BENTLEY TOWNSHIP MINUTES

MARCH 9^TH 2026

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: FOR THE LOGGIN IN THE AREA DOES THE TOWNSHIP GET ANY MONEY? TOM- IT COMES FROM THE DNR AS SWAMP TAX. TAMMY CO. COMMISSIONER- VETERANS HONOR PARK GOT A $50,000 GRANT FROM THE CHARLES STROSACKER FOUNDATION. SENATOR HOADLY IS TRYING TO PLEAD FOR 500,000 FROM STATE. CHILL GRANT THERE ARE 10 PROJECTS, 6 ARE COMPLETED AND 1 WILL BE DONE THIS WEEK. MI NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT GLADWIN COUNTY IS SUBMITTING PAPERWORK THEN APPLICATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE. GLADWIN COUNTY CHAMBER BREAKFAST AT THE BEAVERTON COMMUNITY CENTER ON 3/13/26 AT 7:30AM $15.00. 3/30 COUNCIL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETING ON 3/30/26 AT 6:30PM AT THE GLADWIN COMMISSIONERS ROOM. ELEVATOR AT GLADWIN COUNTY HAS NO UPDATE. MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN- RRS WAS SELECTED TO WRITE THE PLAN ONCE FUNDING COMES IN. 3/20/26 GRATIOT COUNTY MMP MEETING. WHEN THEY REFILL WIXOM LAKE IT WON’T AFFECT BENTLEY TOWNSHIPS TAXES. ARUTHER FROM WADE TRIM- ZONING, FUTURE LAND USE MAP NEEDS TO MAKE SENSE FOR LATER DOWN THE ROAD. WE CANNOT HAVE RESIDENTIAL USAGE FOR COMMERCIAL AREA. IN OUR AREA WE MIGHT WANT TO HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY. CAN BE MORE FLEXIBLE AND CHANGE THE COMMERCIAL TO INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL, NOT SPLIT ZONED. HAS TO BE ONE OR THE OTHER NOT BOTH. HAVE TO HAVE SOME COMMERCIAL AREA AVAILABLE BUT THERE IS NOT A REQUIRED AMOUNT. IF A COMMERCIAL ZONED AREA HAS PEOPLE LIVING THERE AS RESIDENTIAL AND THE HOUSE BURNS DOWN THEY WON’T BE ABLE TO REBUILD BECAUSE IT IS NOT RESIDENTIAL. HE WILL SUBMIT TO US HIS RECOMMENDED CHANGES. JUSTINE WILL GO TO THE 3/25 ZONING MEETIN AT THE GLADWIN LIBRARY FROM 4-7PM. TAKE PROPERTY PARCEL NUMBERS TO MAKE SURE THEY ADDRESS THEM ALL.

OLD BUSINESS: BUDGET MEETING DATE CHANGE TO 3/24/26 AT 6PM IT WAS THOUGHT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETING WAS 3/24/26 AT 6 PM. KRISTIE MOTIONED TO AMEND THE FEBRUARY MEETING MINUTES TOM SECONDED VOTES WERE AS FOLLOWS: TOM-YES, SHARON-YES, KRISTIE-YES, JUSTINE-YES, BOB-YES. THE MOTION PASSED. BRIGHTSPEED THEY WILL CHANGE OUR PRICING TO $78/MONTH. GFL SIGNS ARE ORDERED AND WE ARE NOT PAYING A FEE, THERE IS NO ETA AS TO WHEN THEY WILL BE IN. ONLINE TAX PAYMENTS- SHARON FOUND OUT 7 OUT OF 17 TOWNSHIPS DO ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS, STILL LOOKING INTO IT. LUCAS MACHINE GRANT- WE RECEIVED THE $2,000 T.O.W.N. GRANT FROM GLADWIN COUNTY. EARLY VOTING AGREEMENT WITH GLADWIN COUNTY- $5,000 THE FIRST YEAR OF THE AGREEMENT AND $4,500 FOR EACH YEAR AFTER WHEN EARLY VOTING IS REQUIRED FOR STATE AND FEDERAL ELECTIONS. KRISTIE MOTIONED TO ACCEPT THE EARLY VOTING AGREEMENT WITH GLADWIN COUNTY BOB SECONDED. VOTES WERE AS FOLLOWS: TOM-YES, SHARON-YES, KRISTIE-YES, JUSTINE-YES, BOB-YES. NEED TO PLAN FOR AT LEAST $15,000 FOR NEW ELECTION EQUIPMENT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE REQUIRED BY THE STATE, NO INFORMATION AS OF YET. NEED TO MAKE SURE QUENTION GETS HIS .25 CENT RAISE INCREASE PER PARCEL FOR ASSESSOR POSITION.

FIRE REPORT:

21	MEDICAL CALLS IN BILLINGS TOWNSHIP
9	MEDICAL CALLS IN BENTLEY TOWNSHIP
8	FIRE CALLS IN BILLINGS TOWNSHIP
	4 SMOKE ALARMS
	1 CAR FIRE
	2 PUBLIC ASSIST
	1 ASSIST TO MILLS TOWNSHIP: STRUCTURE FIRE

CEMETERY: TOM ASKED IF TERRY CAN JUST PLOW THE CEMENT SO STONES DON’T GET INTO THE GRASS AND HAVE TO BE RAKED OUT. TERRY WILL LOOK AT IT.

