Following a two hour closed session, the Green Charter Township board of trustees directed the township attorneys to contact Internet Services Incorporated, who held an agreement with the township.
GREEN CHARTER TOWNSHIP — Eight minutes into its special meeting on Dec. 15, the Green Charter Township board of trustees voted to go into closed session at 2:38 p.m., to consult with the township attorneys, pursuant to MCL 15.268(1) (9h) of the Open Meetings Act.
At 4:25 p.m., the board returned to the regular session, at which time they voted to direct the township attorneys to reach out Internet Services Incorporated.
“We are back in session, and I would entertain a motion to direct our attorneys to contact ISI,” Kruse said.
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ISI has held an agreement with the township which allowed them to use a secure room in the basement of the township hall as a network operations center for their internet service. In return, ISI provided internet service to the township.
The motion was made and passed unanimously, with Riebow and Thorne being absent.
In other business, the board voted to direct township clerk Corri Riebow to investigate the possibility of moving the ballot drop box outside the building, following all state guidelines for ballot drop boxes.
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Trustee Dan Hoeh suggested Riebow determine 3 potential locations outside the building for the board to consider.
“For state approval, would they have to decide what is appropriate as far as location?” trustee Kelly Cushway asked.
Attorney Rob Thall told the board in terms of location he doesn’t believe the state would weigh in on where the ballot box is located.
“It will have to have a camera on it, but where you locate it, I don’t think the state will care about that,” Thall said. “I think what he (Hoeh) is looking for is just for the clerk to bring back some options for where it could be located.”
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The motion was approved unanimously, with Riebow and Thorne being absent.
The next regular meeting of the Green Charter Township board is scheduled for 6 p.m., Jan. 9, 2024. For more information visit greentownship.org.
Cathie Crew has a bachelor’s degree in English with teacher certification. She taught ELA for 15 years. She grew up around this area, and recently returned to Big Rapids after having lived in Texas for many years. Her favorite pastimes are traveling and spending time with her two adult children.
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