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Silver Creek supervisors approve Monticello fire contract, suspend driveway ordinance and authorize $4,000 for maintenance trailer
Summary
At its Aug. 20 meeting, the Silver Creek Township Board unanimously approved a Monticello Fire contract, voted to suspend enforcement of Township Ordinance 2015-08-18 pending revision and authorized up to $4,000 for a maintenance tack trailer. The board also audited claims and reviewed fund balances.
Silver Creek Township supervisors met Aug. 20 and unanimously approved several routine and operational measures, including a contract with Monticello Fire, a temporary suspension of a 2015 driveway ordinance, and authorization for maintenance to purchase a tack trailer.
Vice Chairman Mike Helman presided in the absence of Chairman Chris Newman. Supervisor Ryan Nelson moved to approve the Monticello Fire contract; Supervisor Brandon Geyen seconded and the motion carried 4-0. The meeting record states the contract was reviewed before the vote; no conditions or amendment language were recorded in the transcript.
The board also addressed a conflict between the township's Driveway Permit process and Township Ordinance 2015-08-18. Vice Chairman Mike Helman moved that the board not enforce Ordinance 2015-08-18, remove the ordinance text from the township website until it can be redrafted, and continue to use the existing driveway permit process with no fees until the ordinance is revised. Supervisor Brandon Geyen seconded; the motion carried 4-0. The board did not set a timeline for rewriting the ordinance in the meeting transcript.
On procurement for maintenance operations, Vice Chairman Mike Helman moved to allow the maintenance department to spend up to $4,000 to acquire a tack trailer; Supervisor Geyen seconded and the motion carried 4-0.
Procedural business included approval of the meeting agenda (moved by Supervisor Ryan Nelson; seconded by Supervisor Geyen) and approval of the Aug. 6, 2024 meeting minutes (moved by Supervisor Brandon Geyen; seconded by Supervisor Sandy Forsman), each carried 4-0. The board audited a set of claims that included check 18932 for $555.15; check 18935 for $43,683.60; check 18939 for $29.95; and check 18947 for $3,182.00.
Clerk-Treasurer Alana Paumen reported fund balances as of the meeting: General Fund $147,469.20; Contingency $9,646.46; Road & Bridge $519,954.07; Fire Fund $58,281.86; ARPA Fund $13,772.51; and Checking $24,687.10. The board noted remaining ARPA funds and discussed possible uses — a road project, a new office computer and potential hall flooring — and assigned Supervisor Ryan Nelson to gather cost estimates. The Wright County code of ordinances response form (solid waste) was continued to the Sept. 3 meeting.
The meeting included a maintenance update noting early-season mowing while weather permits, and a road tour by maintenance staff and supervisors completed the same day. The board adjourned at 8:36 p.m. following a 4-0 vote to end the meeting (motion by Supervisor Brandon Geyen; second by Supervisor Sandy Forsman).
What happens next: the transcript records that the driveway ordinance will be redrafted at a later date and that Supervisor Ryan Nelson will compile ARPA project estimates; no further dates or deadlines were provided in the meeting record.
