On the agenda: Honor Minutes — Data center (Sep 9)

202 6 Draft Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Homestead Township Board September 9 , 202 6 Call to Order: Supervisor Cooley called the meeting to order at 6PM Pledge: Recited Roll Call: Supervisor: Tia Cooley - present , Treasurer: Bev Holbrook - present , Clerk: Cathy Brown - present , Trustee: Mike Mead - present , Trustee: Shannon Purchase -present. Approval of Meeting Agenda: Motion made to approve the agenda as amended. Moved by: Cooley Supported by: Holbrook All Ayes, No Nays, Mo tion Carried . Approval of Consent Agenda: Motion made to adopt consent calend a r Moved by: Cooley S upported by: Holbrook All Ayes, No Nays, Motion Carried Public Comment: (Individuals – 3 mins Groups – 15 mins) Presentation : State Representative John Roth Regarding property splits , make sure we have solid ordinance to address this issue. Revenue sharing-no increase Early Voting-Roth is intro duc ing a bill to address the financial issue the smaller townships are experiencing if required to offer 9 days or early voting. He suggests that 2-5 days would be better. The bill would be based on township population. In regard to solar and wind “farms,” Roth recommend having tight ordinances Data centers will probably not come north past Midland, but we should be diligent about staying informed . Reports : Assessing (Gunnar Brow) : Prepping for field inspection in the coming weeks. Zoning (Marv Radtke) : A written report will be presented. Parks (Shannon Purchase) : Everything is going well at both parks. Platte River Park is having a fly infestation in the rest rooms . Purchase will address the issue. Someone is filling the garbage cans every few days. The individual(s) have not been identified Planning Commission (Mike Mead) : The meeting was cancelled. County Commissioner (Tim Markey): At the Board of Commissioners meeting yesterday, Sheriff Rosa and Chief Ranger Deckers were there to present a lifesaving award to Ranger Luke Wassink and Dr. Justin Van Skyhock for the rescue of 3 teen girls that got swept out into lake Michigan from Platte beach on Sept. 8. The county has put together a one - page info flier for the public and presented it to the Board of Commissioners to review and approve. The Board of Commissioners did make one suggested change, reduce the number of QR codes. The interim county administrator indicated that she did share the draft with some township supervisors & treasurers and got their feedback as well. The flier should be ready for print and distribution soon. The county has received 10 responses to our RFP for a recruiting firm. At our last board meeting we narrowed it down to 2 and will be interviewing them at a special board meeting on Sept 21 st Fire Dept (Tim Markey) : Fire Equipment Grant was discussed. The Benzie Firefighter/EMS association is putting on an EMT class, probably starting in January. Chief Markey hopes to have 3 or 4 firefighters in the class. 2026 YTD as of 09/09/26 Incidents: 252 Month of August: 26 9 – Homestead Twp 9 – Village of Honor 7 – Platte Twp 1 – Out of District Clerk ( Cathy Brown ) : Bills to be paid were presented. Brown wrote that she is honored to be on the board, and appreciates the support and encouragement of Past Clerk Wilson and all board members Treasurer (Bev Holbrook) : In a written report, Holbrook expressed that the new BS&A tax program is working great . Personal property tax letters will go out to those in arrears next week. Motion made by: Holbrook Supported by: Shannon t o accept reports as presented/submitted. All Ayes, No Nays, Motion carried Finance: Payables: Motion made to a ccept the payables as written , pending receipt of a breakdown of the bill from UHY. Moved by: Cooley Supported by: Holbrook Roll Call: Supervisor Cooley - AYE ; Treasurer Holbroo k- AYE ; Trustee Mead -AYE; Trustee Purchase , AYE ; Clerk Brown -AYE. No NAYS . Motion Carried Budget Amendments: None New Business: Seed Grant Resolution: Resolution # 20260909-001 to apply for a Rotary Seed Grant for $9,200.00 was presented. Moved by: Cooley Supported by: Purchase Roll Call: Supervisor Cooley-AYE; Treasurer Holbrook-AYE; Trustee Mead-AYE; Trustee Purchase, AYE; Clerk Brown-AYE. No NAYS. Motion Carried L-4029: Accepting the L-4029 report. Moved by: Cooley Supported by: Purchase Roll Call: Supervisor Cooley-AYE; Treasurer Holbrook-AYE; Trustee Mead-AYE; Trustee Purchase, AYE; Clerk Brown-AYE. No NAYS. Motion Carried Re-Cable Offices: Approval to have Ablaze LLC run new cables, new plugs, and use existing router for approximately $900.00. Moved by: Holbrook Supported by: Cooley Roll Call: Supervisor Cooley-AYE; Treasurer Holbrook-AYE; Trustee Mead-AYE; Trustee Purchase, AYE; Clerk Brown-AYE. No NAYS. Motion Carried Meeting Cancel l at i on Policy: It was suggested that i f a meeting is scheduled and no business is ready to be discussed, the meeting should be opened and then closed so those committee members who are present may be paid. Holbrook will research our policy and bylaws for future discussion. Bank ing: Correct signing permissions at Honor State Bank to reflect that Cathy Brown is listed as Clerk Margaret Balogh is listed as Deputy Treasurer . Also, remove Kathryn (Kit) Wilson and Anna Grobe as permitted signers. Moved by: Holbrook Supported by: Cooley Roll Call: Supervisor Cooley-AYE; Treasurer Holbrook-AYE; Trustee Mead-AYE; Trustee Purchase, AYE; Clerk Brown-AYE. No NAYS. Motion Carried F ire G rant: Chief Markey proposes applying for a grant for fire equipment th at is designed for fire departments with a certain percentage of volunteers. Tim will also ask the Village of Honor and Platte Township to consider applying as well. This is resolution 20226 -0909-002 per Supervisor Cooley. Moved by: Cooley Supported by: Purchase Roll Call: Supervisor Cooley-AYE; Treasurer Holbrook-AYE; Trustee Mead-AYE; Trustee Purchase, AYE; Clerk Brown-AYE. No NAYS. Motion Carried Old Bu s iness: On Call Policy: Discussion and concerns were raised about several items that need to be clarified, such as number of people on call at a given time, who can be on call . The discussion was tabled until the next meeting. Insurance Add-0ns: This business was tabled until the next meeting. Benzie C o nservation District: A motion was made to accept a n MOU as a conversion prospect on a 4-acre parcel the BCD is considering purchasing . Parcel numbers are 07-008-022-00 and 07-040-011-00. Moved by: Cooley Supported by: Purchase Roll Call: Supervisor Cooley-AYE; Treasurer Holbrook-AYE; Trustee Mead-AYE; Trustee Purchase, AYE; Clerk Brown-AYE. No NAYS. Motion Carried Parking: A motion was made to approve a quote from Northern Edge to restripe our parking lot in a new design at a cost of $450.00 . Moved by: Cooley Supported by: Purchase Roll Call: Supervisor Cooley-AYE; Treasurer Holbrook-AYE; Trustee Mead-AYE; Trustee Purchase, AYE; Clerk Brown-AYE. No NAYS. Motion Carried AED Quotes : Tabled until next meeting. Public Comment: State Representative John Roth encouraged the board to be aware of the differences between data centers vs. data storage facilities. Deputy Clerk Kit Wilson encouraged the board to seek legal counsel as we formulate our On Call Policy for fire fighters . Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned by Supervisor Cooley at 7:40PM