MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE GEORGETOWN CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD HELD OCTOBER 11, 2006, 7:30 p.m.

 

The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Chairperson Bill Holland.

 

Roll Call

 

Present:            Bill Holland, Daniel Carlton, Del South, Dale Mohr, Stanley Sterk, Richard

VanderKlok

Absent: none

 

#061011-01 – Accept Official Votes for Vacated Trustee Position

 

Moved by Richard VanderKlok, seconded by Del South, to accept the following as the official votes for the candidates for the vacated trustee position:

 

 

 

Bill Holland

Daniel Carlton

Del South

Richard VanderKlok

Dale Mohr

Stanley Sterk

 

Total

Altena, Gene

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

Baatenburg, David

1

 

 

1

1

 

 

3

Cook, Brad

1

1

1

 

 

1

 

4

Fetkenhour, Daniel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

Goff, Ken

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

Jarchow, Kevin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

Lamberts, Brent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

Lennington, Daniel

 

 

1

1

1

 

 

3

Nicewander, Donald

 

1

 

 

1

1

 

3

Pagel, Karen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

Scholma, Carol

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

2

Schontz, John

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

Schrader, Timothy

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

Tromp, Terry

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

Upp, Donald Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

VanderPloeg, Ed

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

2

VanLente, Brian

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

VanSomeren, Marvin Dale

1

1

1

1

 

1

 

5

Wierenga, Jim

1

1

1

1

1

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

5

5

5

5

5

5

 

30

 

 

MOTION CARRIED.

 

 

 

#061011-02 – Invite Top Three Candidates with the Most Votes to Interview

 

Moved by Daniel Carlton, seconded by Richard VanderKlok, to invite the top three candidates with the most votes to interview with the Township Board members at the October 23, 2006 meeting, including Brad Cook, Marvin VanSomeren and Jim Wierenga.

 

MOTION CARRIED.

 

#061011-03 – Establish Procedure for Interviews

 

Moved by Daniel Carlton, seconded by Richard VanderKlok, to give each candidate up to ten minutes to speak at the October 23, 2006 Board meeting and to give each candidate ahead of time a prepared set of questions to answer.

 

Moved by Dale Mohr, seconded by Richard VanderKlok, to divide the two items, the time of ten minutes and the prepared set of questions ahead of time, into two votes.

 

MOTION CARRIED.

 

To give each candidate a speaking time limit of up to ten minutes

 

MOTION CARRIED.

 

To give each candidate a prepared set of questions ahead of time

 

Yeas:    Daniel Carlton, Stanley Sterk

Nays:   Dale Mohr, Del South, Bill Holland, Richard VanderKlok

 

MOTION DEFEATED.

 

#061011-04 – Questions for the Interview

 

Moved by Dale Mohr, seconded by Richard VanderKlok, for the central administration to develop three or four general questions to be presented to the candidates the night of the meeting on October 23, 2006.

 

Yeas:    Daniel Carlton, Dale Mohr, Del South, Bill Holland, Richard VanderKlok

Nays:   Stanley Sterk

 

MOTION CARRIED.

 

#061011-05 - Meeting adjourned at 5:25 p.m.

 

 

                                               

William Holland, Supervisor

 

                                               

Del South, Clerk