March 22, 2006

The Roscommon County Board of Commissioners met on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 for a regular meeting. Chairman Mead called the meeting to order at 10:00 A.M.

Roll Call: Nellist, Mead, Smolarz, Milburn, Pacella.

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Also Present: Eldon J. Thompson, E.D.C.; Bill Ancel; Glenn Schicker, H.L. Resorter;

Fran Staley, Sheriff; Steve LeMire, Sheriff’s Office; Dave Vaughn, R.C.R.C.; Gloria

R.C.R.C.; Robert Berg, Ausable Township; Curt Kinkella, Gerrish Township; John

Bawol, E-911 Director; Ron Eno, Equalization Director; John Meyer, WTM; Lois

Byrd, Higgins Lake Roscommon Chamber of Commerce;

1. Moved by Pacella, seconded by Milburn to approve the agenda. On roll call:

Ayes: Nellist, Smolarz, Mead, Milburn, Pacella. Nays: None. Motion

carried.

2. Moved by Pacella, seconded by Smolarz to approve minutes from February

8, 2006 and February 22, 2006. On roll call: Ayes: Milburn, Pacella, Mead,

Smolarz, Nellist. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Public Comment – None.

Review of Monthly Reports: Sheriff’s Income for February; Animal Control February

Report; Northern Michigan Substance Abuse Fall 2005 Report.

Correspondence

A. Lt. Jeffrey Keister, Unit Commander.

Re: Sting

B. Greg Gaylor, Gerrish Township

Re: Resolution.

C. Richard Hammel, Chairperson, Genesee Co.

Re: Support of HB 5831, 5832

3. Moved by Nellist, seconded by Smolarz to approve Resolution in regards to

Gerrish Township’s proposal to purchase property on Higgins Lake through

a MDNR Trust Fund Grant as presented and authorize Chairman, Larry D.

Mead to sign. On roll call: Ayes: Milburn, Pacella, Mead, Smolarz, Nellist.

Nays: None. Motion carried.

4. Moved by Pacella, seconded by Nellist to approve plan from Future-Com,

Inc., to change County phone services to Granite Telecommunications and

Opex Communications as presented. On roll call: Ayes: Milburn, Smolarz,

Mead, Nellist, Pacella. Nays: None. Motion carried.

5. Moved by Nellist, seconded by Smolarz to adopt the following Addendum to

the Roscommon County Monumentation and Remonumentaion Plan.

(Addendum is the minimum specifications for Rapid Global Positioning

System). On roll call: Ayes: Pacella, Milburn, Mead, Smolarz, Nellist.

Nays: None. Motion carried.

6. Moved by Smolarz, seconded by Pacella move that a public officer or

employee of Roscommon County, including all elected and/or appointed

officers, shall have no authority to enter into a contract where he or she

will receive any kind of personal compensation or benefit that is directly

or indirectly related to his or her employment or duties with the County.

This motion shall become part of the Personnel Manual for Roscommon

County. On roll call: Ayes: Nellist, Mead, Milburn, Pacella, Smolarz.

Nays: None. Motion carried.

7. Moved by Nellist, seconded by Smolarz to approve payment to Wigen,

Tincknell Meyer & Associates for professional services through February

28, 2006 for the Roscommon County Court Facility and 911 Central

Dispatch Construction Project in the amount of $250,828.00 as attached.

Monies to come from account 410 Courthouse Construction Fund.

On roll call: Ayes: Mead, Smolarz, Pacella, Nellist. Nays: Milburn.

Motion carried.

8. Moved by Mead, seconded by Smolarz to amend motion number 1 from

Board Meeting of March 8, 2006 to read: Move to appoint Ed Nellist,

District 1 Commissioner as the liaison between the County of Roscommon

and all police agencies located within the County. On roll call: Ayes:

Nellist, Mead, Smolarz. Nays: Milburn, Pacella. Motion carried.

9. Moved by Pacella, seconded by Milburn to approve payment to East

Central Michigan Planning and Development in the amount of $7,800.00

for membership dues from January 2006 through December, 2006 as

presented. On roll call: Ayes: Smolarz, Nellist, Mead, Milburn, Pacella.

Nays: None. Motion carried.

10. Moved by Pacella, seconded by Smolarz to approve Resolution changing

MERS benefits for the Command Unit effective January 1, 2006 as

presented and authorize Chairman, Larry D. Mead to sign. On roll call:

Ayes: Milburn, Pacella, Nellist, Smolarz, Mead. Nays: None. Motion

carried.

11. Moved by Smolarz, seconded by Pacella to approve new policy for

submitting voucher for payment of travel expenditures effective March

22, 2006 and authorize Chairman, Larry D. Mead and Controller, Cheryl

A. Mollard, to sign. On roll call: Ayes: Nellist, Pacella, Milburn,

Smolarz, Mead. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Commissioner’s Report

Ed Nellist – Lake Township looking into an ORV Ordinance for Township.

Smolarz – Spoke about St. Helen Lake Level.

Pacella – Reported on Dam and Airport.

Public Comment

Fran Staley stated he would like to get notification of motions being made.

12. Moved by Pacella, seconded by Milburn to adjourn meeting. On roll call:

Ayes: Nellist, Mead, Smolarz, Milburn, Pacella. Nays: None. Motion

carried.

___________________ _______________________

Larry Mead, Chairman Ann M. Bonk, County Clerk