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Charter Township of Canton Board Proceedings – April 26, 2016
A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Canton was held Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 1150 Canton
Center S., Canton, Michigan. Supervisor LaJoy called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance to the
Flag.
Roll Call
Members Present: Anthony, Bennett, LaJoy, McLaughlin, Sneideman, Williams Members Absent: Yack Staff
Present: Director Bilbrey-Honsowetz, Director Faas, Director Mutchler, Director Trumbull, Kerreen Conley, Kristin Kolb,
Fire Chief Meier, Deputy Chief Stoecklein, and Canton Public Safety Command Staff. Staff Absent:Kristen Thomas
Adoption
of Agenda
Motion by Anthony, supported by Williams to amend the agenda to add item G-9. Consider Approval of Wages for
Elected Officials for the Term Beginning November 20, 2016. Motion carried by all members present.
Approval of Minutes
:
Motion by Bennett, supported by Sneideman to approve the Board Minutes of April 12, 2016 as presented. Motion carried by all
members present.
Citizen’s Non-Agenda Item Comments:
George Miller, 1946 Briarfield, asked when body cameras and voice
recorders will start being worn by public safety personnel. Director Mutchler replied this summer. Miller asked if public safe-
ty is able to trace incoming calls to the police department. Director Mutchler replied some phone lines are capable of record-
ing. Mr. Miller commented on a July letter to him from Canton Public Safety regarding his dogs.
Payment of Bills
Motion by
McLaughlin, supported by Williams to approve payment of the bills as presented. Motion carried by all members present.
RECOGNITION: Retirement Recognition – Public Safety Director Todd Mutchler
Motion by Bennett, supported by
McLaughlin to adopt the following resolution in the public record. Motion carried by all members present.
RESOLUTION OF
BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON WHEREAS,
Todd Mutchler hired on to the Canton Police
Department as a Patrol Officer in 1988, was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 1998, Lieutenant in 2006, and was named
Director of Public Safety in 2013; and
WHEREAS,
Todd’s dedication to providing quality public safety service to the Canton
community has been evident throughout his 28-year career; and
WHEREAS,
in his role as Director, Todd successfully headed
the Departments of Police and Fire with innovative concepts, strategic planning and meticulous budgeting to address the accus-
tomed and unprecedented circumstances presented under his leadership; and
WHEREAS,
in 2014, Todd successfully complet-
ed the FBI’s National Academy, Session #257 enhancing his executive leadership skills; and
WHEREAS,
due to his determina-
tion on configuring an exemplary Public Safety Department, Todd retires leaving an exceptional organization in place for resi-
dents, employees, and elected officials; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
, that the Board of Trustees of the
Charter Township of Canton does hereby recognize Todd L. Mutchler for his commendable contribution to the Canton commu-
nity and to the Canton Public Safety Department. Trustee Anthony congratulated and complimented Director Mutchler on his
service to the community as well as his accomplishment of completing the FBI Academy program. Director Mutchler stated he
had 28 years of service with Canton Township Public Safety on April 21, 2016. He read a statement of thanks and reflections of
his years of service. A complete copy of his statement will be entered into the meeting minutes.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Item C-1. Consider Second Reading of Code of Ordinance Amendments to Part I, Chapter 74 Entitled “Utilities”, Article
II, Division 1, Adding Section 74-38 Entitled “Water and Sewer Lead Ownership”; and Division 2, Subdivision II Entitled
“Schedule of Rates and Charges”, Revising Section 74-83 (MSD)
Motion by Bennett, supported by McLaughlin to remove
from the table and hold the second Reading of the Code of Ordinance, Part I, Chapter 74 Entitled “UTILITIES”, Article II,
Division 1, adding Section 74-38 entitled “WATER AND SEWER LEAD OWNERSHIP”, and Division 2, Subdivision II enti-
tled “SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES”, Section 74-83 with a publication date of May 5, 2016 and effective date of
May 5, 2016. Motion carried by all members present. Motion by Bennett, supported by McLaughlin to adopt and publish the
second Reading of the Code of Ordinance, Part I, Chapter 74 Entitled “UTILITIES”, Article II, Division 1, adding Section 74-
38 entitled “WATER AND SEWER LEAD OWNERSHIP”, and Division 2, Subdivision II entitled “SCHEDULE OF RATES
AND CHARGES”, Section 74-83 with a publication date of May 5, 2016 and effective date of May 5, 2016. Motion carried by
all members present.
