New Haven Village Council Regular Meeting

Name: New Haven Village Council Regular Meeting — New Haven, MI
Start: 2025-08-12T19:00:00
End: 2025-08-12T21:00:00
Location: New Haven, MI

Regular Meeting

New Haven, MI · August 12, 2025

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Minutes

NEW HAVEN VILLAGE COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES August 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM Municipal Council Room – 57775 Main Street 1. Call to Order/Pledge/Roll Call Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM PRESENT President Brian Meissen Trustee Chris Dilbert Trustee Corinna Guerrero Trustee Alicia Hashem Trustee Fred Nona Trustee Mario Pruccoli Clerk Rachel Whitsett Treasurer Tim Sosnovske ABSENT Trustee Tracy Bonkowski - with notice 2. Approval of Agenda Motion made by Trustee Pruccoli to approve the agenda as presented, Seconded by Trustee Guerrero. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli Remove - Go Gov $4,368.00 invoice from payment of bills Add - New Business H. Building Inspector Posting 3. Public Comments on Agenda M. Benoit - 58230 Pembrooke Ave - Priority Waste and Spending Ordinance 4. Approval of the Minutes A. Regular Meeting minutes from July 8, 2025 Motion made by Trustee Guerrero to approve regular meeting minutes from July 8,2025, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 5. Consent Agenda Motion made by Trustee Pruccoli to accept the consent agenda as presented, Seconded by Trustee Guerrero. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 6. Payment of Bills – Treasurer Report A. Approval of July 2025 payroll $147,951.94 and bills to be paid for August 2025 $829,249.99 $5,181.75 Civic Plus + OMIDD Bonds $34,853.27 totaling $869,285.01. Grand total approval of $1,017,236.95 Motion made by Trustee Pruccoli to pay the bills totaling $1,017,236.95, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli B. Treasurer's Report - Total Village cash assets of $8,255,136.61 Motion made by Trustee Pruccoli to receive and file Treasurers report, Seconded by Trustee Guerrero. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 7. Communications/Committee Reports A. Agenda Items for September 9, 2025 due by August 30, 2025 - Clerk Whitsett B. Planning Commission Update - Trustee Dilbert C. Parks and Rec Update - Trustee Guerrero 8. Unfinished Business A. Snyder Recreation final payment Motion made by Trustee Nona to make final payment to Snider Recreation in the amount of $258,120.00, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli B. Funeral Home and Seifert House discussion Motion made by Trustee Guerrero table funeral home from being demolished for 60 days, Seconded by Trustee Dilbert. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli Roll Call - Motion made by Trustee Guerrero to have building inspector inspect Siefert House to determine condition and report back for September 2025 meeting, Seconded by Trustee Nona. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli C. Tri-County International Trucks Motion made by Trustee Guerrero to table payment until next meeting, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli D. Priority Waste Discussion Only E. Marijuana Ordinance Updates Motion made by Trustee Guerrero to table Marijuana ordinance updates until next meeting, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 9. New Business A. Yeo & Yeo Annual Audit Results Presentation Motion made by Trustee Pruccoli to receive and file annual audit results for FYE March 31, 2025, Seconded by Trustee Guerrero. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli B. Changes to the Spending Ordinance 399 Discussion only C. Rental Ordinance revision Motion made by Trustee Pruccoli to authorize Attorney to make modification to the Rental Ordinance #408 as discussed, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli D. Village of New Haven Social Media Moderation Policy Motion made by Trustee Pruccoli to approve Village of New Haven Social Media Moderation Policy, Seconded by Trustee Guerrero. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli E. Cathy & E Cranston contract modification Motion made by Trustee Guerrero authorization to approve additional work to the Cathy Ct and East Cranston contract totaling $17,624.00, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli F. River Oaks Construction - Vendor Change Motion made by Trustee Pruccoli to approve vendor cnage from D&J Contracting to Superior Surfaces with a total spend of $41,400, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli G. VC3 Phone System Implementation Discussion Only H. Building Inspector Posting Motion made by Trustee Pruccoli to publicly post back up building inspector positon, Seconded by Trustee Guerrero. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 10. Call from the Floor (limited to three minutes) None 11. Call from the Table None 12. Closed Session Motion made by Trustee Guerrero to go into closed session to discuss possible litigation, Seconded by Trustee Nona. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli Motion made by Trustee Guerrero to return from closed session at 9:22 PM, Seconded by Trustee Dilbert. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli Motion made by Trustee Guerrero for Attorney to proceed as discussed in closed session, Seconded by Trustee Nona. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 13. Adjournment Motion made by Trustee Pruccoli to adjourn at 9:23 PM, Seconded by Trustee Nona. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli

Agenda

NEW HAVEN VILLAGE COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA August 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM Municipal Council Room – 57775 Main Street In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations can be made with advance notice by calling the Village Offices at (586) 749-5301 The New Haven Village Council will hold its Regular Council Meeting at 7:00 pm, in the Municipal Council Room located at 57775 Main Street. 1. Call to Order/Pledge/Roll Call 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Public Comments on Agenda 4. Approval of the Minutes A. Regular Meeting minutes from July 8, 2025 5. Consent Agenda All matters listed under Consent Agenda are considered routine by the council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion of an item is required, it will be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately. A. Fire Department Report B. Fire Inspection Report C. DPW Report D. Building Department Report E. Sheriff Department Report F. Engineering Project Status Report G. Code Enforcement 6. Payment of Bills – Treasurer Report A. Approval of July 2025 payroll $147,951.94 and bills to be paid for August 2025 $829,249.99 $5,181.75 Civic Plus + OMIDD Bonds $34,853.27 totaling $869,285.01. Grand total approval of $1,017,236.95 B. Treasurer's Report - Total Village cash assets of $8,255,136.61 7. Communications/Committee Reports A. Agenda Items for September 9, 2025 due by August 30, 2025 - Clerk Whitsett B. Planning Commission Update - Trustee Dilbert C. Parks and Rec Update - Trustee Guerrero 8. Unfinished Business A. Snyder Recreation final payment B. Funeral Home and Seifert House discussion C. Tri-County International Trucks D. Priority Waste E. Marijuana Ordinance Updates 9. New Business A. Yeo & Yeo Annual Audit Results Presentation B. Changes to the Spending Ordinance 399 C. Rental Ordinance revision D. Village of New Haven Social Media Moderation Policy E. Cathy & E Cranston contract modification F. River Oaks Construction - Vendor Change G. VC3 Phone System Implementation H. Building Inspector Posting 10. Call from the Floor (limited to three minutes) 11. Call from the Table 12. Closed Session 13. Adjournment Please hold all public comments until call from the floor. There is a 3-minute limit for all calls from the floor. The Council will not take any action on issues raised during call from the floor. This is an opportunity for citizens to voice concerns and thoughts on non-agenda Items. The Council meetings are set and carried out to conduct the business of the Village. Please turn off all cell phones and pagers before entering the meeting room. Please be courteous to those speaking and others at the meeting. Thank you.

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