Watertown Charter Township

Minutes of Board of Trustees Special Budget Meeting

October 30, 2008

Call to order:  The meeting was called to order at 6:00 P.M.

Board Members Present:  Supervisor Adams, Clerk Husby, Treasurer Thelen, and Trustees Mitchell, Maahs, Weitzel, and Zay.     Staff present: Tubbs

Public Comment: none

Public Hearing:    IFTE John Henry

-opened at 6:02 P.M.

No comments.

-closed at 6:03 P.M.

Agenda Approval:  Husby requested adding the review of the AT & T franchise agreement and the response from the Eagle Township Clerk concerning the meeting request.  Motion by Husby and seconded by Thelen to add the AT & T franchise agreement to the agenda.

Yes:         Weitzel, Adams, Maahs, Thelen, Husby, Zay, and Mitchell

No:          none

Motion carried

Motion by Husby and seconded by Thelen to add the proposed agenda for the joint meeting concerning the Looking Glass Regional Fire Authority with Eagle Township to the agenda. 

Yes:  Mitchell, Weitzel, Maahs, Zay, Adams, Thelen, Husby

No:   none

Motion carried

Motion by Thelen and seconded by Weitzel to approve the agenda as amended.  Motion carried

New Business:

1.             IFTE-John Henry.   Gary Pike spoke on behalf of the John Henry Company.  It is especially important due to the economic conditions in order to be competitive.  There was a question of whether or not the computer equipment should be a part of the IFTE.  He researched the issue and he feels that it is as important since the computers support the other equipment.  A letter of agreement was discussed.

Motion by Weitzel and seconded by Thelen to waive the reading of the resolution.  Motion carried

Motion by Thelen and seconded by Maahs to adopt resolution no. 10-302008-1: Resolution Granting an Industrial Facility Exemption certificate for John Henry Company for twelve years.

                Yes:         Thelen, Zay, Husby, Mitchell, Adams, Maahs, Weitzel

                No:          none

                Motion carried and resolution adopted

2.             AT & T Franchise Agreement.  Tubbs was speaking with the attorney and he advised that if it wasn’t acted upon by November 8, 2008 that the Township would forego our franchise amount.  We can only ask for 3% of our gross revenues to be uniform with the other franchises.  It is a ten year agreement.  Motion by Maahs and seconded by Thelen to approve the franchise agreement with AT & T with the franchise fee of 3% to be inserted in the appropriate blank on page 4 and 0% to be inserted on page 6 of the agreement. 

                Yes:         Mitchell, Zay, Husby, Adams, Maahs, Thelen, Weitzel

                No:          none

                Motion carried

3.             Joint meeting with Eagle Township.  Motion by Weitzel and seconded by Maahs to establish a joint special meeting date with Eagle Township on November 25^th at 6:00 P.M. at the Looking Glass Regional Fire Authority.  Motion carried

Discussion and public comment.  None

Adjournment- The meeting was adjourned at 6:31 P.M.

Date approved:                                                                     _____________________________

                                                                                                                Deb Adams, Supervisor

                                                                                                                ______________________________

                                                                                                                Jean Husby, Clerk