A REGULAR MEETING
of the Board of Chippewa County Road Commissioners was held in their offices
located at 3949 S. Mackinac Trail, Sault Ste. Marie,
The meeting was called to order
at
Chairman Carr lead
the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENT: Commissioners Carr, Holt and MacDonald,
Manager Heckman, Clerk McDowell, Foreman Erickson, Foreman McConkey,
Foreman Pesola, Surveyor Laitinen
and Union President Hopper.
ABSENT: Chief Mechanic Sibbald
MOTION by
Commissioner Holt SECONDED by
Commissioner MacDonald that the Payroll in the amount of $136,315.81 and
Vouchers in the amount of $268,507.56 be approved and authorized for payment
from the County Road Fund subject to audit.
MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL VOTE.
MOTION by
Commissioner MacDonald SECONDED by
Commissioner Holt that the minutes from the Regular Meeting held on
MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL VOTE.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Supervisor Myerscough
indicated he was hoping to have
Manager Heckman indicated it is
now considered a 4 year plan and wouldn’t be adding any new roads to this plan.
Supervisor Gallagher requested
help from the Road Commission again this year in plowing the turnaround at the
end of the
Supervisor Gallagher inquired
about when the proposed projects in Bruce Twp would be started.
Manager Heckman indicated it
would be sometime in the summer of 2008.
Foreman Pesola
indicated his crews have been brushing on
Office Manager Decker indicated
he has been working on year end and final reconciliation of Medicare D program.
Foreman McConkey
indicated his crews are working on general winter maintenance and when winter
permits working on
Foreman Erickson crews are
focusing on general winter maintenance and working on screen plant.
Surveyor Laitinen
indicated he has been working on measuring up year end inventories for gravel
and salt and also working on DEQ easement for the
Manager Heckman presented
Township Road Agreement with Superior Twp for improvements to 1.0 miles on the
MOTION by
Commissioner Holt SECONDED by
Commissioner MacDonald to approve Township Road Agreement with Superior Twp for
work on
MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL VOTE.
Manager Heckman requested
permission to sign DEQ Easement, which is required for the wetlands mitigation
on the
MOTION by
Commissioner Holt SECONDED by
Commissioner MacDonald after review and approval by Attorney Ed McNeely of the
DEQ Easement for Tilson Road Manager Heckman be authorized to sign the prepared easement.
MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL VOTE.
MANAGERS REPORT
·
Update on site
inspections completed yesterday by Mr. Ed McNeely and Manager Heckman.
·
Reported on problems
with water in fuel tank at our Rudyard garage indicating these fuel tanks are
20 years old, which is their design life.
·
Have taken
applications for seasonal plow drives at our Rudyard, Pickford and Eckerman garages and will be scheduling interviews tomorrow
or the first part of next week.
·
For budgeting
purposes we have sent letters to all townships asking them what their contributions
for projects they would like to fund for 2008 would be.
·
Manager
Heckman wished everyone a Merry Christmas.
COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS
Commissioner Holt reported on
Business for Better Roads meeting Manager Heckman and he attended, which was
held in
Discussion ensued on replacing
fuel tanks at Rudyard garage or possibility of utilizing a corporate charge
account where as employees could fill equipment up at the local gas
station. We are currently running this
program for our no lead vehicles.
Manager Heckman gave a brief
update on sites where we are currently awaiting clearance for underground
storage tank contamination.
There being no further business
to come before the Board it was MOVED
by Commissioner Holt SECONDED by
Commissioner MacDonald that the meeting be adjourned at
MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL VOTE.
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Christine A. McDowell Clifford H. Carr
Secretary for the Board Chairman