-BENTLEY TOWNSHIP MINUTES

JUNE 9^TH 2025

JUSTINE CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00PM. MEMBERS PRESENT WERE SUPERVISOR JUSTINE OSBORN, TREASURER SHARON ROY-KRAHNER, TRUSTEE TOM SHEPARD AND BOB PETTIT, CLERK KRISTIE RESMER. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS RECITED.

PUBLIC SPEAKERS: TAMMY CO. COMMISSIONER- COUNTY MEETING IS TOMORROW 6/10/25 AT 9 AM. $400,000 IN CHILL GRANT FUNDS TO BE DISPURSED AND THERE ARE 44 APPLICANTS STILL BE TO LOOKED AT. VETERANS HONOR PARK IS STILL RAISING FUNDS FOR PLANS. MEMORIAL DAY CANOE RACE WAS GOOD WILL FIND OUT MORE TOMORROW, THERE WAS 42 RACERS. THUNDER ON THE STRIP WAS OVER 1500 PEOPLE. LEADERSHIP REUNION – COUNTY ORIENTATED, LOCALLY FOCUSED ADULT AND YOUTH, STARTS BACK UP IN AUGUST. ANYONE CAN PARTICIPATE CALL COMMISSIONER MOORE FOR INFORMATION. LAKES WATER LEVEL COMES AFTER THE COMPLETION IN 2027. WORKING ON RETRAINING OF NATURAL RIVER RIGHT NOW. ASSESSMENTS ARE ALL OUT. M30 BRIDGE IN SANFORD IS DELAYED 6 WEEKS. LUCY FROM THE DRAIN COMMISSION SHOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE US A BETTER ETA ON THE DRAIN ASSESSMENT FOR HERNER.

OLD BUSINESS: WEBSITE INFORMATION- TABLE TILL NEXT MONTH TO READ OVER 3 QUOTES. ROAD SIGN FOR TOWNSHIP HALL- KRISTIE IS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO CONTACT HER BACK, COULD ASK NAZARENE CHURCH ON BAKER RD WHERE THEY GOT THEIRS. PUTTING A STOP SIGN AT THE CORNER OF CHURCH AND KLENDER TO SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC- JUSTINE FOUND OUT THAT THE ROAD COMMISSION WOULD HAVE TO DO A SURVEY. GARBAGE QUOTES- REPUBLIC CONTRACT IS UP AT THE END OF JUNE,GFL WOULD BE MONDAY PICKUPS, TAKES 30 TO 40 DAYS TO GET TOTES, STOLEN OR DAMAGED TOTES THERE IS FREE REPLACEMENT, IF YOU WANT MORE THAN ONE GFL TOTE YOU CAN PURCHASE THEM FOR 65$ PER YEAR. TOM S. MOTIONED FOR A RESOLUTION TO PUT THE QUOTES BETWEEN GFL AND REPUBLIC TO A VOTE. IN FAVOR OF GFL WERE: JUSTINE, KRISTIE, TOM S. AND SHARON. IN FAVOR OF REPUBLIC WAS: BOB. GFL WON THE BID AND THE RESOLUTION PASSED. NEED TO GET A LIST OF RESIDENTS FROM ASSESSOR QUENTIN OF WHO CURRENTLY HAS GARBAGE PICKUP- JUSTINE WILL GET A HOLD OF HIM. WILL HOPEFULLY GET GFL TOTES BEFORE THE END OF JUNE WHEN REPUBLIC TERM IS UP.

FIRE REPORT: FIRE WELL AGREEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED AND COPIED BUT THEY STILL HAVE TO SIGN IT AND SEND IT BACK TO US. TOM S. WANTS A COPY AS WELL.

24	MEDICAL CALLS IN BILLINGS
8	MEDICAL CALLS IN BETLEY
6	FIRE CALLS FOR BILLINGS
	2 WIRE DOWN
	1 FIRE ALARM AT&T BUILDING
	2 PUBLIC ASSIST’S
	1 AIR BOAT STAND-BY FOR THE CANOE RACE
1	FIRE CALL IN GLADWIN MUTUAL AID
	1 HOUSE FIRE (CANCELLED)

CEMETERY: TERRY DID FIX A COUPLE OF HEADSTONES AND SOME STUMPS HAVE BEEN REMOVED. BOB WILL GET THREE MORE FLAG HOLDERS FOR VETERANS WHO ARE MISSING THEM.

HALL: THERMOSTATS ARE STILL NOT UPDATED, JUSTINE HASN’T HEARD BACK FROM BOCK YET

PARK: APM WILL SPRAY ON THURSDAY AGAIN FOR MOSQUITOS. STILL HAVEN’T HEARD BACK FROM OWEN’S CONSTRUCTION ABOUT QUOTE FOR PLEXIGLASS. BALL TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND, FRIDAY STARTING AT 5PM, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ALL DAY.

BLIGHT: CASEY DID NOT SHOW UP. JUSTINE WILL CALL HIM. HE IS WILLING TO TRAIN SOMEONE ON HOW TO WRITE TICKETS. ALL COMPLAINTS WOULD HAVE TO BE REASSESSED AT THIS POINT AND START OVER WITH NEW TICKETS. TOM S.- WE SHOULD TABLE TILL NEXT MONTH TO SEE IF CASEY COMES. 5 TICKETS ARE FROM MAY OF 2024.

NEW BUSINESS: BOB BALZER- CONSUMERS ORDINANCE, FRANCHISE AGREEMENT NEEDS TO BE RENEWED EVERY 30 YEARS. TOM S. MOTIONED FOR A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE ORDINANCE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT FOR CONSUMERS. KRISTIE SECONDED IT AND THE VOTES WERE AS FOLLOWS: TOM S-YES, SHARON- YES, KRISTIE- YES, JUSTINE- YES, BOB- YES. ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE RESOLUTION PASSED. PNC

SHARON SAID THE PNC MATURITY DATE ON THE CD IS JUNE 18^TH, IF WE CAN GET THE SAME RATE WE SHOULD STICK WITH IT.

SHARON MOTIONED FOR A RESOLUTION TO REMOVE KELLIE STARK DEPUTY TREASURER FROM THE PNC CONTRACT ACCOUNTS ENDING IN: 2073, 9303, 9311 AND 9362.

AND ADD TOM RAUSHI AS THE NEW DEPUTY TREASURER. KRISTIE SECONDED THE MOTION AND THE VOTES WERE AS FOLLOWS: TOM S.- YES, SHAORN- YES, KRISTIE- YES, JUSTINE- YES AND BOB- YES. ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE RESOLUTION PASSED.

MINUTES:

MINUTES FOR MAY WERE PRESENTED. JUSTINE MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS GIVEN. KRISTIE SECONDED THE MOTION AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

TREASURERS REPORT:

TREASURERS REPORT FOR MAY WAS PRESENTED. JUSTINE MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TREASURERS REPORT AS GIVEN. TOM S. SECONDED THE MOTION AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

PAYMENT OF BILLS:

PAYMENT OF BILLS FOR JUNE WAS PRESENTED. TOM S. MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE PAYMENT OF BILLS. JUSTINE SECONDED THE MOTION AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

CORRESPONDENCE:

CALLED TO ORDER/ADJOURNED:

KRISTIE MADE THE MOTION TO ADJORN THE MEETING AT 8:55PM, TOM S. SECONDED THE MEETING ADJOURNED.

MINUTES SUBMITTED BY

KRISTIE RESMER

BENTLEY TOWNSHIP CLERK