I am not cooking with you with
these it's not
happening can I have your
signature on this this is our CL session
meeting that I conceal for a
year thank you you're
welcome I need your signature on there
oh okay all right full session meeting
okay this one
never ready
I'll oh
yeah the shoe here
hey on the agenda thing just if you want
to put it right here I told you I don't
need one you can share one if that's
okay with oh we have the Pack I've read
it you can it I have to
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last oh okay couldn't find a
date all
right well I think you and I need to
talk with boss first
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all
right well I seen these and I informed
Sarah I was not going to compete
with Ryan police
officer my
yeah it it was turned ter turned it
Jennifer did you
anybody I'm going to have toep it up
yes good all right then when that CL
it's seven
ser
all right I think I'll uh call the
meeting order rise for the Pledge of
Allegiance
please I pledge aliance to the flag of
the United States of America and to the
Republic for which it stands one nation
under God indivisible with liberty and
justice for all
all
right we have uh roll call
please Greg CS here Jennifer Eden here
Sarah dolman Jersey here Herman Ferguson
here Dean hos here Chris Retta here Pam
ller
here all right we'll move into the
approval of the agenda uh or any
changes
um I would like to propose a change I
would like to move the Communications
number two uh
letter from uh how do you pronounce your
last name CIO CIO uh letter from CIO Law
Firm I would like to move that down to
in between uh five and six on the new
business and I would like to add
discussion of
letter and uh uh I'm looking for a
motion to do that
please so
moved I need a second second I would
like to remind the board
that if we don't do that tonight uh it's
going to be on the
agenda uh what March 4th so I would like
to get this over and done with tonight
so we take a vote please can it not be
discussed the way that it is no
we can't have an open discussion under
the communications from what I
understand we should be able to have a
discussion and then I want to move it I
want to move it to the agenda please
Chuck can we have a discussion in the
communications on that
letter if if the item is moved from one
location on the agend another we can't
hear you
if there's a motion to amend the agenda
to move something from one place to
another just like any other motion the
board gets to discuss the motion if
that's what you're
asking I think she's asking if it we can
discuss it under
Communications there's no reason why the
board can't discuss it there
no there's no reason we can't do a
full-blown discussion on it under
Communications and take a
vote a vote for what to resend what the
letter is
about that's the to remov commun agenda
that's what we're trying to
do if you're changing the agenda you do
have to vote on that that's what I'm
asking yes so you have a I have a a
motion and a second and I'm favor I'm
looking for this truly about
transparency it needs to be done yeah if
if it's not done tonight it's going to
I'm going to put it on the agenda on the
4th so well it was also moved it was
also moved from the last uh couple
meetings ago at the request of Herman
and everybody agreed to put it on the
agenda at the next meeting where
everyone was present this is the next
meeting where everyone is present and
every six of us except Jennifer who
wasn't here agreed to do that very thing
so that's been pre-approved in a way and
now we need to vote on
it it is on the agenda though it's not
in it's in Communications it needs to be
moved to the portion of the agenda under
new business and that's where we should
have the appropriate discussion there's
no law that says it can't be moved uh
we're taking a motion and a support
there he's just saying it doesn't if he
says you can have discuss we're going to
do we're going to have a vote if it
doesn't pass I'll move it to the fourth
and we'll drag this out another two
weeks so please let's have a vote I
think Chris is going to be gone though I
will be gone on the
4th so we're dragging it out so we'll
drag it out another month that's what
the residents are really liking well we
keep on dragging this on well I just
want I just want the rest of the board
except for Jennifer who wasn't here to
honor their
agreement that's what you guys let's
have a
vote can we have a vote you just say all
in favor all in
favor I I'll oppose Nay
n I say we put it on I'll vote we'll do
it tonight since Chris won't be here
we'll talk about it thank you her you're
welcome hi
so it's added as new business as
discussion yep discussion of letter and
it would be item number six with number
six being number
seven thank you discussion of letter
okay any other
changes all right I'll move motion to
approve is change
I got a
second already did second we don't have
all
right all right uh approval of the
consent agenda um your regular board
minutes February 4th close session
minutes February
4th treasurers report January
31st and the clerks warrants and bills
February 12th so move support all in
favor
oppose uh
Communications monthly Bard budget
report for January
2025 I look that
over I'll make a
motion to receive and place on file
second all in favor I I
oppose motion car okay
um moving into public
remarks please keep it to the agenda
items only on this
first
remarks
Scott in regards to this number um seven
now I got to tell the story because um
from the beginning Scott I'm sorry can
you go over here so the mic cut and make
the mic's on please I got to start from
the beginning when you start
start um it's so the video can hear you
as well okay um I came my wife noticed
the advertisement on Facebook um for
Bare Naked woods and I'll get to the
number seven with this story um I saw it
and I noticed it had nothing to do with
the w products and it was a far as there
was a violation of the L I brought it to
Ross and apparently a letter went out
that was approved by
Greg um and make a long story
short this ball got rolled and all of a
sudden apparently you went out without
anybody else knowing right and
apparently told them they could go ahead
and disregard the letter from the
township so without further Ado after
that then comes the repet they show up
at bare naked Woods on the
25th and they are there at 7:30 in the
morning according to the video that was
posted
online and Chris is wiring the sound
system for an event this event that is
supposed to be not allowed under their
special Landings permit and the next day
they were there at this event it was for
selling a product
that drops for help and it had nothing
to do with good products
sell and
um my my complaint is and I'm really
concerned Chris is you're on a planing
commission and you're on the board and
you're willfully helping these people
violate our ordinance you're supposed to
you sat here and thought for months and
years about people doing this do you
understand what you
did honestly you wired a place for sound
for an
event that shouldn't be happening far as
I'm
concerned um we preached and get
preached and you preached we I did too
about doing things right in this
Township and you have assisted this and
you knew better
um great I mean for you to go there by
yourself and discuss this with them
after the letter went out I mean I'm
looking at this I can see a couple more
centers being done and Chris this
doesn't help you with the fact that they
want you off the
planet I'm sorry it's like strike
two any
other sure
just pull
it uh Mike Mark uh very
good I just wanted to bring to attention
uh from the harassment that we're
getting from local res
um things that we have been permitted
from the township right here in our use
letter talking about classes special
events all the things that the board
already approved for our
business uh the event uh that was just
spoken about was nothing more than a a
2hour present very similar to like the
Tupperware party I shouldn't even have
to explain all of the things when we
talked about special events at our
business it was going to be wood events
spring and holiday events vendors
possible things we all had agreed that
we would provide a rider for insurance
if we have a an event um but we had
already talked and preapproved things
that that we could potentially do at our
farm
um so this event which was no selling
as just mentioned
here U there was a presentation but the
uh the harassment publicly Facebook um
elected
officials that are and and uh people are
making comments uh derogatory things
about our business is
unacceptable so I just wanted to sh sh
that if there are any issues uh we did
address them immediately we received a
letter regarding the event that we had
um two days prior to the event we
addressed it immediately I came to the
Township offices personally we provided
all the information we had our approvals
and we had no response after that so I
just wanted to share that
information you had approvals from whom
in the office I talked to Carrie I
dropped off the information that
everything was went in the in the file
whatever that means and it was fine we
were told it was fine so we had our that
was
it it was an event we were going to have
in our own personal home this is our
home and our business so we moved the
event into our pole barn so that we
could provide um a speaker so people can
hear um as far as the information of
Chris wiring the sound system we put
together a microphone and a speaker so
that myself my wife people that we
presenting all right thank you Mike
thank
you anyone else yes
I'm Sally e I'm a long res I'd like to
thank the board members I know you all
ran to make things better and um it's
not an easy
job what I'm asking now is that you
figure out how to settle this without
wasting any more taxpayer time and money
that you don't go through the court
systems and waste our money on what
should be an internal thing that you can
handle thank you thank you
Sally sure
bra hi name's Brad schz live in Township
um I just want to get up and really
quickly um reaffirm my support now
that's the appropriate time to do so um
for Chris on the Planning Commission um
as Leon from the board to the Planning
