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Village of Jerome Board of Trustees met June 27.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

CALL TO ORDER: The President and the Board of Trustees held a special meeting at the Jerome Civic Center, 2901 Leonard Street, Jerome, Illinois. The meeting was called to order at 5:30 pm by President Lopez, followed by Roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance.

ROLL CALL: The following were present:

Mike Lopez, Village President

Kathy DeHart, Trustee of Public Property & Co Trustee Public Health

Leigh Irons, Trustee of Public Safety

Ralph Irons, Trustee of Water Department

Dale Lael, Trustee of Building & Zoning

Phil Raftis, Trustee of Public Works

Christina Smith, Co-Trustee of Public Health

Also Present:

Lisa Cave, Village Clerk

Absent:

Jason Brokaw, Attorney, Giffin, Winning, Cohen & Bodewes, P.C., Steve Roth, Village Treasurer

PUBLIC COMMENTS:

President Lopez opened the Visitors Acknowledgement portion of the meeting at 5:31 pm. Clerk Cave stated she had received no emails.

This portion of the meeting closed at 5:32 pm.

NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION: President Lopez opened discussion for the hiring of a Water Clerk. Ralph Irons presented hiring Denise Schuh as Water Clerk at $14.00 per hour. Trustee Ralph Irons finds Denise computer literate and qualified for the job.

Motion to approve hiring Denise Schuh as Water Clerk at $14.00 per hour, 20 hours per week contingent on background by Trustee Ralph Irons and 2nd by

Trustee Smith.

Upon roll call vote, all voted AYE;

MOTION PASSES.

President Lopez opened the discussion for Mileage Reimbursement to Water Clerk for Travel during Training and Follow up Training. Trustee Ralph Irons stated that Diane has already moved to another city and with Richard resigning Denise will need trained on the system and the online payment. Diane will be driving 1.5 hours each way to train the new water clerk Denise. Trustee Ralph Irons would like to cover the mileage for Diane for 2 weeks, through July 8th, 2022.

Motion to approve the mileage reimbursement for training and follow up training through July 8, 2022 by Trustee Ralph Irons and 2nd by Trustee Raftis.

Upon roll call vote, all voted AYE;

MOTION PASSES.

ADJOURNMENT: With no further business, President Lopez asked for a motion to close the meeting at 5:41 pm. Motion was made by Trustee Leigh Irons and 2nd by Trustee Raftis.

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