KIMBALL TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES
2160 WADHAMS ROAD, KIMBALL, MI 48074
REGULAR MEETING
APRIL 15, 2025
6:30 P.M.
Usakowski opened the meeting at 6:30 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS: Usakowski, Jackson, Wrubel, Bowen, Lokers and Reilly.
ABSENT: Deland.
- APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Jackson motioned to approve the agenda as presented supported by Lokers.
Motion Carried.
- PRESENTATION OF MINUTES OF APRIL 01, 2025
Reilly motioned to approve the minutes of April 1, 2025, supported by Lokers.
Motion Carried.
III. CONSENT AGENDA AND COMMUNICATIONS
- Check Register from 03/25/2025 – 04/09/2025.
- Revenue & Expenditure Report for Period Ending 04/30/2025.
Usakowski explained that we have disbursements totaling $119,134.73.
Lokers questioned the cleaning of the library and the office.
Usakowski explained.
Jackson motioned to approve the Consent Agenda and Communications in the amount of $119,134.73 to pay the bills and file supported by Bowen.
ROLL CALL VOTE: YES: Jackson, Bowen, Usakowski, Wrubel, Lokers and Reilly. NO: None. ABSENT: Deland. (6-0-1) Motion Carried.
- BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
- Board of County Road Commissioners of the County of St. Clair Regular Meeting Minutes for 03/18/2025
- Township Roads and Bridges Advisory Committee of the St. Clair County Road Commission Meeting Minutes for 01/14/2025
Lokers motioned to receive and file boards and commissions of St. Clair County Road Commission supported by Bowen. Motion Carried.
- PUBLIC COMMENT (Brief Comments)
John Tallant, 2608 Allen Road: Questioned about the ditching of Allen Road. It has been quite a while since we first addressed the issue of draining. Allen road needs to have something done to it between Lapeer and the overpass.
Dave Bowers, 2596 Allen Road: Confirmed what John Tallant talked about.
- OLD BUSINESS
None.
- NEW BUSINESS
- Brownfield Request Teltow
Usakowski explained that Mr. Teltow could not be here tonight and would like to be on the next agenda.
- Blue Water Audio/Video Invoice
Deputy Erdman explained what this was and Usakowski said that we are not going to do anything with this for now.
- Remote Access of Files and Software
Usakowski explained that we developed a policy for this. The policy is in relationship to the security methodologies that we would want in place for anyone that is accessing those files.
Usakowski motioned to adopt the policy for Remote Access of Files and Software supported by Lokers.
ROLL CALL VOTE: YES: Usakowski, Lokers, Jackson, Wrubel, Bowen and Reilly. NO: None. ABSENT: Deland. (6-0-1) Motion Carried.
- Remote Access of VolP System
Usakowski explained that these are security measures that we have in place.
Lokers motioned to adopt the policy for the Remote Access of VolP System supported by Reilly.
ROLL CALL VOTE: YES: Lokers, Reilly, Usakowski, Jackson, Wrubel, and Bowen. NO: None. ABSENT: Deland. (6-0-1) Motion Carried.
- Resolution 2025-23: Resolution to Authorize Remote Access to Township Designated Officials
Usakowski explained Resolution 2025-23.
Jackson motioned to approve Resolution 2025-23 supported by Bowen.
ROLL CALL VOTE: YES: Jackson, Bowen, Usakowski, Wrubel, Lokers and Reilly. NO: None. ABSENT: Deland. (6-0-1) Motion Carried.
- Resolution 2025-24: Resolution Authorizing Use of VoIP Phone System Outside of Township Office
Usakowski explained Resolution 2025-24.
Bowen motioned to adopt Resolution 2025-24 supported by Reilly.
ROLL CALL VOTE: YES: Bowen, Reilly, Usakowski, Jackson, Wrubel and Lokers. NO: None. ABSENT: Deland. (6-0-1) Motion Carried.
- Health Care Benefits for Staff and Eligibility
Usakowski went through all the ordinances and resolutions for all the healthcare options that we offered. For a copy of these ordinances and resolutions, just stop by the office and we can get them for you.
Discussion.
- Ditch Overflows Due to Flooding
Usakowski talked about the road ditches. The township is not allowed to work in the road ditches, only the county can. Culvers are the responsibility of the homeowner. If we get any complaints from residents, we will check it out and then contact the county to look it over. If they think it needs to be worked on, then they will fill out an order and go over it with us.
- Two Homes with Sewer Backups
Usakowski went over how the sewer backups happen and how we take care of the problem. The engineers are looking into how backups happened.
- AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Barb Sherlock, 1935 Ditty Road: Complaint about water on her property with a drain problem causing it.
Ray Campbell, 299 Eileen: Questioned about the ditches and the draining.
IX. OFFICERS REPORT
- Supervisor Usakowski
The county and EGLE have come to an agreement on a consent judgement related
to the landfill. Everyone in the county will have to pay $163,700.00, $145,000.00 is a civil fine and $18,700 is for the state’s cost of surveillance and enforcement.
We are going to try and have a town hall meeting with EGLE and the county.
- Clerk Wrubel
The newsletter is done and going to the printer, so if you find any mistakes let me know as soon as possible.
Our DPW Supervisor, Jason, would like to roll over his 65 days left over of vacation.
Wrubel motioned to approve Jasons 65 vacation days over supported by Usakowski.
ROLL CALL VOTE: YES: Wrubel, Usakowski, Jackson, Bowen, Lokers and Reilly.
NO: None. ABSENT: Deland. (6-0-1) Motion Carried.
Wrubel mentioned that we had approved the five laptops for election but forgot about the laptops workstations which cost $1,500.
Wrubel motioned to approve the $1,500 for the laptop’s workstations deployments supported by Reilly.
ROLL CALL VOTE: YES: Wrubel, Reilly, Usakowski, Jackson, Bowen, and Reilly.
NO: None. ABSENT: Deland. (6-0-1) Motion Carried.
The newsletter should be going out in about ten days.
I received a letter from the St. Clair County Health Department regarding the proposed Solar Energy and Battery Energy Storage Facility. They are having a meeting at the St. Clair County Administration Building tomorrow evening at 5:00 p.m. It’s proposed regulations seek to mitigate adverse health risk endangers to the public health is what they will be discussing.
The DPW were able to get community service workers last weekend and picked up several tires, did park clean-up and the cemetery clean-up also.
Spring Clean-up is May 17th, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. and we need volunteers to help with it. I have a list to sign in to.
- Treasurer Jackson
Jackson gave his financial report.
- Trustee Lokers
No report.
- Trustee Deland
Absent.
- Trustee Bowen
Questioned about the light at the park by the garage that is leaning bad.
- Trustee Reilly
Reilly is glad that someone is looking into the proposed Solar Energy and Battery Energy Storage Facility.
Discussion.
- ADJOURNMENT
Bowen motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:55 p.m. supported by Lokers.
Motion Carried.
Meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
Submitted by Becky Wrubel, Clerk
