Perry Township Board of Trustees
Minutes of Meetings - November, 2010
REGULAR MEETING - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010
The Perry Township Board of Trustees held a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. Present
were Chairman Amos, Vice Chairwoman Steele, Trustee Haskell, Administrator Siegel and those whose names appear
on the attached attendance sheet. Fiscal Officer Page was absent from the meeting.
The News Herald was advised of this meeting according to law.
Trustee Haskell moved and Vice Chairwoman seconded to appoint Walter R. Siegel as Clerk Pro Tem in Ms. Page's absence.
POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.
Vice Chrm Steele moved and Trustee Haskell seconded to approve the amended minutes of the Regular Meeting held
September 7, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.
Administrator Siegel advised regarding:
1. Vice Chairwoman Steele moved and Trustee Haskell seconded to request $21,648.26 per year from Perry Economic
Development Council for reimbursement for Karen Sundy's salary, in quarterly payments, beginning 1/1/10, based
on the fact that Karen works over 25 hours per week for the Township. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.
2. Vice Chairwoman Steele moved and Trustee Haskell seconded to approve an expenditure to Brunner Excavating for
$5,000 for drainage work at Canyon Ridge Drive/Canyon View Drive. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.
3. Trustee Haskell moved and Vice Chairwoman Steele seconded to approve an expenditure to Pipelines for $4,000
for materials for drainage work at Canyon Ridge Drive/Canyon View Drive. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.
4. Vice Chairwoman Steele moved and Trustee Haskell seconded to approve a $45 monthly cell phone reimbursement
expenditure to all full-time service department employees. Employees must submit a copy of their bill on a monthly
basis for reimbursement. This will also be added to the handbook. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.
5. Trustee Haskell moved and Vice Chairman Steele seconded to approve renewing the contract with Frank Gates/Avizent
for the period of 7/1/10-6/30/11 for $1,550 to maintain service to manage our Workers Compensation Program and
allow Administrator Siegel to sign contracts. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.
Administrator Siegel also advised that the part-time employees were advised that effective Friday, November 5th
we would no longer need their services this season. Steve Drain and Ed Lynch will be used on an as-needed basis
for snow removal.
Trustee Haskell moved and Vice Chairwoman Steele seconded to appoint and designate Dan Troy to the NOPEC representative
for Perry Township. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.
Trustee Haskell moved and Vice Chairman Steele seconded to hire the services of Santee Security for security monitoring
for the Cemetery Office, Cemetery Garage and the Administration Building. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.
Discussion took place regarding the ice rink at the Township Park.
Discussion regarding CLOUT took place and Trustee Haskell moved and Vice Chairwoman Steele seconded that Perry
Township would not participate for the 2011 calender year. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.
There being no further business, Trustee Haskell moved and Chrm. Amos seconded to adjourn the meeting. POLL OF
BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.
MEETING ADJOURNED.
(Minutes Adopted November 16, 2010)
REGULAR MEETING - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010
The Perry Township Board of Trustees held a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 10:00a..m. Present
were Chairman Amos, Vice Chairwoman Steele, Trustee Haskell, Fiscal Officer Page, Administrator Siegel and those
whose names appear on the attached attendance sheet.
The News Herald was advised of this meeting according to law.
The Board held an advertised Work Session prior to their Regular Meeting.
Chrmn. Amos called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Trustee Haskell moved and Vice Chrwmn. Steele seconded to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting held Tuesday,
November 2, 2010, at 5:00p.m. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION PASSED.
Chrmn. Amos recognized Fiscal Officer Page who advised regarding financials for the month of October: Receipts,
$122,601.48; Disbursements, $430,382.03; Y-T-D Receipts, $2,196,503.16; Y-T-D Disbursements, $2,939,945.90; Reconciled
cash on hand at October 31, 2010, $2,617,381.19.
Chrmn. Amos asked that the financial be presented without Capital expenditures.
Chrmn. Amos recognized Captain Sparkman who provided the Board and those in attendance with the CAD Summary for
the month of October. Captain Sparkman also discussed testing and utilization of the speed trailer.
Chrmn. Amos recognized Chief McDonald of the Perry Joint Fire District who advised that he was merely in attendance
to observe.
