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Vernon Township sets public hearings on budgets and begins 28E talks for fire protection
Summary
During a recess of the county meeting, the Board conducted Vernon Township business: fire-department representatives met to discuss 28E intergovernmental agreements for township fire protection, and the board set public hearings for amending the FY2026 township budget (March 23, 9:05 AM) and for the FY2027 township budget (March 23, 9:10 AM). Both motions passed unanimously (Ayes: 3).
The Van Buren County Board recessed its county meeting at 6:21 PM on March 9 to conduct Vernon Township business. A work session included representatives Doug Chapuis and Noel Harlan of the Keosauqua Fire Department and Richie Miller, the Bonaparte Fire Chief, to begin establishing 28E intergovernmental agreements for township fire protection.
Acting Township Clerk Lisa Plecker took part in the discussion about amending the FY2026 township budget and reviewing the proposed FY2027 township budget. Following the work session, on a motion by Mark G. Meek, seconded by Dale House, the board set a public hearing to amend the FY2026 Vernon Township budget for March 23, 2026, at 9:05 AM in the Board of Supervisors' office; the board recorded Ayes: 3.
After additional review, on a motion by House, seconded by Meek, the public hearing for the FY2027 Vernon Township budget was set for March 23, 2026, at 9:10 AM; vote: Ayes: 3. The minutes do not record substantive budget amounts or the terms of the proposed 28E agreements; those items will be available at or after the scheduled hearings.
The township hearings will be held consecutively on March 23 in the Board of Supervisors' office; the minutes do not indicate changes to proposed budget totals or final 28E language.
