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Township Board Meeting Minutes — January 9, 2019

2 pages in the original

The Lincoln Township Board meeting on January 8, 2019, approved the December 11, 2018 minutes, reviewed financial reports, approved multiple expenditures and personnel appointments, and adopted a new credit card policy. The meeting adjourned at 7:46 pm.

Summary written automatically. The full text below is the record.

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Called to order
7:00 pm
Adjourned
7:46 pm
Presiding
Kevin Wray, Supervisor
Present
Kevin Wray, Mark Trinklein, Duford, Ensign, Crockett, and 11
Decisions in these minutes (10)

Lincoln Township

Board Meeting Minutes

January 8, 2019

The regular meeting of the Lincoln Township Board was called to order by the Supervisor at 7:00 pm, with Wray, Trinklein, Duford, Ensign, Crockett, and 11 guests present.

Motion: Carried unanimously

The agenda was approved after motion by Ensign and second by Crockett.

Public comments were heard and correspondence was read.

Motion: Carried unanimously

The minutes of the December 11, 2018 regular board meeting were approved after motion by Crockett and second by Ensign.

The treasurer’s report was heard.

Motion: Carried 5 to 0, roll call

Payment of bills in the amount of $63,279.52 in the general fund, $111,242.85 in the fire fund, $10,225.50 in the sanitation fund, and $204.85 in the liquor fund were approved by roll call vote after motion by Ensign and second by Duford. Crockett-yes; Duford-yes; Ensign-yes; Trinklein-yes; Wray-yes.

The fire department, planning commission, building inspector, code enforcement, water authority, solid waste, and park reports were heard.

Motion: Carried unanimously

Approved attendance to MTA annual education conference after motion by Ensign and second by Trinklein.

Motion: Carried unanimously

Approved attendance to MTA board of review training after motion by Crockett and second by Duford.

Motion: Carried unanimously

Approved change order #6 in the amount of $2,272 from Three Rivers for the township hall addition after motion by Ensign and second by Trinklein.

Motion: Carried unanimously

Approved purchase and installation of two additional closed circuit cameras from Securecom in the amount of $2,496.55 after motion by Wray and second by Crockett.

Reviewed nine-month financial statements.

Motion: Carried unanimously

Appointed Mickey Cochran as township maintenance person at the hourly rate of $16.15 after motion by Wray and second by Duford.

Motion: Carried unanimously

Approved Federal 2019 poverty exemption guidelines after motion by Wray and second by Ensign.

Motion: Carried 5 to 0, roll call

Approved by roll call vote the township credit card policy and opening a $10,000 limit credit card account at Members First Credit Union with the clerk as responsible card holder after motion by Wray and second by Duford. Crockett-yes; Duford-yes; Ensign-yes; Trinklein-yes; Wray-yes.

Meeting was adjourned at 7:46 pm by Supervisor Wray.

Signed by Mark Trinklein

Lincoln Township Clerk

State of Michigan, County of Midland

I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Township Board of Lincoln Township, Midland County, Michigan, held on the 9th of January, 2019.

Signed by Mark Trinklein

Lincoln Township Clerk

Signed by Kevin Wray

Lincoln Township Supervisor

This page was converted from the original PDF on September 23, 2026. If anything here differs from the original, the original is the official record.

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