Sylvan Twp: Board Meeting Synopsis 12/9/25

Sylvan Township Board

18027 Old US-12, Chelsea, MI  48118

(734) 475-8890

MEETING SYNOPSIS – December 9, 2025 Board Regular Meeting

Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m.  Members present: Supervisor Nimke, Clerk Jackson, Treasurer Egeler, Trustee Koseck, Trustee Schulze. The Board took action to: approve the agenda; approve the consent agenda; discuss the Sylvan Water System Asset Management program; approve Dixon Engineering to contract the water tower painting project for 2026 at the amount of $80,500; appoint: David Trinkle, Douglas Egeler, Daniel Grau, and Jack Brown to the Sylvan Township Roads Advisory Committee, also to appoint Amanda Nimke as the Board of Trustees’ liaison to the Sylvan Township Roads Advisory Committee; appoint Sandy Egeler as the Sylvan Township representative on the Chelsea Area Fire Authority Board, and Tom Demske as the alternate -both terms to expire November 2028; confirm the re-appointment of Matthew Koenn to the Planning Commission for a 3-year term, ending 12-31-2028; confirm the re-appointment of: Angela Menegay, Tom Bareis, and Ed Blissick to the Zoning Board of Appeals, all for 3-year terms ending 12-31-2028; approve the 2026 Sylvan Township Board meeting dates on the second Tuesday of the month; approve the Decker Agency’s renewal invoice for Public Entity Insurance for the term of 12/1/2025 through 12/1/2026 for $25,647; accept American Video Transfer, Inc proposal for reorganizing the township hall’s network cabling; discuss possible retirement plans for employees and officials; discuss obtaining bid for cyber security insurance; approve the new auditing contract with Pfeffer, Hanniford and Palka for fiscal years 2026-2028; approve up to $1200 for the purchase of a laptop for the Office Assistant; and approve the OHM proposal for Professional and General Services dated December 2, 2025 for $25,000. Meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.

MEETING SYNOPSIS – December 23, 2025 Special Board Meeting

Meeting called to order at 10:00a.m.  Members present: Supervisor Nimke, Clerk Jackson, Treasurer Egeler.  Members absent: Trustee Koseck, Trustee Schulze. The Board to action to: approve hiring Jessica Miller-Wolfe at a pay rate of $24/hour for the Office Assistant position with a review in 90 days with the hiring committee given the latitude to increase her wage up to the maximum of $26/hour.  Start date January 5, 2026. Meeting adjourned at 10:02 p.m.

Prepared by Clerk Doug Jackson.                                               Approved by Supervisor Amanda Nimke

Copies of full meeting minutes are available online at  https://sylvantwpmi.documents-on-demand.com  or upon request from the Township Clerk, Office hours are 9 a.m. to Noon, Monday through Thursday.