Commission um I just feel that between
him and his wife um I I think that their
breath of knowledge passion they've been
pit bulls for this Township for how many
years many of the board members here
have worked with this family on on
Special Projects um and to be perfectly
honest I think he's probably shown up to
a lot more Planning Commission meetings
than the planning Commissioners um so I
think it would be a huge mistake uh once
you get to that point of discussion um
regarding that um uh my second order of
business really quickly is regarding the
letter that came from the law firm that
it sounds like uh Chris and Dean hired
out of their own pocket um that would
mean that at this point in time right
now um whatever 7:15 tonight uh the only
members who have spent money on bringing
lawsuits toward other members of the
board has been I think sidal New Jersey
uh along with the attorney right here is
that correct
mik you guys you guys sorry it's had a
discussion as far as I understand it the
the township attorney was utilized in
order to write the cental letter toward
these
guys and I disagree with that now these
guys have paid out of their ET and I
believe that all three of them should
have a removal of that centure whether
it is a formal thing or an informal
thing that's my thank
you yeah Kevin all
right couple Corrections first on his
this is your Foy document from uh 1230
2024 you actually reached out against
the contract of foster Swift and reached
out to them concerning fo which is now
part of the contract that's a that's a
uh uh uh that's a violation right there
other one uh according to according to
April 11 2023 it also states that um if
the applicant this is referring to uh
bar Woods if the applicant wishes to
host special events it would be
considered a minor Amendment to the site
plan pending approval of this amendment
the board should NE hang of insurance
where is that on the agenda well they
they brought it up I was going to head
and correct so dear members of the
Township Board we the under assigned
residents of Tyrone Township and members
of the Planning Commission right to
formally express our deep concern
regarding the conduct of EX official
Planning Commission member and Township
Board member Chris Reta giving his
recent centure by the Township Board we
respectfully request that he' be removed
from his position on the Planning
Commission without delay as you are
aware Mr Reta was censured due to his
involvement in the creation and
dissemination of an unlawful document
drafted in collaboration with Mr K and
Mr hos containing baseless accusations
of nonfeasance against the Planning
Commission members this document not
only misrepresented the actions of
commission members but also constituted
a flagrant misuse of authority directly
undermining public trust and the
Integrity of the Township's governance
the principles of accountability
transparency and ethical leadership that
this board is in it to uphold were
blatantly disregarded in this act gr
beyond the immediate implications of
this misconduct the circulation of such
a misleading letter has had far-reaching
consequences the reputations of
dedicated individuals serving on the
Planning Commission have been unfairly
tarnished and local business owners who
volunteered their time in service to the
township have been subjected to undo
scrutiny and reputational harm false
accusations particularly those those
leveled in an official capacity carry
long-term repercussions that extend
beyond the individuals directly name
they erod public confidence in our
institutions and create unnecessary
divisions within our community as
residents who value ethical government
and responsible leadership we believe
that maintaining the Integrity of
Planning Commission of of the Planning
Commission is of Paramount importance
the actions of Mr Reta have demonstrated
a clear departure from these standards
of conduct that should be expected of
those in public services given his
recent Center in the nature of his
actions it's evident the continued
presence of the Planning Commission is
detrimental to both its function and
credibility we therefore urge the
Township Board to take immediate action
by initiating formal proceedings for Mr
retta's removal from the Planning
Commission ensuring our Township's
leadership operates with honesty
accountability and transparency is not
only a responsibility of this board but
also a fundamental expectation of
residents you serve if further action or
input is required from the Planning
Commission to facilitate this process We
Stand fully prepared to cooperate in any
way thanks thank you guys for
matter anybody else
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Kur
Schultz as a former member of the
Planning Commission and the board with
nine years experience on the Planning
Commission I am just decide myself with
what the three of you have accomplished
here a power grab put people on the
Planning Commission and replace them
that you don't like
you three acted and conspired
together to act as a board without board
approval then you went and told them to
destroy the memo that they
received
now you're acting as real Risk Managers
here and financially and fiscally
responsible who do you think's going to
pay for a lawsuit against the board by
board members
I'm just I can't believe this this is a
power graft the three of you are trying
to bully the other people here into
doing what you want that is not how this
is supposed to work
here I'm ashamed to even say I live in
this Township CU people ask me what the
hell's going on out here is this the
city of
Flint I'm
embarrassed but the four of you cannot
buff under to this kind of bullying
because it's a bullying tactic and it's
exactly what they want you to do because
guess what happens you give into them
now you're going to spend the rest of
the time here giving into
them
so I I have I I'm just just can't even
imagine what is going through your minds
right
now but I certainly am embarrassed to
say I live in this town ship the way you
people have taken over here or tried
to and as far as a member of the board
being on the Planning Commission of all
the choices to make you chose someone
who is suing the
board now that makes a lot of sense it's
going to cost us money and you're going
to have to pay for that you three should
resign but that I'm sure is not going to
happen so you leave up to
recall anyone
else
sure um Jim comes lynon wrad I'm all
kind of new to this I haven't been to
the meetings recently but I wanted to
read this my friend sent me it's the
letter that apparently this thing is
about
originally but it
says I can see it
here your attendant speaking to the
Planning Commission I believe your
attendance record during the 2024
calendar year at Planning Commission
meetings less was less than 80% of held
meetings as a result the Township Board
is charging you with
nonfeasance
um public hearing asking our tenants to
explain their
position first of all I hear this
accusations of baseless accusations
that's not baseless I don't care to come
in here and pay several thousand do for
property taxes if people aren't going to
show up to their freaking meetings what
on my family so I agree with this letter
maybe it got went about wrong but I
agree with that 100% And I would do the
same thing if I got like the township
supervisor or board or whatever my first
order of business be to clean the mess
up and if people ain't showing up I
don't see that it's B I see that it's
doing your job and I I applaud you for
that maybe you want to out the wrong way
I don't know I guess said this is new to
me
but this whole centure thing what I see
sitting back here listening I see a
whole lot of division you can see the
tension with
everyone and I see a lot of people that
weren't here at these meetings before
this election and it makes me question I
watch I watch people's faces and I get a
pretty good sense of who's cause and
Division and I would encourage you
all stop arguing whoever's causing the
arguing and and I'm questioning here we
up on these censures and all this stuff
okay fine deal with it who's talking
about these losers that don't show up to
their meetings back to the original
issue I got a problem with that as a
taxpayer and I that that seems to get
over it's like somebody's trying to
shine a light to distract me from the
original issue so I I don't get over
that so who are these clowns that don't
show
up and whoever's trying to get them to I
stand with you I don't care if anybody
likes me or not so good for
you thank
you uh is there anyone else
Jette Janette up and I'm a tyone
Township resident um I'm glad to see
this board will actually be discussing
the letter from the attorney thank you
for moving it to where it rightfully
belongs um by the way uh something that
people should know that since that
letter was handed out and since it was
taken back the attendance at the
Planning Commission the participation
coming prepared um engaging in the
discussions has been amazing so it
worked thank you Greg for issuing that
letter um I uh see where am
I this isn't just another piece of
Correspondence this letter lays out
serious legal concerns that this board
has ignored for far too long and I did
distribute 30 copies of that letter
tonight I found it very surprising that
the page two of the letter was left out
of the agenda I see it's back in but I
noticed that you didn't label the agenda
is being revised so anybody looking at
it would not know to open it up again um
let's not forget that the township
neglected to record the first part of
the board meeting where those six of you
all clearly agreed to put this letter on
the agenda for discussion so I don't
know why the two ladies were so against
that tonight but for some reason they
don't want to talk about it um I will
publish that video tomorrow because the
township still doesn't put it on their
website even though I've given them the
missing
footage um and then the item for number
six the status of Chris on the Planning
Commission um everyone should know he
was unanimously appointed to the
Planning Commission by this specific
board um and yet without any public
discussion without any state of
justification without any legal reason
his removal is now on the table because
