Budget, Salaries and Paint Creek Dam on Tonight's Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda

This evening's Oakland Township Board of Trustees meeting agenda is especially packed and includes an update on the Paint Creek Dam Removal Project, salary and wage schedules for township administration, a public hearing and adoption of the 2011-2012 budget, a resolution approving the Household Hazardous Waste Consortium inter-local agreement and several other items.

The meeting begins at 7 p.m tonight at and is open to the public. Residents may make public comments at the beginning of the meeting and during public hearings.

The official Oakland Township website offers the following meeting etiquette guidelines:

If your issue is ON the agenda:  

Once the item has been introduced, wait to speak until after the topic has been discussed by the Board and a motion has been made. After the motion has been made and seconded, discussion is open to the public. Make sure you are standing at the microphone to be recognized before the item is called for a vote. Please state your name and address for the record.  

If your issue is NOT ON the agenda:  

Wait to be recognized at the microphone during the Public Comment portion of the agenda. All comments and discussion must be germane to Township affairs.  

Tips for Addressing the Township Board:

• Move in an orderly and timely fashion to the microphone when the Public Comment portion is announced.
• Give you name and address after being acknowledged. If requested, please spell your last name.
• Please be courteous.
• Speak directly to the Chairperson, which is the Supervisor. The proper procedure at a Board meeting is to address others at the table or other speakers “through the chair”.
• State your issue clearly and succinctly.
• Be specific. Make your announcement or address your concern, what was done or what you have already tried to do, and specifically what you want to see done to resolve the issue.
• Stay within the allotted time.