan, Deborah Ouelette and William Sickner be re-appointed to the Board of Review for 2 year terms, ending in December 2013.  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to approve the recommendations. All YEAS.  Motion carried   New Business   Server purchase The Board reviewed the estimate presented by The Computer Doctors  for a new server for our computer network.  The bid includes a processor, hard drive and installation costs. Estimated costs are $3478.00 which includes a 3 year warranty. Moorhouse made a motion, supported by RaCosta to approve the purchase of the new server.  Roll Call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Snowplowing bids  The Board reviewed the proposal for 2011 snowplowing submitted by Mike’s Excavating.  The price will remain the same as last year.  Johnson made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to accept the submitted bid.  Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.     APPROVAL TO PAY BILLS  Johnson presented the monthly bills to be paid. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to pay warrants 7004, 7015-7021, 7030-7033 in the amount of 10,646.38. Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS. Motion carried   Johnson swore in the newly appointed Board of Review members; Don Morgan, Deborah Ouelette and Bill Sickner   Meeting was adjourned at 8:05PM

minutes of REGULAR MEETING                                                                held November 9, 2010                          7:00 PM   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON           Dawn Johnson, Clerk         CALL TO ORDER   Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM. Supervisor Moorhouse led those present in the pledge of allegiance     Board members in attendance. Fred Moorhouse                         Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Others in attendance, see attached list   APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA The minutes of the October 12th board meeting and the October 28th work session were taken out of the consent agenda and corrected.  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to approve both sets of minutes with corrections made.  All YEAS.  Motion carried Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to approve the remainder of the consent agenda  which included minutes of the October 14th , October 21st and November 1st special meetings, the October financial report and the monthly bills: warrants 6941, 6948, 6950-6960, 6971, 6991-7003 in the amount of $26,731.51.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   PUBLIC COMMENT  Tom Valentine questioned the removal of the exemption of farm equipment from the township blight ordinance that the Board has been amending for the last month. He suggested that we allow for farm equipment to be exempt in our ordinance, but define what a bona fide farm is. He will help us prepare a definition if we decide to consider this. A meeting was scheduled for November 15th at 1:30 PM to reconsider the exemption. Moorhouse will contact Attorney Gildner to apprise him of the situation.   UNFINISHED BUSINESS   Hemingway dam inspection.  Gary Croskey, the original bid accepted for the dam inspection could not furnish liability insurance. J. E. Tiffany submitted the next lowest bid. Discussion took place that he requires 50 % of the inspection costs upfront.  Moorhouse felt this was unnecessary.  Glesenkamp made a motion supported by Chaffer to accept the bid from Tiffany, if he will agree to drop the deposit.  Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.  Moorhouse will contact Tiffany regarding the deposit requirement   Tax roll special assessment Glesenkamp informed the Board of five outstanding special assessments she requested be approved for addition to the tax bill for properties that required clean-up or mowing. Chaffer made a motion, supported by Moorhouse to add the special assessment to the tax roll.  Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   NEW BUSINESS   Board of Review appointments  Moorhouse recommended Deborah Ouelette, Donald Morgan and William Sickner be reappointed to the Board of Review  for a two year term  Chaffer made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to approve the appointments  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Schedule for attending meetings.  Johnson introduced an idea to set-up a schedule for each Board member to take a turn attending the village meetings, trail meetings and build a better rapport with other entities.  We will discuss this issue further at a future work session   Township brushing project  The Road Commission has notified the Township that many of the sides of the roads need brushing.  The cost for the project would be approximately $24,000.00.  We could use our 2011 allocation to pay for half of it. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to spend 2011allocation money to brush the sides of the road that need it.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Meeting adjourned at 8:22 PM

minutes of REGULAR MEETING                                                                held October 12,  2010                          7:00 PM   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON           Dawn Johnson, Clerk           CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM. Supervisor Moorhouse led those present in the pledge of allegiance   Board members in attendance.   Fred Moorhouse                         Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Others in attendance, see attached list     APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA    The minutes of the September 30th work session were taken out from the consent agenda for corrections. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to approve the minutes as corrected.  All YEAS.  Motion carried. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to approve the consent agenda which included the minutes of the September 14th  work session, the September financial report and the monthly bills; warrants 6908, 6916-6921, 6929-6931, 6932- 6939 in the amount of $14,984.32.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.     Public comment   Mike Carls made comments on the “country curbs”  on the gravel roads in the township and suggested that shoulder discing would take care of the problem.   Don Horton, questioned the progress of the impending blight case at the Johns property.   UNFINISHED BUSINESS   Hall rental agreement  Final changes were made to the agreement.  Chaffer made a motion, supported by RaCosta to approve the agreement with the suggested corrections.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Spring clean-up  RaCosta reported her findings on holding a township spring clean-up. The date was set for May 15th.   NEW BUSINESS   Recycling program   Johnson presented the details of the 2011 recycling program to be held the third Saturday of the month at Deerfield Disposal.  Chaffer made a motion, supported by Moorhouse to approve the recycling program for 2011 and to request a quarterly billing.  Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Dam inspection bids  Moorhouse presented the bids received on the inspection required on the Hemingway Damn. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to approve the lowest bid which was submitted by Gary Croskey for $950.00. Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Salary compensation commission appointment.  Moorhouse submitted Joann St Pierre’s name as the final appointment to the salary compensation commission for a two year term. Johnson made the motion, supported by Glesenkamp to approve the appointment.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Blight ordinance revision  A special meeting date of October 21st  was set to review the proposed revision to the township blight ordinance with our attorney, Michael Gildner.   Budget review for 2nd quarter  Johnson presented the budget review for the second quarter. No amendments or adjustments were necessary.   Auditor contract  The contract as presented by Lehn King, was reviewed.  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to approve a contract for the 2011-2013 fiscal years to retain Lehn King, CPA as the township auditor at a cost of $3500.00 per year.  All YEAS Moorhouse AYE Glesenkamp AYE Johnson AYE Chaffer AYE  RaCosta NAY  Motion carried.       Road projects  The Board discussed areas of the township that could benefit from some gravel to the roads.  We would dedicate the rest of our Road Commission allocation to do so.  Fred will direct Dennis Streichert to figure a project cost.     Correspondence   The Board reviewed the information submitted for the Parks and Recreation millage proposal being vote upon at the November election.   The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 PM      Back to top

minutes of REGULAR MEETING                                                                held September 14,  2010                          7:00 PM   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON           Dawn Johnson, Clerk           CALL TO ORDER   Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM. Supervisor Moorhouse led those present in the pledge of allegiance   Board members in attendance.   Fred Moorhouse                         Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Others in attendance see attached list   APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA    Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to approve the consent agenda, which included the minutes of the July 29,2010 board meeting, the minutes of the August 20, 2010 board meeting, the monthly financial report and approval of the monthly bills; warrants 6863-6865, 6876-6878 and 6880-6900 in the amount of $50, 204.75.     Public comment No public comment was made.     INFORMATIONAL MEETING An informational meeting regarding oil wells in the township took place.  Walt Danyluk, DNRE District Supervisor, provided a wealth of information on how oil wells are requested and monitored in the State of Michigan.  Kevin Daley, State Representative was on hand as well, to field questions from the public   Many concerns were expressed from the residents in attendance at the meeting.  Most residents raised questions over the oil well on Aurand Road and the fact that had appeared overnight without warning and how it would be monitored in the future.   The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM.   Back to top

minutes of REGULAR MEETING                                                                 held August 10, 2010   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON           Dawn Johnson, Clerk         CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM. Supervisor Moorhouse led those present in the pledge of allegiance   Board members in attendance. Fred Moorhouse                         Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Others in attendance, see attached list   APPROVAL OF MINUTES   Chaffer made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to approve the minutes of the work session meeting held July 13, 2010 and the regular meeting held July 29, 2010.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   FINANCIAL REPORT The report presented by the Treasurer was accepted into record.   PUBLIC COMMENT Chaffer reported on the Southern Links Trailway   Tom Valentine, Planning Commission Chair, reported that the Commission will meet on 9/14 and will take-up discussion on four new ordinances.   Cheryl Clark, County Commissioner, updated the Board on the state of the County.  A millage to fund the county parks may be placed on the ballot in November.     UNFINISHED BUSINESS.     BS& A Software  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to purchase a software upgrade to the Building Department’s Pervasive program.  Ed Koch, our Building Official has contacted BS& A and found that an upgrade could be done over the phone at a minimal cost.   Hall Rental agreement.  Glesenkamp presented a draft of a new hall rental policy.  The Board will discuss this at the next scheduled work session.   Mighty Mac in Marathon  Johnson updated the Board on the community walk.  It was suggested by MTPP to have the Management Council add the Township as additional insured to their insurance policy for the one day event.  Glesenkamp will contact Dave Dorr to explore this possibility.     Approval to pay bills   Glesenkamp made a motion supported by Chaffer to pay warrants 6785, 6813-6814 & 6836-6852 in the amount of $71,628.90.  A roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Meeting was adjourned at 8:15 PM     Back to top

