www.middleburytownship.org 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: Erin Dutton Clerk: Susan Tomasek-Swan Paul Dutton Treasurer: Carolyn Stevens Draft On March 4, 2009 at the Ovid, VFW Hall, 206 Main St., Ovid, Mi, Middlebury Township was a participant in a joint meeting held with the following municipalities and Authority: Village of Ovid, Ovid Township and Ovid-Middlebury Emergency Service. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jim McClelland at 7:02pm with a Pledge to the Flag. Middlebury roll call had the following members present: Supervisor Anthony Sinicropi (OMESA representative), Clerk Susan Tomasek-Swan, Treasurer, Carolyn Stevens, Trustees, Paul Dutton (OMESA Representative) and Erin Dutton. Also present at the meeting was Middlebury member at large representative, Charles Simpson. There were over 100 members of the public in attendance. General Business: The meeting began with a presentation by Chairman McClelland of the 2004 feasibility study. There were three different options that were presented by the study. From the options, the OMESA board decided to go with the option of a new building. Dave Bennett from THA presented what standards and codes were required in building a fire hall. Chairman McClelland presented the past audits from 2003 through 2007. He went over capital outlays from 2003 to the present time. McClelland than briefly reviewed the bids for the construction of the building. The lowest bid was $1,495,000.00 while the highest bid was $1,700,000.00. Mike Givler from Umbaugh & Associates than went over figures for bonding. He presented the difference in interest rates for a 30 year bond and a 20 year bond. Jim Pontack acting chief for the ambulance service presented the figures for implementing some type of Advance Life Support (ALS) in OMESA. He presented numbers for a transport unit outfitted for ALS and the option of having an ECHO unit. The existing transport unit fully outfitted would cost $54,747.00 initially with an approximate annual cost of $162,936. The ECHO unit initial cost would be $73,948.00 with an annual cost of $229,512.00. Public Comment: www.middleburytownship.org The following people expressed concerns in reference to the building, ALS and financing. Carl Thornton Gene Ruess Tim Zwick Bill Lasher Rich Givens Harvey Darling Stan Hampton Randy Montague Art Price Charlie Moore Kelly Nixon Carl Thornton Adjourned At 10:28pm, Chairman Jim McClelland called the meeting to adjourn. Submitted by Susan Tomasek-Swan Middlebury Township Clerk