Minutes of the Special Board Meeting
Southwest Michigan Building Authority (SMBA) Board of Directors
July 18, 2022 | 10:00am | Public Meeting Room, Oshtemo Township Hall
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Minutes
1. Call to Order: Chair Dusty Farmer called the meeting to order at approximately 10:00am.
Name Present or Absent
Dusty Farmer, Board Chair (Oshtemo Representative) Present
Jeff Sorensen (Cooper Representative) Present
Carol Dehaan, Treasurer (Cooper Representative) Present
Cheri Bell (Oshtemo Representative) Present
Larry Stehouwer (Cooper Representative) Present
Also present were: Building Official Garrett Reitenour, Attorney Jim Porter, and Board Secretary Kyle Gibson.
2. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items: None
3. Consideration of a Personnel Evaluation:
A motion was made by Jeff Sorensen and supported by Carol DeHaan to adopt a resolution to enter closed session.
Upon a Roll Call Vote, the following voted:
Yes: Dusty Farmer, Carol DeHaan, Cheri Bell, Larry Stehouwer, Jeff Sorensen
Board Chair Dusty Farmer declared that the motion was carried 5-0 and the resolution duly adopted. The board
adjourned to closed session at approximately 10:02am.
Note: Cheri Bell was excused from the meeting at approximately 11:10am.
A motion was made by Jeff Sorensen and supported by Larry Stehouwer to return to open session.
Opposed: None. The motion was carried 4-0 with 1 absent. The board returned to open session at approximately
11:56am.
The board found no issue with the performance of the Building Official.
A motion was made by Dusty Farmer and supported By Carol DeHaan to direct the Building Official and the
Attorney to meet with the property owner to discuss options for a code-compliant resolution.
Opposed: None. The motion was carried 4-0 with 1 absent.
The board directed Office Manager Gibson to add a discussion on the appeals process to the agenda at the next
regular meeting.
4. Public Comment: There was no public comment.
5. Adjournment: Having exhausted the agenda, Board Chair Dusty Farmer declared the meeting adjourned at
approximately 12:05pm.
Next Regular Board Meeting
July 28, 2022 | 8:30am | Public Meeting Room, Oshtemo Township Hall
Prepared By: KYLE GIBSON
Board Secretary & Office Manager
Southwest Michigan Building Authority
7275 West Main Street
Kalamazoo MI 49009
269-585-4150
www.swmiba.org
Special Board Meeting
July 18, 2022
10:00 AM
Oshtemo Township Hall
Public Meeting Room
7275 W Main St
Kalamazoo, MI 49009
Agenda
1. Call to Order
2. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
3. Consideration of a Personnel Evaluation
a. Enter Into Closed Session if Requested by Employee
4. Public Comment
5. Adjournment