minutes of REGULAR MEETING                                                                                  HELD July 13, 2010    TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON           Dawn Johnson, Clerk         CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM. Supervisor Moorhouse led those present in the pledge of allegiance   Board members in attendance. Fred Moorhouse                         Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Michael Gildner, Township Attorney Jerry Gwyn, Township Deputy Ed Koch, Township Building Official /Zoning Administrator   See attached sign in sheet for others present   Agenda approval   Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to approve the agenda as presented. All YEAS.  Motion passed   APPROVAL OF MINUTES   Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held June 8th 2010 and the special meetings held June 7th, June 10th and June 24th.  Minor corrections were made to the June 8th minutes.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   PUBLIC COMMENT   Cheryl Clark, County Commissioner, updated us on the state of the County. She is now the Co-Chair of the Citizens Probation Program, a program for first offenders. She also reported that KIND served 250 families this year.   Jim Chaffer gave us an update on the Power of Three Community Collaborative   FINANCIAL REPORT The Treasurer’s report was accepted into record     UNFINISHED BUSINESS Closed session   A motion was made by Chaffer, supported by RaCosta to convene the meeting into closed session to discuss pending litigation with our Attorney.   All YEAS.  Motion carried. Entered into closed session at 7:22 PM   A motion was made by RaCosta, supported by Chaffer to reconvene the regular Board meeting.  All YEAS.  Motion carried. Meeting reconvened at 7:53 PM   Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Moorhouse to take immediate enforcement action at the George and Linda Johns’ properties, 5007 and 5015 Castle Road, as discussed in the closed session.  Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion passed.       Added to minutes after Board meeting.  Attorney Mike Gildner noted George Johns was in the kitchen area of the township hall which was behind the doors where the closed session was being held.  Attorney Gildner asked Mr Johns what he had heard.  Mr Johns denied being in the closed session area on purpose and indicated he heard nothing.              Attorney Gildner stated he would take the issue up with Mr. Johns attorney, Ronald              Rickard.   Capital Improvements   Discussion took place on the proposal for replanting the overgrown area at the northwest southwest corner of the hall.  Board members would like to see a schematic of the plants and shrubs to be used. The decision was tabled until the July 29th work session.     NEW BUSINESS     Budget review  Johnson presented the Board with the necessary line item adjustments needed to bring the budget in balance.  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to make the necessary adjustments.  Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  See attached adjustments approved.   Risk management report  Discussion took place on the report received from MTPP which outlined the areas that need be developed to reduce potential liability exposure in the Township’s day-to-day operations. The issue was referred to the work session for discussion on how to best tackle this labor intensive endeavor.   Medical marijuana ordinance  Discussion took place on the possibility of a medical marijuana dispensary coming to our township and the lack of any ordinances in place to regulate it.  Attorney Gildner advised that it could best be regulated through the development of a zoning ordinance.  It was decided that the Board would discuss this issue further at the next work session.   Policy and procedures process.  Johnson and Glesenkamp informed the Board of the policy and procedures seminar they attended through the MTA.  They will work on developing polices and procedures for the Township from the samples provided in the seminar and then present them to the full Board for scrutiny and approval.   Mighty Mac in Marathon  Johnson announced the plans for a community walk on the Southern Links Trailway on Labor Day and some ideas that could be used to kick-off the event and make it an annual Township walk.   Consent agenda  Johnson suggested that the Board consider using a consent agenda at the Board meetings to condense approval of items like minutes, the financial report and payment of bills The issue was referred to the next work session for further discussion.   Approval of Bills   Glesenkamp made a motion supported by RaCosta to pay warrant numbers 6753, 6758, 6767, 6768, 6772, 6778, 6780, 6784, 6786-6803 in the amount of $22, 787.75.  Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.     Meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM   Back to top

minutes of REGULAR MEETING   HELD June 8, 2010    TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON           Dawn Johnson, Clerk         CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM. Supervisor Moorhouse led those present in the pledge of allegiance   Board members in attendance. Fred Moorhouse                         Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   See attached sign in sheet for others present   Agenda approval   Chaffer made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to approve the agenda as presented. All YEAS.  Motion passed   APPROVAL OF MINUTES   Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to approve the minutes of the regular meeting help May, 11 2010 and the work session held meeting held May 27, 2010 with minor corrections to the May 27th meeting     PUBLIC COMMENT Cliff Barton, 3275 Barnes Lake Road and Jerry Corder, 5590 Klam Road both came before the Board to make them aware that they are holding events at their homes that would last past 8:00 PM.  Corder on 7/10/2010 and Barton on 7/24/2010.  It was noted that the Board is appreciative that they apprised them of the events.    FINANCIAL REPORT   The Treasurer’s report was accepted into record   UNFINISHED BUSINESS   Asphalt for hall parking lot  Moorhouse presented a bid from Pries Paving Company for $450.00 to clean and fill the cracks in the parking lot. Chaffer made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to accept the bid.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Kiosk board for hall  Discussion took place regarding the kiosk board.  The present one is deteriorating rapidly.  It would be nice to have one that could allow us to post info to the public. We reviewed one bid received. Glesenkamp will do some additional research and report back to the Board.   Inspector payments  Since the Township has raised its building permit fees to collect enough money to cover its costs, it was suggested we also raise the payments to our building inspectors policing those building permits for the Township. The Board felt it was important to bring our payments in line with surrounding communities.  RaCosta made a motion supported by Moorhouse to raise the payments to the Building Department Inspectors in the following manner: new address assignments from $25.00 to $30.00, zoning and planning reviews from $10.00 to $20.00 and inspections from $32.00 -35.00  All YEAS. Motion carried.   RaCosta also made a motion, supported by Moorhouse to raise the penalty for starting construction without a building permit from $50.00 to $100.00.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   NEW BUSINESS   Patriot Ambulance.  Moorhouse informed the Board that Patriot Ambulance is being excluded from patient transfers again at the Lapeer Regional Hospital. Lapeer EMS has offered to transfer patients at ½ the rate that Medicare pays for transfers. Patriot can not afford to offer the same deal, so they are not being called to transfer patients any longer.   Sign on Boyle property  The sign placed on the property at Otter Lake and Cyclone Roads, advertising a construction business has not been removed as requested. It does not comply with the Township sign ordinance.  The sign is causing line of sight problems. The property owner has not given permission for the sign to be placed there. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to hire Mike Douglas excavating to remove the sign   All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Road Commission project   . Replacement of a cross tube on Williams Road between Klam  Road and the dead end is needed. Estimated cost is $1606.50.  Motion made by Chaffer, supported by Moorhouse to approve the project.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Township Attorney Services  A motion was made by Chaffer, supported by Moorhouse to retain the services of Michel Gildner of Simen, Figura & Parker, PLC for all legal matters involving the Township. Roll Call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried. Moorhouse will contact Gary Howell to let him know that the Township will no longer be using Butterfield, Taylor, et al for legal matters. Johnson will contact Michael Gildner to inform him of his new job!!!   Assessor Training  Tom Valentine, Township Assessor submitted a request to attend a seminar  regarding Michigan land boundaries and access rights. The Board felt this is an important topic for our township, in light of some issues that have recently arisen.  Chaffer made a motion, supported by RaCosta to pay for Valentine’s training.  Cost is $259.00. All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Cemetery   A number of trees need to be trimmed in the cemetery.  Our Sexton does not have the equipment to do the job.  These duties do not fall within the scope of the Sexton’s contractual agreement with the Township. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to hire a contractor to do the tree trimming and clean-up All YEAS.  Motion carried.      Approval of Bills   Johnson presented the monthly bills to be paid. Chaffer made a motion, supported by RaCosta to pay warrant #  6723-6726 and warrant #  6738-6752 in the amount of 14,952.26.  Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   Meeting was adjourned at 8:10 PM   Back to top

minutes of REGULAR MEETING   HELD May 11, 2010    TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON           Dawn Johnson, Clerk         CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM. Supervisor Moorhouse led those present in the pledge of allegiance   Board members in attendance. Fred Moorhouse                         Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Agenda approval   Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to approve the agenda as presented. All YEAS.  Motion passed   APPROVAL OF MINUTES   RaCosta made a motion, supported by Chaffer to approve the minutes of the regular meeting help April 13, 2010 and the work session held meeting held April 29, 2010.  It was noted and corrected that the approval for the meeting minutes of March 9th and March 22nd were missing from the April 13th minutes.   FINANCIAL REPORT   The Treasurer’s report was accepted into record   UNFINISHED BUSINESS   Plumbing/Mechanical Inspector stipend  RaCosta made a motion, supported by Chaffer to give Bill Lang a monthly stipend of $75.00 to cover gas and telephone costs subject to a yearly review and to raise inspection fees for all inspectors to $35.00. This is retroactive to April 13th.   Building/Zoning Administrator  Moorhouse suggested that we remove the inter-rim title from Ed Koch and make him our official Building and Zoning Administrator.  Chaffer made the motion supported by RaCosta to officially hire Ed Koch as the Township Building Official/Zoning Administrator. All YEAS.  Motion carried   Washburn Road Project  Reviewed bid sheets for limestone project and culvert repair on Washburn Road. Forest Township is willing to share the cost of the limestone. The original plan called for 12” of limestone. Forest Township thought we may be able to get by with 6”.  Dennis Streichert, Road Commission Foreman  suggests we not do less than 8”.  The project will cost $24.000.00 for 1500 tons of limestone hauled, leveled and brined. The culverts and ditching on the east side of the road will cost $10,500.00. Forest Township will pay part of the limestone project; the Road Commission will use $5212.50 from the Township’s 2010 allocation for the culvert project. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to approve both projects.  Roll  call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Roadside mowing contract The Board reviewed the mowing bids presented.  Chaffer made a motion to accept the bid from Jostock for a double swath mowing at $4662.00. Roll call vote was taken. All YEAS. Motion carried   NEW BUSINESS   ZBA appointments  The following Zoning Board of Appeals was were recommended. Donald Horton, 2 years, Gary Webber, 3 years, Mary Hart, 3 years. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to approve the appointments.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Aurand Road project   Aurand Road needs a culvert replaced between North Lake Road and the dead end. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported Moorhouse to approve the project for $3300.00. Roll Call vote was taken .All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Correspondence   Fred read M. Boyle’s letter  in which he agreed to pay for a contractor of our choice to clear the property of the concrete slabs. Mike Douglas will remove for debris for $300.00.   Chaffer gave an update on the Southern Links Trailway grand opening of the Otter Lake to Millington segment as well as other events.   Moorhouse read a letter that the DNRE sent to Sabal regarding clean up of the gas plant property.   Approval to Pay BILLS   Warrants 6700-6715 in the amount of $16,552.00 were presented for payment.  Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried   Meeting was adjourned at 8:25 PM   Back to top