Chrmn. Amos recognized Administrator Siegel who advised on the following matters:
1. Cemetery House rental - Trustee Haskell moved and Vice Chrwmn. Steele seconded to approve the lease of the
house to Bruce Geddes effective December 1, 2010 at $600.00 per month. POLL OF BOARD: 3 AYES. MOTION UNANIMOUS.
2. Addition of parcels into the Joint Economic Development District - Vice Chrwmn. Steele moved and Trustee Haskell
seconded to approve addition of parcels numbered 03-A-021-000-002-0 and 03-A-021-000-004-0 (formerly West properties
located at Perry Park and Clark Road) into the JEDD. POLL OF BOARD: 3 AYES. MOTION UNANIMOUS.
3. JEDD Agreement and addition of properties - a Public Hearing is scheduled for December 16, 2010 at 7:00p.m.
to convene a joint Public Hearing on a requested amendment to the Joint Economic Development District Agreement
and addition of property to the JEDD. The Public Hearing will be held at the Manchester West Training Center Conference
room and is planned to host all public officials from North Perry Village, Perry Village and Perry Township.
4. West Property Transfer title expense - Trustee Haskell moved and Vice Chrwmn. Steele seconded to approve expenditure
to Lawyers Title Agency for $2,294.92. POLL OF BOARD: 3 AYES. MOTION UNANIMOUS.
5. Industrial Roadway Plat from Blackmore to Perry Park Road - Vice Chrwmn. Steele moved and Trustee Haskell seconded
to approve expenditure in the amount of $11,500 to Oxbow Engineering to perform all field and design work for a
dedication plat for the industrial road right-of-way. Administrator Siegel advised that the Township will be reimbursed
when the project is bonded. POLL OF BOARD: 3 AYES. MOTION UNANIMOUS.
6. 2010-2011 Health Insurance premiums - Vice Chrwmn. Steele moved and Trustee Haskell seconded to approve new
premiums reflecting a 9.8% increase to $18,243.93 under present enrollments. POLL OF BOARD: 3 AYES. MOTION UNANIMOUS.
7. 2010-2011 Dental Insurance premiums - Trustee Haskell moved and Vice Chrwmn. Steele seconded to approve dental
insurance premiums as a slight decrease from 2009-2010 premiums. POLL OF BOARD: 3 AYES. MOTION UNANIMOUS.
8. 2010-2011 Life Insurance premiums - Vice Chrwmn. Steele moved and Trustee Haskell seconded to approve life
insurance premiums for 2010-2011 (Group Term Life increase of approximately 21.5%, AD & D, no increase, Dependent
Life, no increase). POLL OF BOARD: 3 AYES. MOTION UNANIMOUS.
9. Vision coverage - after discussion, Trustee Haskell moved and Vice Chrwmn. Steele seconded to approve the accepting
Medical Mutual's SuperMed Vision VSP, Option 1, at a cost of $221.61 per month. POLL OF BOARD: 3 AYES. MOTION
UNANIMOUS.
Vice Chrwmn. Steele inquired regarding the ditch on Perry Park Road.
Trustee Haskell advised on the following matters:
1. Security at the Cemetery and Admin office will be transitioned to Santee.
2. Recent charity Benefits
3. The Perry Economic Development Council will take up discussion regarding Community-wide WiFi in the near future.
4. Recycling - the program continues to experience ups and downs both in intake and payment from AbitibiBowater.
Presently, the Board is considering facilitating curbside recycling which is expected to impact this drop-off
program.
Chrmn. Amos advised that the Perry Township Zoning Commission would conduct a Public Hearing on November 16, 2010.
Chrmn. Amos advised that he attended Jacob Pitchler's Eagle Scout recognition event.
Chrmn. Amos advised concerning the new Park concession stand. There was discussion among the Board regarding requested
installation of an ice skating rink. Due to construction and timing in the year, the rink will be reconsidered
for next Winter.
There being no further business, Trustee Haskell moved and Vice Chrwmn. Steele seconded to adjourn the meeting.
POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.
MEETING ADJOURNED.
(Minutes Adopted December 7, 2010; Amended December 21, 2010)
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