Board minutes
2008-06 Regular Board Minutes
Middlebury Township
www.middleburytownship.org
P.O. Box 622, Ovid, Michigan 48866
7627 W. M-21
Ovid, Michigan 48866
(989) 834-5842
Supervisor: Anthony Sinicropi Trustees: Charles Simpson
Clerk: Susan Tomasek-Swan Paul Dutton
Treasurer: Carolyn Stevens
On Thursday, June 12, 2008, the regular meeting for Middlebury Township was held at 7:00pm in the Ovid
Municipal Building at 114 East Front St., Ovid. The meeting was called to order by Supervisor Anthony
Sinicropi with the pledge to the flag. Trustee Charles Simpson led the board in prayer.
Roll call was taken with the following members present: Supervisor Anthony Sinicropi; Clerk, Susan
Tomasek-Swan; Treasurer Carolyn Stevens; Trustee Paul Dutton and Trustee Charles Simpson. Also
present was sexton, Gary Fortin; attorney, Mark Cooley and four guests.
Scheduled Comments:
Steve Loomis was not present.
Public Comments:
None
General Business:
Treasurer Stevens added item (j) “windmills” under New Business. With the addition, Trustee Simpson
made a motion to accept the agenda with a seconded from Trustee Stevens. All ayes and no nays the
motion was carried.
Trustee Dutton made a motion to approve the minutes from May’s regular and special meetings. Supervisor
Sinicropi seconds the motion. All ayes and no nays the motion was carried.
Clerk Tomasek-Swan made a motion to approve the May’s Treasurer’s report. Trustee Dutton seconded the
motion. All ayes and no nays the motion was carried.
Trustee Dutton made a motion to approve payment of June’s bill in an amount of $16,822.51 with checks
#2148-2160. All ayes and no nays the motion was accepted.
Communications:
Trustee Dutton discussed the June 5th 2008 MTA meeting on roads. He discussed about the history of roads
and how the funding began, right of ways, sidewalks and bike paths. He discussed the present state of the
finances. He stated of different ways of getting money for the roads with special assessments and millages.
Unfinished Business:
Supervisor Sinicropi made a motion to sign the contracts with the Shiawassee Road Commission for a total
budget of $72,715.50. Trustee Simpson supported the motion. A roll call vote was taken with the
following: ayes; Tomasek-Swan, Stevens, Dutton, Simpson and Sinicropi and nays; none.
New Business:
Trustee Dutton made a motion to appoint Brad Dilts to the Park and Recreation Board. Treasurer Stevens
seconds the motion. All ayes and no nays, the motion is carried.
Trustee Dutton made a motion to appropriate $ 500.00 to the Park and Recreation board. Supervisor
Sinicropi seconds the motion. All ayes and no nays the motion is carried.
Trustee Dutton made a motion to approve the Supervisor to sign the permit for fireworks to Bighause Inc.
/Owosso Speedway pending insurance, contacts and licenses are provided. Clerk Tomasek-Swan seconded
the motion. All ayes and no nays the motion was carried.
Trustee Simpson made a motion to have a special meeting on July 10th at 6:00 pm to discuss the millages
on the August Primary; OMES renewal millage and the Middlebury’s Road Millage. Treasure Stevens
seconded the motion. All ayes and no nays, the motion was carried.
The report from Cindy White was reviewed by the board. The exit signs need to be in place and the fire
extinguisher needed to be checked. She also suggested that the township look into having a cemetery and
firework ordinance.
Attorney Cooley discussed the Leaf case which will go to hearing in July. He also discusses to the board
the process of having an ordinance and enforcing an ordinance.
A motion was made by Trustee Dutton and seconded by Trustee Simpson to approve the sending of
Supervisor Sinicropi and Clerk Tomasek-Swan to the MTA meeting on July 22, 2008. All ayes and no nays
the motion was carried.
Resolution 2008-07, The Veteran’s Health Care was put into motion by Trustee Dutton and seconded by
Supervisor Sinicropi. A roll call vote was taken with as follows: ayes; Dutton, Simpson, Tomasek-Swan,
Stevens, Sinicropi and nays; none. The resolution was declared adopted.
Supervisor Sinicropi discussed the putting of windmills in Shiawassee County. There is talk about it. They
will be approaching townships about putting the windmills in place.
Trustee Dutton made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Trustee Simpson seconded the motion. All ayes and
no nays, the meeting was adjourned at 8:28pm.