WINDSOR CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD

SPECIAL MEETING OCTOBER 20, 2025

MEETING ROOM – 7:00 PM

APPROVED

 

Supervisor Shaw called the Special Meeting to order at 7:00 pm with the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

Present:  Shaw, Rumsey, Barnhart-Smith, Gardner, Pray, and Myers

Absent:  VanElls

 

Rumsey moved, and Gardner seconded to approve the agenda as written.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Hear Public Present for Agenda Items:  None

 

Board Vacancy Announcement - Supervisor Shaw announced that Trustee Stacy VanElls will step down from the Township Board due to her relocation outside the township, creating a vacancy on the Board. Once a formal letter of resignation is received from Ms. VanElls acknowledging her intent to leave the Board, the Township will proceed to post the vacancy on its website. An in-person interview date will then be scheduled for interested candidates. Following the interviews, the Township Board will appoint one individual to fill the vacant position.  It should be noted that, because a primary election will take place next year, the individual appointed to fill this vacancy will be required to run in the August 4, 2026, Primary Election and, if successful, in the November 3, 2026, General Election to retain the seat for the remainder of the term.

 

Motion by Shaw, seconded by Barnhart-Smith, to approve the Special Use Permit application for Guinea Road Storage, located at 6690 Guinea Road, Charlotte, MI 48813 (Parcel ID# 080-009-100-090-00), for a 3,600 sq. ft. mini-storage and outdoor storage facility, as recommended by the Planning Commission. Approval is granted subject to the following conditions:

  1. Recreational vehicles stored on the parcel shall not be occupied or used as living quarters.
  2. Overnight tractor-trailer and other commercial truck parking is permitted for trucks and trailers only; no persons shall remain in vehicles overnight.
  3. The mini-storage facility shall be separate from existing structures located north of the mini-storage facility. The Special Use Permit applies only to the outdoor storage and mini-storage uses.
  4. The residential structure shall be used for caretaker quarters only. The two (2) accessory structures shall require separate, appropriate zoning and building permits before any use or modification.

Roll Call Vote:
Myers – Yea
Gardner – Yea
Barnhart-Smith – Yea
Shaw – Yea
Rumsey – Yea
Pray – Yea
1 Absent

Motion carried (6–0, 1 absent).

 

Motion by Shaw, seconded by Rumsey, to amend the Township Board’s approved 2025 meeting schedule and reschedule Tuesday, November 11, 2025 regular meeting, due to Veterans Day to Monday, November 10, 2025, at the regular meeting time and location. Motion carried unanimously.

 

Motion by Barnhart-Smith, seconded by Gardner, to set a Public Hearing for the proposed 2026 Windsor Charter Township Budget on Monday, November 10, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., to be held before the start of the scheduled Township Board meeting at the regular meeting location. Motion carried unanimously.

 

Clerk Barnhart-Smith explained that, in accordance with Public Act 152 of 2011, the Township must annually determine its method of compliance regarding employee health insurance premium contributions.

Motion by Barnhart-Smith, seconded by Myers, to opt out of the 80/20 health insurance program in accordance with MCL 15.568, Section 8 of Public Act 152 of 2011, and to authorize the Township to pay 100% of the health insurance premium for eligible Township employees for the period of September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026.

Motion carried unanimously.

 

Motion by Pray, seconded by Gardner, to approve Supplemental Agreement No. 13 to the Water Service Agreement between the Charter Township of Windsor and the Lansing Board of Water and Light, as presented.

Further, to authorize the Township Supervisor and Clerk to execute the agreement on behalf of the Charter Township of Windsor.

Motion carried unanimously.

 

Motion by Shaw, seconded by Myers, to approve the request for an extension to June 1, 2026, for the completion of the asphalt parking lot required for the facility located at 10185 Harvest Park. The extension shall be granted in accordance with Township requirements, subject to the condition that the property maintains a parking lot approved by Assistant Chief Fabijancic, deemed sufficient to allow emergency vehicle entry and egress to the building.

Motion carried unanimously.

 

With no further business, Supervisor Shaw adjourned the Special Meeting at 7:39 pm.

 

                                                                                    Meredith Barnhart-Smith, Clerk

                                                                                    Windsor Charter Township