Agenda for Twp Meetings

THREE OAKS TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MARCH 11, 2024 MEETING AGENDA

Public Hearing:

Truth in Budgeting Statement

Presentation of 2024/2025 Three Oaks Township Proposed Budget

   Open;

   Close;

Call to Order Regular Meeting

Pledge to the Flag

Roll Call

Public Comment, Three (3) Minute Limit per person on an Agenda Item

Approval of Agenda/Additions

Approval of Consent Agenda   (Roll Call Vote)

Old Business;

    1.  MEC Broadband Expansion meeting to be arranged in April

    2.  Other

New Business;

    1.   Twp. Insurance Renewal Premium for 2024, $16,010 Increase 2.7% ($415)

           Twp. General Fund: $4,892, Fire Dept.: $11,118 = $16,010

    2.   Approval of Twp. Share of SCBA Grant (ARPA Funds)

    3.   Approval for Mobile Shredder, Twp. and Public

    4.   Resolutions: (Roll Call Vote)

          A.  Public Information Coordinator & Copying of Public Records

          B.  Trustee Salary, $2,500.00 annually

          C.  Supervisor Salary, $11,500.00 annually

          D.  Clerk Salary, $20,750.00 annually

          E.   Treasurer Salary, $16,600.00 annually

          F.   Fire Chief Salary, $20,000.00 annually

          G.  Election Worker Compensation

          H.   Hourly Township Employees Compensation

           I.   Planning Commission Compensation

           J.   Attendance for Educational Meeting Compensation

          K.   Poverty Exemption Guidelines

          L.   July Alternate Board of Review Date

         M.  December Alternate Board of Review Date

     5.   Joint Twp. Board of Review, Appeals of Assessments, Tuesday, March 12,

           2024, 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm @ Three Oaks Twp. Hall, Saturday, March 16,  

           9:00 am – 3:00 pm @ Galien Twp. Office.

     6.   Other

     Final Public Comment

Special meeting of the Board of Trustees, Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 7:00 pm for the purpose of amending the 2023/2024 Twp. budget and approving the 2024/2025 Twp. budget as required by State Statute by April 1st.

The next regular scheduled meeting, Monday, April 8, 2024 at 7:00 pm.

     Adjournment

THREE OAKS/GALIEN TOWNSHIP

BOARD OF REVIEW

The Organizational meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at 11:15 am at the Three Oaks Township Hall, 6810 US Hwy 12, Three Oaks. No appeals of 2024 assessments will be heard at this time. The Board of Review will meet to hear appeals of 2024 assessments on Tuesday, March 12, 3:00 pm-9:00 pm at the Three Oaks Township Hall, 6810 US Hwy 12, Three Oaks and Saturday, March 16, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm at the Galien Township Office, 305 Kiley Drive, Galien. Resident and non-resident property owners may protest by letter if received by 5 pm Thursday, March 14, 2024. Estimated multipliers for each class of property for 2024 are as follows:

Agricultural………   1.2031

Commercial……..   1.0785

 Industrial…………   1.1545 

Residential………..  1.1392

The tentative ratio for each class is 50%. The inflation rate multiplier for use in calculating 2024 capped value is 1.050

The Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services to those with disabilities planning to attend upon three (3) days’ notice to the Township Clerk. If you require such aids or services and plan to appeal in person, please call the Township.

Shalice Northrop, Marcellus Township Assessor

COMMUNITY NOTICE

PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING NOTICE
Please take Notice that there will not be a Planning Commission hearing regarding the Special Land Use Permit Application on March 26, 2024. At the request of the applicants (Archaea Energy), the meeting will be rescheduled to provide the applicants additional time to prepare answers to the questions submitted to the applicants by the community at the February meeting. Notice of Public Hearing on the subject application will be issued at a future date.
The Three Oaks Township Planning Commission

2024-2025 Proposed Budget
http://www.threeoakstownship.org/wp-content/uploads/Three-Oaks-Township_20240304_143406.pdf

2024-2025 THREE OAKS TOWNSHIP
Proposed Budget Public Hearing
(Truth in Budgeting) Notice

The Three Oaks Township Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on the proposed Township Budget for the April 1, 2024 thru March 31, 2025 fiscal year at the Three Oaks Township Hall, 6810 HWY. US 12 W on Monday, March 11, 2024 at 7:00 pm. DST.

A copy of the Budget will be available for public inspection on the Township’s Website; threeoakstownship.org and in the outer lobby of the Three Oaks Twp. Hall on Friday, March 8, 2024.

THE PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE PROPOSED TO BE LEVIED TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE A SUBJECT OF THIS HEARING.

The Township will levy the following millage for the 2024-2025 Budget year.
0.7092 – General Operating
1.3960 – Library
.3750 – Roads & Bridges
0.9523 – Ambulance
1.4285 – Fire
1.6665 – Police (Township Residents Only)
The millage rates are the maximum allowable millage by law to be levied.

Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should write to the Three Oaks Township Hall, P.O. Box 55,
Three Oaks MI 49128 or call 269-756-9801

Three Oaks Township Board of Trustees