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Sherwood Township board approves use of remaining ARPA funds for office equipment; assessor reports 131 storm reassessments
Summary
At its Nov. 4 meeting the Sherwood Township Board approved using remaining ARPA funds to replace a copier and two office computers, heard that the township assessor completed 131 storm-related assessment reviews, and received a fire department report on an Oct. 25 barn fire.
Sherwood Township Board members met Nov. 4 and approved several routine items, agreed to use remaining ARPA funds to replace office equipment, and heard updates on storm reassessments and a recent barn fire.
Supervisor Aaron Robbins called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. and the board unanimously approved the minutes from the Oct. 1 meeting after Robbins moved to approve and Haack seconded the motion. Robbins also moved to use the remaining ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds to purchase a new copier and two computers for the clerk’s and treasurer’s offices; Treasurer Dale Marie Brubaker seconded the motion and the board voted to approve it. The motion specifies the use of the township’s existing ARPA balance; the vote passed but individual vote tallies were not specified in the meeting record.
Treasurer Dale Marie Brubaker told the board the general fund balance is $150,412.06, $33,000 in checks had arrived that day, and the ARPA fund balance was $6,903.50. Brubaker and Clerk Marjorie Whitcomb said staff had identified a copier and two computers they believe will meet office needs; Whitcomb and Hannah Smith (identified in the meeting as the incoming clerk) said the old equipment can be traded in or recycled.
Assessor Marcia Bail reported on damage from the May 7, 2024 storm and said she had completed 131 assessment reviews and sent letters to property owners about reassessments. Whitcomb also reported election activity, saying 115 Sherwood residents had voted early in Coldwater; the board later recorded that 329 absentee ballots had been mailed and 310 had been returned at the time of the report.
Fire Chief Jeff Smurr reported three calls in October — a downed power line, a mutual-aid response to a combine fire, and a barn fire in the village of Sherwood on Oct. 25 — and three training sessions that month. Chief Smurr told the board that 911 dispatchers directed firefighters not to enter the barn-fire property until police arrived because of safety concerns related to the property’s history and threatening language reported to dispatch. He also said the department’s new grass rig is expected to be ready soon.
During public comment Bill Courliss thanked the board. Ken Bell addressed planning commission membership: Tyler Mynhier agreed to remain on the commission, Fred Haack’s term expired, and board member Brott will be reassigned to the commission after the election; Bell said he would compile a list of term dates.
The board moved to approve the bills (motion by Robbins, seconded by Brott) and then voted to adjourn (motion by Robbins, seconded by Haack); both motions passed and the meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
The board heard no formal ordinances or resolutions requiring a record vote at this meeting; where motions passed the minutes state only that votes were recorded as passed and do not include roll-call tallies in the transcript.
