Motion: To recommend to the Township Board to add Township Superintendent, Justin Stadt, and Township Assistant Superintendent, Andy Rienstra, as signers for West Michigan Community Bank

Motion: To recommend to the Township Board to approve the Fire Department Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual

Motion: To recommend to the Township Board to approve a resolution authorizing Georgetown Charter Township to commit funds to the Ottawa County Agricultural Land Preservation Program as follows: 

GEORGETOWN CHARTER TOWNSHIP
 OTTAWA COUNTY, Michigan

(Resolution No. ______)

At a _______ meeting of the Township Board for the Charter Township of Georgetown held at the Township offices on ____________, 2026 at 7:00 p.m., this Resolution was offered for adoption by Township Board Member ______________and was seconded by Township Board Member _______________:

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING GEORGETOWN CHARTER TOWNSHIP TO COMMIT FUNDS TO THE OTTAWA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION PROGRAM.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Georgetown Charter Township (the “Township”) has previously adopted a resolution authorizing its participation in the Ottawa County Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) Program (the “PDR Program”), through Ottawa County’s Farmland Preservation Ordinance (i.e., Ottawa County Code, Section 200.5.1, et seq.) (the “County Ordinance”); 

WHEREAS, Georgetown Charter Township intends to continue its cooperation with Ottawa County for farmland preservation efforts, pursuant to the County Ordinance, and to commit certain funding from the Township in furtherance of the same;

WHEREAS, Georgetown Charter Township seeks to preserve viable agricultural lands within Georgetown Charter Township, by acquiring agricultural conservation easements; 

WHEREAS, Georgetown Charter Township does not intend to approve agricultural lands, which are or will become subject to a preservation easement under the PDR Program, to be used for battery storage, wind energy, solar energy, or other similar development purposes;

WHEREAS, Georgetown Charter Township recognizes the importance of agriculture to the economy, heritage, and quality of life in Georgetown Charter Township.

RESOLUTION

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows:  

1. The Recitals above are hereby incorporated into this Resolution as if restated verbatim. 

2. Georgetown Charter Township appropriates and certifies that certain Township funds may be used and committed exclusively for the purchase of agricultural conservation easements in accordance with the Ottawa County PDR Program and applicable State law, including providing matching dollars for the acquisition of such easements pursuant to Sections 200.5.6.4 and 200.5.12.2 of the County Ordinance. Any actual expenditure(s) or commitment(s) of Township funds shall be subject to further Township Board approval. 

3. Georgetown Charter Township reiterates its participation in the Ottawa County PDR Program, directs Ottawa County to continue to administer the PDR Program with the Township’s cooperation, and requests that any application(s) for the acquisition of agricultural conservation easements for property located in the Township be forwarded to the Township for consideration and possible approval, in accordance with Section 200.5.5.2 of the County Ordinance.   

4. All funds (and any interest earned thereupon) having been approved and/or appropriated by the Township Board, will be used for the sole purpose of agricultural land preservation within Georgetown Charter Township. 

5. This Resolution is effective immediately and it shall supersede any prior inconsistent resolutions of the Board.

The vote to adopt this Resolution was as follows: 

YEAS: ____________________________________________________________

                        ____________________________________________________________

NAYS:____________________________________________________________

ABSENT: ________________________________________________                                                                                                                       ABSTAIN:________________________________________________

RESOLUTION IS HEREBY DECLARED ADOPTED.

CERTIFICATION

I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of a Resolution adopted by the Township Board for Georgetown Charter Township at the time, date and place specified above pursuant to the required statutory procedures. 

Respectfully submitted, 

By:   __________________________

Kelly Kuiper

Georgetown Charter Township Clerk