LINCOLN CHARTER TOWNSHIP – MEETING MINUTES – 2-19-2025

LINCOLN CHARTER TOWNSHIP
BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN
February 19, 2025

A SPECIAL MEETING of the Lincoln Charter Township Board of Trustees was called by Supervisor Glenn Youngstedt to review pending litigation.

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Supervisor Glenn Youngstedt, Treasurer Terrie Smith, Clerk Michael Brown, Trustees Marc Florian, Deb Peterson, and Dick Stauffer.
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Trustee Amy Pheifer present via Zoom Non-voting
ALSO PRESENT: Township Attorney Scott Dienes and Township Engineer Brandon Mieras.

AGENDA: Review pending litigation with Township Attorney.
MOTION: Trustee Peterson moved, seconded by Trustee Florian for the Board of Trustees to go into closed session as authorized by Section 8(e) and 8(h) of the Open Meetings Act, being Act 267 of the Public Acts of Michigan 1976, to consult with the Township Attorney to consider material exempt from discussion or disclosure in connection with pending litigation.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Supervisor Youngstedt, Treasurer Smith, Clerk Brown, Trustee’s Florian, Peterson, and Stauffer. Nays: none. MOTION CARRIED
Closed Session started at 12:05 PM and returned to open session at 1:09 PM.
MOTION: Trustee Florian moved and seconded by Clerk Brown to authorize the Township Attorney to formally prepare and present a settlement offer to St. Joseph Charter Township and their Township Attorney.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Supervisor Youngstedt, Treasurer Smith, Clerk Brown, Trustee’s Peterson, Florian, and Stauffer. Nays: none. MOTION CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business Supervisor Youngstedt adjourned the meeting at 1:11 PM.
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