December 16, 2009

 

The Roscommon County Board of Commissioner’s met on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 for a regular meeting.  Robert Schneider called the meeting to order at 10:00 A.M.

 

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

 

Roll Call:  Melvin, Milburn, Schneider, Stephan.

Absent:  Nellist.

 

Also Present:  Edward Stern, Under Sheriff;  Steve LeMire, Lt. Sheriff’s Dept.;  Randy Stevenson, Sheriff;  Rick Meeks, H.L.P.O.A.;  Mary Bolton, H.L.P.O.A.;  Rebecca Ragan, County Treasurer;  Glenn Schicker, H.L. Resorter;  Lois Byrd;  Tom Gromek, Village;  Russ Kidd, M.S.U. Ext.;  Brian Berger, S.M.E.;  Kim Aken, Road Commission;

Patricia Wiley, E-911;  Carrie Perialas, E-911; 

 

PUBLIC HEARING

 

            1.         Moved by Melvin, seconded by Stephan to open Public Hearing for

                        2010 Budget.  On roll call:  Ayes:  Stephan, Milburn, Melvin, Schneider.

                        Nays:  None.  Motion carried.

 

Public Hearing adjourned at 10:10 A.M.

 

            2.         Moved by Stephan, seconded by Milburn to approve the agenda as

                        presented.  On roll call:   Ayes:  Stephan, Milburn, Schneider, Melvin.

                        Nays:  None.  Motion carried.

 

Public Comment – None.

 

            3.         Moved by Melvin, seconded by Schneider to approve Class A bills.  On

                        roll call:  Ayes:  Schneider, Melvin, Milburn, Stephan.  Nays:  None.

                        Motion carried.

 

            4.         Moved by Stephan, seconded by Melvin to approve Claims and Accounts.

                        On roll call:  Ayes:  Melvin, Schneider, Milburn, Stephan.  Nays:  None.

                        Motion carried.

 

Controller’s Report – working on budgets for 2009 and 2010.

 

Correspondence

 

            A.        Dept. of Community Health

                        Re:  Crime Victim Reorganization.

Review of Monthly Reports – Sheriff’s Dept. and Jail;  Animal Control;  Juvenile Detention Center;  Gypsy Moth;

 

Visitors-Brian Berger from S.M.E.

 

Old Business/New Business – None.

 

5.         Moved by Melvin, seconded by Schneider to approve Roscommon County

            Animal Shelter fees and policies with Ordinance No.2 effective January 1,

            2010.  On roll call:  Ayes:  Milburn, Stephan, Schneider, Melvin.  Nays: 

            None.  Motion carried.

 

6.         Moved by Stephan, seconded by Milburn to approve Roscommon County

            Road Commissioner’s  receive the same “in-lieu of” payment for health,

            dental and vision (which ever applies) as the Roscommon County Board

            of Commissioner’s. This would be 1/3 the cost of insurance based on their

            dependent status.  No flex plan is paid to in-lieu of employees.  This is

            effective January 1, 2010.

 

7.         Moved by Melvin, seconded by Milburn to re-appoint Roger Haring to the

            Veteran Affairs Board for a three (3) year period ending December 31,

            2012.  On roll call:  Ayes:  Melvin, Schneider, Milburn, Stephan.  Nays: 

            None.  Motion carried.

 

8.         Moved by Milburn, seconded by Stephan to re-appoint Ken Melvin to the

            Veteran Affairs Board for a three (3) year term ending December 31,

            2012.  On roll call:  Ayes:  Schneider, Milburn, Stephan, Melvin.  Nays:

            None.  Motion carried.

 

9.         Moved by Milburn, seconded by Melvin to re-appoint Ron Schrieber to

            the Veteran Affairs Board for a two (2) year period ending December

            31, 2011.  On roll call:  Ayes:  Milburn, Schneider, Melvin, Stephan.

            Nays:  None.  Motion carried.

 

10.       Moved by Melvin, seconded by Schneider to re-appoint Don Mraz to the

            Veteran Affairs Board for a one (1) year period ending December 31,

            2010.  On roll call:  Ayes:  Melvin, Schneider, Milburn, Stephan.  Nays:

            None.  Motion carried. 

 

11.       Moved by Stephan, seconded by Melvin to award the Brownfield

            consultant proposal to Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. (SME) in

            the amount of $186,200.00.  On roll call:  Ayes:  Milburn, Schneider,

            Melvin, Stephan.  Nays:  None.  Motion carried.

 

12.       Moved by Stephan, seconded by Melvin to approve Resolution in regards

            to General Appropriations Act as attached and authorize Acting Chairman

Robert Schneider and County Clerk Ann Bonk to sign document.  

STATE OF MICHIGAN

COUNTY OF ROSCOMMON

RESOLUTION

BUDGET RESOLUTION

GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT

 

             

            At a meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the County of

            Roscommon, held at the County Building in Roscommon, Michigan

            on the 16th day of December, 2009.

 

            Present:   Ken Melvin, Robert Schneider, Marc Milburn,

            and Pamela Stephan.  Absent:  Edward Nellist.