minutes of REGULAR MEETING   HELD April 13, 2010    TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON           Dawn Johnson, Clerk         CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM. Supervisor Moorhouse led those present in the pledge of allegiance   Board members in attendance. Fred Moorhouse                         Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Agenda approval   Moorhouse made a motion, supported by Chaffer to approve the agenda as presented. AllYEAS.  Motion passed   APPROVAL OF MINUTES   Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held March 9, 2010 and the work session held April 1, 2010.  All Yeas.  Motion carried.   Treasurer’s Report   TheTreasurers report was accepted into record   Public Comment   Commissioner, Cheryl Clark informed us that the maintenance of the county parks including Torzewski will be performed by Community Mental Health. The water park will not be open.  She wondered if Marathon Township would be interested in a joint venture with Oregon Township to keep the water park opened for the summer   Tom Valentine, Township Assessor and Planning Commission Chair reported that the PC is working on a windmill ordinance. It has been sent to the attorney for review. They are also looking to create a recreation vehicle ordinance and developing an easement maintenance agreement. The Assessor’s office will soon start taking pictures in the villages for property assessment   Unfinished business   Mechanical /plumbing inspector  Bill Lang addressed the Board regarding a retainer fee from MT.  He receives a $50.00-$200.00 retainer fee from other Townships. Moorhouse made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to table the topic to the next work session. Whatever is decided, it will be retroactive to April 13, 2010.  All YEAS. Motion carried. Also discussed Camp TaHa and what is needed to bring the buildings into compliance for final occupancy   Dangerous building violation-Boyle property  A swimming pool-sized hole that is holding water still remains after the excavation of the site.  It has become a safety issue. MT can do the work and then bill Mr. Boyle.  Glesenkamp made a motion supported by RaCosta to proceed with the total clean-up of the property. Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried   New Business   Salary Compensation Commission appointments   Moorhouse presented his appointments as: Helen Clark -1 year term Jerry Smith - 3 year term Donald Buckley - 4 year term Mike Carls - 5 year term.  A person to fill the 2 year term is TBA Chaffer made a motion, supported by Johnson to accept the appointments as presented.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.     Building Official/Zoning Administrator positions Gyrome Edwards has resigned effective April 30, 2010. Ed Koch has been hired as the inter-rim Official/Administrator.  Discussion took place on the process of hiring a new official. Chaffer suggested we take this issue to the work session. Johnson suggested we work on developing a policy for hiring employees.   Township hall parking lot  The cracks in the parking lot need repair.  It was last done in 2007.  Moorhouse will gather some bids and report back at a later date.   Housing rental ordinance The Township has an ordinance on the books, but it has never been enforced.  Discussion took place on the concept of this issue and the consensus was to put it on the agenda for the next work session to discuss it in more detail.  Board members offered to gather information on how other municipalities handle rental property inspections   Approval of bills to be paid    Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to pay warrants 6625-6683 in the amount of $139,069.56  Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion passed.   Meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM.   Back to top

minutes of REGULAR MEETING                                         HELD March 9, 2010    TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON           Dawn Johnson, Clerk         Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM Supervisor Moorhouse led those present in the pledge of allegiance   Board members in attendance.   Fred Moorhouse                         Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Others in attendance, see attached sign in sheet   Agenda approval   Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to approve the agenda as presented.  All YEAS. Motion passed   MINUTES   The minutes of the regular meeting held January 12, 2010, work sessions held February 4, February 25, 2010 and the special meeting held February 15, 2010 were presented. Glesenkamp made a motion supported by RaCosta to accept all the minutes with minor corrections to the January 12th meeting.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Financial Report    Treasurer Glesenkamp presented the financial report and it was accepted into record.   Public Comment   A discussion on road grading took place with those in attendance. Commissioner Cheryl Clark updated us on the financial state of the County.   UNFINSISHED BUSINESS   Planning/ Zoning permit fee revisions The proposed new fee schedule was presented. It was noted that the fees are still very reasonable when compared to other townships. At the current level, the township can not even cover the costs of holding the meetings required.  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to approve the new fees, effective immediately. Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Salary Compensation Commission ordinance   Moorhouse presented the proposed ordinance and explained what duties the Commission would perform. Glesenkamp made a motion supported by Johnson to adopt ordinance 2010-1 to establish a Salary Compensation Commission for the Township.  Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   MTFR legal fees.  The MTFA incurred legal fees in the amount of $250.00 due to the First Responders being taken in under the Fire Authority. The Township received monies back in the amount of $435.00 from the Michigan Par Plan as a credit for the inland marine items the Responders had insured,. Chaffer made a motion, supported by Johnson to reimburse the MTFAS for the legal fees incurred. All YEAS.  Motion carried   Township Calendar adoption. Discussion took place on which holidays the Township would be closed for 2010. Chaffer made a motion, supported by RaCosta to make it a Board policy to adopt the same holiday schedule as Lapeer County with the addition of Martin Luther King Day.  Roll call vote was taken. Glesenkamp AYE, Moorhouse NAY, RaCosta AYE, Johnson AYE, Chaffer AYE.  Motion carried.    NEW BUSINESS   Planning Commission appointments  The terms of Dennis Hogan, Jean Jones and Kevin Shaffer will expire on 4/1/2010. Moorhouse presented his appointments for three year terms as Dennis Hogan, Duane Oliver and Albert Pung. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to accept the appointments of all three.  All YEAS Motion carried. As a comment for the future, Johnson said she would like to see the Township seek out more female members.   Annual meeting date The date of March 22, at 6:00 PM was set for the annual meeting and proposed 2010-11 budget hearing   Brine Contract for 2010  Discussion took place on the road brining contact for summer 2010.  Wilkinson has sent their bids, but we have not seen the Road Commissions proposal yet. Moorhouse will pick-up the LCRC bids prices and then a decision will be made at the Work session on 4/2. In order to receive a 5% discount with Wilkinson a contract must be signed with them by 4/15/2010.   Academy Driving School.  ADS has asked to rent our hall again this year to offer driving classes to area residents. The Board welcomed them to use our office to offer this service to the community.  It was decided the rental price would be $50.00 per day.   2010-11 Budget  The budget was presented in preparation for the budget hearing on March 22nd.   Approval of monthly bills. Glesenkamp made a motion,. Supported by RaCosta to pay warrants #-6586 - #6623 in the amount of 31,635.01   Roll call  vote was taken.  All YEAS. Motion carried   Correspondence   LVAS Community Collaborative, Census Info and the Biggest Winner Contest was mentioned   Meeting was adjourned at 8:40 PM   Back to top

Minutes of REGULAR MEETING   HELD January 12, 2010    TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON       DAWN JOHNSON, CLERK     Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM.  Supervisor Moorhouse led those present in the pledge of allegiance   Board members in attendance.   Fred Moorhouse Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Others in attendance, see attached sign in sheet   AGENDA RaCosta made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to approve the agenda.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   MINUTES Minutes from the regular meeting held December 8, 2009 and the special meeting held January 4, 2010 were reviewed.  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to approve both sets of minutes.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   FINANCIAL Treasurer’s report was accepted into record   PUBLIC Comment Chaffer updated the board on the soup cook-off the Friends group is holding for a fund-raiser for the SLT.   Tom Valentine, Planning Commission Chair updated the Board on the special land use request for a paint ball business, the Landing Zone presented by the Roteman’s on Klam Road.  The request was approved by the Planning Commission with some specific requirements.     PUBLIC HEARING Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to move into a public hearing for a dangerous building violation.  Roll Call vote taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   The Board reviewed a letter detailing requirements needed to comply with the written recommendation made by Gyrome Edwards, Township Building Official, regarding the property at 3493 Otter Lake Road, owned by Michael Boyle,   Glesenkamp made a motion supported by Moorhouse to end the public hearing and reconvene the board meeting.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Johnson made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to direct the township Building Official to assure that no holes or depressions are left on the property and all concrete and debris be removed by 1/30/2010; cleared as if no construction had taken place. If not completed satisfactorily, the case will be remanded to Circuit Court for Mr. Boyle to show cause why he cannot complete the work as required.   Roll Call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   UNFINISHED BUSINESS   Contracted Business Officials Discussion took place on returning the building officials to township employee status.  It is too costly to ask them to provide liability insurance. Effective immediately, the building officials will become township employees, as well as the hall custodian.   Correction of 12/3/09 meeting minutes RaCosta requested changes be made to the 12/30/09 minutes. Discussion ensued on the changes requested. RaCosta made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to change the minutes to reflect the following statement: Glesenkamp agreed that it would not be necessary for RaCosta to complete time sheets to verify hours worked between the Building Department and Deputy Clerk duties. It would be difficult to decide how many hours she works in the building department versus the deputy clerk role. Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   First Responders Glesenkamp made a motion supported by Chaffer that Marathon Township support the move of the MTFR into the MTFA, as well as all its assets. Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS. Motion carried. It was noted that the contract with the three municipalities must be amended   NEW BUSINESS   Resolutions 2010 property tax exemption. Discussion ensued on whether or not a property exemption that has been awarded a hardship exemption and then is foreclosed upon or sold to a new owner can be rescinded.  Per Tom Valentine, Township Assessor, it cannot.  The exemption follows the landowner. Johnson made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to adopt the resolution for the 2010 property tax hardship exemption as presented. Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Broadband expansion project Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to adopt the resolution as presented by the Lapeer ISD. Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   NBAS girl’s volleyball state championship Chaffer made a motion supported by RaCosta to adopt the resolution congratulating the NBAS girl’s volleyball team as presented.  Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Budget review and modification The board made a quarterly review of the annual budget. Johnson brought attention to the budget line items which needed to be adjusted  amended and outlined the reason for the adjustments amended. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to modify the budget where needed. Roll call vote was taken All YEAS.  Motion carried.    MTFA budget and fee schedule Glesenkamp presented the proposed budget for the 2010 and detailed the new fee structure for services. RaCosta made a motion, supported by Chafer to accept the budget and fee schedule as presented.  Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   Approval of bills Johnson presented the monthly bills to be paid.  Glesenkamp made a motion supported by RaCosta to pay checks 6443 and 6465-6523 in the amount of $18191.86. Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Adjournment Motion was made by Chaffer, supported by Glesenkamp to adjourn the meeting. Meeting was adjourned at 8:35 PM   Back to top

