MINUTES-NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD- REGULAR MEETING- JUNE 12, 2013

MINUTES-NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD- REGULAR MEETING- JUNE 12, 2013 

Meeting called to order at 7:40pm by Chair Dave Fornengo.  Also present were Supervisor Dave Baker, Treasurer Margaret Coveau, Clerk Fran Levings, Todd Elliott and Ed Profitt, Road Contractors.

Motion by Dave Baker, second by Dave Fornengo, to approve the agenda.  Carried.

Motion by Dave Baker, second by Dave Fornengo, to approve the minutes of the May 8, 2013, meeting.  Carried.

Treasurer Margaret Coveau presented the Treasurer’s Report. (Attached to file copy of these minutes).  Fund Balances are:  General Fund- $6261.37, Road & Bridge Fund- $10752.00, Cemetery/Landscaping Fund- $605.42, Fire Protection Fund- $2292.25,

Fire Hall Fund- $125.45, Cartway Fund- $89.15, Savings Account- $1155.34, Driveway Fund- $1935.02, and CDs- $43743.33.  Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to approve the Treasurer’s Report.  Carried.

Clerk Fran Levings presented the Claims List and the Net Payroll List for approval. (Attached to file copy of these minutes).  Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to pay these bills.  Carried.

CLERK’S REPORT:

  1. Primary election- July 23- Pine County Board supervisor for District 5.

The clerk & one judge will go to the Courthouse that evening to count the

Mail-in ballots from our township.

  1. The Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund netted $375 in donations this year.
  2. Board of Review Training- August 22- Rutledge Town Hall- 6pm.
  3. Letter sent to 2 new households in the township informing them of meeting dates, Mail-in Voting & how to register to vote, and clubs in our community.

OLD BUSINESS:

  1. Chair Fornengo had researched Internet access expense for our township.  Through East Central Energy- $58/month + taxes.  He asked the Board to think about it and discuss it again in July. He also suggested that the township have an emergency preparedness plan in place and that funds may be available from PineCounty to help with this.
  2. Chair Fornengo will look into what is needed to get in compliance with the Bridge Inspection report and contact the supervisors about getting it done.  The bridge in question is the one on McDermott Creek Road.
  3. Town Hall needs some cleaning done. Mandy Fornengo will do this and submit a bill.

NEW BUSINESS:

  1. Lengthy discussion and distribution of road work to be done this summer.  Chair Fornengo and Supervisor Baker worked with Road Contractors Todd Elliott and Ed Proffit in dividing up the work to be done between the two of them.  Electronic copy on file with the Chair and paper copy on file with the Clerk.
  2. Dave Baker reported on some culvert requests he had received.  These were assigned to Todd Elliott because he puts in all of the township culverts.

ANYTHING ELSE TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD?

  1. Dave Baker reported that the truck battery needs to be replaced.
  2. Lengthy discussion of beaver problems.  Al Holter, township Beaver Control Specialist, will be contacted by Dave Baker.

Meeting adjourned at 9:03 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Fran Levings, Clerk

Also signed by the Chair __________________________  Date _________________