April 12, 2006

The Roscommon County Board of Commissioner’s met on Wednesday, April 12, 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: Lois W. Byrd, Higgins Lake Roscommon Chamber of Commerce; Rick Meeks, H.L. Property Owner’s Assoc.; Carol

Quirk, R.C.J.D.C.; Marlyn Byrd, CRAF Center; Glen Schicker, H.L. Resorter; Mark D. Chapman, Sheriff’s Dept.; Randy Stevenson, Under Sheriff; Bill Ancel, Roscommon Twp.; Carrie

Perialas, E-911; Herb Weatherly; Pat Marshall, Housing Director;

John Bawol, E-911 Director;

1. Moved by Smolarz, seconded by Pacella to approve the agenda. On roll call: Ayes: Mead, Nellist, Smolarz, Milburn, Pacella. Nays: None. Motion carried.

2. Moved by Nellist seconded by Smolarz to approve minutes from March 8, 2006 and March 22, 2006. On roll call: Ayes: Smolarz, Milburn, Pacella, Nellist, Mead.

Public Comment

Mud Bog to be held at the County Fairgrounds.

3. Moved by Smolarz Seconded by Milburn to approve Class A bills and Claims and Accounts for a grand total of $1,662,729.77. On roll call: Ayes: Milburn, Pacella, Nellist, Mead, Smolarz. Nays: None. Motion

carried.

Review of Monthly Reports: E-911; Sheriff’s activity report; Recycle Report;

Correspondence

A. Ms. Armstrong, Director MSHDA, Housing Resource .

Re: Amendment to Grant M-2004-0335.

B. Clare County Board of Commissioners.

Re: Celebrates New Dispatch Center.

C. Genesee County Board of Commissioners.

Re: Support HB 5831 and 5832 – Road Comm

D. Byron Lane, DEQ.

Dam Inspection Report.

E. John Bawol – 911

Re: National Public Safety Week

F. Kriste Eute, Captain, Dept. of State Police, MI

Re: Emergency Homeland Grant.

Ron Eno gave the 2006 Equalization Report.

4. Moved by Pacella seconded by Milburn to adopt the attached Resolution and authorize Chairman, Larry D. Mead, Equalization Director, Roland Eno and Clerk, Ann Bonk to sign warrants and the L-4024 for 2006 as presented.

THE HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF ROSCOMMON, MICHIGAN

HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ASSESSMENT ROLLS OF

THE TOWNSHIPS AND VILLAGE HAVE BEEN EXAMINED

AND WE FIND THE ROLLS RELATIVELY EQUAL AS

EQUALIZED.

WE RECOMMEND THAT THE VALUATIONS BE EQUALIZED ON TAXABLE PROPERTY, BY CLASS, IN

ROSCOMMON COUNTY, FOR THE YEAR 2006 IN

COMPLIANCE WITH SECTIONS 209.5 AND 211.34 MCL

OF 1948 AS AMENDED, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH

THE ASSESSMENT CERTIFICATES.

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

Nays: None. Motion carried.

5. Moved by Nellist, seconded by Smolarz to designate the Houghton Lake Resorter for printing of the Board of Commissioner’s minutes and/or synopsis of the minutes for the remainder of 2006. On roll call: Ayes: Mead, Smolarz, Milburn, Pacella, Nellist. Nays: None. Motion carried.

6. Moved by Smolarz, seconded by Nellist to adopt Resolution to approve the purchase of real property for the Courts and 911 facility project and enter into the Purchase Agreement between the Roscommon Metropolitan Recreational Authority and the County of Roscommon as presented and authorize Chairman,

Larry D. Mead to sign.

RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF REAL

PROPERTY FOR THE COURTS AND 911 FACILITY

PROJECT.

Whereas, the County of Roscommon (the “County”) proposes to purchase by construction a new Courts and 911 Dispatch Facility (the “Project”) on real property located within the Village of Roscommon and generally described as lots 1 through 7, approximately the southeasterly 22 feet of lots 8 and 13, and lots 14 and 15, in Block 12, lots 1 through 20 in Block 16, and all rights in that portion of Second Street, Third Street and Georges Street previously or hereinafter vacated by the Village of Roscommon (by resolution or otherwise) all within Robinson’s Plat of the Village of Roscommon (the “Property”); and

Whereas, the Property is currently owned by the Roscommon Metropolitan Recreational Authority (the “Authority”); and

Whereas, in order for the County to acquire the real property from the Authority, it is necessary for the County and the Authority to enter into a purchase agreement; and

Whereas, a purchase agreement describing the Property to be sold and the terms and conditions for the conveyance of the Property is set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

· The County Board of Commissioners determines that it is

necessary and in the best interest of the County to purchase

the property from the Authority for the Project in the

amount of $1.00 upon the terms and conditions set forth in the

attached Purchase Agreement.

· The County Board of Commissioners hereb y approves the

form of the Purchase Agreement in substantially the form

of Exhibit A with such necessary variations, additions,

omissions, corrections, and insertions as the Chairperson

of the County Board of Commissioners deems appropriate

and/or required, for and on behalf of the County.

· The Chairperson of the County Board of Commissioners is

hereby authorized to (a) execute the Purchase Agreement and

(b) execute and file all documents, instruments and certificates

necessary or required to effectuate (1) the execution and

delivery of the Purchase Agreement and (2) the acquisition

of the Property for the Project. Additionally, and to the

extent deemed necessary, the Chairperson of the County

Board of Commissioners is authorized and directed to file

all documents, instruments and certificates (including, but not

limited to, affidavits and quit claim deeds) necessary to

conform ownership of existing property related to the Project

in the name of the “County of Roscommon” instead of

“Roscommon County.”