someone's feelings are hurt um if this
board is going to discuss this removal
you owe the township some real answers
as to why is it because he's been too
effective because he refuses to fall in
line and you know the people laughing in
the background are the ones that never
show up for the meetings that have to do
with solar the solar overlay map by the
way there's a meeting tomorrow night
where they're going to add 160 sorry I
got off topic but they're distracting me
so call them
out um certain board members are afraid
of the accountability that he brings and
the questions he asks I think that's
what it is so Planning Commission um now
has come up here and talked about and
again I'm going to get called out for
going off topic so I'll have leave that
one too leave it to later um but I do
believe that this board is afraid of
something afraid of being implicated
that that's why you didn't want it
discussed the residents can see they
know what's happening they will remember
it's time to stop these political games
stop the retaliation and start doing the
job you were elected to do because this
Township belongs to the people not the
status quo thank you
Janette I don't know if it's me but I
can't tell if that mic is
working I'm having an issue you know
what it's not
but well then the people at home can't
hear that no it wasn't
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turned but I couldn't hear it
I hope the people
are yeah
Bill Bill
wood I'm billwood a longtime Tyrone
Township resident business owner member
of Tyrone Township Planning Commission
I'm writing today to address the effects
of a letter I received in December
24 notifying me of charging of
nonf as well as subsequent derogatory
harmful and untrue remarks made about me
at the T Tyrone Township board meeting
the comments are public record available
for everyone to see the effects cannot
be undone
the liable and slander have caused
unnecessary
stress damaged my reputation in business
relationships in the community negative
comments travel much further than
positive
ones I have been approached regarding
these negative comments at work at
Social Gatherings how does this fit on
the agenda would be discussing of exf
okay
all right apologize
yeah and when with my family it's
impossible to get away from stress
negativity and even while on
vacation many ask what is going on at
the township centures all unnecessary
stress and wasted time and energy could
have been
avoided if certain Tyrone Township board
members would have checked the
facts the letter indicated I did not
meet attendant requirement for
2024 this cannot be true since there is
no attendance mandate for Tyrone
Township Planning
Commission at subsequent board
meeting trustee Chris Retta who's also
an ex official member of Tyrone Township
Planning Commission stated my attendance
was less than
50% that is not true
instead of responding to an untrue and
negative statement I asked to meet with
Greg Kars
supervisor I
discussed my situation how I
felt about to slanderous statements on
record with a large audience and a lot
of my customers in this
room also that he is harming me in a
personal gain it seems that is
attempting to get certain members
removed from the Planning
Commission I ask that this
liel included in this letter as well as
slanderous statements be retracted and
an
apology the meeting seemed to go well
with supervisor Kan
Kars advised that he would look into it
and I am disappointed to say he never
got back with
me I want the the issue
corrected and I haven't heard one thing
from
you in the 50 years I've lived in Tyrone
Township I've never lodged a complaint
with this community or had one issue
with this Tyrone Township board or
anything and I asked one time and I get
nothing I am very disappointed
you want this sh or off on is fine if it
on thank you thank
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you Zach got his hand up
Y Zack Tucker lakebrook drive I'll be
brief I I think it's important that this
board takes very seriously the conduct
uh that has happened uh since the
election and and I've seen a lot of very
very strong things done by this board in
the face of threats and attempts at
intimidation I want the board to know
how much I appreciate that I think it's
the right thing to do for this Township
make sure that it's run correctly and I
appreciate you that's all thank
you thank you
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anybody else anyone
else all
right let's move on to uh unfinished
business have anything
that all right we
will move in new
business and the the township uh support
Emergency Operations
plan this is a plan we have to uh we
have to renew every four
years and of course uh this year was was
that
year um there's usually not a lot of
changes to it in fact I don't think
there was any real change to it other
than names and phone numbers right well
the township has to appoint someone to
serve as Emergency Management F
typically that's a
supervisor um we did have a trustee on
there we had David Walker because of his
business affiliations with the township
um my personal opinion is that it should
be Pam so it should be the three of us
we are in the office daily and we access
it and um she has access to the website
answering phones um and email listing of
the residents she's able to do that
having a trustee in that position I
think does us no good as they would have
no way to communicate with the the
residents so I think the um Emergency
Management Leon should be you
I um
I oppose that uh I be moved up to First
alternate in replace of the trustee I
think we already did that change and
then um I move to elect Pam as clerk as
the second
alternate
support all in favor I
I any
oppose all right we do have to um have
to approve it approve you as the um
Emergency Man management beon too okay
so I'll make a motion
to um put Greg KS as Emergency
Management laning a
second all in favor I
I yeah opposed oppos no I was just
thinking of my our first eer we already
had one kind of yeah with the sewer
break y I do have some questions though
in light of the rest of the emergency
response if I may fire wa okay um just
some spelling errors I'll forward those
to you who who should I for with those
two he and I okay um on page 12 at least
out of here under Annex B uh
communication and warning it talks about
active public Warning Systems when
instructed to do so the communication
warning checklist here uh warning
methods should include sirens and Etc
there's a lot of different references to
things that um in this plan that we do
we need to Define more I mean not
necessarily as to approve the plan but
are these things that we should be
defining like how else beside a siren
going off should we be trying to
communicate to our residents or warning
right that kind of stuff so that's one
of the the items as far as that if you
move up to page
16 um I had just a note uh you know
response to hazardous uh material spills
like the one we had on us23 last year uh
is that something that needs to get a
little bit more you know legs under it
as far as emergency response since we
came very close to having a disaster um
and that was basically around down at
the bottom of that assist in warning the
population and uh you know we were part
of it within a half a mile ourselves and
uh it became very obvious that if that
tanker broke broken that may have uh
Been In Harm's Way that we didn't get
any uh warnings so maybe further systems
or further planning should be put in
place for those kinds of things um and
then I had a
question uh can can I stop here so if
you look at these amended um the acts
fire so so responsible agency it's the
fire department so those are that is
their checklist so they would have items
they would have to okay so so when it's
the fire department they have to
communicate we don't play a role in
trying to get the message out from a
Township perspective we and that's what
us three would be utilized to do okay
being I'd be interested in seeing that
more def broadcast typically we call the
radio the TV okay um email blast would
be sent out okay that sort of thing and
then the door to door is um performed by
the police our sherff and state please
y all right and then um of course uh
there's on page 19 under environmental
health functions water sources
coordinating the monitoring of public
and private water sources under appendix
uh or Annex
F do we do that I mean we've got huge
concerns with the solar uh the leeching
of other things and uh that may be
coming to our community but I don't know
that we actively watch water sources as
a Township or is that the responsibility
of the county the county is that the
county who does that do they do that do
we have a schedule when they are testing
water I know they test the water in the
Lakes okay um regularly it's good so I
don't live on a lake so I don't know I
apologize for that and uh they send out
kits for you they have your wells
tested or they I shouldn't say they send
them out they they have them available
you can get them okay actually I think
you can pick them up here y this office
and the last point last question I had
was on page 24 uh under Public Safety
that's very important to our community
uh the enforcement under the responsible
activities who's responsible for Public
Safety is that all of us no Theon County
shff Sheriff okay cuz one of them is
force enforce evacuation orders and
assist in evacuations that would be the
police department that would be the
police department would do that okay and
do they ever test having uh you know a
trial evacuation or anything so
residents would know what to do does
that ever happen we train all the time
no I talk about with the residents you
know not here with we have our and our
plans that will Runo if anything okay
that's all I
had so we have to all right so we need a
motion to uh approve
the emergency plan with changes so moved
support all in favor I I I
oppose all right
carries all right uh item number two the
release of budgeted funds to the
Heartland Senior Center
um I we just kind of learned about
this I have one question sorry something
we've been doing for how many years
several several years it com under
social services and this is where we
