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Please note that the Minutes are not posted to the web site until they have been approved. The July 2002 Minutes were approved at the August 2002 Council Meeting. A copy of the current month's minutes can be requested from the Clerk but please be advised that until approved they are subject to corrections and revisions.

July 10, 2002

The regular meeting of the Village of Bear Lake was called to order at 7:30 p.m. at the Village Hall by President Glen Moore. Present were: Treasurer: Connie Guerne, Clerk: Pam Wade. Trustees: Dendra Best, Vern Best, Jeff Harthun, Don Hyrns, Carol Urbanus. Howard Highley. Absent: Joanne Schroeder.
Minutes: Approved as read with one typographical error, corrected.
Minutes of the Special Meeting held on June 24 were approved as corrected: Adding; the names of the council members that requested the meeting; Joanne Schroeder, Carol Urbanus and Dendra Best, the attachment of the documents that were presented from Attorney Randy Hyrns and the State of Michigan and that Vern Best verbally resigned as representative from the council to the Kedde Norconk Memorial Library Board and the Sewer Board.

Motion made by Vern, seconded by Carol to accept the report as read. Motion Carried.

Motion made by Vern, seconded by Don to amend the Budget in the Equipment Fund for the appropriate amount; to pay for the new tractor. Motion carried.

Motion made by Vern, seconded by Dendra to pay the bills as presented except for the bills from Bittner, Hyrns, LaSata, Riemland & Daly, P.C., until we know what the bill is for; Shoemaker Electric was a duplicate bill that was already paid, Custom Carpentry, until the street committee members can find out exactly what was done and less $140.00 from the bill from McBride Septic which is the responsibility of the Library.

Motion made by Carol seconded by Don to accept the bid from Dale Stanton, CPA, to do the audit for 2002-2003. Motion Carried.

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Equipment: Motion made by Carol seconded by Vern to have Dendra apply for a grant from the Revenue Sharing Board for funds toward the new tractor. Motion Carried.

Library: Motion made by Dendra seconded by Don to accept Vern’s resignation as the council representative, on the Library board. Dendra voted no, Vern: yes, Jeff: yes, Don: yes, Carol: (reluctantly) yes, Glen: yes. Motion Carried.
Motion made by Dendra seconded by Carol to elect Joanne as the village council representative to the Library Board. Motion Carried.

Park: Carol has the passes for Bear Lake Days. There is a resident causing excessive noise problems in the park. Carol and Pam will make phone calls to find out what can be done to stop this problem for the campers.

Streets: The drains at the School, Post Office and Library need repair. Vern and Don will check into how to solve this problem, and report back to the council. Motion made by Vern seconded by Don to table the bill from Custom Carpentry until Dendra has talked to them about what repairs were done to the manhole. Motion Carried. New Street signs are up.

Water: The survey for the property around the water tower is complete. Glen will consult Mr. Carter and the attorney to have the agreement drawn up for the purchase of the property.

Other Business: Dendra requested that we get advice from our new auditor concerning the revenue sharing grant questions.
Vern rescinds his resignation from the sewer board. Document for incorporating the sewer board was presented to council members by Vern, who recommended that council address the sewer resolution at the meeting in August.
Motion made by Vern seconded by Dendra to reimburse Howard $43.00 of the $63.00 office visit charge that Blue Cross/Blue Shield doesn’t cover. Motion Carried.
Respectfully submitted, Pam Wade, Clerk

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