minutes of REGULAR meeting    held December 8th 2009,   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON       DAWN JOHNSON, CLERK   CALL OF ORDER Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM by Supervisor Moorhouse. He led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance   ROLL CALL Fred Moorhouse                                               Sandi Glesenkamp                        Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Others in attendance, see attached sign-in sheet                                                                                                                                                                 AGENDA  Motion was made by Glesenkamp, supported by Chaffer to approve the agenda as presented. All YEAS.  Motion carried.,   MINUTES   The minutes of the special meeting held November 16, 2009, the regular meeting held November 10, 2009, the special meeting held November 19th and the regular meeting held December 3rd were presented.  Glesenkamp made a motion supported by Moorhouse to approve all the minutes with minor corrections.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   TREASURER’S REPORT was accepted into record.    PUBLIC COMMENT   Jim, Baier, Lakeville Community Schools Board of Education Trustee, updated the Board on what is going on in the District.  He praised the new superintendent, Vicki Luoma. He also reported that LVAS has become a district-wide Title I school which will allow all students to receive better educational services.   Deb Ouelette, LA View contributor, filled the Board in on a triathalon that is being planned for July 11, 2011 using the Southern Links Trailway and  Otter Lake.   Cheryl Clark, County Commissioner updated  the Board on the state of the County.  Another million dollars must be cut from the 2010 budget.   James Chaffer, Southern Links Trailway Management Council member announced a fundraiser for the trail in the form of a soup cook-off to be held January 30th at the United Methodist Church in Columbiaville     Unfinished business   2010 Sheriff Contract   The meetings with the County Commissioners and Sheriffs Department have not made any progress in resolving the costs issues of the contract.  The current contract ends 12/31/2009.  The Board has to make a decision to have police coverage for the Township or not.  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to enter into a contract with the Sheriff’s Department for 2010.  A roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried   Approval of Bills.  The bills to be paid were presented by Johnson.  Chaffer made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to pay checks 6417-6462 in the amount of $12,029.67. Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM   Back to top

minutes of REGULAR meeting    held November 10, 2009   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON       DAWN JOHNSON, CLERK     CALL OF ORDER Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM by Supervisor Moorhouse. He led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance   ROLL CALL Fred Moorhouse                                               Sandi Glesenkamp                        Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Others in attendance, see attached sign-in sheet                                                                                                                                                               AGENDA  Motion was made by Glesenkamp, supported by Chaffer to approve the agenda as presented. All YEAS.  Motion carried.,   MINUTES   The minutes of the regular meeting held October 13, 2009 and the regular work session held October 29, 2009 were presented. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to approve all minutes with minor corrections to the October 13th meeting.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   TREASURER’S REPORT was accepted into record.  Chaffer made a motion, supported by RaCosta to close out the road bond fund account and move the monies to the general fund checking account.  Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   PUBLIC COMMENT   Cheryl Clark, County Commissioner updated us on several issues facing the County including the 911 proposal defeat and what can be done to save the system, the Sheriff’s 2010 contract and more cuts on the way for the County. She also gave us an update on KIND and the families it is serving   Unfinished Business   Kiosk purchase.  Was tabled until the Spring   Valkoun property blight enforcement  Motion made by Chaffer, supported by RaCosta to give the Valkoun’s until 11/16, as stated in Moorhouse’s latest letter to the couple, to clear the property of all blight or the Township would proceed with the issue in Court and the legal fees would be charged to the Valkouns.  Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Snowplowing  Bids for snow removal  were discussed.  Moorhouse will work on releasing the bids.  The decision will be made at the next work session    Recycling Contract  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to approve the Township’s participation in the Lapeer Community Recycling program for 2010 at a cost of $1670.00.   All YEAS.  Motion carried.     ZBA alternate member   Moorhouse opened the floor for nominations. Johnson nominated Duane Oliver to serve as alternate member to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Nominations were closed and Mr. Oliver was unanimously elected.   Planning Commission re-authorization.  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to adopt the re-authorization of the Township’s Planning Commission ordinance. Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   CWC Network, CWC requested a payment schedule to repay the Township for the small claims case it was awarded.  Discussion ensued with the Board rejecting CWC’s offer. A counter offer was proposed by Chaffer, supported by Glesenkamp to offer CWC three payments of $1000.00.  Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS. Motion carried   MTA conference.  Discussion ensued about sending someone to the annual education conference, as the Board felt it was beneficial and worthwhile to receive the latest information and ideas needed to operate the Township in these tough times.  Chaffer made a motion, supported by RaCosta to send two Township officials to the conference.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Approval to pay bills.  Motion made by Glesenkamp, supported by Chaffer to pay checks 6360-6409 in the amount of $29,358.39.  Roll call vote was taken  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Meeting was adjourned at 8:45 PM   Back to top

minutes of REGULAR MEETING   Held October 13, 2009   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON - DAWN JOHNSON, CLERK   CALL TO ORDER   Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM by Supervisor Moorhouse.  He led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance.    Roll Call   Board members in attendance.   Fred Moorhouse Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Others in attendance, see attached sign in sheet   Agenda  Chaffer made a motion, supported by RaCosta to approve the agenda as presented.  All YEAS.  Motion carried   MINUTES   The minutes of the regular meeting held September 8th, the special meeting held September 21st, the special meeting held September 30th and the elections commission meeting held October 8th were presented. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to approve all minutes with corrections to the September 8th meeting.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   TREASURER’S REPORT was accepted into record   PUBLIC COMMENT   Tom Valentine, Township Assessor, reported he and Supervisor Moorhouse had toured Camp Taha.  The Camp will be an asset to the community once completed. The case before the Tax Tribunal has not been decided yet.  Greg, Caretaker at TaHa requested any correspondence from the Township go to the Ford Road address in Dearborn.   Jim Chaffer reported that the paving is nearly completed on the segment of the trail between Otter Lake and Millington. Management Council bought a leaf blower.   Unfinished Business   Building permit fees  RaCosta is getting a disc from Mayfield Township and Tina Lindsey, our Webmaster will put the new fees on the website.   Boyle property  Chaffer asked about the Boyle property and where the Township stands with the dangerous building situation on the property.  Moorhouse reported that we may have to start over with another public hearing in order to properly get the legal backing we need for enforcement.   NEW BUSINESS   Township Hall maintenance  The Board discussed having the township building power washed. They are also considered the purchase of a new kiosk for the front of the building.  The current one is old, ready to fall down and not repairable.  Motion made by Glesenkamp,  supported by RaCosta to gather information and the costs to have both done. All YEAS Motion carried.   APEX Software.  Glesenkamp reported that a multi-user software must be purchased in order for drawings of buildings to be available to more than one person.  Motion made by Chaffer, supported by RaCosta to purchase a multi-user APEX program.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   Planning Commission and zoning fees.  Referred to a work session for more in-depth discussion   Approval of bills  Motion made by Glesenkamp, supported by RaCosta to approve checks 6292-6357 in the amount of 52,828.81.  Roll call vote taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   ADJOURNMENT Meeting was adjourned by Moorhouse at 8:20 PM ADJOURNMENT Meeting was adjourned by Moorhouse at 8:20 PM   Back to top

minutes of REGULAR MEETING   Held September 8, 2009   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON       DAWN JOHNSON, CLERK   CALL TO ORDER   Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM by Supervisor Moorhouse.  He led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance.    Roll Call   Board members in attendance.   Fred Moorhouse Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Others in attendance, see attached sign in sheet   MINUTES   The minutes of the regular meeting held on August 11th and the regular work session held August 27th, 2009 were presented. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to approve both with a slight correction to the August 11th meeting..  All YEAS. Motion carried.   TREASURER’S REPORT was accepted into record   PUBLIC COMMENT    Mike Carls, 3245 LeValley Rd  commented on the mosquito problem in the Township. He also questioned whether the Board had ever considered charging an impact fee for new buildings and businesses that cause increased traffic to area roads.   Tom Valentine, Planning Commission Chair, informed the Board that a special land use for 4300 Briggs Road had been approved by the Planning Commission. Land division documents, building plans and address correction, if needed still need to be filed.   Jim Chaffer, SLT Volunteer Recruiter, thanked the board and other volunteers for  helping out at the fundraising dinner on 8/31. He informed the Board that the segment of the trail between Otter Lake and Millington will be completed by fall.     Unfinished Business  A correction of the minutes for the July14th meeting was discussed. Chaffer made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to remand the Boyle property at 3493 Otter Lake Road to Circuit Court to have the owner show cause why the property should not be razed.  A roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS. Motion carried   New Business    Township Building permits  Racosta presented the Board with the need to raise the permit fees for the Building Department and the rational behind doing so. Most townships in the County are charging far more than Marathon. the Board compared our fees to Mayfield Township, who also operates their own building department. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to raise the Building Department fees to match Mayfield Township’s 2009 fees.  Roll call vote taken. All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Cemetery maintenance   Driveway. Two bids were considered for installing a 10 foot wide, 780 foot long with 4 inches of gravel driveway on the west side of the Cemetery.  Mike’s Excavating Inc  had the low bid of $3400. Chaffer made the motion, supported by Moorhouse to hire Mike’s Excavating to install the driveway. Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   Fence painted  Wayne Nelson, Cemetery Sexton presented the Board with two options for painting the fence surrounding the Cemetery. There is approximately 1800 feet of fence.   Option 1 would cost approximately $1000.00, option 2 would cost  $1500.00 with epoxy strength paint. Motion made by Glesenkamp, supported by Chaffer approve Option 1 for painting the fence. Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Approval to pay bills  The Bills were presented by Johnson,.  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to pay checks 6254-6292 in the amount of $9425.89  Roll call vote was taken. All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Moorhouse adjourned the meting at 8:20 PM   Back to top