provide that service all right yes I
just have one do do we know how many
Tyrone Township residents um participate
in the Heartland Senior Activity
Center I do not I I stepped or I I
called Kim yesterday and she was going
to get me that number she doesn't have
it all
Community um just a little footnote for
everybody um I have a little flyer if
you guys on it
but um so what we're doing giving the
$4,400 for is for transportation and
resource so the transportation is so
everybody who needs a um lift here
locally it's $22 so it helps to pay soon
met cost of the buses probably the
drivers um their bus drivers are Sue and
a
Jr um and $4 if they have to go to
Brighton and Howell areas which are
farther away they only have to pay four
they take patients to like kidney
dialysis adult uh day Services
pharmacies grocery stores to the senior
center Center and then to medical
appointments um it also covers a
resource assistant who giv gives
caregiving caregiver referrals a ARP tax
Aid um Gleaners food assistance Medicaid
Medicare assistance and lowi income
assistance um so I think our $44 is well
spent um it's a great group I know many
seniors 4,400 what did I say 14 44 I'm
sorry 4,400 um we have been doing it for
years and I think it's great I know a
lot of of the members um a lot of our
residents are members they do have to
pay um a yearly fee I believe it's 25 a
person or 40 a couple um so this does
not pay for anybody's memberships this
is solely for those two
items just a subsidy to to them so that
they can make it available yes yep and
there's five local townships that go in
and pay that same
amount any other question
to approve what's that making a motion
to approve supp second support all in
favor I
oppose all
right
uh new business number three Advanced uh
Institute Training for the treasure and
the deputy treasure
I need to strike Deputy Treasurer um she
will not be attending this year um she
has voiced her opinion to me about
wanting to retire in four years so she
doesn't think it's necessary to spend
monies on training and she's not going
to be so um this is um she's too smart
anyway um this is for continuing EDS for
my MI CPT which is Michigan certified
professional treasure um and I believe I
have to have 30 35 credits and these
trainings give you I think it has to be
renewed every 3 years um and these
trainings give you credit to keep that
certification I'll make a motion for the
treasure to attend the event curiosity
the class is 300
79 all right uh we have a motion do we
have any support all in favor
I
oppose all
right item number
four mamc certification training for the
clerk
this would be the beginning of a
three-year training for me um which
requires 40 hours per years in a onee
training after the third year then you
become
certified okay what's the cost on that
$700 for costes twice as much as a
treasure mine's only three days hers is
a week oh okay
getting free day
yeah I make a motion
support all right uh all in favor I any
oppose all right am good luck
have all
right uh business item number
five chloride solution
so on here it says a a rate quote and
that and then underneath that it says if
awarded this bid we typically we don't
put this out for bid this is who the
county uses so it's kind of it just goes
hand inand with the county who the
county uses that's who we use and this
is their quote for this
year do we dictator are involved at all
with what roads get done or is it all we
just it's all gravel roads minus the
private roads the private roads they
have to do themselves enti Township to
okay I make a
motion
second right all in uh all in favor I I
oppose all right
so that motion
fits all right um let we're on to number
six which is the
discussion of the
letter
from pronounce your name again C CIO CIO
CIO Law Firm um
uh I'd like to ask that uh to have our
attorney go ahead go through this letter
and give the supporting documentation he
used to present the letter at this
time all
right um he's going to need can we get
his laptop hooked up to the
sure
krisy where would I do that huh pardon
where would I do that set that right
there
it it'll come up on the big screen yeah
it'll actually show on both these
screens I discuss it is we're going to
be able to talk to
him I've been wanting to talk to him
since I received the letter but in the
interest of
transparency I waited till I could do it
publicly right but you didn't tell the
board and put it on the agenda that way
agenda what
all
right
you what did you say sir I said but he
didn't request for it to be on the
agenda I moved it to the agenda not for
a presentation from an
attorney you put it on Thea is a
discussion discussion of the letter and
we're asking for discussion I'm asking
the attorney to give the information he
used to create the letter
okay and we can discuss jennif if you
want
hand good evening I'm I'm Nick CIO I as
been been discussed I represent U Mr
opeda and Mr hos just a few things um at
the outset before I get started um as I
as I mentioned I've been personally
retained by Mr opeda and Mr hos no
Township money has been used in any way
to fund my services and Mr the letters
that will be discussing also involve um
Mr KS I don't personally represent Mr KS
um I do believe that the the resolution
to censure um Mr K should be revoked as
well for the similar reasons uh to those
as affect my clients their conduct does
differ differ slightly as I'll discuss
in this presentation But ultimately um
believe that the centure resolution was
inappropriate as to all three members um
another uh point of clarification it was
I guess alleged during public comment
that there's a lawsuit pending against
the township that is not true um my
representation at this point has just
been to advise them regarding the
centure resolution and the um pending
consideration of Mr reta's removal from
the Planning Commission and to uh
present their um position to this board
no there's no lawsuit um against the
township moving to the next slide just
want to kind of briefly lay out the
facts as as we see them um the
involvement of of my clients and this
letter that was sent to planning
Commissioners was was rather limited
they assisted in reviewing meeting
minutes to determine
attendance um they reported their
findings to Mr K Mr opeda provided an
initial draft of the language to that
letter but neither Mr hos nor Mr opeda
signed the final version of the letter
that was sent to planning
Commissioners here's the full text of Mr
opa's draft letter um this was included
in the disclosed materials uh to a foyer
request that I believe the members of
this board are are familiar with um it
as show on the next slide it differs
from the final version of the letter
this is the final version of the letter
that went out to planning
Commissioners the repeta draft differs
in in kind of two key ways uh first it
does not include the language the
Township Board is charging you my
understanding um from conversation with
the township attorney is that this is
this is the language that was really the
basis for the centure resolution
although the Cure resolution doesn't
state that um that language is not
included in in the draft that Mr Reda
prepared it also doesn't State a
specific date on which the public hear
in is set to occur and the relevance of
that I I'll discuss later on um but the
way the reped letter was worded it left
an opportunity for the Township Board to
as a whole to set the date of the
hearing you know if and when the hearing
ultimately
occurred so my clients essentially have
three um problems or three um objections
to the to the centure as it was
performed by this board the first was
with the process that was
used the resolution was drafted and and
and discussed publicly discussed with
media Aly even by at least one board
member before any opportunity for a
response um or or any notice of the
allegations given to them personally so
that their feeling is that they were
essentially convicted before they were
even presented with charges um and and
given the opportunity to defend against
the allegations the second objection is
that the township attorney as I
understand it assists in drafting the
resolution based on a request from a
single trustee as opposed to request of
a trustee as a whole that this is
contrary to um long-standing practice
that attorney engagement come from the
board or at least from the supervisor
and not from Individual uh
trustees um the next couple slides are
going to go through some of the
allegations in the resolution kind of
line by line uh this I believe is the
opening allegation in the resolution
it's that the um Mr opeda and Mr hos I
believe Mr K's resolution St States the
same that they violated Township
standards and ethical guidelines doesn't
specify what standards and ethical
guidelines this is referring
to after the resolution was adopted um
the Township Clerk was asked to provide
a copy of those standards and guidelines
and provided a copy of the state ethics
Act by its plain term the standards in
in this in the state ethics Act only
apply to um persons appointed by the
governor and or another executive
department or official not to Township
officers there's a part of the act that
does apply to Township officers that
that part of the Act only provides
whistleblower protections there had a
prior attorney general interpreted the
entire act to apply to to local
officials but those
um that position is not binding on court
it's not binding on the township and
it's plainly inconsistent with the
wording of the act so our our position
is that this act doesn't even apply to
the township and unless the township has
other adopted standards um that that
govern this alleged conduct there's just
simply nothing that that this violated
um on the Township's
books secondly even assuming that the
ACT did apply uh to Township officers
the alleged conduct doesn't violate the
act as stated the most relevant part of
the ACT that I could I could find and it
states a public officer or employee
shall not represent his or her personal
opinion as that of an agency even if the
ACT applied there's no violation here
because the the draft language as
proposed by Mr aeta solely stated the
facts of of of non-attendance or of of
um absences by Planning Commission