STATE OF MICHIGAN COUNTY OF WAYNE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON AMEND-
MENT TO CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 74 UTILITIES ORDINANCE, PART I AN ORDINANCE AMEND-
ING THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON CODE OF ORDINANCES PART I, CHAPTER 74 ENTITLED
“UTILITIES”, ARTICLE II, DIVISION 1, TOADD SECTION 74-38 ENTITLED “WATERAND SEWER LEAD OWN-
ERSHIP”; AND DIVISION 2, SUBDIVISION II ENTITLED “RATES AND CHARGES”, SECTION 74-83. THE
AMENDMENTS TO SECTION (a) PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON PRIVATE WATER AND SEWER LEAD OWN-
ERSHIP (b) PROVIDE FOR REVISED WATER RATES AND CHARGES AND SECTION (c) PROVIDE FOR
REVISED SEWER RATES AND CHARGES. THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON ORDAINS: SECTION 1.
AMENDMENT TO DIVISION 1, GENERALLY.
This Ordinance is hereby adopted to amend Code of Ordinance, Part 1,
Chapter 74, Article II, Division 1, Generally to add section 74-38 as follows:
Section 74-38. Water and Sewer Lead
Ownership
Water and Sewer Leads shall be defined as the privately owned service connection from the public water main, or
sewer main, to the building. (b) Ownership and Maintenance responsibility for the private water or sewer lead shall remain with
the building owner from the point of connection at the public main to the building.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT TO SUB-
DIVISION II RATES AND CHARGES.
This Ordinance is hereby adopted to amend Code of Ordinances, Part 1, Chapter 74,
Article II, Division 2, Subdivision II, Rates and Charges to read as follows:
Sec. 74-83. Schedule of rates and charges.
(a)
Water rates and charges.
Water rates and charges shall be as follows: (1) Consumption rate: $5.67 per 1,000 gallons.
a. In addition to the consumption charge, there shall be a water cost of service charge per reading cycle, or portion thereof, based
on meter size: TABLE INSET:
Meter Size
Bi-Monthly
Quarterly
Customers
Customers
1” meter or less
$5.50
$8.25
1.5
12.38
18.57
2.0
22.00
33.00
3.0
49.50
74.25
4.0
88.00
132.00
6.0
197.98
296.97
8.0
351.98
527.97
10.0
549.96
824.94
(2)
a) [UNCHANGED]
b)
Water System Equity Charge
. The water system equity charge is based on meter size. The charge for
unusual or other conditions shall be determined by the township board.
TABLE INSET:
Meter Size
Ratio Factor**
Water System Equity
1” meter or less
1.00
$995
2.0
4.00
3,981
3.0
9.00
8,957
4.0
16.00
15,924
6.0
36.00
35,829
8.0
64.00
63,696
10.0
100.00
99,525
**Ratio factor is the ratio of the flow areas of the water meter to the flow area of the 1” meter.
c) [UNCHANGED]
d) [UNCHANGED]
e) [UNCHANGED]
(b)
Sewer rates and charges.
Sewer rates and charges shall be as follows: (1) Sewage treatment rate: $6.82 per 1,000 gallons
of the water used or per 1,000 gallons of metered sewage flow.
a. In addition to the consumption charge, for customers connected to the sanitary sewer system there shall be a waste
water cost of service charge per reading cycle, or portion thereof, based on meter size:
TABLE INSET:
Meter Size
Bi-Monthly
Quarterly
Customers
Customers
1” meter or less without FD* $5.66
$8.49
1” meter or less with FD*
14.96
22.44
1.5
12.74
19.11
2.0 meter without FD*
22.64
33.96
2.0 meter with FD* 3
1.94
47.91
3.0
50.94
76.41
4.0
90.56
135.84
6.0
203.78
305.67
8.0
362.26
543.39
10.0
566.04
849.06
*FD means Footing Drains connected to the sanitary sewer system (no sump pump).
(2) Minimum sewage bill:
a. Minimum sewage disposal bill if not connected to the township water system, per quarterly reading cycle: $255.75
plus applicable fixed charges, based on the County minimum volume of 12,500 gallons per month.
b. Minimum sewage disposal bill if not connected to the township water system, per bi-monthly reading cycle:
$170.50 plus applicable fixed charges, based on the County minimum volume of 12,500 gallons per month.
c. If a customer has a township supplied water meter, installed per Township specifications for their non-township
water source, then readings from that meter shall be used for sewer charges in lieu of the minimum sewage disposal
charge.
(3) [UNCHANGED]
(4) Sewer Connection: The sanitary sewer connection charge shall be based on the water meter size:
TABLE INSET:
Meter Size
Ratio Factor*
Connection Charge
1” meter or less
1.00
$3,136
2.0
4.00
12,545
3.0
9.00
28,227
4.0
16.00
50,182
6.0
36.00
112,909
8.0
64.00
200,726
10.0
100.00
313,635
*Ratio factor is the ratio of the flow area of the water meter to the flow area of a 1” meter.