minutes of REGULAR MEETING   Held AUGUST 11, 2009   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON       DAWN JOHNSON, CLERK   CALL TO ORDER   Meeting called to order at 7:05 PM by Supervisor Moorhouse.  He led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance.    Roll Call   Board members in attendance.   Fred Moorhouse Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Others in attendance see attached sign in sheet   APPROVAL OF AGENDA  A motion was made by Glesenkamp, supported by RaCosta to approve the agenda as presented.  All YEAS   MINUTES   The minutes of the regular meeting held on July 14th 2009, work session held July 30th, 2009 and the public hearing held July 14th, 2009 were presented. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Moorhouse to approve the minutes after minor corrections.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   TREASURER’S REPORT was accepted into record   PUBLIC COMMENT   Ivan Bunting, 4635 Cusenza Drive, presented to the Board, a picture of a truck parked on the shoulder of Hollenbeck Road at the SLT that was blocking the road view of his driveway. He said he also discussed this with the Management Council and in his opinion No Parking signs should be placed at each road to which the trail intersects. Moorhouse said he would approach the Road Commission for no parking signs and suggested speed limit signs of 35 mph.   Mr. Bunting also reminded the Township that it must contract with a physical engineer to inspect the Hemmingway Dam in 2011.  The Township is to take over mailing of Hemmingway Lake weed kill notice.   Tom Hosie of Boucher Road addressed the Board regarding his inability to put a new well on his lot without encroaching on the road end next to his property. He was seeking approval from the Township Board to do so.  Discussion ensued on who actually had jurisdiction over the property. Moorhouse will contact the Road Commission to see if they would be willing to abandon the property, so it can be deeded over to Mr. Hosie.   Tom Valentine informed the Board that the taxable value for property for 2010 will be the same as 2009. With values not increasing, the Township is not required to send out assessment change notices. It will save the Township over $1000.00. The Board agreed that it was not necessary to send out notices. We will publicize the fact that no change notices will be sent out for 2010 on our website and in our newsletter.   UNFINISHED BUSINESS Discussion took place on the request made by Bill Lang, Mechanical Inspector, to receive a monthly stipend for his duties.  The Board asked RaCosta to contact other Townships to see how they handle monthly stipends for their inspectors.     NEW BUSINESS   Budget  Johnson presented the line items that need to be amended from the 2009-2010 budget. She explained which line items had exceeded the amount budgeted and explained why this had happened. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Moorhouse to adjust the line items that are over budget by taking the needed money from the disaster declaration/contingency fund. Roll Call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Audit   RaCosta made a motion, supported by Chaffer to accept the audit as presented by Lehn King, CPA.  Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.     Correspondence Moorhouse informed the Board and the public present about possible disaster monies, in the form of low interest loans, available to County residents for damage caused to homes and property by the recent flooding that took place in Lapeer County.     Approval of Bills Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to pay bills numbered 6209-6251 in the amount of $29,606.94.  Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.   Meeting was adjourned at 8:15 PM   Back to top

Held JULY 14, 2009   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON       DAWN JOHNSON, CLERK   CALL TO ORDER   Meeting called to order at 7:15 PM by Supervisor Moorhouse.  He led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance.  A retirement celebration for Bob Nichols, Cemetery Sexton had preceded the meeting   Roll Call   Board members in attendance.   Fred Moorhouse Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Others in attendance, see attached sign in sheet   MINUTES   The minutes of the regular meeting held on June 9th and the work session held July 2nd, 2009 were presented. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to approve both.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   TREASURER’S REPORT was accepted into record   PUBLIC COMMENT    Jim Chaffer, Board representative to the Southern Link Trailway Management Council gave an update on the progress of the new section of the trail.   Cheryl Clark, County Commissioner updated the Board on lost revenue and budget cuts facing the County.  The new 911 system will have estimated costs between $13-15 million.  It will most likely be put on the ballot for the voters to decide in August 2010.      PUBLIC HEARING  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to recess the meeting into a public hearing at 7:27 PM to consider a dangerous building violation. All YEAS. Motion carried.     Unfinished business   cemetery  sexton contract  Glesenkamp made a motion supported by Chaffer  to approve the contract for Wayne Nelson for 2009-2010.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Gravel project for Marathon road   Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Moorhouse to purchase 3000 tons of gravel for Marathon Road at $4.50 per ton and to have the work done as soon as possible. Any unused gravel will be placed on other roads needing it. A roll call vote was taken. All YEAS. Motion carried.     NEW BUSINESS   Camp TaHa   Gerry Edwards, Township Building Official stated he was planning to meet with Steve Jarvis, Township legal counsel to file a temporary injunction against the Camp in Circuit Court.   Mta conference  Chaffer made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to have the entire Board attend the MTA Legislative Conference in Frankenmuth on August 13th and 14th. The office will be closed on August 13th to allow the Board to attend. All YEAS. Motion carried.   Weed Ordinance  The ordinance says the Township Board must write a letter to address any weed ordinance violations. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to give Supervisor Moorhouse the authority to write the letters on behalf of the Board.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   Pension Plan  The pension plan ordinance # 80-2 needs a change to more clearly define who is eligible for the Township pension plan.  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to amend the language of the ordinance to read elected officials and full-time employees  A roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Computer Purchase  A new computer is needed for the Treasurer’s office. The Treasurer’s old computer will be used as a station for the QVF program for voter registration, so the Clerk’s computer is not being continually tied-up for that function. Also discussed purchasing two new monitors for the Supervisor and Building Departments and a printer for the Assessor’s office.  Total cost will be $1329.00. Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Patriot Ambulance  Bids were taken for a sign for the ambulance base. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to have Enrique Medellin make the sign. Total cost will be $675.00.  Roll call vote was taken. All YEAS.  Motion carried.   APPROVAL OF Bills   Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to pay the bills represented by checks 6179-6194 in the amount of $67,662.05.  Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Meeting was adjourned at 9:10 PM   Back to top

Held JUNE 9, 2009   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON       DAWN JOHNSON, CLERK   CALL TO ORDER   Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM by Supervisor Moorhouse.  He led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance   Roll Call   Board members in attendance.   Fred Moorhouse Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Others in attendance, see attached sign in sheet   Minutes from the regular meeting held May 12, 2009, special meeting held May 18, 2009 and regular work session held June 4, 2009 were presented. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to approve the minutes.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   TREASURER’S REPORT was accepted into record.   PUBLIC COMMENT   Daniel Dorner,  4914 Lewis Avenue, addressed the Board about ongoing issues with garbage being put out to the road many days prior to pick-up.  Supervisor Moorhouse has sent a letter to the offending party asking them to be mindful of their neighbors. Mr. Dorner also noted that Deputy Gwyn had not met with the Lewis Road residents as promised.   Planning Commission Chairperson, Tom Valentine spoke on behalf of the Planning Commission and the rezoning requested for the property at 4300 Briggs Rd. The Planning Commission has recommended a rezoning of the property to residential.  A public hearing must now be set. A motion was made by Chaffer, supported by Johnson to approve the recommendation of the Planning Commission and to set a public hearing on the issue for Tuesday, June 30th.   Jim Chaffer, Township Trustee spoke about michiganbackroads.com and meeting with Ron Rademacher, creator of the website who has invited the communities within the township to get involved with advertising on the website.  The Trail Management Council has agreed to pay part of the fee required.   UNFINISHED BUSINESS  None   New Business   Cleaning Service  Chaffer made a motion, supported by RaCosta to accept the bid from Jensen Cleaning Service for a once per month cleaning of the township hall for a rate of $75.00.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Dangerous Building Violation.  A public hearing was set for Tuesday, July 14, 2009 during the Township Board meeting to consider a violation at the property located at 3493 Otter Lake Rd.   Cemetery Sexton   Glesenkamp made a motion supported by Chaffer to offer Wayne Nelson the position.  Salary was set at $5000.00. A roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   Fireworks permit   Dennis Kendall spoke on behalf of the Candela family, 4917 Howell Road who has applied to the township for a fireworks display permit.  Mr. Kendall presented his certificate of achievement for pyrotechnics.  A certificate of insurance in the amount of 2 million was also presented. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to grant the fireworks permit.  Questions were raised as to how long the fireworks could go on and whether a time line should be set as to when the fireworks must be ended. An amended motion was made by Glesenkamp to include a time limit be set at 12:00 midnight. A roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   Amendment to adoption agreement  A motion was made by Glesenkamp, supported by RaCosta to move the pension anniversary date from December 15th to January 1st  A roll call vote was taken. All YEAS. Motion carried.   MTA “Principles of Governance”  RaCosta made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to commit to the guiding principles of the Michigan Township Association. These principles set high standards for stewardship. All YEAS. Motion carried.   Approval to pay bills Glesenkamp made a motion supported by Chaffer to pay the bills as presented. Checks # 6126-6148 for the general fund, checks # 5347-5358 for the building department. Roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS   Adjournment  Motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 8:06 PM   Back to top

