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Township Board Meeting Minutes — November 15, 2016

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The Lincoln Township Board meeting on November 15, 2016, was called to order at 7:00 pm with several members present. The agenda, minutes from October 11, 2016, and various reports were approved. Several motions were passed regarding bank signers, attendance at meetings, and spending on preliminary plans for a ball field. The meeting adjourned at 7:38 pm.

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

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Called to order
7:00 pm
Adjourned
7:38 pm
Presiding
Supervisor Wray
Present
Crockett, Ensign, Wray, Trinklein, and 10
Absent
Thornton
Decisions in these minutes (7)

Lincoln Township

Board Meeting Minutes (unapproved)

November 15, 2016

The regular meeting of the Lincoln Township Board was called to order by the Supervisor at 7:00 pm, with Thornton absent, Crockett, Ensign, Wray, Trinklein and 10 guests present.

Motion: Carried

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

Public comments were heard and correspondence was read.

Motion: Carried

The minutes of the October 11, 2016 regular board meeting were approved after motion by Crockett and second by Trinklein.

The treasurer’s report was heard.

Motion: Carried 4 to 0, roll call

Payment of bills in the amount of $19,500.18 in the general fund, $6,598.48 in the fire fund, $13,013.67 in the sanitation fund, and $197.02 in the liquor fund were approved by roll call vote after motion by Crockett and second by Ensign. Crockett-yes; Thornton-absent; Ensign-yes; Trinklein-yes; Wray-yes.

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

Motion: Carried

Approved removing AnnMarie Thornton and Mark Thornton as authorized signers on all bank accounts held at Members First Credit Union, and adding Deanna Duford, Treasurer and Reid Duford, Deputy Treasurer as authorized signers on all bank accounts held at Members First Credit Union after motion by Trinklein and second by Ensign.

Motion: Carried

Approved designating Mark Trinklein, Clerk and Deanna Duford, Treasurer as principle members on all bank accounts held at Members First Credit Union after motion by Wray and second by Crockett.

Motion: Carried

Approved attendance to MCTOA dinner meeting after motion by Trinklein and second by Ensign.

Motion: Carried

Approved spending up to $800 with Spicer Group on preliminary plans and budget for ball field after motion by Ensign and second by Crockett.

Meeting was adjourned at 7:38 pm by Supervisor Wray.

Signature line for Mark Trinklein, Lincoln Township Clerk

Lincoln Township Clerk

Certification

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 15th of November, 2016.

Signature line for Mark Trinklein, Lincoln Township Clerk

Lincoln Township Clerk

Signature line for Kevin Wray, Lincoln Township Supervisor

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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