January 2026 Meeting Minutes

​                                                     LYONS TWP REG. MEETING
JANUARY 12, 2026
 
The meeting was called to order with the Pledge to the Flag. There were 5 citizens, and 5  board members were present.
The agenda was presented for review. A motion to approve the agenda was made by A Hengesbach and supported by J Thelen. No one opposed. Motion carried.
Minutes to the meeting were presented for review. A motion to accept the minutes was made by J Thelen and supported by A Hengesbach. No one opposed. Motion carried.
Correspondence: There was no correspondence.
Cemetery:  Sexton Josh Wickham put the chains across the driveways to close the cemetery for the winter.
Public comment: There was no public comment.
Treasurer’s report:  A motion to accept the treasurer’s report as presented was made by A Hengesbach and supported by K Gould. No one opposed. Motion carried.
Bills in the amount of $46,238.13 to the general fund were presented for payment. A motion to pay the bills was made by A Hengesbach and supported by K Gould. No one opposed,  Motion carried.
Old TWP Business: Our Attorney, Silas Kok, was here to discuss the Mobile Home Park contracts. Silas said the EMS/FIRE Contract is ready to be signed. The Village of Muir would not agree to the Utilities contract that our Attorney drew up. A motion to vote today on agreeing to partner with the Village of Muir to grant the village to bring water and sewer to the Mobile Home park was made by K Gould and supported by J Thelen. Vote taken K Gould no, J Thelen no, A Hengesbach no, C Babcock no and J Heckman no. Motion carried.
A motion to authorize the Supervisor and the Clerk to sign the Fire and EMS agreement if the developer of the Muir Mobile Home Park decides to continue  with the development was made by K Gould and supported by A Hengesbach. A roll call vote was taken K Gould yes, A Hengesbach yes, J Thelen yes, C Babcock yes, and J Heckman yes. Motion carried.
The discussion about Pline Road is on hold because the Head of the Ionia County Road Department has been let go.
New Business: The Breadon Group sent a quote for Trident for insurance. This quote was less than the power Plan and the value of the Trucks were better. A motion to take the Trident bid for insurance was made by K Gould and supported by J Thelen. No one opposed. Motion carried.
J Heckman gave the Board the list of budget amendments that need to be approved. A motion to approve the budget amendments was  made by J Heckman and supported by A Hengesbach. A roll call vote was taken J Heckman yes, A Hengesbach yes, C Babcock yes, J Thelen yes and K Gould yes. Motion carried.
C Babcock and J Heckman will meet on February 10th at 10 am to work on the budget. The board will meet on February 16th at 4pm to look at the 2026/2027 budget.
J Heckman told the board that she has had the IT department in her computer 3 times since the November election for her computer being slow. Kinetix, our IT company, informed her she should get a new computer because hers is 5 years old. A motion to buy a new computer for the clerk was made by A Hengesbach and supported by J Thelen.
Lyons Twp and our Assessor have been named in a lawsuit. It is about someone upset because they were not granted the disability exemption. There is nothing we can do at this time.
C Babcock brought attention to the board that the Twp Office should have a defibrillator. A motion to buy a LifPak CR2 defibrillator for the office was made by A Hengesbach and supported by J Thelen. A roll call vote was taken A Hengesbach yes, J Thelen yes, C Babcock yes, K Gould yes, and J Heckman yes. Motion carried.
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 7 pm was made by J Thelen and supported by A Hengesbach. No one opposed. Motion carried.
 
Clerk
 
Julie Heckman