· The County Treasurer is authorized and directed to pay all

costs associated with the purchase of the Property from the

Authority, as more particularly set forth in the Purchase

Agreement, including, but not limited to, costs for recording

of the Warranty Deed conveying the Property from the

Authority to the County. In accordance with the Purchase

Agreement, the Authority and not the County is responsible

for the costs to remove and relocate the Ausable River Center

Building from the Property.

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

Milburn. Motion carried.

7. Moved by Pacella seconded by Milburn to approve Resolution between Roscommon County and Chemical Bank in regards to authorized signers as presented and authorize Chairman, Larry D. Mead and Vice-Chairman, Roman Pacella to sign. On roll call: Ayes: Mead, Nellist, Smolarz, Milburn, Pacella. Nays: None. Motion carried.

8. Moved by Nellist seconded by Smolarz to sign Proclamation declaring the week of April 9 through April 15, 2006 to be National Telecommunications Week in Roscommon County in honor of the men and women whose diligence and

professionalism keep our County and its citizens safe and authorize Chairman, Larry D. Mead to sign. On roll call: Ayes: Smolarz, Milburn, Pacella, Nellist, Mead. Nays: None. Motion carried.

9. Moved by Nellist seconded by Smolarz to enter into agreement for the 2004 Homeland Security Grant Program in the amount of $22,000.0 as presented and

authorize Chairman, Larry D. Mead to sign. Revenue and expenditures to be $22,000.00 in account number 101-437. On roll call: Ayes: Nellist, Mead, Smolarz, Milburn, Pacella. Nays: None. Motion carried.

10. Moved by Mead seconded by Pacella to increase Marine Patrol Expenditures by $10,000.00 bringing the total expenditure budget to $82,746.00. On roll call: Ayes: Nellist, Mead, Smolarz, Milburn, Pacella. Nays: None. Motion carried.

11. Moved by Nellist seconded by Pacella to move Certified Correction Officer’s Training revenues and expenditures from the General Fund Correction’s budget and set up a Special Revenue Fund, number 266-320. Revenue will be $10,000.00 and expenditures will be $8,000.00. On roll call: Ayes: Nellist, Mead, Smolarz, Milburn, Pacella. Nays: None. Motion carried.

12. Moved by Nellist seconded by Pacella to increase Correction’s Medical Supplies expenditure in the General Fund by $4,000.00 bringing account total to $18,000.00. This amount was overlooked during the 2006 budget preparation process. On roll call: Ayes: Nellist, Mead, Smolarz, Milburn, Pacella. Nays: None. Motion carried.

13. Moved by Nellist, seconded by Milburn to increase Detention Center revenue and expenditure budget by $479.00 resulting from a Federal Grant through COOR. On roll call: Ayes: Nellist, Mead, Smolarz, Milburn, Pacella. Nays: None.

Motion carried.

14. Moved by Pacella seconded by Nellist to increase Detention Center budget to cover cost of adding two (2) beds to their facility. Revenues increased by $15,160.00 (from their fund balance) and increase expenditures to $25,000.00. On roll call: Ayes: Nellist, Mead, Smolarz, Milburn, Pacella. Nays: None. Motion carried.

15. Moved by Mead seconded by Nellist to re-appoint John Kress to the Planning Commission Board effective January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2008. On roll call: Ayes: Nellist, Mead, Smolarz, Milburn, Pacella. Nays: None. Motion carried.

16. Moved by Pacella seconded by Milburn to appoint Greg Bush to the Roscommon County Economic Development Board to fill Beverly Luther’s term which shall end March 31, 2007. On roll call: Ayes: Nellist, Mead, Smolarz, Milburn, Pacella. Nays: None. Motion carried.

17. Moved by Milburn seconded by Pacella to appoint Ed Nellist to the Roscommon County Economic Development Board to fill Jeff Nester’s term which shall end March 31, 2008. On roll call: Ayes: Nellist, Mead, Smolarz, Milburn, Pacella. Nays: None. Motion carried.

18. Moved by Milburn seconded by Nellist to dismiss the following people from the Roscommon County Economic Development Board effective this date: Jim Engler, Diane Friedriechsen, Mike Galbavi, Tom Lucas, Beverly Luther, William McCaleb, Dale MacDonald, Richard Maki, Larry Paxton, Donna Pflum, Diane F. Randall, Ron Seaman, Ron Seim, Ed Shearer and Jeff Nester. This motion is a recommendation of the Economic Development Board based on the procedure which states the Board of Commissioners are responsible for appointing and dismissing members as needed. On roll call: Ayes: Nellist, Mead, Smolarz, Milburn, Pacella. Nays: None. Motion carried.

19. Moved by Nellist seconded by Smolarz to appoint Roland Eno to the Roscommon County Building Authority Commission for a period of six (6) years beginning this date and ending December 31, 2011. On roll call: Ayes: Nellist, Mead,

Smolarz, Milburn, Pacella. Nays: None. Motion carried.

20. Moved by Mead seconded by Smolarz to approve additional stipend in the

amount of $2,500.00 to Ron Eno for additional work on the construction project in lieu of compensation time for the remainder of 2006. On roll call: Ayes: Nellist, Mead, Smolarz, Milburn, Pacella. Nays: None. Motion carried.

21. Moved by Pacella seconded by Milburn to approve the attached revised Committee List as presented and schedule meeting dates with departments as needed. Committee Chair, Committee Member or Alternate will be advised of all meetings pertaining to their respective committees. On roll call: Ayes: Nellist, Mead, Smolarz, Milburn, Pacella. Nays: None. Motion carried.

22. Moved by Milburn seconded by Nellist to adjourn meeting. On roll call: Ayes: Nellist, Mead, Smolarz, Milburn, Pacella. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Meeting adjourned at 10:55 A.M.

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Larry D. Mead, Chairman Ann M. Bonk, County Clerk