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Silver Creek supervisors approve maintenance purchases, two fund transfers and agree to Armitage Avenue speed study
Summary
At a July 15, 2025 meeting the Silver Creek Township Board of Supervisors unanimously approved maintenance purchases for a township F-550 and pallet forks, authorized two fund transfers totaling $82,896.02 for contingency, and agreed to pursue a speed study on Armitage Avenue.
At their July 15, 2025 meeting the Silver Creek Township Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve a set of maintenance purchases, two transfers into contingency funds and to pursue a speed study on Armitage Avenue.
Chairman Mike Helman called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The board — Vice Chair Brandon Geyen and supervisors Andy Christensen, Ryan Nelson and Sandy Forsman — approved the meeting agenda and the July 1, 2025 minutes by motions that carried 5-0. The board also approved the list of disbursements by a 5-0 vote.
In maintenance business, the supervisors approved a purchase for tires and an alignment for the township F-550 vehicle after a motion by Vice Chair Brandon Geyen, seconded by Supervisor Andy Christensen. The board also approved purchase of pallet forks for $1,615.00 on a motion by Chairman Mike Helman, seconded by Geyen; both motions carried 5-0.
The board approved two transfers into contingency: $62,896.02 moved from R&B into Contingency and $20,000 moved from General into Contingency. Both transfers were moved by Vice Chair Brandon Geyen, seconded by Supervisor Sandy Forsman, and each carried 5-0.
Under New Business supervisors agreed to move forward with a speed study on Armitage Avenue to assess traffic conditions there. The minutes do not record details of the study contract, scope, or timeline; supervisors agreed only to pursue the study.
The agenda listed a Clerk-Treasurer item; the minutes record the header but do not include details of any report from Clerk-Treasurer Alana Paumen in the text provided. The meeting concluded with a motion by Geyen to adjourn, seconded by Christensen, carried 5-0.
Votes at a glance: - Approve agenda — Mover: Ryan Nelson; Second: Brandon Geyen; Outcome: 5-0. - Approve 07-01-25 meeting minutes — Mover: Ryan Nelson; Second: Brandon Geyen; Outcome: 5-0. - Approve list of disbursements — Mover: Andy Christensen; Second: Sandy Forsman; Outcome: 5-0. - Approve tires and alignment for F-550 — Mover: Brandon Geyen; Second: Andy Christensen; Outcome: 5-0. - Approve pallet forks ($1,615.00) — Mover: Mike Helman; Second: Brandon Geyen; Outcome: 5-0. - Transfer $62,896.02 from R&B to Contingency — Mover: Brandon Geyen; Second: Sandy Forsman; Outcome: 5-0. - Transfer $20,000.00 from General to Contingency — Mover: Brandon Geyen; Second: Sandy Forsman; Outcome: 5-0. - Authorize moving forward with Armitage Avenue speed study — board consensus recorded; Outcome: agreed to proceed.
Next steps: The minutes record the board’s approvals and agreement to pursue the Armitage Avenue speed study but do not specify implementation details, contract awards or dates for the study. Those items would appear in future meeting records if and when staff present a proposal or contract for board action.
