Clark Township Board Meeting Minutes
Clark Township Board of Trustees

December 20, 2007

7:00 p.m.

Call to Order: 7:02 p.m. Trustees Present: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach

Nordquist moved to approve the agenda as presented. Lofdahl supported. All Ayes. Motion Carried.

Consent Agenda:

1. Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting of Nov. 15, Special Meeting Oct. 25, 2007.

2. Approval of General Fund Bills of $15,929.37; Rec Park Bills of $650.00

3. Approval of Sewer Fund Bills of $3,492.26

4. Appointment of Election workers for January Presidential Primary.

5. Poverty Exemption Asset Test Revision.

Leach moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Nordquist supported. Hudson amended #5 because the Board had not previously adopted the Poverty Exemption Asset Test. Leach withdrew his motion. Carpenter moved approve the Consent Agenda with changes to #5 being Poverty Exemption Asset Test Adoption. Lofdahl supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist , Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Hudson moved to amend the agenda to add New Business #11 to consider attorney contact for a Planning Commission question. Leach supported. All Ayes. Motion Carried.

Leach moved to table the sewer engineering proposal until the January Board Meeting. Nordquist supported. All Ayes. Motion Carried.

Hudson moved that the Board pay the road bills, withholding 50% of the Chard Road bill until further notice, with the amount totaling $145,772.32. Lofdahl supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes; Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Leach moved to approve the contract for services with the snowmobile club for trail grooming. Lofdahl supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Hudson moved to allow the expenditure of $4,999.75 of 2% funds for the purpose of buying ten fire helmets with extra face shields and five new nozzles for their hoses. Leach supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Carpenter moved to approve the ambulance request for purchasing equipment with Kathy Kasper's number of $1,560 paid for the 211. Leach supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Leach, Carpenter, Hudson, Lofdahl, Nordquist. Motion Carried.

Lofdahl moved to approve the sending of three people to take Board of Review training at a price of $70 a piece and a book if they need a new book. Hudson supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Leach, Carpenter, Hudson, Lofdahl, Nordquist. Motion Carried.

Hudson moved to appoint Joe Eger to a full three-year term to the Clark Township Planning Commission. Leach supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Hudson moved to appoint Mike Miller to a full three-year term to the Clark Township Planning Commission. Leach supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Hudson moved to allow the Sewer Department to order the hydraulic lift table not to exceed $400. Nordquist supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Hudson moved that the Board encourage Planning Commissioners and ZBA members to take at least one module of citizen planner training per year, up to two modules their first year only and that those be preapproved at this meeting to be registered in the Clerk's office. In addition to that, if a member is interested in taking an additional module, they may apply to the Township Board to see if that would be approved. Leach supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Leach, Carpenter, Hudson, Lofdahl, Nordquist. Motion Carried.

Carpenter moved that the Township pay for Dana to take a Citizen Planner module - one of the $139.98 ones with half coming out of the budget for the township board and half coming out of the Planning Commission budget. Hudson supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Leach, Carpenter, Hudson, Lofdahl, Nordquist. Motion Carried.

Lofdahl moved to approve contact with our lawyer for one hour regarding the stipulation for nonconforming buildings that Jim brought up at the meeting involving Dana, myself and Frank. Carpenter supported. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach. Motion Carried.

Carpenter moved to adjourn. Lofdahl supported. Meeting adjourned at 9:50 p.m.