minutes of REGULAR MEETING   Held May 12, 2009   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON       DAWN JOHNSON, CLERK   Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM   Board members in attendance.   Fred Moorhouse Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Others in attendance see attached sign in sheet   Minutes from the Regular meeting held 4/14/2009, regular work session held 4/30/2009 and the election commission held 4/13/2009 were presented. Motion made by Glesenkamp, supported by Chaffer to accept the minutes as presented, All YEAS.  Motion carried   The Treasurers report was accepted into record.   PUBLIC COMMENT  Nanette Dorner, speaking on behalf of the residents from the Lewis Rd area of North Lake came before the Board to lodge a complaint about noise and blight issues that are occurring in their neighborhood.  Dennis Striechert from the Lapeer County Road Commission agreed to research who is responsible for maintaining that area and will report back to the Township.  Deputy Jerry Gwynn discussed problems with the group and agreed to meet with them on May 14th at 1:30 PM to discuss how the problems might be addressed.  Much discussion ensued between the Board and the residents. It was suggested that the group consider establishing a neighborhood association to solve problems within the community. Supervisor Moorhouse agreed to write a letter to the neighbors who are leaving garbage at the road for days at a time.   Contractors and employees.  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to make the Assessor’s position an employee of the Township.  This was considered after discussion with MTA and Gary Howell, Township Attorney.  All YEAS, Motion carried.  Glesenkamp made a motion supported by RaCosta to make the building administrator, mechanical /plumbing inspector and the electrical inspector positions contractors of the township.  All YEAS, motion carried.     ROAD PROJECTS  Dennis Striechert, Foreman for the LC Road Commission presented needed road projects in the Township and the estimated costs of the work.  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to put a 10 foot tile in on Briggs Road to try to remedy the flooding problem there. (estimated cost $ 9735.003) and to upgrade the gravel on June Rd so it could be reopened. (estimated cost $600.00) .   Mechanical inspector proposal   Bill Lang, Township mechanical/plumbing inspector presented a proposal to the Board for a monthly retainer fee and cell phone time charge to offset the cost of doing business for our Township in this touch economic time where inspections are few and far between.  The Board directed RaCosta to talk with Mr. Lang about a $25.00 per month cell phone charge, but was unwilling to commit further to a retainer fee at this time.   THUMB NARCOTICS  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Chaffer to make a $100.00 contribution to Thumb Narcotics Unit   All YEAS Motion carried.   Hall Cleaning bids Glesenkamp presented bids solicited to find a cleaning service that would conduct a one time “‘spring cleaning” of the Township offices.  Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Moorhouse to accept the bid form County Cleaning for $300.00 All YEAS.  Motion carried.   Discussion ensued on the policy of our work sessions and the fact that we had received an opinion form the MTA that they should be considered regular meetings, subject to OMA and all other rules of a regular board meeting.  It was decided to keep the work sessions as scheduled, consider them regular board meetings, but only make official votes at the 2nd Tuesday of the month meetings.   Approvals of Bills.  Clerk Johnson submitted the bills to be paid. A roll call vote was taken.  All YEAS.   Meeting was adjourned at 9:25 PM   Back to top

minutes of REGULAR MEETING      HELD APRIL 30, 2009    TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON       DAWN JOHNSON, CLERK   Meeting called to order at 8:05AM   Board members in attendance.   Fred Moorhouse Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Roll Call   All Township Board members present   No audience members in attendance   Employee vs Contracted services   Discussion took place on our personnel in the building department and whether the inspectors should be considered township employees or enter into a contract for the services they provide. Disussion also took place on our Assessors position and the decision to hire him as a township employee. These decisions will be taken to the May 12th meeting for a vote.   Fax/copy services RaCosta reported on the findings of  the survey she took of other municipalities and the fees they charge for faxing and copying items for the general public.  Discussion ensued.  The final decision will be made at the May 12th meeting and then formulated into a Board policy.   Patriot Ambulance welcome. The Board discussed holding a “welcome to our community” gathering for Patriot ambulance. Also delegated assignments to Board members to see if we can get the lot mowed for them.   MAMC  Johnson asked the Board to support her membership in the Michigan Association of  Municipal Clerks.  All agreed it would be a worthwhile organization of which to become a member.   CWC Network.  Johnson reported on the latest attempts to reach the owner of CWC Network and get a refund of the monies that have been paid them for the unused block hour services. Chaffer will attempt to make contact with the owner and come to an agreement.   Sexton  An interviewing committee will consist of Glesenkamp and Chaffer who will meet with the candidates who have submitted resumes and bring a recommendation for hiring back to the Board.   Cleaning Service.  The Board discussed the need for the township offices to be cleaned “spring cleaning type fashion.  Glesenkamp presented three bids from cleaning contractors who submitted bids for a one time thorough cleaning.   Insurance/Pensions   Johnson asked the Board if they would like to have a presentation from Municipal Employees’ Retirement System.  The group can give us an overview of what they can do for us in comparison to what the township currently has.  The board agreed they would like to have a presentation from MERS   Thumb Narcotics Unit.  The Board discussed making a contribution of $100.00 to the TNU.  Vote will be taken at the May 12th meeting.   Road Issues.  The Board discussed the horrible condition of some of the township roads and what the Board might do to alleviate some of the problems.   Meeting adjourned at 9:45 AM   Back to top

minutes of REGULAR MEETING   HELD MARCH 10,  2009    TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON       DAWN JOHNSON, CLERK   Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM   Board members in attendance.   Fred Moorhouse Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Others in attendance, see attached sign in sheet   Minutes from the Regular meeting held 2/10/2009 were presented.  Motion made by Glesenkamp, supported by Moorhouse to accept the minutes as presented. All yeas, Motion carried   Minutes from the the special meeting held 2/26/2009 were presented.  Motion by Glesenkamp, supported by Moorhouse to accept the minutes as presented.  All yeas Motion carried   The Treasurers report was presented and accepted into record   PUBLIC COMMENT Commissioner, Cheryl Clark attended the meeting and gave the Board an update of what is going on in the County.  Millage renewals for senior services and 911 may need to be put on the ballot for 2010   REIMBURSEMENT POLICY The Board reviewed an expense reimbursement policy for Township officials and employees.  Motion made by Glesenkamp, supported by Moorhouse to adopt the policy. Roll call vote was taken. All yeas.  Motion carried   WEBSITE Tina Lindsey from PC Goodrich attended the meeting and discussed updating the Township website. Tina is the person who first developed the website for the Township and has kept it updated free of charge since then.  Motion made by Johnson, supported by RaCosta to spend $150.00 per initial update and then $50.00 per quarter as needed.   Meeting dates and holidays  Moorhouse presented a schedule for meeting dates for Board meetings, work sessions and non-working holidays for 2009-2010. Motion made by Glesenkamp, supported by Moorhouse to adopt the meeting schedule as presented. All yeas.  Motion carried   Road Brine/Roadside Mowing contracts discussion took place on the contractors who submitted bids to provide brining and mowing for 2009-2010 fiscal year. Jim Chaffer made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to go with the Wilkinson Company for applying brine for dust control, as they give us a 5 % discount for three applications if paid in full by April 15th,   The amount will be $30,267.00.  A motion was made by Glesenkamp, supported by Chaffer to approve the bid presented by Jostock for a double swath of mowing once per year for a cost of $4543.20.  All yeas.  Motion carried   Credit card use policy revision   Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to make revisions to the policy.  Roll call vote taken.  All yeas.  Motion carried.   Southern Links Trailway  Chaffer updated the Board on the Southern Links Trailway and the payment that is due to Gillings Gravel Pit in Millington.  He asked that the Board approve and pay its $5000.00 payment for the year by April 15th.  Motion was made by Chaffer, supported by Glesenkamp to pay the $5000.00 from the parks and recreation budget for 2009-2010.  All yeas.  Motion carried.   Approval of Bills    A motion was made by Glesenkamp, supported by RaCosta to pay the monthly bills.   All yeas. Motion carried   Meeting was adjourned by Moorhouse at 8:15 PM      Back to top

minutes of REGULAR MEETING   HELD February 10,  2009    TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON           Dawn Johnson, Clerk         Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM   Board members in attendance.   Fred Moorhouse                         Jim Chaffer excused Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta   Others in attendance, see attached sign in sheet   MINUTES   Motion was made by Glesenkamp, supported by RaCosta to accept the minutes of the  regular meeting held on 1/13/2009  All yeas.  Motion passed   Motion was made by Glesenkamp, supported by Racosta to accept the minutes of the special meeting held on 1/22/2009 All yeas.  Motion passed   Motion was made by Glesenkamp, supported by Moorhouse to accept the minutes of the special meeting held on 1/28/2009  All yeas. Motion passed     Treasurer’s report was presented and accepted into record   Public Comment   Kevin Daley, newly elected State Representative updated us on his first few weeks in office.   COPS Program Sheriff, Ron Kalanquin, Lt James McClain and Undersheriff, Bob Rapson presented a pilot program for a citizens patrol that will be introduced in Otter Lake, If the response for volunteers is good. The Department hopes to offer the program in Columbiaville and the rest of the township, as well.  Volunteers will receive training on observing, using radios for dispatching, among other tasks.  An informational meeting will be held in Otter Lake on February 14th at 10:30 AM   Salary Resolutions Resolutions for salary compensations were introduced to the Board for approval. Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to have salaries remain the same as the last fiscal year, for the Supervisor, Clerk, and Treasurer.  Roll call vote taken.  Glesenkamp YES   RaCosta YES  Moorhouse NO  Johnson YES Motion passed   Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Moorhouse to increase the salary of the Trustees to $4000.00 per year starting April 1, 2009 due to the extra meetings they must now attend. Glesenkamp YES  Johnson YES  RaCosta YES  Moorhouse YES   Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Johnson to increase the compensation for Board of Review members to a minimum of $45.00 per meeting or $15.00 per hour. All yeas. Motion approved   Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to increase the compensation for the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Planning Commission  members to $35.00 per meeting.  $40.00 for Chairperson and Secretary.  All yeas. Motion carried.   Work session dates were publicly announced   ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ELECTORS  A resolution was made by Glesenkamp, supported by RaCosta to set the annual meeting date for March 30th at 6:00 PM Glesenkamp YES  RaCosta YES  Johnson YES  Moorhouse YES  Motion carried   ROAD SIGN REPAIR   A resolution was made by Johnson, supported by Glesenkamp to allow the Supervisor to make approval for any road sign repairs that need to be made, as they are presented from the Road Commission  Johnson YES  RaCosta YES Glesenkamp YES  Moorhouse YES  Motion carried.   FENCE VIEWER  Moorhouse appointed  Kathy Racosta as the township Fence Viewer. A motion was made by Johnson, supported by Glesenkamp to approve the appointment.  All yeas. Motion carried   Planning Conference.  A motion was made by Moorhouse, supported by Glesenkamp to allow elected officials and members of township Commissions and Boards to attend the annual Lapeer County Planning Conference. All yeas.  Motion carried   Zoning Board of Appeals Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by Moorhouse to appoint Gale Crooks to the Zoning Board of Appeals to fill the vacancy created by Mark Mead’s death.  All yeas.  Motion carried.   TAX collection Date   Moorhouse made a motion to extend the date for taxes to be collected without penalty.  No support for motion was made.   BILls  Racosta made a motion, supported by Moorhouse  to approve the bills.  All yeas  Motion passed   Meeting was adjourned at 8:45 PM   Back to top