For new wastewater customers not connected to a public water system, the connection charge shall be based on an equivalent
water meter size for comparable users.
(5) [UNCHANGED]
(6) Industrial waste charge (IWC) rates: The following IWC charges are billed as a pass through to the users and
become effective on July 1 each year.
TABLE INSET:
METER SIZE (INCHES)
RATES ($/MONTH)
5 / 8
$ 5.65
3 / 4
8.48
1
14.13
1 1 / 2
31.08
2
45.20
3
81.93
4
113.00
6
169.50
8
282.50
10
395.50
12
452.00
14
565.00
16
678.00
18
791.00
20
904.00
24
1,017.00
30
1,130.00
36
1,243.00
48
1,356.00
(7)
Industrial surcharge rates.
The following industrial surcharges will be charged when billed to the township by
the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department and become effective on July 1 each year:
a. Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) in excess of 275 mg/l . . . $0.491/lb
b. Total Suspended Solids (TSS) in excess of 350 mg/l . . . $0.498/lb
c. Phosphorus (P) in excess of 12 mg/l . . . $7.346/lb
d. Fats, oils and grease (FOG) in excess of 100 mg/l . . . $0.473/lb
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY
If any clause, sentence, section, paragraph or part of this Ordinance, or application thereof to
any person, firm, corporation, legal entity or circumstances, shall be for any reason adjudged by a Court of competent jurisdic-
tion to be unconstitutional or invalid, said judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this Ordinance.
SEC-
TION 4. REPEAL
All Ordinances, or part of the Ordinances, in conflict herewith are hereby repealed only to the extent nec-
essary to give this Ordinance full force and effect.
SECTION 5. SAVINGS CLAUSE
All rights and duties which have been
mattered, penalties which have been incurred, proceedings which have begun and prosecution for violations of law occurring
before the effective date of this Ordinance are not affected or abated by this Ordinance.
SECTION 6. PUBLICATION
The Clerk
for the Charter Township of Canton shall cause this Ordinance to be published in the manner required by law.
SECTION 7.
EFFECTIVE DATE
The Ordinance becomes effective on the 5 th day of May, 2016 after publication of the second reading. This
Ordinance was duly adopted and/or considered by the Township Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Canton at its reg-
ular Board meeting called on the 26 th day of April, 2016 and was ordered given publication in the manner required by law.
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON By: TERRY BENNETT Its: Clerk Introduced: April 12, 2016 Published: April 21, 2016
Adopted: April 26, 2016 Effective upon Publication: May 5, 2016. A copy of the complete text of this Ordinance is available at
the Clerk’s Office of the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road, Canton, MI., 48188, during regular business
hours. The approved text of the Amendment will be published in the Canton Eagle/Associated Newspaper within the meeting
minute’s synopsis of the date of approval. A complete copy of the Ordinances for Canton Township is available at
-
mi.org.
Item C-2. Consider Approval of an Easement Agreement for DTE Energy, Inc. to Relocate Overhead Lines on
Township-Owned Parcel # 71-097-99-0001-003 (MSD)
Motion by Bennett, supported by McLaughlin to grant approval of the
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ELLEVILLE
Distinguished graduates
High school honors 3 alumni
On the ballot
Familiar names will challenge
incumbents in primary election
Three Belleville High School gradu-
ates were honored as distinguished alum-
ni of the school during ceremonies last
Friday.
Honored were Reva Ruthruff, class of
1907, Victor Hogan, class of 1963 and Paul
Ryznar, class of 1979.
Reva Ruthruff-Fischer
Miss Ruthruff, who died in 1968 at the
age of 79, was honored posthumously for
her diaries and chronicles of life in early
Belleville, considered historical treasures
of the area.
She was born in Belleville in 1889 and
was the great-grandchild of Abraham
Soop and Maria Spawn, who settled in
the Belleville / Rawsonville area in
approximately 1838. Her parents were
Myra Soop and Lewis Ruthruff. She grew
up in Belleville in a house on Fourth
Street, about where the library parking
lot exists today. Her parents operated a
bakery out of the home and she was vale-
dictorian of her 1907 class.
In 1902 at the age of 12, she began writ-
ing a diary, written mostly in pencil,
which contained an account of daily life.
While her diary entries ended in 1906,
she often mentioned her teacher, Fred C.
Fischer, who came to her home so she
could accompany him on the piano as he
played the mandolin. In 1908 they were
marriedwhen shewas 19 andhewas 29.
Reva Ruthruff Fischer and Fred C.