members and just an aside there was some
discussion of this during the opening
public comment but that does potentially
constitute non-feed and and grounds for
removal from from office if a Planning
Commission plan Commissioners have a
duty to attend meetings and have a duty
to um exercise their office which
requires taking votes on the issues put
before the Planning Commission if
they're missing meetings without um
without calls that's the definition of
of um nonfeasance in off office and is a
potential ground for
removal continuing on Mr opeda and Mr
hos didn't sign the final version of as
previously indicated and even the final
version of the letter doesn't State
personal opinions which is What's um
what's what's prohibited by the act it
announces charges and initiates
proceedings and then um finally Mr opeda
and Mr hos had a reasonable belief that
supervisor KS had the authority to to
initiate proceedings this is explained
in detail in the letter that I submitted
to the uh Township board but the
planning enabling act itself states that
uh Commissioners can be removed from
Miss Fant mouth feasance and
nonfeasance based on charges and and
notice of a hearing but it doesn't say
who has the authority to do that um but
that there's another act that governs
General all Town townships that says
that the supervisor acts as a legal
agent for the township reading those two
statutes together I think there's
there's at least a strong argument that
that the township supervisor does have
the authority to do that and that's
that's the belief that Mr hos and Mr
opeta had uh when they when they started
this
process moving on to the second
unsupported
allegation um the the uh the resolution
accuses them of intentionally trying to
intimidate planning Commissioners and to
try to encourage planning Commissioners
to resign there's no evidence of this
whatsoever correspondence that was
disclosed in response to the Foya shows
that their sole intent was to conduct
removal hearings pursuant to the
Michigan planning enabling act there's
no proof of intentional um
intimidation mve to the third
allegation there's an unsubstantiated
allegation of violations of the open
meetings act again the open meetings act
permits sub Quorum discussions this is
laid out in in the letter that sent a
few weeks ago there's no evidence of
discussion among more than the Quorum of
members and even even if there were
discussions that are included in that
correspondence don't constitute
deliberation toward a decision of of the
Township Board the Mr opeta and Mr hos
and Mr KS were discussing whether Mr K
should should bring charges under the
mpa again they thought that was
something that he could unilaterally do
as Township supervisor and there there's
just not it doesn't count as
deliberation towards a Township Board
decision when Mr K was ultimately the
the person who who was acting by sending
the letter finally
with there's there's no violation
there's no evidence of a of ma violation
in this circumstance there are there's
documented evidence of repeated
violations by other members of this
board by voting to go into Clos session
um under subsection e of the Act without
stating the name of the lawsuit I
understand this has been discussed at
some past meetings um and that the
practice has now been corrected but for
a period of years this this board has
been doing that um in in kind of clear
violation of the
language as interpreted by the court of
appeals as to the fourth um
allegation talks about there being
insufficient time for notice of a public
hearing my understanding is the letter
was sent in mid December and set a
hearing date of December
17 the the mission planning enabling act
doesn't require publication of notice of
of hearings so there's no violation
there um and even if there were Mr H and
Mr retta's draft of the letter didn't
include any hearing date just said a
hearing would be set at a at a future
time so that certain certainly couldn't
be a basis to censor them because they
weren't even involved in setting the
hearing date um and in any event there
no public no publication was required so
this reason is um unsupported
finally
um my client's basic position is that
that their conduct just doesn't rise to
the level of censor censor is an
extraordinary measure that that should
be reserved for serious misconduct even
if they were mistaken in their belief
that supervisor KS could initiate
removal proceedings on his own it's a
good faith um belief and it that doesn't
warrant censur they were simply trying
to exercise appropriate oversight over
the Planning Commission which is one of
the responsibilities of this board um as
Trustees for the township they believe
that censoring conduct this this Miner
or based on good fa faith belief could
CH legitimate oversight activity and
even dissuade people from running from
office in future and for that
reason we'd like to ask the board to
formally resend um all three of the
cental resolutions that were adopted in
January pursuant to the process provided
in Robert rules notice of this of making
this request was given in in at the
January meeting where this was first
discussed um so under Robert's Rules it
would require a majority vote of the
board to resend the resolutions and I'm
happy to answer any questions that's
that's the extent of my
presentation I turned my
seat thank you so you are uh you are the
attorney for how many townships I'm the
attorney for general counsel for one
Township I represent several others as
special Council and I
represent three villages and two cities
as general Council and I Ser a special
counsel for a number of them as
well and you come
uh uh highly recommended by your peers
as one of the more knowledgeable
attorneys in Township law would you um I
serve on the Michigan Municipal League
um legal defense fund board I I'm most
of my practice is representing
municipalities um that I believe I have
expertise in this
area all right
I I don't have any questions
you guys have any
questions
no thank you thank
you is there any other discussion gr
well I would just like to comment um
obviously I've been thinking about this
for several weeks now
and
uh I like uh Dean and Chris I I I like
you I'm a little disappointed
that our colleagues uh here seem to have
let mob rule make a decision for them
they uh they listen to these planning
Commissioners verbal opinion and they
listen to former supervisor they listen
to supporters of the
supervisor they listen to Residents
isn't that what we're supposed to do
yeah yeah you listen to their opinion
you listen to their opinion they make
decisions on fact you you listen to
their opinion and you made a
decision let me finish let me
finish and don't tell me you didn't
because four two of the four of you come
up to me and you said Greg we really we
really did not want to do this but we
had to
what does that
mean you didn't want to do it to me but
you had
to I don't I don't get it I don't get it
so Greg I
um I'm so utterly
confused I
because I've heard you
quiet thank you I've heard you
say that you made a mistake you
shouldn't have done it I've heard you
say you'd accept the censures I've heard
you say that you made a mistake and you
were sorry and that you're accountable
and now you're saying something that is
in complete contradiction to all of that
I will accept my censor I will I have
and I I haven't finished
here I'm talking about these two
guys these two guys I do the same thing
that I did with them I do the same thing
with Pam and Jennifer
and prior to us getting elected I did it
with you and her we had
discussions
letter I said I apologize for that
letter thank
you and I'm not saying to take away my
censor I'm fine with
it I'm fine with it I don't think these
guys need to be censored so
sorry I
talk so where did the language come from
that specifically says the Township
Board is charging them with nonfeasance
because for me that language and that's
where I was important in
misrepresentation of the board and it
Authority I should have said the
supervisor charges you with where did
the language come from because I know
what you've told me in conversation and
it didn't come from you where did that
sentence come
from I'm still not Greg you understand
my question who wrote the sentence the
Township Board is charging the Planning
Commission with
nonfeasance I did that is not what you
have said
previously I wrote that that's not what
you said and if you remember I remember
very
clearly I'd like to say
something kind of boils down to one
thing on December 3rd before the letter
was sent out on the 10th I ask our
attorney do we as a board have any
control over the Planning Commission and
I will ask you that again tonight
Chuck as a board do we have any control
or any jurisdiction or anything over the
Planning Commission you don't have
General control over that the only could
you talk in the mic yep you don't have
General control over the Planning
Commission it's a separate entity
created by law just like the PC has no
control over the Township Board of
Trustees the only role that the Board of
Trustees has is when there's a vacancy
it fills that vacancy and as we all know
if there is a charge of malfeasance
misfeasance or nonfeasance it has the
right to remove a member other than that
the the Township board has no control
over
them and also is there anything in our
ordinance that states that they have to
attend a certain amount of
meetings there's nothing in the
ordinance and as I recall there's
nothing in the bylaws that address that
either and I'm talking about the PC
bylaws so I have a business and every
person that comes to me they know the
hours they're working the things they're
doing and if they don't show up then
they know that but here there is nothing
with the Planning Commission that states
that they have to attend a certain
amount even if I didn't like their
attendance I couldn't remove them even
if I wanted to is that correct I would
agree thank
you and those conversations were made
before this letter was put out yes one
week
before one week before and they went
ahead and did it anyhow and Chris even
stated Define control
that was at a board meeting yes well
there are certain elements of control
when you have the ability when you could
you you hey hey hey hey hey
