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February Meeting Minutes

3/6/2023

 
LYONS TWP REG. MEETING
JANUARY 31, 2023
The meeting was called to order with the Pledge to the Flag.  There were 4 citizens, and 5 board members present.
Minutes to the meeting were presented for review. A motion to accept the minutes with the deletion of the flagpole being stolen,  was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach.  Motion carried.
Correspondence: There was no correspondence.
Cemetery:  The flagpole got blown down in a windstorm. The new flagpole is up again.
Public comment: There is no public comment.
Treasurer’s report:  There was no treasurer’s report because the meeting date was moved up so the whole board would be at the meeting.
Bills in the amount of $29,613.89 to the general fund were presented for payment. A motion to pay the bills was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
TWP Business:   J Heckman presented the 2022/2023 budget amendment amounts to be amended. A motion to amend the budget as reported was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. A roll call vote was taken. R Scheurer yes, A Hengesbach yes, J Thelen yes, C Babcock yes, and J Heckman yes. Motion carried.
The Poverty Resolution 2023 was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach, A roll call vote was taken. R Scheurer yes, A Hengesbach yes, J Thelen yes, C Babcock yes, and J Heckman yes.  Motion carried.
A resolution to accept the date of March 15, 2023, as the alternate date for the March Board of Review first Taxpayer Appeal Meeting was made by J Thelen and supported by A Hengesbach. A roll call vote was taken. J Thelen yes, A Hengesbach yes, C Babcock yes, R Scheurer yes, and J Heckman yes. Motion carried.
C Babcock brought up talk about raises. The talk has to be brought up every year before the annual meeting. A raise isn’t given every year, but it must be brought up. This is what the board has decided to give this year.
A motion to raise the Fire Chiefs’ pay from $2,000 a year to $2,500 a year and a raise for the Firefighters from $13 an hour to $14 was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. A roll call vote was taken. R Scheurer yes, A Hengesbach yes, J Thelen yes, C Babcock yes, and J Heckman yes. Motion carried.
A motion was made to raise the Supervisor’s, Clerk’s, and Treasurer’s pay from $14,000 a year to $15,500 by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. A roll call vote was taken. R Scheurer yes, A Hengesbach yes, J Thelen yes, C Babcock yes, and J Heckman yes. Motion carried.
A motion was made to raise the trustee’s wages from $263 a meeting to $300 a meeting by J Thelen and supported by J Heckman. A roll call vote was taken. J Thelen yes, J Heckman yes, A Hengesbach yes, C Babcock yes, and R Scheurer yes. Motion carried.
A motion to raise all Deputy’s pay from $15 an hour to $16 an hour was made by R. Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
A motion was made to raise Election Chairperson’s wage from $257.00 to $275 per election and Election inspectors from $206 to $225 per election by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
The board had talked about getting a LUKAS device which costs around $18,600 for the fire department. Chief Randall came to the board with a different request. The county is changing to 800 MHz radios so the departments will need to switch so both departments are asking for 6 new radios a piece, at a cost of around $15,000 for 12.
A motion was made to buy the 12 new radios and 1 LUKAS device by J Thelen and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:55 was made by R  Scheurer and supported by J Thelen. Motion carried.
 
Clerk
 
Julie Heckman
 
NEXT MEETING IS ANNUAL AT 5PM THEN REGULAR AT 5:30 March 6, 2023
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    Julie Heckman records these minutes. To contact her, visit the Board Members section of the website.

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