 

            It was moved by Commissioner Stephan and supported by Commissioner

            Melvin that the following Resolution be adopted:

 

            WHEREAS,  the Roscommon County Board of Commissioner’s 

            (“Board”) has examined the fiscal requests for 2009 of the various

            departments, agencies, offices and activities )”budgetary centers”)

            which by law it must finance or assist in financing; and

 

            WHEREAS,  the Board has taken into consideration the fact that there

            are certain required functions of county government or operations which

            must be budgeted at a serviceable level in order to provide statutory and

            constitutionally required  services and programs; and

 

            WHEREAS,     the Board has interviewed officials responsible for

            providing such mandated services to determine serviceable levels

            and the funds to sustain such levels;

 

            WHEREAS, the Uniform Budgeting & Accounting Act (“UBAA’),MCLA

            141.421 et seq;, requires that the Board enact a general appropriation act

            to meet all County-funded expenditures;

 

            WHEREAS, Pursuant to MCL 141.412, notice of a public hearing on the

            proposed budget was published in a newspaper of general circulation on

            December 10th, 2009, and a public hearing on the proposed budget was

            held on December 16th, 2009;

 

            NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County

            Treasurer is hereby directed to collect 3.5830 mills for the County’s

            general operations, .6506 mills for E-911, 1.0000 mills for the purpose

            of funding Roscommon County Sheriff’s Department Road Patrol,

            .5000 mills for the Roscommon County Council on Aging for Senior

            Services and .2466 mills for the building and maintenance of the

            Roscommon County Animal Shelter and Animal Control Building for

            a total of 5.9802 mills for all county operations.

 

            BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the amounts indicated in the attached

            “Budgetary Detail” are hereby appropriated from the General Fund and

            other funds of Roscommon County according to the activities and

            accounts contained in that detail which is incorporated herein by

            reference, and that such appropriations shall be restricted to the purpose

            described in the title of the accounts specified in detail and by the

            provisions of this Act.

 

            BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, this Act shall become effective January 1,

            2010.  This Act maybe amended by the Board at any time and any

            appropriation made hereunder maybe increased or decreased in the

            Board’s discretion.

 

            BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, this Act and attachments as incorporated

            by reference herein and all amendments hereto shall constitute the 2010

            General Appropriations Act for Roscommon County for all purposes and

            the law.

 

            On roll call:  Ayes:  Schneider, Melvin, Milburn, Stephan.  Nays:  None.

            Absent:  Nellist.

 

13.       Moved by Stephan, seconded by Milburn to approve the 2010 General

            Fund Budget in the amount of $10,110,026.00.  On roll call:  Ayes:

            Stephan, Milburn, Melvin,  Nays:  Schneider.  Motion carried.

 

14.       Moved by Stephan, seconded by Melvin to approve the 2010 Special

            Revenue and Debt Service Funds as presented.  On roll call:  Ayes:

            Melvin, Schneider, Milburn, Stephan.  Nays:  None.  Motion carried.

 

15.       Moved by Stephan, seconded by Schneider to create Animal Shelter

            Special Revenue Fund 213 for 2009.  On roll call:  Ayes:  Milburn,

            Stephan, Schneider, Melvin.  Nays:  None.  Motion carried.

 

16.       Moved by Melvin, seconded by Milburn to approve 2009 Animal

            Shelter Special Revenue Fund Budget for revenues and expenditures

            in the amount of $304,635.00.  On roll call:  Ayes:  Stephan, Schneider,

            Melvin, Milburn.  Nays:  None.  Motion Carried.

 

17.       Moved by Stephan, seconded by Schneider to approve transfer of

            millage funds for the Animal Shelter Special Revenue Fund as

            needed.  On roll call:  Ayes:  Milburn, Schneider, Melvin, Stephan.

            Nays:  None.  Motion carried.

 

18.       Move to approve the 2009 General Fund budget adjustments total

            to $9,484,109.00 as presented.  On roll call:  Ayes:  Schneider,

            Melvin, Stephan, Milburn.  Nays:  None.  Motion carried.

 

19.       Moved by Milburn, seconded by Schneider to approve 2009 Special

            Revenue and Debt Service funds as presented.  On roll call:  Ayes:

            Milburn, Stephan, Schneider, Melvin.  Nays:  None.  Motion carried.

 

20        Moved by Stephan, seconded by Melvin to create Brownfield Special

            Revenue Fund 243.  On roll call:  Ayes:  Melvin, Schneider, Milburn,

            Stephan.  Nays:  None.  Motion carried.

 

Committee Reports

Stephan-Attended DHS Meeting, prioritizing child care;  COA Meeting today, Health

Dept. tonight.

Melvin-Veteran’s Affairs helped with veteran with septic tank and another with groceries.  Gypsy moth meeting, acreage way up over last year.  Vote for millage in the future. Lucille wants to use organic sprays.

Milburn-Gypsy moth meeting today.  Thanked for participation with Toys for Tots.  MAC

scheduled in March.  Christmas party on Friday.

Schneider-Airport Committee meeting on December 2, 2009 discussed Deer Control

problem.  22 permits were issued.  Gypsy moth millage for 10 years will be put on ballot in August Primary.  Helping  Hands in Richfield Township went well.

 

Public Comment – Sheriff Randy Stevenson spoke to commissioner’s and presented coffee mugs with candy to Commissioner’s.  Calendar’s for 2010 were also given out.

 

            21.       Moved by Milburn, seconded by Melvin to adjourn meeting.  On roll

                        call:  Ayes:  Schneider, Melvin, Milburn, Stephan.   Nays:  None.

                        Motion carried.

 

Meeting adjourned at 10:40 A.M.

 

 

______________________________             ______________________________

Edward Nellist, Chairman                                   Ann M. Bonk, County Clerk