hey none of
that go ahead to be able to charge a
planning commissioner with
misfeasance malfeasance or
nonfeasance is a measure of control yes
who has the measure who has the control
we don't he said we don't no that's not
what he's saying that's exactly that's
not what he's saying okay you're not
here you're you're you're thinking
General can you re re re what you said
about m not feance and misfeasance who
has that
control the Township Board according to
statute can charge a PC member with any
of those three and then the Township
Board would have a right to remove them
for a reason though we do have that for
the charges they have to sub anate the
charges that's correct have that control
correct you have that power to do so yes
just like you have the power to fill a
vacancy if somebody gets sick can't
attend anymore if they die if they move
you have that right but as far as the
day-to-day activities of the Planning
Commission absolutely not no I it and uh
Mr Wood mayor are the day-to-day
activities outside of how attendance
impacts
the ability of a planning commissioner
to make decisions and contribute to the
conversations necessary are those
day-to-day
activities in question
here what do you mean are they in
question here I mean is the does the
does the attendance impact the
day-to-day
activities well that would be his
opinion nobody can say that they be
could be at home doing their research
and whatever they have to do
right but the attendance of the meeting
yes but their meeting you're not voting
yes but their bylaws do not give you a
percentage do not say they have to be in
attendance for 80% they don't you
charged them with that and your
attendance on the zba was 70 some
per Just for information in case anybody
was
wondering if there isn't any discussion
I'd like to vote kein black what are we
voting on
any further
discussion I'll make a motion to resend
all three of the uh censor
resolutions for Greg Dean and
myself I'll support
it we vote or just
a oh have a roll call
vote it's not a
resolution a resolution do a roll call
let's roll call okay so Sarah dolman
Jersey
no R Ferguson
no Pam moer
no Greg CS
yes Jennifer Eden
no Dean hos yes
Chris Reta
yes next
steps motion failed
yep okay moving on
to number
seven status of Chris reta's x uh
official membership on the Planning
Commission
uh we have any
comments any questions I have a comment
okay I apologize I wrote it down because
not clear thinking
today Chris Reta conspired to conceive
and actively participate in drafting a
letter to the PC informing them that the
Township Board was charging them with
non- feis and requested they appear
before the board for a public hearing to
explain their position most of the board
had now knowledge of the letter nor did
we vote on such an action Chris stated
that he helped write draft the letter to
the PC he noted that at a board meeting
sitting at this table Chris was present
upon the letter delivering at the PC
meeting knowing the letter had held
false statements that would advert
verely impact fellow planning
Commissioners we have heard from the PC
members and the mistrust they now have
in
Chris they have Justified their reasons
why they would like him to be removed
from ex ailio member as the ex ailio
member so I asked the board how can we
ask the PC or expect them the members to
work with Mr Rupa
Mr Reta was directly involved in
misrepresenting the board in conceiving
Drafting and revising the letter
charging the Planning Commission members
with
nonfeasance well on the PC Mr Reta
conspired against the Planning
Commission to undermine the Planning
Commission by trying to remove other
members these actions are not in the
best interest of the Planning Commission
nor are they in the best interest of
Tyrone
Township any other
comments sure I'll read a
statement I think it's important to
understand that uh
you know uh God gives us great
responsibility over Authority positions
like
this we swore to uphold the Constitution
of the United States and the
constitution of
Michigan townships are governed by laws
and these con these uh constitutions
also and also within the statutory laws
and even our ordinances our laws that
our residents have to
fulfill when we work with laws we're
lawful when we work within them when we
work within ethical standards we are
ethical unless there's evidence of laws
being broken it's not appropriate to
consider someone unlawful or
unethical without
evidence and where there is evidence
then there can be
actions but you still haven't produced
any
evidence you have opinion and
conjecture so we're at a Crossroads do
we as a Township Board want to move
forward with important
decisions uh and actions based on what
possibly might be the case or oh
everybody knows that what ethics were
violated I think that was trusty dolman
Jersey's perspective these should not be
the foundation of how we operate a
Township but that's what's happened
I understand that sometimes things may
happen differently but different doesn't
constitute
unlawful and different does not un uh
constitute
unethical it's just
different but we are still a nation
state county and Township where one is
presumed
innocent until proven guilty from an
evidentiary standpoint and I would
assume that the lawyers in this uh uh
this room would probably agree with
that not the presumption of guilt based
on what possibly breaking a law or
suggesting an opinion that everyone
knows what you did these should not be
the foundation of how we operate and
especially not operate this board but
that's what's
happened I believe we should move
forward and really
consider leaving the emotional aspects
out
I believe we should be really focused on
facts attendance records are facts
they're not made up they're pulled from
the meeting minutes they're assembled
and they're presented facts not
opinion so this is the place to start we
make a decision a juncture that we're at
how do you as a board want to govern by
law by evidence by
innocent before proven
guilty we had no opportunity to be
innocent before proven guilty the cental
resolutions were
published on a
Thursday with the meeting packet as
convicted not discussing whether they
should be censor
resolutions it was a conviction
letter before the board even was
discussing
it and our TR and our trustee at the end
took it to the media with the convicted
letters to do that it was a excuse me
I'm speaking I Robert Rule of Order I'm
speaking do not
interrupt so this is the way that you
want to operate thank you this is the
way you want to operate
wow so I'm just telling you to make a
choice on how you want this Township to
run Do You Want It by facts do you want
it by evidence do you want it by legal
means or do you want it by opinion and
conjecture and feelings and
emotions that's what we're dis that's
what we're facing here that's exactly
what we're facing I'm finished thank you
Chris
anybody
else I uh I just want to say that I uh
regarding the removal of Chris from the
Planning Commission I
uh sorry planning Commissioners but I I
I I can't be intimidated or
pressured into supporting such a move I
I can't I can't I'm sorry I can't I I
uh
he he's done a good job so far
so uh my recommendation to this board
and that board is to get over all of
this and get back to
work get over it be done with it
tonight because I've wasted way too much
time on this crap the residents are
tired of it I'm tired of it get over it
and let's get to work tonight so
whatever happens let's be done with it
that goes for yep you guys and you four
well I've got a question for Chris you
talk about ethics Chris
sure why weren't the other four involved
what made you guys decide to think that
it was just you three that could do it
without including us it wasn't us three
who was it our lawyer explained exactly
what happened and I'm sorry no I'm
asking you before this letter was sent
to the Planning Commission why didn't
you guys include the other four members
I'm asking you guys that can anybody
answer that I'm wondering why I didn't
come to the board table Yeah anybody
want to answer that that's fine their
attendance was in question why weren't
we talking about
it I pulled the letter back before it
could get to the board
I had to find out from residents and
stuff days later and I talked to you I
sent Greg I sent you letters when you
were down to talk to you about other
stuff and you were ready to tea off at
Margo that you were talking with Dean
and Chris the whole entire weekend
before you did that but you couldn't
communicate with me on anything you did
i' it's for you she's got the stuff I
sent it to t you we're going to tea off
at Margo didn't have time to talk with
me but yet you spent the whole weekend
the whole week talking to the other two
and left me and everybody else out
that's the problem right there is you
guys don't see that you did anything
wrong here that's it why weren't we
included you really want to go there har
yeah let's go there D you want me to
bring out the text message between you
and Greg and I where you gave us the
language okay from your judge friend you
gave us the language to start this yeah
when was it NOA she's got it here's what
I said you could have and sent us the to
get this started okay don't tell us you
weren't aware of it I was she's got it
it's fo you and here's the thing you
could have talked to him for free and
did you ever call him I called him did
you talk to him for free you could have
talked to him you gave us the
information did you talk to did you talk
to him did you talk to him don't need to
why not you gave us the language I did
we verified it in the OM book so what's
the problem how come you didn't talk to
us you guys made the decision you want
to go there Greg made the decision okay
Greg did it I'm ready to
vote hey hey hey hey I'm ready to vote
right
now my my question to you Greg um I
apologize but how do you look at the
Planning Commission
members and
still support Chris on that board after
all of this what do you tell them
what what get over it and get to work
the same reason I've got you six
here
okay I'm not exactly happy with you six
but guess what I'm growing up enough to
learn to work with you two and three and
four and five and
six I'm growing up enough to learn to
