May Meeting Minutes

​                                                     LYONS TWP REG. MEETING
May 4, 2026
 
The meeting was called to order with the Pledge to the Flag. There were 3 citizens, and 5 board members were present.
The agenda was presented for review. A motion to approve the agenda was made by J Thelen and supported by A Hengesbach. No one opposed. 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. No one opposed. Motion carried.
Correspondence: There was no correspondence.
Cemetery: The new flagpole came in. B Piercefield will be putting that up.
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 $25,961.09 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: The board is now able to move their money around in their John Hancock account how they want.
New Business: The Ionia County Commissioners approved the New Mobile Home Park in Muir to be Annexed into the village limits.
C. Babcock interviewed a couple of people for the Assessors’ job. There was a motion to accept C Babcock’s choice of Charles Zemla to be the next Lyons Township Assessor by J Heckman supported by A Hengesbach. A role call vote was taken. J Heckman yes, A Hengesbach yes, J Thelen yes, C Babcock yes, and K Gould yes. No one opposed. Motion carried.
A Hengesbach brought up creating a spreadsheet to see how money collecting is going for the fire and EMS bills. J Heckman asked J Thelen to teach her how to use excel to get that started.
Fire Chiefs: Fire Chief M Yerge attended an out-of-state convention where he gained valuable knowledge about new fire trucks, equipment, and advancements in the fire service. With the talk about new trucks the board discussed options for funding the new trucks.
A motion was made to transfer $1,000.00 a month from the MI CLASS interest into a line item for the New Fire Trucks amended to start at the beginning of the fiscal year April 1, 2026 by A Hengesbach and supported by K Gould. A roll call vote was taken. A Hengesbach yes, K Gould yes, J Thelen yes, C Babcock yes, and J Heckman yes. No one opposed. Motion carried.
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 7pm was made by J Thelen and supported by K Gould. No one opposed. Motion carried.
 
Clerk
Julie Heckman