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Village of Divernon Board of Trustees met March 29.

Here is the minutes as provided by the board:

A special meeting of the Village of Divernon Board of Trustees was held on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at the Divernon Village Hall. Village President Randy Rhodes called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. After the Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all in attendance, Clerk Rod Molnar called roll: Randy Rhodes "Here", Wayne Jones “Here”, Melissa Layton “Here”, Larry Baer “Here”, Derek Hedges “Here”, Dianne Brenning “Here”. Also in attendance was Police Chief Barclay Harris. Jim Copelin was absent.

A motion was made by Layton to go into executive session for the purpose of interviewing a candidate for part time Police Officer.

The Board returned to regular session at 6:29 p.m.

A motion was made by Baer to hire Michael Blanton as part time Police Officer at a rate of $12.00 per hour beginning April 2, 2017 and to rehire Neil Brown as a part time Police Officer at a rate of $14.00 per hour beginning April 2, 2017. The motion was seconded by Jones and passed 5-0.

Motion by Hedges to adjourn at 6:32 p.m.

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