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St. James Township board approves $116,811 in unique and regular payments, greenlights grant reimbursements
Summary
The St. James Township Board approved unique invoices totaling more than $116,000 and authorized grant-funded reimbursements including $15,000 for broadband planning and $15,000 for America 250 programming. All payment motions passed by roll-call vote.
The St. James Township Board on June 10 approved a set of unique payments and its regular disbursements, including several grant-funded reimbursements.
Supervisor Welke called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. and the board took up financial matters, noting there was no formal financial report available that evening. The board then approved a motion to pay several one-time invoices, including PFN tree work for $22,237.50; a Road Fund school survey for $3,750 (to be reimbursed by BICS); CCRC charges for the Freesoil Project of $22,049.25; Performance Engineers, Inc. for $3,785.57; KM Contracting under the Marine Fund for $65,000; and a Parks invoice to F&C Survey for $3,700.
A separate motion approved two future reimbursements: $15,000 to be reimbursed by the Beaver Island Association via an Office of Rural Prosperity grant covering 50% of the Beaver Island Broadband Development Plan, and $15,000 to be reimbursed by the Beaver Island Historical Society via a Michigan DNR America 250 grant covering 35% of Beaver Island America 250 programming and veterans recognition. The board also approved the regular payments as presented.
All motions related to payments passed on roll-call votes with Peirano, McDonough, Gillespie, Cole and Welke recorded as voting yes on the listed payment approvals.
The board did not provide a formal line-item financial statement at the meeting; details beyond the invoices listed were not specified.
