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Votes at a glance: Village of Saint Charles approves SHPO filing, tree‑removal bid, bills and several committee minutes
Summary
The Village council approved filing the SHPO letter for Phase 2 water work, awarded a tree‑removal contract for Phase 2, approved payment of May claims totaling $128,779.65, purchased two disc‑golf baskets, approved an equalization services contract, refused purchase of two delinquent tax parcels, and accepted multiple committee minutes.
At its meeting the Village of Saint Charles council recorded a series of motions and roll‑call votes on administrative, contracting and procedural items. Key outcomes:
- Accepted and filed the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) letter related to Phase 2 water‑main work (motion approved; roll‑call: Christine Newman, Michael Nesbitt, Cathy Harris, Darcy McSwain, Jennifer Rosser Nesbitt and Edgar Titoff voted yes; Paul Jenderski absent).
- Awarded the Phase 2 tree‑removal contract to Heinz Tree Service for $13,350 (low bid). Councilor motion to award the bid carried by roll call (yes votes recorded from present councilors; Paul Jenderski absent).
- Approved payment of claims for May in the amount of $128,779.65 (motion passed on roll call; same yes votes recorded; Paul Jenderski absent).
- Approved purchase of two permanent disc golf baskets (MVP Black Hole Portable) for $902.11 using Parks Committee funds (motion approved by roll call).
- Approved an independent contractor agreement with Saginaw County Equalization Services to maintain the property tax database and provide tax billing services for two years (motion approved by roll call).
- Voted to refuse purchase of two delinquent tax parcels identified for 2025 foreclosure (motion to refuse purchase approved by roll call).
- Accepted/approved minutes and committee reports submitted for multiple bodies: council agenda and meeting minutes (May 14, 2025), Planning Commission minutes (May 15, 2025), Parks and Recreation Committee minutes (May 28, 2025), and Downtown Development Authority minutes (June 6, 2025). Motions to accept these minutes were approved.
Procedural note: Most motions recorded in the transcript show movers and seconds as "I make a motion" and "support" without a spoken name attached at the moment of the motion, but all listed roll calls were recorded by name and reflect unanimous or majority approvals among members present.
Ending: The council completed the listed administrative votes and moved on to new business and department reports.