minutes of REGULAR MEETING   HELD January 13,  2009    TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON       DAWN JOHNSON, CLERK   Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM    Board members in attendance.   Fred Moorhouse Sandi Glesenkamp[ Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Others in attendance, see attached sign in sheet   Minutes from the 12/2/2008 were presented. Glesenkamp made a motion for approval, supported by Chaffer. All yeas. Motion carried.   The minutes of the special meeting of 12/15/2008 were presented. Glesenkamp made a motion for approval, seconded by Jim Chaffer. All yeas. Motion carried.   The minutes of the special meeting held on 12/22/2008 were presented. Glesenkamp made a motion for approval with support by RaCosta.  All yeas. Motion carried.   The Treasurers report was presented and received into record.   PUBLIC COMMENT Cheryl Clark presented the County’s annual budget and discussed the loss in revenue sharing this year.  She reported on a free portable heater program available to those in need and a grant for building ramps for physically challenged individuals.  She also updated  the Board on a grant received by KIND to work with 16-21 year olds to prevent school drop out rates and develop career path choices.   Patriot Ambulance. Jim Grady, owner of Patriot Ambulance discussed with the Township Board their intention to start an ambulance base in the Township around March 1st on the corner of North Lake and Columbiaville Rds.  At this  time they are not asking for a stipend from the municipalities. Will operate on a 90 day trial bases to see how service proceeds.   PROPERTY TAX HARSHIP EXEMPTION The Board reviewed an updated property tax hardship exemption resolution. Motion made by Glesenkamp, supported by Chaffer to accept changes to the resolution. Roll call vote was taken. All yeas   Tom Valentine, Township Assessor updated the Board on SEV changes on property in the Township.   Stop sign reflectors  Moorhouse presented the opportunity for the Township to buy reflector strips for the stop signs on the primary roads in the Township.  Cost will be $9.00-10.00 for approximately thirty nine (39) signs. Motion made by Chaffer, supported by RaCosta to purchase the reflector strips.  All yeas.  Motion carried   MLK Holiday Johnson started discussion on observing Martin Luther King’s birthday as a Township holiday.  Many points were discussed.   Discussion and action was tabled to the annual meeting.   NOTARY FEES  The Board discussed instituting notary fees for people requesting notarized statements.   A motion was made by Chaffer, supported by Glesenkamp to allow Township residents three (3) notary signatures per month, free of charge. After three (3), $10.00 per signature will be charged.  A roll call vote was taken. Unanimously approved.   TRAINING for Township Officials and Boards Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to approve training for the new Board of Review members.  All yes. Motion approved. RaCosta to approve MTA budget training for Moorhouse, Gelesnkamp and Johnson All yeas.  Motion approved   The Clerk will be attending a two (2) day training in Ann Arbor to become a certified election trainer.  Motion made by Glesenkamp, supported by RaCosta to approve an overnight hotel stay.  All yeas. N Motion approved.   FIRE AUTHORITY  Glesenkamp presented the Board with the 2009 budget and schedule of fees. Discussion ensued.  Motion made by Chaffer, supported by Morehouse to accept the budget and schedule as presented, All yeas. Motion approved.   WORK SESSIONS Moohouse explained to the public that the Board would be instituting work session to discuss township business and brainstorm new ideas.     ROAD SIGN  Motion made by RacCsota supported by Glesenkamp to replace the road sign at Hart Lake and Castle Roads.  All yeas. Motion approved   BOARD OF REVIEW APPOINTMENTS Moorhouse opened nominations for three Board of Review members.  Deborah Ouellette, Donald Morgan, Bill Sickner and Elwin Ruby were nominated.  Gene Petherbridge and Dale Fuller were nominated as alternates. Ouellette, Morgan and Sickner were elected by roll call vote. Petherbridge and Fuller were elected as alternates by roll call vote.   BILLS  Motion by Chaffer, supported by Glesenkamp to pay bills.  Roll call vote taken.  All yeas.  Motion approved   Johnson, supported by Glesenkamp moved for meeting adjournment at 9:10 all yeas. Motion carried.   Back to top

Work Session  Minutes

 

minutes of REGULAR MEETING (work session)                        held September 1, 2011                             8:00 AM   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON       DAWN JOHNSON, CLERK   CALL TO ORDER   Meeting called to order at 8:00 AM by Supervisor Moorhouse.     Board members in attendance.   Fred Moorhouse, Supervisor Sandi Glesenkamp, Treasurer Dawn Johnson, Clerk Jim Chaffer, Trustee Kathy RaCosta   Others in attendance:  Mike Alexander   Unfinished Business   Zoning Enforcement Officer  The Board entered into discussion with Mike Alexander, a candidate for Zoning Enforcement Officer for Marathon Township. Many questions were posed to Mr. Alexander regarding his zoning enforcement experience with other municipalities and how he would handle blight cases in our community. After much discussion, Glesenkamp made a motion, supported by RaCosta to hire Mike Alexander as our Zoning Enforcement Officer and to pay him $1200.00 from September 1st - December 31st, 2011, plus mileage.  Roll Call Vote was taken.  Moorhouse AYE, Johnson AYE, Glesenkamp AYE, Chaffer AYE, RaCosta AYE. Motion carried   NOTE:  The meeting was posted indicating a vote would be taken on hiring a Zoning Enforcement Officer if necessary.   Meeting was adjourned at 9:40 am     Back to top

MARATHON TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING AGENDA Work Session July 28, 2011             The meeting was called to order by Fred Moorhouse, Supervisor.  Glesenkamp, RaCosta, Chaffer, and Moorhouse present.  Johnson was absent.   A motion was made by Chaffer with a second by RaCosta to approve the agenda as presented.  All votes aye, motion carried.   UNFINISHED BUSINESS:  John’s property:  There is an evidentiary hearing scheduled for 9/2/11.  Ed Koch and Jerry Gwynn have not been able to schedule a time to go out to the property, so Moorhouse will go out with Jerry after sending notification and determine what is blight and what is not and make preparations to remove blight.    Zoning Administrator:  Ed Koch has not yet responded to the Supervisor’s  request of contacting him.  Discussion about checking into a replacement for Zoning Administrator took place.   Hosting MTA:   The menu for the Supervisor’s meeting will be as follows:  Fried chicken, potato salad, beans, rolls, coffee/water/pop.    MTA meeting:  Chaffer will bring the grill for hot dogs.  It was decided to get the ice cream cart to help promote the trail.  Chaffer would like to use it earlier to sell on the trail.  Chaffer will get 2 prizes for giveaways.    NEW BUSINESS: Hemingway Lake letter:  Tom Valentine wrote a letter to planning commission member, Oliver, requesting him to excuse himself from the discussion about the recreational vehicles.  The letter circulating around Hemingway Lake directly ties Mr. Oliver to the situation and has caused a conflict of interest.   Lapeer County Supervisor’s Meeting was covered under Unfinished Business.   Barnes Lake Rd project/ditches:  Supervisor Moorhouse has received several complaints since the Road Commission did the ditching on Barnes Lake Rd.  Residents think the ditches are too deep.  When the Road Foreman mentioned it to the County Road engineers, they said the ditches had to be that deep to work effectively.    Complaint Form:  RaCosta suggested using a complaint form so that a record of the complaint would be on file.  The Township has used a form in the past but has not been in use for several years.     CORRESPONDENCE:         TriVillage Chamber:  TVC is having a summer celebration at Countryside Tax Service on August 8.  An RSVP is necessary.   Meeting was adjourned at 9:12 am   Submitted by Sandi Glesenkamp                    Back to top

minutes of REGULAR MEETING (work session)                        held June 30, 2011                             8:00 AM   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON       DAWN JOHNSON, CLERK   CALL TO ORDER   Meeting called to order at 8:00 AM by Supervisor Moorhouse.     Board members in attendance. Fred Moorhouse, Supervisor Sandi Glesenkamp, Treasurer Dawn Johnson, Clerk Jim Chaffer, Trustee   Kathy RaCosta, absent (excused)   Others in attendance   Donald Horton, Planning Commission and Zoning Board member   Approval of agenda   The agenda was accepted as presented     Unfinished Business   John’s property issue  The Board once again discussed the continuing concerns at the John’s property. Attorney Gildner is proceeding in Circuit Court with the zoning violations of the sheds that still remain within the property setbacks. There has been no attempt to visit the property to test whether all the cars parked on the property comply with the township blight ordinance.   Hosting the MTA  Marathon Township will be hosting the Lapeer County MTA meeting for August. We will be holding the meeting at Veterans Park and showcasing the Southern Links Trailway. The Board discussed serving hot dogs and ice cream.  We may ask the Friends Group and Management Council to sponsor the ice cream.  Chaffer will donate a SLT shirt and hat to give away. Moorhouse will also be hosting the County Supervisor’s meeting before the MTA meeting.     NEW BUSINESS   Zoning Administrator  The Board expressed concerns that the situation with our Zoning Administrator is not working out as well as we hoped. With Ed Koch having another full time job, he is not available to handle our zoning violation issues as quickly as needed. Moorhouse will talk with Ed about his work schedule and discuss whether the township should look for another person to handle zoning issues.   Carpet cleaning proposal  The Board discussed having the carpeting cleaned in the meeting room, the entryway and hallway in the outer office and the inner office foyer. We accepted a proposal from Serv Pro for $245.00 to perform the job.     Correspondance   The Board discussed the recent legislation voted on in the House and Senate that will limit local zoning authority.   Johnson shared with the Board the press release she received from the Michigan Fitness Organization for the Labor Day Community Walk.   Meeting was adjourned at 9:15 AM       Back to top

