New Haven Village Council Regular Meeting

Name: New Haven Village Council Regular Meeting — New Haven, MI
Start: 2025-12-09T19:00:00
End: 2025-12-09T21:00:00
Location: New Haven, MI

Regular Meeting

New Haven, MI · December 9, 2025

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NEW HAVEN VILLAGE COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES December 09, 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 Tracy Bonkowski Trustee Chris Dilbert Trustee Corinna Guerrero Trustee Alicia Hashem Trustee Fred Nona Trustee Mario Pruccoli Clerk Rachel Whitsett Treasurer Tim Sosnovske 2. Approval of Agenda Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to approve the agenda as presented, Seconded by Trustee Pruccoli. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 3. Public Comments on Agenda None 4. Approval of the Minutes A. Regular Meeting Minutes from November 11, 2025 Motion made by Trustee Pruccoli to approve the regular meeting minutes from November 11, 2025, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 5. Consent Agenda Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to approve the consent agenda as presented, Seconded by Trustee Dilbert. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 6. Payment of Bills – Treasurer Report A. Approval of December 2025 Payroll: $99,815.88 and bills to be paid for December 2025: $869,320.87 Total of $969,136.75 Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to approve payment of the bills totaling $969,136.75, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli B. Treasurer's Report - Total Village cash assets of $9,077,743.35 Motion made by Trustee Pruccoli to receive and file Treasurers report, Seconded by Trustee Nona. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 7. Communications/Committee Reports A. Agenda Items for January 13, 2026 due by January 3, 2026 - Clerk Whitsett B. Planning Commission Update - Trustee Dilbert C. Parks and Rec Update - Trustee Guerrero D. Pine Tree Acres Communication 8. Unfinished Business A. Funeral Home and Seifert Update Motion made by Trustee Dilbert to table Funeral Home and Siefert House until January meeting, Seconded by Trustee Bonkowski. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli B. Vertex Quote to repair HVAC in Police Department space upstairs in Fire Department Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to accept the $6,700 estimate from Vertex Heating and Cooling for HVAC in the Police Department space, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli C. Village Hall Parking Lot Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to table until January 2026, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli D. BS&A .NET to Cloud Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to move forward with $62,930.00 BS&A software implementation and modules, Seconded by Trustee Dilbert. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli 9. New Business A. Library Lot Combination Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to approve the land combination for The Lenox Township Library - address 58976 and 58954 Main Street, Parcels #26-06-33-102-001 and #26-06-33-102-002 respectively, conditional upon re-zoning approval and utility confirmation, Seconded by Trustee Guerrero. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli B. Schedule CDBG 2026 Community Public Service Funding Public Hearing January 13, 2026 Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to set Public Hearing for January 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM for 2026 CDBG Community Public Service Funding, Seconded by Trustee Pruccoli. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli C. 2026 Council Meeting Dates Motion made by Trustee Guerrero to accept the 2026 council meeting dates as presented, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli D. Parks and Recreation Council Liasion Discussion only E. MML Liability Insurance 2026 Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to pay $51,915 to MML Liability and property insurance renewal, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli F. 3rd Qtr. Budget Amendments Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to accept the budget amenetments, revenue $362,521.00 and expense $131,846.00, Seconded by Trustee Hashem. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli G. Increase in Pre Application meeting fees Motion made by Trustee Pruccoli to update fees and include policy for $1,000 escrow, Seconded by Trustee Nona. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli H. Code Enforcement Pay increase Motion made by Trustee Bonkowski to move Code Enforcement from 1099 to W2, increase pay to $1,000 per month, and no benefits, Seconded by Trustee Pruccoli. Roll Call - Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli I. Lions Club Architectural Considerations Discussion only 10. Call from the Floor (limited to three minutes) Ken - AM Vets Post - Marquee sign Bill - Pembrooke - office was closed Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Brett Harris - Lions club. AM Vets sign 11. Call from the Table B. Meissen - AM Vets update 12. Adjournment Motion made by Trustee Dilbert to adjourn at 8:36 PM, Seconded by Trustee Nona. Voting Yea: President Meissen, Trustee Bonkowski, Trustee Dilbert, Trustee Guerrero, Trustee Hashem, Trustee Nona, Trustee Pruccoli

Agenda

NEW HAVEN VILLAGE COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA December 09, 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 November 11, 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 December 2025 Payroll: $99,815.88 and bills to be paid for December 2025: $869,320.87 Total of $969,136.75 B. Treasurer's Report - Total Village cash assets of $9,077,743.35 7. Communications/Committee Reports A. Agenda Items for January 13, 2026 due by January 3, 2026 - Clerk Whitsett B. Planning Commission Update - Trustee Dilbert C. Parks and Rec Update - Trustee Guerrero D. Pine Tree Acres Communication 8. Unfinished Business A. Funeral Home and Seifert Update B. Vertex Quote to repair HVAC in Police Department space upstairs in Fire Department C. Village Hall Parking Lot D. BS&A .NET to Cloud 9. New Business A. Library Lot Combination B. Schedule CDBG 2026 Community Public Service Funding Public Hearing January 13, 2026 C. 2026 Council Meeting Dates D. Parks and Recreation Council Liasion E. MML Liability Insurance 2026 F. 3rd Qtr. Budget Amendments G. Increase in Pre Application meeting fees H. Code Enforcement Pay increase I. Lions Club Architectural Considerations 10. Call from the Floor (limited to three minutes) 11. Call from the Table 12. 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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