Regular meeting (Packet)

Elmwood Township

Event Date: 2024-02-12

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**Executive Summary**

**Financial Report:** The Treasurer’s Report for January 2024 details bank account balances, investments, and dividend amounts. The total of all bank accounts is $1,299,023.51 and total investments is $757,000.00, with a grand total of $7,680,583.99. The report provides a breakdown of funds, including General Fund, Metro Authority, Fire Fund, and various water and marina funds. CD investments include, Goldman Sachs, Ally Bank, Morgan Stanley, and JP Morgan Chase.

**Fire Department Report:** The Elmwood Township Fire and Rescue Department’s report for January 2024 indicates a total of 55 calls, including 3 structure fires, 37 rescue/EMS incidents, 1 hazard condition, 7 service calls, 2 good intent calls, and 5 false alarms. The report also covers response times, general updates on operations, software research, policy reviews, grant applications, personnel changes, and updates on apparatus and equipment maintenance. The department is actively pursuing grants for a new tanker and exhaust capture system. https://www.kansashealths:

**Planning and Zoning Report:** The Planning and Zoning report presents permit data, Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Commission activities. Zoning Board of Appeals approved October 23 minutes, 2024 meeting calendar, and election of officers. Planning Commission reviewed the Elmwood Township Marina project phase III and approved it with conditions. The report also covers zoning ordinance amendments related to definitions, special event facilities, and residential density. Short-term rental licenses issued and applications on a waitlist are documented.

**Township Board Meeting Minutes & Related Documents:** The summary includes minutes from the January 8, 2024, regular board meeting, which covered agenda approval, departmental reports, a bond authorizing resolution, a budget amendment, and payment of invoices. Additional documentation includes the Supervisor’s Report detailing various township projects and initiatives, and a proposal from Northwest Michigan Rural Housing Partnership seeking financial support for their Housing Ready Program.

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