minutes of REGULAR MEETING (work session)                        held June 2, 2011                             8:00 AM   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON       DAWN JOHNSON, CLERK   CALL TO ORDER   Meeting called to order at 8:10 AM by Supervisor Moorhouse.     Board members in attendance. Fred Moorhouse, Supervisor Sandi Glesenkamp, Treasurer Dawn Johnson, Clerk Kathy RaCosta, Trustee Jim Chaffer, Trustee   Others in attendance, see attached sign-in sheet   Approval of Agenda.    An item was added to the agenda under new business involving dogs attacking a goat out on LeValley Road.   Moorhouse made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to approve the agenda.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.     UNFINISHED BUSINESS   Johns blight issue.  The Board must decide if they want to move forward with making the Johns comply with the zoning violation of the sheds that remain in the setbacks. The township Zoning Administrator has cited the Johns for the violation of the setback ordinance and the sheds were to be removed by April 15th.  They were not. It was the consensus of the Board to have our attorney file a motion in court to force the Johns to move the sheds.   Cemetery ordinance  The Board reviewed a copy of the new cemetery ordinance. It will be placed on the agenda for approval at the next meeting.   Hall custodian The Board met with Kim Goldorf to discuss having her handle all the custodial duties and discontinue using Country Clean for a thorough cleaning once per month.  Kim was given a list of duties that we expect to be performed on a weekly and monthly basis. She agreed she could handle the duties as presented and we agreed to pay her $200.00 per month to do so,  This arrangement will save the township a bit of money        NEW BUSINESS   Flick property issue  Randy Flick has complained that water is collecting on his property from a blocked culvert on Klam Road. Fred met with Dennis Streichert from the LCRC, along with Randy to come to a solution. The Road Commission agreed to re-dig a short part of the ditch, which should alleviate the problem.   Building Department hours of operation  A discussion took place on whether the Building Department should remain open for 21 hours per week.   Hume issue  RaCosta reported that she had received a complaint from Gabrielle Hume on LeValley Road who reported her goat had been attacked by the neighbor’s dogs. The goat was badly injured and required a great deal of emergency care. She wanted to know if the township could intervene.  The township has no zoning ordinance that would apply to the case.  Animal Control had already responded to the incident. Outside of filing a legal, civil suit, the Board agreed that Animal Control should handle the matter.   Meeting was adjourned at 9:57 AM   Back to top

minutes of REGULAR MEETING (work session)                        held April 28, 2011                             8:00 AM   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON       DAWN JOHNSON, CLERK   CALL TO ORDER   Meeting called to order at 8:10 AM by Supervisor Moorhouse.     Board members in attendance. Fred Moorhouse, Supervisor Sandi Glesenkamp, Treasurer Dawn Johnson, Clerk Kathy RaCosta, Trustee         Jim Chaffer, Trustee   Approval of Agenda.    Moorhouse made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to approve the agenda.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   UNFINISHED BUSINESS   Johns Blight Issue update  The Board discussed how we should precede with the blight violations at the Johns property.  It was decided a special meeting should be scheduled with Attorney Gildner, Ed Koch and Jerry Gwynn attending so that we can all  reach agreement on how best to proceed. The meeting was scheduled for May 12th at 9:30 AM.   Hall rental policy.  We have been informed by MTA that we are in violation when charging no fee to non-profit groups for renting the hall, as a township can only use public property for a public purpose.  It was decided we would charge non-profit groups $25.00 per rental or $25.00 per quarter when renting to a group that meets monthly.   Board room painting bids  The Township received four bids to paint the board room. The Board discussed the bids, asked questions and agreed on the bid from Gold Star Painting who gave sound advice on painting vinyl walls and repairing drywall, as well as good references. A contract award be voted upon at the next regular meeting   NEW BUSINESS   Patriot Ambulance agreement.  Reviewed the agreement with Patriot Ambulance for another three years.   Rental inspection ordinance.  Discussed whether or not we should remove the ordinance from our books. It has not been instituted and we do not have the manpower to enforce it. We will ask our attorney for his opinion on this and take it up again at a future date.   Resolution honoring Joe Norton.  The Board passed a resolution honoring Chief Joe Norton for his 47 years of service to the Otter Lake Fire Department.   Blight issues on LeValley Road.  We have received complaints about blight violations along LeValley Road. Supervisor Moorhouse will  take a look at the properties in question and send letters to notify the homeowners of the violations.   Meeting adjourned at 9:30AM        Back to top

minutes of REGULAR MEETING (work session)                        held March 31, 2011                             8:00 AM   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON       DAWN JOHNSON, CLERK   CALL TO ORDER   Meeting called to order at 8:05 AM by Supervisor Moorhouse.     Board members in attendance. Fred Moorhouse, Supervisor Sandi Glesenkamp, Treasurer Dawn Johnson, Clerk Kathy RaCosta, Trustee Jim Chaffer, Trustee   Approval of Agenda.    Moorhouse made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to approve the agenda.  All YEAS.  Motion carried.   UNFINISHED BUSINESS   Johns blight issue Fred updated the Board on the latest details at the John’s property. Junk cars and trailers still remain. Sheds have not been moved out of the setbacks.  Ed Koch, Zoning Administrator sent a letter giving the Johns a 4/15 deadline to move the sheds and cars. An invoice for the Township’s legal expenses paid to defend our blight ordinance was also sent   Johnson will contact Attorney Gildner to see what our next step should be.   Hall rental policy   Per the MTA, the Township can not allow groups to rent our meeting room free of charge. Glesenkamp will contact MTA to get the exact protocol.   Spring clean-up  Discussed last minute details for the spring clean-up day     NEW BUSINESS   Hall cleaning  Discussed ways we could save money on the hall cleaning. Moorhouse will talk to our current custodian about taking on more responsibilities   SLT budget request  The Board would like more details on the monies that were carried over from last year and a budget versus actual accounting for 2010.   Lawn mowing contract  Moorhouse will contact Becks Lawn Care to see if he can continue providing the mowing service for the hall and Hemmingway Lake Dam for the same rate as last year.  Will seek approval for the 2011 contract at next meeting   Salary commission appointment   Helen Clarks’ term expires this month.  She has agreed to serve another term.  Moorhouse will seek approval for the appointment at the next meeting   Electronic sign for township hall   Discussion took place on purchasing an electronic sign to put in front of the township hall to keep residents apprised of things going on in the community. Glesenkamp and Johnson will do more research and make a report for the Board at a later date. . Painting Project   Discussed getting bids to see how much it would cost to have the entire meeting room painted. There has been no maintenance on that room since it was built in 1991.   Barnes Lake Road property issue   The Avendt’s have a water problem. Moorhouse has asked the Road Commission to take a look at what is causing the problem and how it can be corrected   Meeting was adjourned at 10:15 Am   Back to top

minutes of REGULAR MEETING (work session)                        held March 7, 2011                             8:00 AM   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON       DAWN JOHNSON, CLERK   CALL TO ORDER   Meeting called to order at 8:05 AM by Supervisor Moorhouse.     Board members in attendance. Fred Moorhouse, Supervisor Sandi Glesenkamp, Treasurer Dawn Johnson, Clerk Kathy RaCosta, Trustee Jim Chaffer, Trustee   Approval of Agenda.    Chaffer made a motion, supported by Glesenkamp to approve the agenda.  All YEAS. Motion carried.   UNFINSHED BUSINESS   Dates for meetings and office closure of 2011-12  Discussed the proposed dates and agreed to put the issue on the March 8th meeting for approval.   Zoning issues  The Board discussed the ordinances currently being worked on by the Planning Commission. Moorhouse will ask for an update from the Chairperson and urge them to move the ordinances along. Ed Koch, Zoning Administrator was on hand to update the Board on the Johns blight case and other building issues currently being monitored.   New Business   Ballot proposal for roads  Moorhouse brought up the subject of creating a special  assessment district versus a ballot issue to help keep the township roads maintained. Discussion ensued.  Information will be gathered and the Board will revisit this issue again.   Attorney fees   Discussed whether we should explore the option of a retainer versus an hourly wage reimbursement for our legal fees. We will take the issue up with Attorney Gildner to see what services would be covered in a retainer fee?   New State burning restrictions  Discussed the new burning regulation that will go into effect April 1, 2011.  After reviewing the new rules, it appears the township burning ordinance is already in compliance.   Prices for 2011 road maintenance  Reviewed bids for brining and roadside mowing and compared costs and service.  Will put the issue on the March 8th meeting for approval of contracts.   Township snow days  Moorhouse brought up the issue of how we should handle days when the office is closed because of snow storms. This issue will be worked on as we develop our operating polices and procedures and then brought to the Board for review and discussion.   Adjournment   Chaffer made a motion, supported by RaCosta to adjourn the meeting at 10:10 AM.  All YEAS.  Motion carried     Back to top

minutes of REGULAR MEETING   (work session)   held December 2, 2010                 8:00 AM   TOWNSHIP OF MARATHON       Dawn Johnson, Clerk         Meeting called to order at 8:00 AM by Supervisor Moorhouse.   Board members in attendance.   Fred Moorhouse                          Sandi Glesenkamp Dawn Johnson Kathy RaCosta Jim Chaffer   Others present:   Mike Gildner, Township Attorney Don Horton, Planning Commission and ZBA Member Tom Valentine, Township Assessor     UNFINISHED BUSINESS   George Johns blight case.  Township Attorney, Mike Gildner updated the Board on the case and we discussed how the Township will proceed with blight removal.   Cemetery ordinance Moorhouse presented the board with a copy of a cemetery ordinance to consider.  A special meeting was scheduled for January 13th at 2:00 PM to discuss the ordinance.  At this meeting, we will also continue working on the policies and procedures for the Township.   NEW BUSINESS   Camp Retreats tax