ELECTION INSPECTOR APPROVAL MEETING FOR 8/4/26 ELECTION.

 

START TIME: 6:45PM 7/13/2026

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEIGENCE WAS RECITED

MEMBERS PRESENT: KRISTIE RESMER, SHARON ROY-KRAHNER, TOM SHEPARD AND BOB PETTIT.

RECEIVING BOARD WILL BE:

DEMOCRAT: JENNIFER BUCZEK

REPUBLICAN: ANN CHOMAS

ALL ELECTION INSPECTORS FOR THE DAY:

DEMOCRATS:

JENNIFER BUCZEK

REPUBLICANS:

ANN CHOMAS

MARILYN FRIEDLE

RUTH CLEVENGER

KRISTIE RESMER

 

KRISTIE MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE LIST OF ELECTION INSPECTOR WITH THE NOTE THAT JENNIFER AND RUTH WILL HAVE THEIR TRAINING COMPLETED BY 7/16/26. TOM SECONDED. ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION PASSED.

KRISTIE MOTIONED TO END THE MEETING AT 6:47PM BOB SECONDED AND THE MEETIN ADJOURNED.

 

 

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BENTLEY TOWNSHIP MINUTES

August 10TH 2026

 

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

 

PUBLIC SPEAKERS:. TIM NEW COUNTY COMMISSIONER- PLANNING COMMISSION IS WORKING ON WORDING FOR ZONING. ZONING MIGHT BE DONE IN DECEMBER AND HOPEFULLY ADOPTS IT BY THE END OF 2026. TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE TO ANY HAZARD OF DATA CENTERS THAT MAY BE COMING IN. TOM RAUSHI- THE PARK LOOKS GREAT!HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY PARTICIPATED IN THE 9 DAYS OF EARLY VOTING AT GLADWIN COUNTY FOR THE AUGUST ELECTION? NO ONE FROM BENTLEY TOWNSHIP USED IT. CALL LINDA MCSWAIN AT BILLINGS EXT 2 ASK ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE 9 DAYS EARLY VOTING ELECTION.

OLD BUSINESS: OVERFILL TRASH AT HALL- BRAD DIDN’T GET TO TALK TO THEM YET. RECYCLING SIGNAGE- WILL PUT UP NEXT WEEK.

FIRE REPORT: 7/1/26-7/31/26. FIRE EQUIPMENT GRANT IS NOW OPEN FOR BILLINGS TO APPLY TO.

30

MEDICAL CALLS IN BILLINGS TOWNSHIP

8

MEDICAL CALLS IN BENTLEY TOWNSHIP

1

MEDICAL CALL IN TOBACCO TOWNSHIP

6

FIRE CALLS FOR BILLINGS TOWNSHIP

 

1 FIRE ALARM

 

1 STRUCTURE FIRE

 

1 GAS LEAK IN TOBACCO TOWNSHIP

 

1 ASSIST TO BEAVERTON AREA FIRE FOR A POSSIBLE STRUCTURE FIRE

 

1 ASSIST TO BEAVERTON AREA FORE FOR A TRAILER FIRE

 

1 ASSIST TO BEAVERTON AREA FIRE 2ND SET OF JAWS

1

FIRE CALL FOR BENTLEY TOWNSHIP

 

1 TRACTOR FIRE

1

FIRE CALL GRIM TOWNSHIP

 

1 MISSING KID IN THE WOODS

1

OTHER DIVE CALL OUT FOR MISSING CHILD

CEMETERY:  

HALL: GOT A NEW FREEZER

PARK:  BALL LEAGUE MADE $722 CONCESSIONS, TOTAL THEY MADE $872. WILL WRAP UP NEXT MONTH. ESTEY DAYS WENT GOOD. TIM O’HARE SAYS THANK YOU FOR PICKING UP THE PARK. WOOD CHIPS CAME IN. WE COULD FILL IN THE OLD TUNNEL STRUCTURE WITH DIRT OR PUT IN DISABILITY CENTER TOYS. KIDS WERE DOING DONUTS AT PARK AND GIVE A TICKET.

BLIGHT:  NICK COULDN’T MAKE IT HE IS WORKING OUT OF TOWN. WE NEED A NEW BLIGHT COMPLAINT FORM, THE BLIGHT OFFICER SHOULDN’T KNOW WHO MADE THE COMPLAINT.

NEW BUSINESS:  HAZARDOUS WASTE DAY WITH GLADWIN COUNTY IS $500 FOR THE TOWNSHIP TO PARTICIPATE ON 9/19/26 9A-2 PM. GLADWIN COUNTY SHOULD START MOWING DITCHES AND CORNERS. SEND MML THE DIMENSIONS AND COST OF THE BATTING CAGE 30X70 AND $40,000.

MINUTES:

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

TREASURERS REPORT:

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

CORRESPONDENCE:  

CALLED TO ORDER/ADJOURNED:

TOM MADE THE MOTION TO ADJORN THE MEETING AT 8:19 PM, BRAD SECONDED THE MEETING ADJOURNED.

 

MINUTES SUBMITTED BY

KRISTIE RESMER

BENTLEY TOWNSHIP CLERK