work with you and I'm telling the
Planning
Commission to get get over it and get to
work with
whoever that's my take on
so so where we go from
here make a
vote vote on what what's the motion what
do you think what's number seven to
remove Chris is from the Planning
Commission let me hear it status H chck
how's that done he makes the
motion um this is just a charging issue
this is not a hearing to remove him so
this is just to authorize a charge of
malfeasance misfeasance or
nonfeasance at the same time you do that
if you choose to go forward you have to
establish a public hearing date you have
to establish a public hearing date at
that public hearing date then uh Mr Reta
have would have every right to answer
the charges and defend them in any way
he feels is appropriate thank you so
that's what the motion has to be to
bring charges correct if there is a
motion tonight the only motion there can
be would be to charge the Township Board
would be charging with the Mel feasant
nonfeasance or nonfeasance whatever it
may be and if that is the case it's just
simply a charge it doesn't doesn't mean
anybody is guilty innocent responsible
not responsible it's just a charge and
that would have to be a charge of him
doing that as a planning
commissioner is that correct that's
right not as a board member as a
planning commissioner he's well he's
both it doesn't matter the the again I'm
going to repeat that the charge has to
be brought up for misfeasance
malfeasance or nonfeasance against an
act that he did as a planning
commissioner that's correct it's as a
sitting planning commissioner Thank you
period just a planning commissioner none
of this other stuff has any to do with
it none of what stuff are you asking the
censure any of that because that was
censured as a board
member the the censures have nothing to
do with malfeasance nonfeasance or
misfeasance of the PC member thank you
and everything that goes with that again
board side not Planning Commission side
correct what do you want me to say I've
been telling you it's the actions if you
are going to be charging somebody as a
PC member you're charging them as a PC
member with malfeasance nonfeasance or
misfeasance it doesn't have to be with
respect to those censures but it can be
anything that that person has done while
he is a sitting member of the
PC thank
thank
you
so I make a motion to remove Chris Retta
from the Planning Commission on what
charge please can't can't do that motion
sorry
okay yeah it cannot be to remove if
anything is going to happen tonight is
charging with the malfeasant nonfeasance
or
misfeasance and if you are going to do
that you should articulate the reasons
for the charge
okay the reasons you can read
them I'll make a motion to charge Chris
Reta with malfeasant and misfeasance
with the public hearing to be scheduled
as soon as legally possible on the basis
outline while serving as a member of the
Planning Commission Mr rap comes by to
conceive and actively participate in
drafting a letter to the PC informing
them that the Township Board was
charging them with nonfeasance and
requested they appear before the board
or a public hearing to explain their
position conducted Township business in
the name of the Township Board and
thereby misrepresented the board and its
Authority language in the letter
directly stated that the Township board
made a collective decision to charge
planning Commissioners with nonfeasance
even though there was never a public
meeting held a quorum present or vote
taken Mr Reta was also present upon
delivery knowing the letter held false
statements that would adversely impact
fellow planning
Commissioners can I ask a question did
he do that as a planning commissioner or
as a board member yes I said while
serving as a planning
commissioner so you have documents that
you did as a planning
commissioner cuz to then why did you why
did you Center him as a a board member
for them reasons charge you can't do
both is that correct Char you can do
both the board has two actions it can
take when Miss conduct occurs one is
censure and two is removal from
committees it's not a
committee it's not a removal from
correct Chu it's not a committee it's
the Planning Commission okay
and if they're going to take the action
against him as a board member they can't
take the same action they can't Double
Jeopardy him by taking it against a
planning commissioner he did it as a
board member or as a planning
commissioner the
censure was as a board member this is
removal as ex official to the Planning
Commission if he did that as a board
member and you censored him he did not
do it as a planning commissioner if he
did it as a planning commissioner then
he did not do it as a board
member he he can't act in two boards at
the same
time
sh that correct the motion you want my
legal opinion yes that's what we're
looking legal we would like legal here
that's you can act as a PC member and as
a board of trustee member at the same
time how thank you
how how is that
possible
represents but if
you okay so we have a motion
support what could you reread the motion
please I'm not clear on what it
is the motion to charge Chris Retta with
malfeasant and Miss feens with the
public hearing to be scheduled as soon
as legally
possible and what are the what are the
charges of read me again me Miss feens
and Mal feens pertaining to what
evidence what what things things I'm
sorry I already stated that the first
time that you conspired to conceive and
actively
participating participated in drafting a
letter to the Planning Commission
informing them that the Township Board
was charging them with nonfeasance and
requested they appear before the board
for a public hearing to explain their
position you also conducted Township
business in the name of the Township
Board and thereby misrepresented the
board and its
Authority the language written in the
letter directly stated that the Township
board made a collective decision to
charge planning Commissioners with
nonfeasance even though there was never
a publicly held meeting or Quorum
present or vote
taken you also were present upon letter
delivery to the Planning Commission
members knowing that the letter held
false statements that would adversely
impact the fellow planning
Commissioners so in light of any
evidence that to the contrary that's
what I've made a motion do we have
someone that support roll call okay
we're going to do a roll call vote Chris
Reta no Dean hos no Jennifer Eden yes
Greg KS no Herman Ferguson yes Sarah
dolman Jersey yes Pam moer
yes okay so I have a question um for you
um Chuck regarding a public hearing um
so Mr rapata state stated that he will
not be in town for our next meeting so
do we move it to the following meeting I
would strongly recommend that you do it
at a time that he can be here because he
has an absolute right to defend and
answer these charges
sure attendance doesn't
matters
so let's look at the date here
Mr repeta will you be here on March
25th no we've got something going
on can he answer I have to look at my
calendar okay we we can we can schedule
it all right we move on to miscellaneous
business do we have any miscellaneous
business okay uh
um last uh public
remarks yes
Scott Scott Li I'm going to say it
again we work together on a lot of
issues in this C with you guys and I
asked you to take accountability all I
asked you guys for please take
accountability for what you
did Dean I walked into that meeting late
that day I sat down between you and
great
when the reading was get ready to
adjourn you told me stick
around Greg's going to got some prepared
documents to hand out to the planing
commission so you're well aware of those
documents gu what you told never mind it
okay that's fine so what's your attorney
okay so what's your attorney's saying is
that Mr KS jumped out of the the car
robbed the bank you guys drove the car
so you're no longer guilty
basically that's what you did you guys
were involved in this just because you
didn't sign the paper you were
involved I'm sorry Greg I'm sorry all
the years you were on the zba shame on
you shame on you really shame on you I
mean I've never seen so much CRA you
want to let it go so we can do it again
we just already I already just told you
it's already happened again when you
went over to you ran over to the I mean
after you put out of warning next you
ran over to Bare Naked
woods and tried to cover to me it look
like a cut for up and then come on what
you had no business you went behind the
board you went behind every maybe you
didn't have the right but you notifi
nobody not zoning but you want to did it
on your own again and then Chris for you
to go over there I mean I just cannot
believe friends I'm a yes hey hey hey
hey
heyen I listen I don't hate anybody but
you know what I've been come to these
meetings for decades Terry's the only
one here has been long and you can ask
her I went up against everybody I
thought was doing wrong whether I liked
them or
not if I'm wrong I'll admit it but I
always call it out all
right you know it's just not right you
guys are I mean take
responsibility and let's get going with
this Township but you got to take
responsibility you can't sit there put
her all on great and said well we just
drove the
car come
on anybody
else I'm pretty loud so I might not need
this my name is Becky malar my husband
and I Mike own be naked wood um I do
want to address the the township we
received a letter basically before our
party that we had which was with
basically my immediate friends and
family Bas a big Tupperware party okay
and um Scott and the reason I know this
is because the township sent us a letter
to our home got to address us oh sorry
the township sent us a letter to our
home and they unfortunately did not
remove Scott's name from the back of the
like he was the one that sent the email
to the township so I would just maybe
let you guys know that your Carrie who's
the one that mailed it to us um was very
kind to let us know that Mr Dietrich
back here obviously has it out for us
for at our small little business right
and hosting our health and hormones
seminar heaven forbid right I don't
understand why he's coming after us I'm
not really sure so I just want to
address that and let them know that we
