BENTLEY TOWNSHIP MINUTES

July 13^TH 2026

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

PUBLIC SPEAKERS: TIM MESTER- NEW COUNTY COMMISSIONER.

OLD BUSINESS: GFL HASN’T BEEN PICKING UP TRASH VERY WELL AND HAS BEEN MISSING A LOT OF PEOPLE. DEANNA PARADISE DOESN’T HAVE THE TRASH PICKUP ANYMORE BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF HER HOME, TEY HAVE BEEN BRINGING UP TRUCK LOADS OF TRASH TO THROW IN THE HALL DUMPSTER AND OVER FILLING IT, CAN THEY BRING IT UP MORE FREQUENTLY TO AVOID THIS? GFL HAZARDOUS WASTE DAY WOULD COST 3-5 THOUSAND. GRAVEL-SCHOOL RD NOTH OF KATZER WAS SUGGESTED BY THE COUNTY INSTEAD OF DEER RD THAT WE REJECTED. BRAD MOTIONED TO DO GRAVEL ON PINCONNING RD 1.5 MILES (RHODES RD TO SCHOOL RD) KRISTIE SECONDED, ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION PASSED. CD RENEWAL- SHARON SHOPPED AROUND AND THE BEST SHE COULD GET WAS 3% KEEPING IT AT PNC.

FIRE REPORT:

23	MEDICAL CALLS IN BILLINGS
7	MEDICAL CALLS IN BENTLEY
5	FIRE CALLS IN BILLINGS
	2 WIRES DOWN
	2 VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
	1 ASSIST TO GLADWIN FIRE FOR POSSIBLE STRUCTURE FIRE
1	FIRE CALL FOR BENTLEY
	1 VEHICLE ON FIRE

CEMETERY: TERRY- WE MIGHT NEED TO BUDGET TO GET SURVEYED FOR MORE PLOTS. STARTING TO RUN OUT OF SPACE. THE SIGNS UP THERE COULD GET REFRESHED TOO.

HALL: FREEZER WASN’T WORKING AT A PARTY OVER THE WEEKEND. COULD BE FREEZER OR THE OUTLET.

PARK: MULCH FOR PLAYSCAPE 2 QUOTES: MAPLE HILL NURSERY $485.00 W/DELIVERY OR MIDLAND MULCH $363 W/ DELIVERY. BRAD MOTIONED FOR MIDLAND MULCH, TOM SECONDED, ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION PASSED. WOODEN PLAY STRUCTURE- BOB WILL BE LOOKING INTO REPLACING IT. TIM O’HARE FILLED THE SANDBOX! BALL FIELD NEEDS TO GET LEVELED AND THE BALL LEAGUE SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN THAT.

BLIGHT: NICK WAS ABSENT.

NEW BUSINESS: RESIDENTS INTERESTED IN THE SUPERVISOR POSITION WERE: BJ SANTOS, TOM RAUSHI, MARK PREGER, GLEN COOK, BARD NEWUMEYER, AND TERRY KIELPINSKI. TOM MOTIONED FOR BRAD; SHARON SECONDED. KRISTIE MOTIONED FOR TOM RAUSHI, AND BOB MOTIONED FOR BJ. THE VOTES FOR BRAD AS TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR WERE AS FOLLOWS: TOM-YES, SHARON- YES, KRISTIE-YES, BOB-YES. THE MOTION PASSED. BRAD NEUMEYER ACCEPTED THE NOMINATION AS SUPERVISOR FOR BENTLEY TOWNSHIP FR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM. BRAD THEN TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE AND WAS SWORN IN TO THE POSITION OF SUPERVISOR. ESTEY DAYS WILL BE 8/1/2026 PARADE LINE UP AT 11:30.

MINUTES:

MINUTES FOR JUNE WERE PRESENTED, BRAD MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS GIVEN. TOM SECONDED THE MOTION AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

TREASURERS REPORT:

TREASURERS REPORT FOR JUNE WAS PRESENTED. TOM MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TREASURERS REPORT AS GIVEN. BRAD SECONDED THE MOTION AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

PAYMENT OF BILLS:

PAYMENT OF BILLS FOR JULY WAS PRESENTED. BRAD MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE PAYMENT OF BILLS WITH ONE ADDITION. TOM SECONDED THE MOTION AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

CORRESPONDENCE:

CALLED TO ORDER/ADJOURNED:

TOM MADE THE MOTION TO ADJORN THE MEETING AT 7:58 PM, BRAD SECONDED THE MEETING ADJOURNED.

MINUTES SUBMITTED BY

KRISTIE RESMER

BENTLEY TOWNSHIP CLERK