On Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. Town Board Ch= airperson Greg Anderson called the regular monthly Town Board meeting to order. Other Supervisors present were Mark Riverblood, Eugene Stoeckel, John Roxbury, Jr., and Dan Minks.
Approve Mi=
nutes
A motion was made by Eugene Stoeckel and seconded by J= ohn Roxbury, Jr. to approve the minutes of the July 21, 2009 regular monthly me= eting as printed. Motion Carried.
Approve Fi=
nancial
Report
A motion was made by John Roxbury, Jr. and seconded by= Eugene Stoeckel to approve the Financial Report for July 2009 as submitted. Beginning Balance of Township fund= s was $160,391.96; total receipts of $161,798.80; total disbursements of $102,423.27; leaving a balance of $219,767.49. Motion Carried.
Old Busine=
ss
Greg Anderson stated that the Clerk had checked into possibly having a Town Board member take over the Treasurer position, but t= he Association of Townships said that would not work. Dan Minks stated that Bo= gus Brook has an independent CPA firm do their townships’ financials and = pays them $3,000 per year. Greg Anderson suggested having the Clerk check into seeing what a CPA firm would charge. He also thought that if the fee for a = CPA would be close to the cost of an audit, they were probably just better off = keeping things the way they are.
John Roxbury, Jr. motioned to appoint Connie Wubben as= the permanent Clerk/Treasurer. Dan Minks seconded the motion. Motion Carried. <= /p>
John Roxbury, Jr. motioned to increase the Clerks wage= s to the same rate of pay for the previous Clerk/Treasurer. Mark Riverblood seco= nded the motion. Motion Carried.
John Roxbury, Jr. motioned to pass the Comprehensive P= lan onto the Planning Commission to have a public hearing. Eugene Stoeckel seco= nded the motion. Motion Carried.
New Busine=
ss
John Roxbury, Jr. motione= d to amend the agenda to move up the discussion on the outdoor event for Shooters Bar. Dan Minks seconded the motion. Motion Carried.
Greg Anderson stated that= Chris Flor had met with Loren and Todd at a staff meeting and there were no issues regarding the event. Chris had also sent out letters to the neighbors infor= ming them of the event. Greg also stated that he had talked with some of the neighbors and they seemed to be in favor of it. Chris Flor stated that he w= ould also put up parking signs so that would not be an issue.
John Roxbury, Jr. motione= d to approve the outdoor event for Shooters on September 13th, 2009 f= rom 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Dan Minks seconded the motion. Motion Carried.
Dan Minks motioned to app= rove final acceptance of the 2008 road projects and release the securities. Mark Riverblood seconded the motion. Motion Carried.
Greg Anderson stated that= the road grader operator thought that gravel should be added to 97th Ave. John Roxbury, Jr. suggested that the Clerk call the two property owners that use the road and ask them if they are comfortable with it now or if th= ey feel it needs more gravel. Dan Minks stated that if they think the road nee= ds it then go ahead and get some gravel on the road.
Open Forum=
There were no residents p= resent that wished to speak.
Supervisors
Reports
Dan Minks gave a short upda= te on the Visionary Committee from Carol Carling regarding the amphitheater, fundraising and Frisbee golf.
Eugene Stoeckel stated that= the Princeton Advisory Board is going to get a constitution of their bylaws to = have a legal document to fall back on.
Mark Riverblood stated that= at the last Princeton Planning Commission meeting Hi-Tech Auto requested rezoning = for the old Marathon gas station and are now able to sell a few vehicles. The Commission is looking at an interim use permit to address that vacant prope= rty. It appears they will be transitioning from Conditional Use Permits to Inter= im Use Permits.
Mark briefly explained a gr= ant that they city received regarding zoning, subdivisions and cleaning up. He also had some information regar= ding the Distilled Products addition and had a site plan available to look at. <= /p>
Mark also had some informat= ion that needed to be passed onto Todd McLouth regarding changes regarding the speed limit on Town Roads.
Clerks Business
The Clerk stated that the Township has never reported = any wage information to the State Unemployment Insurance, and has since establi= shed an account as a reimbursement entity, and is now reporting the information every quarter.
The Clerk also stated that the road grader operator wa= nted to know if gravel could be placed on all of 80th Ave, rather than just a section of it. Dan Minks stated that when the road tour was done, th= at road was good and there are worse roads than that one.
Approve Pa=
yment of
the Bills
A motion was made by John Roxbury, Jr. and seconded by= Eugene Stoeckel to approve payment of the bills, Check numbers 8526 – 8552. = Motion Carried.
Adjourn
A motion was made by Dan Minks and seconded by John Ro= xbury, Jr. to adjourn the meeting at 8:09 p.m. Motion Carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Connie Wubben
Clerk/Treasurer
Attende= es: &n= bsp; Cindy Bodger, Brian Dahlheimer, Ken Henchen, Chris Flor