are aware who told on us this is
childish literally childish I'm I'm like
mind blown we're trying to create a
small business we're a husband and wife
we feel like you guys are not on our
side we have people like this that are
coming after us for no apparent reason
like literally no reason stalking our
social media accounts and literally
coming to you and Reporting back on
whatever false information that he's
getting Mr KS has never been to my
residence I've only seen him one other
time and that was in passing here I've
never ever met him in person except
passing here when we came to get
something notorized so he's never been
to my home have I spoken to him on the
phone yes because when I received the
letter from Mr Dietrich uh ratting us
out about about having a on a Tupperware
party right um I called Mr KS because
that's what I was advised to do since
he's the supervisor we sent a letter to
you guys and we received no
communication back so that's
enough thank
you anyone
else all right yes oh no one else is
gonna
speak all right
Janette okay so um Janette Retta tyone
Township um resident do you need this
you don't need this um yeah because the
video they can't always hear all right
thank you is it actually recording
tonight okay um so instead of correcting
the mistake of issuing centry letters
with no legal citations no evidence no
due process this board is doubled down
choosing to move forward with a
politically motivated removal of Chris
from the Planning Commission Now this
isn't about policy and it's not about
what's best for the township this is
about power and control and everyone can
see it and let's be honest about what's
Happening Here certain members of this
board have been determined to punish
Chris De and Greg from day one you
didn't like that they asked question
questions and you didn't like that they
challenge the way things were done the
centers had no legal basis but nobody
wants to listen to that and instead of
recognizing good work that's been done
you're removing him for no stated reason
because you can and all you have to do
is ask people on Hogan Road cuz the four
of you one two three of you have been
here forever and nothing has gotten done
on Hogan Road Chris came in he listened
to them and he moved it along
so you made it clear that you're going
to weaponize your positions to remove
those who don't fall in line you made it
clear that you'll ignore the voices of
residents who voted for accountability
and instead use your time in office to
settle political scores and please
don't uh uh forget that Herman knew what
was going on Herman knew exactly what
was going on that's why we all
campaigned so hard for him he wanted
exactly what Greg Dean and Chris wanted
to clean things up and start holding
people
accountable he wanted it but someone got
to him first
right so um what happens when Chris
takes us to
court way to go guys and what happens
when this Township is forced to answer
for abusing its power to silence elected
officials and what happens when local
residents like my friend who just got up
who run a business here who have been
targeted simply because they are my
personal friend this Planning Commission
lets stuff go for years people not in
compliance years and years and years
you've heard Scott get up and complain
about them and they do nothing but as
soon as they see and find a videotape oh
my gosh janette's friends with the Mals
what are they doing and now they want to
go after her look at what Kevin Ross is
doing online what he's doing to malign
them to damage what's so funny Herman
you think it's funny you doing laughing
with Cunningham back
there
yeah I want a couple more seconds cuz I
didn't start for 15
seconds pardon me can't not would you
let everybody else go over great 15
seconds cuz I didn't get start for 15
seconds he has been L maligning them
online and what he's doing is all
because Cunningham never took control of
these people that are attacking
residents I'm taking control sit down
please so you need to take control of
what's going on right by the way the
person who brought up gentl he like
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toap Jette Janette Janette please
Janette please sit down please
yes
bill so I just have one more thing about
the Integrity of Chris Retta to sit
there and lie at a public meeting and I
simply ask for an
apology and do you think I could get
that that's
Integrity
yes can you hear me yep okay I'm Sue ol
I live in Tyrone Township for 20 plus
years I'd like to express my frustration
with some of you who have pressed to run
on a platform of transparency
yet have chosen to follow your own
agendas after making the decision to
your mouth honey after making the
decisions to charge the Planning
Commission members with non- feance
without including the entire board
that's the big part you didn't include
everybody you should accept that you
made a mistake learn from it and get on
with conducting the business of our
Township I have to agree with Greg on
that get to business the imitate the
intimidation tactics need need to stop
you were elected to serve and represent
the residents it saddens me to see our
community ridiculed and embarrassed
because of your contentious Behavior we
deserve
better thank you
than no not appropriate
sorry Garrett ladart Road um just a few
things um I'm part of the Planning
Commission uh do you guys have my
attendance
record what do you have my attendance
record for last year they were the best
ones of all yeah I'll tell you that okay
your attendance record was fine the
exact number in front of me but I do
remember yours was up in the 70% okay I
think I can help okay here's everybody's
attendance record since 2019
one thing you guys hav't talked about is
who's been here and who hasn't never
heard
those they
are so the 70% isn't
well said she was
interrupted go ahead K I'm
sorry I guess that's I I wanted to know
if you have all the attendance records I
just I I have never seen it I don't know
what it is there's there's been times I
can't make it for reasons for my
daughter or for my wife um that's just
that's part of having a family and I run
a business so yeah I wanted to know that
cuz I've never seen it and I you know
Greg you gave me a letter that said my
attendance was piss po to say the least
so um the other thing I want to know
this record it's the same
thing okay um thank you um the other
thing I want to know that nobody's
brought up is what kind of cost have we
this is me as a resident paying taxes
how much has this cost us so far does
anyone have a tally on that too
much I mean still waiting for some
invoices I mean is that going to be a
public knowledge like certainly will I
think that would be appropriate for
everyone in this room to know what's
going on where their money is going my
money um and the last thing is Greg I
know you you know my family Dean I've
done business with you you've been on my
job
sites you call me I give you an
answer I've been professional with both
of you Chris I don't know much about you
all I know is since I got on the
Planning Commission all you did was
yelled and tried to intimidate us the
whole time saying that we don't do
things the right way we're doing things
behind scenes
I don't know why you think that I'm I'm
here for a reason just like you you're
here for a reason right but you come
from this side and then you come over
here and you're doing exactly what you
were saying that we were
doing do you not like you don't get that
that doesn't process in your head makes
no sense so I guess my big point is Greg
you have my phone number you know where
I live you've been to my house Dean you
have my phone number you know where I
live you live right next to my parents I
see you all the time Chris I wouldn't
even care less if I pass you on the side
of the street to talk to you you guys
know who I am call me apologize and I'll
move on I'm a big boy there's you know
what my last profession if someone stuck
me the wrong way guess what you're going
to the face off next time I'm going to
line up with you we're going to fight
and then we're going to have a beer
after the game that's all I'm asking for
that's all Bill's asking for it ain't
hard it's not rocket
science that's all I got thank you
thanks
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Garr so what I have here guys
is all the foyer documents that I got
when I put a foyer request in to you
Greg to you Dean to
Chris and outside of the fact that I'd
never got everything back which has been
reported to the
AG I I was a little I was a little
shocked and a little saddened that in Li
of transparency that you guys called for
you guys wrongfully blamed us on the PC
it's saying that we were having backd
door meetings and we were doing all
these these these these these things
that was completely untrue and Chris you
would State this all the time all the
time when you would go and try to come
up against I mean even the board this is
a regular thing that you would try to do
to belittle us to go and try to to say
that oh well we're doing we're doing
something wrong when we knew inside we
were not additionally i p the foyer out
and I really thank you and I thank your
wife for actually advertising it if you
go to Tyrone Township watch.org you she
has given me free advertising from her
Facebook page you guys in the public can
go and see all those Foya documents for
yourself on the
website what Tyrone Township
watch go check it out he's created a
website nowbody
is there anybody
else her Schultz Sil L States number two
want to thank the board for standing up
for what's
right it's terrible when you have to
listen to someone belittle everyone talk
down to them and then read the laws to
you someone can't understand what the
intent of the Lord law is instead of
what the letter of the law
is thank you you represent me in Tyrone
Township you
don't
wow is that
it all
right I guess we
need a motion to adjourn
someone all in
favor you first
Jennifer either way I'm good
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steps
later Tre string myself
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up that's an
idea you
so don't tell me you kick the horse too
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if it were easy everybody yes