Jan 13th, 2022






Jan 13th 2022
This month's board meeting was pretty good, lots of progress made, some highlights:
-Transfer from Huntington Bank to SMB? Is almost entirely complete, next month's budget will look a lot cleaner.
-City of Battle Creek was retiring some cars, offered them to us for $6.5k apiece (2002 malibu? 58k, 62k miles each?). Our police dept needed some new ones, but the township also needs a new code car so there was some discussion about who would get what, Deb and Stephen both wanted the Township to get one, and the Police dept to get one but everybody else voted for the Police to get both of those cars.
- the CPA that was hired to come in and assess the state of our township's finances was blown away by how messy and poorly managed it was, and while she has helped clean things up she expressed concern as to whether they would remain that way, so a proposal to hire a part-time Accountant to help manage the books from here on out. Deb herself stated that township positions are voted in based on popularity, *NOT* on their competency or expertise in those areas, so having a professional who understands how to manage these tasks would prove to be a massive boon for the township and its residents. Helping not just the treasurer but everybody in the office.
-The Truck route ordinance was voted in, so progress on that front is coming along very well... maps will be drawn up, signage made to help enforce the ruling and keep trucks off of our residential streets.
-Marijuana businesses are being cracked down on, attempting to correct the mistakes of the previous Board's action of allowing up to 33 marijuana businesses to reside in Emmett Township. Stricter guidelines and tougher requirements, so hopefully soon we'll start to see the influx of weed stores die down.
-Police chief said last month was really busy, but that wasn't too surprising for them. 8 break ins to local marijuana businesses, which prompts a closed meeting between the board and those business owners in regards to tightening up security to prevent future breakins.
-The DDA (Downtown Development Authority) is still being finalized, but progress is also being made on that front and will be further finalized in a meeting next month on the 10th.
-Dick Brown referenced a post that was recently made on the Good, Bad, Ugly facebook page in regards to roads, but the board doesn't act on facebook posts... if people have a complaint they should write an email or go to the township in person to voice any concerns.
 

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