March Meeting Minutes

​                                                     LYONS TWP REG. MEETING
MARCH 3, 2025
The meeting was called to order with the Pledge to the Flag. There were 8 citizens, and 5 board members present.
A copy of the agenda was presented for review. A motion to accept the motion was made by J Thelen and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
Minutes to the meeting were presented for review. A motion to accept the minutes was made by A Hengesbach and supported by K Gould. Motion carried.
Correspondence: There was no correspondence.
Cemetery:  C Babcock will get bids from Listerman’s and Feehan’s for crushed asphalt for both loops and apron in cemetery. J Thelen and J Heckman will edit the cemetery contract for board approval at the April meeting.
Public comment:  There was no public comment.
Treasurer’s report:  A motion to accept the treasurer’s report as presented was made by K Gould and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
Bills in the amount of $20,92936 to the general fund were presented for payment. A motion to pay the bills was made by A Hengesbach and supported by K Gould. Motion carried.
TWP Business:  Craig Dodge from Life EMS was here to discuss how things are going. Mr. Dodge brought reports with him to show runs and times they have down in our township and villages. Things are going well. The Fire Chiefs were asked if there were any complaints and both Chiefs said there were no complaints. Pewamo Fire Chief M Yerge asked Mr. Dodge if Pewamo EMT’s could ride with Life in the ambulance if they were needed and Mr. Dodge said yes but they could not drive the ambulance. Another question was brought to Mr. Dodge about setting up Mass Casualty Incident Trainings together with Life EMS and Mr. Dodge said he would look into that.
The budget amendments in the amount of $90,948.31 were presented for review. A motion to accept budget amendments was made by J Thelen and supported by A Hengesbach. A roll call vote was taken; all in favor none opposed. Motion carried.
C Babcock had Wilson’s back in to fix the furnace again.
A motion was made to have the annual meeting to discuss the 2025-2026 budget held on Monday March 24th at 5:30 pm was made by J Heckman and supported by K Gould.
Fire Chief Lyndon Randall asked if when they make big purchases, they can use the Township Credit Card that the Clerk and Treasurer have instead of using their own and get reimbursed.
A motion to use the township credit card for purchases was made by K Gould and supported by J Thelen. A roll call vote was taken. 5 votes yes no one opposed. Motion carried.
A motion was made to purchase a thermal camera for the Pewamo fire department by A Hengesbach and supported by K Gould.
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:55 was made by K Gould and supported by J Thelen. Motion carried.
 
Clerk
 
Julie Heckman