HALL: KRISTIE WILL CALL BOCK ABOUT CAMERA RETENTION IT NEEDS TO BE 30 DAYS DURING THE ELECTIONS. DOOR HANDLE TO FRONT OF HALL CAME OFF, JUSTINE WILL CALL EARL’S BUILDING SUPPLY TO FIX IT.

PARK: BOB THINKS WE SHOULD HAVE SIGNS AT THE PARK BECAUSE DOGS ARE POOPING THERE. ESTEY BALL LEAGUE HAS 7 TEAMS. ALL TEAMS HAVE SPONSORS. 4 NEW OUTFIELD SIGN SPONSORS. SCOREBOARDS WILL BE HOOKED UP TO ELECTRICITY, TOWNSHIP PAYS THE BILL NOT SURE HOW MUCH MORE IT WILL BE. THE SCORE BOARD HAS SPONSOR PANELS ONE IS BOCK FOR DOING THE SETUP OF THE SCOREBOARDS. APRIL 27^TH IS THE FIRST GAME. COST FOR A SPONSOR TO HAVE A PANEL ON THE SCORE BOARD IS $1500-2000/ EACH PANEL. MORE PANELS CAN BE ADDED LATER. TREASURER FOR ESTEY BALL LEAGUE STEPPED DOWN SO THERE IS AN OPEN POSITION IF ANYONE IS AVAILABLE. BLEACHERS- ONE MORE TO BE PURCHASED. CAN SELL THE OLD BLEACHERS. BALL LEAGUE MIGHT DO A CLOSING CEREMONEY 6/12/26. MIGHT TRY TO DO CREDIT CARDS AT THE SNACK SHACK. ESTEY DAYS WE COULD HAVE THE BALL LEAGUE OPEN THE CONCESSIONS TO PROFIT THEM. THE BALL LEAGUE WILL SET UP PORT-A-POTTIES. CONCRETE PADS WILL BE ADDED TO THE CONCESSIONS AND THE STORAGE SHED, THE COST IS MOSTLY ALL DONATION.

BLIGHT: SHERRIF SHAY SAID TO PUT BLIGHT ORDINANACE ON OUR WEBSITE AND GET NICK A BADGE. AMEND THE MEETING MINUTES TO INCLUDE NICK’S LAST NAME. CAN USE TIM SEGRAVES SECORD’S BLIGHT OFFICER AS A MENTOR. JUSTINE MOTIONED TO AMEND THE MEETING MINUTES FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY TO INCLUDE NICK’S LAST NAME OF ROLLEY, TOM SECONDED THE MOTION. VOTES WERE AS FOLLOWS: TOM-YES, SHARON-YES, KRISTIE-YES, JUSTINE- YES, BOB-YES. THE MOTION PASSED. NICK ASKED ABOUT ANY OLD COMPLAINTS BUT WE WILL HAVE TO START COMPLETELY OVER WITH ALL NEW COMPLAINTS. NICK CAN WEAR A CAMERA PER SHERRIF SHAY. A PERSONAL CAMERA AND PHONE CAN’T BE GOVERNED BY THE POLICE.

NEW BUSINESS: JUSTINE ASKED ABOUT DATA CENTERS BECAUSE SOMEONE INQUIRED ABOUT THEM. TOM- AT THIS PRESENT TIME WE ARE NOT COMMENTING ON THIS TOPIC. WE DON’T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION ON THE TOPIC. ROSE MOSQUITO WASNTED TO KNOW IF WE WANTED TO CONTRACT WITH THEM TO DO THE WHOLE TOWNSHIP. IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO HAVE INDIVIDUALS TO CALL APM TO SPRAY THEIR HOMES WHO WANT IT. OUR WEBSITE NEED TO BE ADA COMPLIANT BY APRIL 2027 KRISTIE WILL ASK ANDREW FROM NEW LIFE ELECTRONICS WHAT HE KNOWS. DOES UPCOMING PETTING ZOO NEED ANYTHING FROM THE TOWNSHIP IN ORDER TO BE THERE? NOT THAT WE BELIEVE.

MINUTES:

MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 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 FEBRUARY WAS PRESENTED. TOM MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TREASURERS REPORT AS GIVEN. BOB SECONDED THE MOTION AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

PAYMENT OF BILLS:

PAYMENT OF BILLS FOR MARCH WAS PRESENTED. JUSTINE MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE PAYMENT OF BILLS. KRISTIE SECONDED THE MOTION AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

CORRESPONDENCE:

CALLED TO ORDER/ADJOURNED:

JUSTINE MADE THE MOTION TO ADJORN THE MEETING AT 9:04 PM, KRISTIE SECONDED THE MEETING ADJOURNED.

MINUTES SUBMITTED BY

KRISTIE RESMER

BENTLEY TOWNSHIP CLERK