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Silver Creek Township board authorizes ditch cleanup contract, appoints deputy clerk and signs Hasty Truck Stop liquor license
Summary
At its July 9 meeting the Silver Creek Township Board appointed Julie Urbatch deputy clerk, authorized up to $10,000 to clean Baker Avenue ditches by hiring Schmitz Excavating, approved a one-week clerk-ad notice for $177.20, authorized printer negotiations and signed a liquor license for Hasty Truck Stop.
The Silver Creek Township Board of Supervisors on July 9 appointed Julie Urbatch as deputy clerk, authorized a contractor hire to clear stormwater ditches on Baker Avenue and approved several routine administrative items.
Chairman Chris Newman presided over the meeting at Silver Creek Township Hall. Interim Clerk/Treasurer Nancy Betzler recorded attendance; Supervisors Chris Newman (Chairman), Mike Helman (Vice Chairman), Brandon Geyen and Sandy Forsman were present; Supervisor Nelson was absent.
The board named Julie Urbatch deputy clerk after a motion by Chairman Chris Newman and a second by Vice Chairman Mike Helman; the motion carried 4-0. The board also approved placing a one-week hiring advertisement for a new clerk in the Drummer at a cost of $177.20 (motion by Newman, second by Helman). The hiring committee was designated as Supervisors Mike Helman and Sandy Forsman because the board reported receiving few applications.
On storm-water concerns, the board reviewed an estimate to clean both ditches on Baker Avenue quoted at $8,000 to $10,000. Vice Chairman Mike Helman moved to hire Schmitz Excavating on a time-and-materials basis, with authorization not to exceed $10,000; Supervisor Sandy Forsman seconded and the motion carried 4-0. The motion authorizes cleanup work but does not specify a start date or completion schedule.
The board authorized staff to proceed with negotiations for a new office printer (motion by Vice Chairman Helman, second by Supervisor Forsman; carried 4-0) and signed the liquor license for Hasty Truck Stop after a motion by Chairman Newman and second by Supervisor Geyen (carried 4-0).
The meeting also included routine approvals: the agenda was approved (motion by Vice Chairman Helman, second by Supervisor Forsman), minutes from June 4 and June 21 were approved (motion by Vice Chairman Helman, second by Supervisor Forsman) and the list of claims/disbursements was approved (motion by Vice Chairman Helman, second by Supervisor Geyen); each motion carried 4-0.
The board discussed policy work on driveway culvert replacement. Vice Chairman Mike Helman said the township attorney recommended placing culvert-replacement guidance in the Right of Way policy; Helman said he will draft proposed language for presentation at the August 20 meeting. The board also scheduled review of three ordinances at the Aug. 20 meeting: the Driveway Ordinance, the Right of Way Ordinance and the Right of Way Obstruction Ordinance.
The meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m. after a motion by Supervisor Brandon Geyen and second by Vice Chairman Mike Helman (carried 4-0).
Votes at a glance: 1) Agenda approval — motion: approve agenda; mover: Mike Helman; second: Sandy Forsman; outcome: carried 4-0 (Newman, Helman, Geyen, Forsman yes). 2) Approve minutes (06-04-2024 & 06-21-2024) — mover: Mike Helman; second: Sandy Forsman; outcome: carried 4-0. 3) Approve claims/disbursements — mover: Mike Helman; second: Brandon Geyen; outcome: carried 4-0. 4) Appoint Julie Urbatch deputy clerk — mover: Chris Newman; second: Mike Helman; outcome: carried 4-0. 5) Place one-week hiring ad in the Drummer ($177.20) — mover: Chris Newman; second: Mike Helman; outcome: carried 4-0. 6) Hire Schmitz Excavating for ditch cleaning (time & materials, up to $10,000) — mover: Mike Helman; second: Sandy Forsman; outcome: carried 4-0. 7) Authorize negotiations for a new printer — mover: Mike Helman; second: Sandy Forsman; outcome: carried 4-0. 8) Sign liquor license for Hasty Truck Stop — mover: Chris Newman; second: Brandon Geyen; outcome: carried 4-0. 9) Adjourn — mover: Brandon Geyen; second: Mike Helman; outcome: carried 4-0.
Clarifying details: estimated ditch-cleaning cost $8,000–$10,000; printer action authorized as negotiations only (no dollar amount specified); clerk-ad cost $177.20 for one week; culvert policy draft and three ordinance reviews scheduled for Aug. 20; hiring committee is Supervisors Helman and Forsman. The motions recorded were procedural and carried unanimously by the four board members present; no public comments were received during the open forum.