Fischer built a home on South Liberty
Street and had four children: Muriel
Fischer Boelter, Ruelle Fischer
Dominick, Deal F. Fischer, and Nola
Patricia (Patsy) Fischer Dodge, all of
whom graduated from Belleville High
School.
Victor Hogan, Class of 1963
Victor Hogan was honored for his pur-
suit of medicines to help control and cure
cancer.
Following his high school graduation
in 1963, Hogan continued his education at
the University of Michigan, earning a
bachelor of science degree in 1967 and a
master's degree in cellular and molecular
biology fromEasternMichiganUniversity
after serving in the U.S. Army from 1968-
1970.
After leaving the army, he worked at a
medical research laboratory in the
University of Michigan Medical School
Department of Dermatology where he co-
authored two original research articles in
The Journal of Investigative Dermatology.
His career path then took himto a compa-
ny in Ann Arbor where he worked on
developing immuno-diagnostic kits for
the U.S. Department of Defense. He is
now employed as the projects manager of
the Tumor Progressions and Metastasis
program at the Karmanos Cancer
Institute at Wayne State University where
he coordinates research efforts and helps
train post-doctoral students in technical
protocols.
Hogan has co-authored a total of 41
publications in collaboration with his col-
leagues. His findings have been pub-
lished in Cancer Research, Journal of
Biological Chemistry, Journal of the
National Cancer Institute, American
Journal of Pathology and 12 other scientif-
ic journals. He has collaborated with 76
co-authors from Asia, Europe, the Middle
East, Africa and theWestern Hemisphere
and has been cited over 3,500 times. Two
papers have been featured on the cover
on the International Journal of Cancer.
He also served as a Little League base-
ball coach and was a member of the
Belleville Community Players. He has
been on the All-School Class Reunion
committee since 2004. Hogan served for
eight years on the school board of the Van
Buren Public Schools where he con-
tributed to planning and implementing
the proposal that led to the building of a
newhigh school
Paul Ryznar, Class of 1979
Paul Ryznar was honored for his
invention and production of proprietary
software and high-powered projector sys-
tems to guide and confirm completion of
complex tasks.
Ryznar grew up on a family farm in
Van Buren Township, on Ryznar Drive, a
road named after his grandfather who
was an immigrant from Czechoslovakia.
His father continued to run a small farm
with an old tractor that his grandfather
had purchased, which Ryznar says is still
running to this day.
Ryznar earned a bachelor of science
degree in mechanical engineering from
the University of Michigan where he also
earned a master's degree in business
administration.
He and his wife, Eve, have twin daugh-
ters, Emily andElana, 24.
Ryznar created Light Guide Systems in
2005 and is the founder, president, and
CEO of Novi-based OPS Solutions. Prior
to his own company he worked as a sen-
ior manager at Detroit Diesel and Bosch,
and was vice-president of production
technology at Energy ConversionDevices.
Light Guide Systems uses proprietary
software and high-powered projector sys-
tems to guide and confirm completion of
complex tasks and is used in assembly to
quality control to training. Ryznar andhis
team have implemented systems in lead-
ing automotive manufacturers (including
Fiat-Chrysler Group, Daimler AG and
Johnson Controls) as well as for applica-
tions in aerospace, heavy equipment, and
health sciences.
“It's a product that basically makes
complexmanual processes as easy as just
following the lights,” he said. “It was origi-
nally designed for the automotive world
and it was really set up to make factory
floors safer, smarter, and more produc-
tive.”
Only one Republican candidate has
filed a petition to seek a term on the
Sumpter TownshipBoard of Trustees.
The ballot in the primary election Aug.
2 will include candidate Tim Rush seek-
ing a termon the board as aRepublican.
The remainder of the field of candi-
dates all filed as Democrats including
incumbents and challengers.
Incumbent John Morgan and Jay
Bardell II are on the ballot seeking to
become supervisor while incumbent
ClerkClarence J. Hoffman, Jr. will be chal-
lenged by Esther Hurst and Deb Callison.
Incumbent treasurer Alan Bates will face
LydiaMayGraber for the office.
Incumbent trustees Peggy Morgan,
Matthew Oddy, Don LaPorte, and Don
Swinson will be challenged by Rush, the
sole Republican, Jane Stallmack, Jennifer
Price, Ronald Barrington Robinson, and
JerryAnderson, Jr.
In Van Buren Township, Clerk Leon
Wright will be unopposed while Trustee
Phil Hart, Trustee Brenda McClanahan
and former Wayne County Commissioner
Kevin McNamara all filed for the office of
township supervisor.
Incumbent treasurer Sharry Budd will
seek reelection and face challenger Harry
Roesch, III.
Incumbent trustees Jeff Jahr and
Reggie Miller will face Paul White, Kevin
Martin, Al Ostrowski andSherryFrazier.
