September 13, 2006

The Roscommon County Board of Commissioner’s met on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 for a regular meeting. Chairman Mead called the meeting to order at 10:00 A.M.

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

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Also Present: Carrie Perialas, E-911; Lois Byrd, Higgins Lake Roscommon Chamber of Commerce; Glen Schicker, H.L. Resorter; Julie Peters, County Treasurer; Randy Stevenson, Under Sheriff; Steve LeMire, Sheriff Dept.; Bill Ancel; Herb Weatherly;

John Bawol, E-911 Director; Pam Stephan, Dist. 5 Candidate for Commissioner; Rick

Meeks, H.L.P.O.A.; Patricia Marshall, Housing Commission; Terry Mackillop, Animal Control; Mark Chapman, Sheriff’s Dept.;

1. Moved by Smolarz, seconded by Milburn to approve the agenda. On

roll call: Ayes: Smolarz, Milburn, Pacella, Nellist, Mead. Nays: None.

Motion carried.

TRUTH AND TAXATION HEARING

2. Moved by Mead, seconded by Milburn to levy the following ad

valorem tax rates for the County of Roscommon for the year 2006.

Summer: General Fund 2.4201. Winter: General Fund 1.2101, Mini

Bus 0.4754, E-911 0.6593, Road Patrol 0.9789, Senior Services 0.2446,

Gypsy Moth 0.0000 Animal Shelter 0.2500. On roll call: Ayes: Pacella,

Milburn, Smolarz, Mead, Nellist. Nays: None. Motion carried.

3. Moved by Pacella, seconded by Milburn to authorize Larry D. Mead,

Chairman and Ann Bonk County Clerk to sign the L-4029 with the

following tax rates for the County of Roscommon for the year 2006.

Summer: General Fund 2.4201. Winter: General Fund 1.2101, Mini

Bus 0.4754, E-911 0.6593, Road Patrol 0.9789, Senior Services o.2446,

Gypsy Moth 0.0000 Animal Shelter 0.2500. On roll call: Ayes: Milburn,

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

Controller’s Report

4. Moved by Pacella, seconded by Nellist to approve Treasurer’s report dated August 31, 2006 as presented. On roll call: Ayes: Smolarz,

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

5. Moved by Smolarz, seconded by Pacella to approve Minutes from

August 9, 2006 and August 23, 2006 as presented. On roll call:

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

Motion carried.

6. Moved by Smolarz, Seconded by Nellist to approve Class A Bills.

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

None. Motion carried.

7. Moved by Nellist, seconded by Smolarz to approve Claims and

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

Pacella. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Review of Monthly Reports: Sheriff’s Activity Report; Gypsy Moth;

Visitor

Pat Marshall talked about the MSHDA Block Grant Money.

8. Moved by Smolarz, seconded by Pacella to approve Two (2) Percent

Soft Cost Resolution for the Roscommon County Housing Commission

and the offer by Michigan State Housing Development Authority to take

an additional 2% of the CDBG funded portion of each project for soft

costs as presented and authorize Chairman, Larry D. Mead to sign.

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

9. Moved by Mead, seconded by Smolarz to authorize Larry D. Mead,

Chairman to sign Electric Line Agreement with Consumers Power

Energy as presented. This agreement is for the new electrical service

for the Courthouse and Addition. On roll call: Ayes: Smolarz, Mead,

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

10. Moved by Pacella, seconded by Nellist to authorize Larry D. Mead,

Chairman to sign Building Rental Agreement between Roscommon

County Board of Commissioner’s and Roscommon County Commission

on Aging. Agreement effective March 1, 2006 through February 28, 2007

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

Nellist. Nays: None. Motion carried.

11. Moved by Milburn, seconded by Nellist to accept bid from D.N. West

Enterprises, Ltd., for the purchase and installation of Two (2) “flop

gates’ at Higgins Lake Dam in the amount of $69,000.00. $52,000.00

to be transferred from Contingency Fund to the budget for the dams

(010-282) On roll call: Ayes: Nellist, Mead, Smolarz, Milburn, Pacella.

Nays: None. Motion carried.

12. Moved by Nellist, seconded by Pacella to accept bid from Northern

Pump Service, Inc., for the purchase and installation of the Fuel

Management System at the Roscommon County Blodgett Memorial

Airport in the amount of $35,391.00. Monies to come from their fund

balance in account 581. On roll call: Ayes: Milburn, Pacella, Smolarz,

Mead, Nellist. Nays: None. Motion carried.

13. Moved by Mead, seconded by Smolarz to appoint Larry D. Mead as

Vice-Chairman, Cheryl Mollard, Ron Eno, Terry MacKillop, Elizabeth

Macdonald and Patricia Regel to the newly formed construction

committee for the new Animal Control Facility. On roll call: Ayes:

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

Public Comment

Randy Stevenson announced that the Domestic Violence Grant was approved.

Committee Reports

Milburn – Attended Huron Pines Conference. A presentation of our County was

made.

Smolarz – Lake level good in St. Helen.

Mead – Firemen’s Memorial this weekend.

14. Moved by Mead, seconded by Pacella to adjourn meeting. On roll call:

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

carried.

Meeting adjourned at 10:40 P.M.

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