Trustees purchase roofs, approve hires in Macomb Township

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The Macomb Township Board of Trustees met on the evening of Nov. 13, approving various purchases and making several hires in the last meeting with the board in its current composition.

Purchasing new roofs was a priority for trustees with a $274,800 contract to replace the Township Hall roof awarded to Wm. Molnar Roofing and a $154,300 contract to replace the Department of Public Works’ roof awarded to KJP Roofing. Both contracts were awarded with unanimous support.

According to DPW Director Kevin Johnson, the new Township Hall roof is expected to last 30-40 years and work on the project is expected to begin in April 2025 with some inconvenience for parking. Though the new roof was not initially budgeted for, changes to the budget made room for the new roof project.

“We budgeted $115,000, but there was a budget line for a condenser unit, and we didn’t feel it was necessary at this time,” Johnson said. “We reviewed it, and it was in working condition … That condenser was budgeted for $225,000 in the capital plan, so we’re using some of those funds to cover the cost of the roof to make that happen.”

 

Hirings
Trustees approved several changes in employment for faces familiar to the township.

First, trustees approved the hiring of Raymond Tuttle as a building inspector. A state-licensed inspector/plan reviewer, Tuttle had been helping the Building Department on a part-time basis prior to the meeting. With a 30% increase in building permits and three employees eligible to retire, Tuttle’s hiring as a full-time inspector is intended to help the department plan for anticipated personnel changes.

Following Tuttle’s hiring was the promotion of Anthony Cicchelli to part-time firefighter. Cicchelli was a probationary firefighter with the Macomb Township Fire Department.

 

Nevers retirement
Trustee Nancy Nevers ended her 20-year career on the board at the Nov. 13 meeting. Her retirement was noted by the reading of a resolution in honor of her service and letting Nevers bang the gavel to adjourn. Trustees made time in their closing remarks to share thoughts about Nevers’ time on the board.

“I would like to publicly thank Trustee Nevers for her many years of service to the township,” Trustee Peter Lucido III said. “And not just to the township, but being so welcoming to me four years ago when I joined the board. We’ve sat next to each other for these last four years, always talking about President Trump, talking about Elvis Presley (and) a lot of different things. … I’m going to miss Nancy Nevers every other week at these board meetings. Nancy, thank you and I appreciate your mentorship and guidance in my first four years.”

Ronald Papa Jr. will replace Nevers at the next Board of Trustees meeting.