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Village of Greenview Village Board met Aug. 1.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

The Greenview Village Board met for a regular scheduled board meeting. President Curry called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and all present participated in the pledge of allegiance. The roll call indicated that Trustees Brandon Wellhausen, Elizabeth Soldwedel, Norman Hofmann, Patrick Feagans, and Jamie Booth were present. Other village personnel present were Village Treasurer John Holt, Police Chief Alex Thomson, and Village Clerk Monica Brumm.

Public Participation:

No Public Participation

Alex Thomson gave the police report. A total of thirty-five calls were taken for the month of July. A motion was made by Trustee Hofmann and seconded by Trustee Booth to accept the police report. All present in favor voted aye. Report filed into record.

Monica Brumm read the maintenance report for the month of July. A motion was made by Trustee Booth and seconded by Trustee Wellhausen to accept the maintenance report. All present in favor voted aye. Report filed into record.

The minutes from the July 18th, 2022, board meeting was reviewed by each board member. A motion made by Trustee Wellhausen and seconded by Trustee Feagans to approve the minutes. Minutes approved and filed into record.

Income/Expense/Bill Report Each board member reviewed the bills. A motion was made by Trustee Feagans and seconded by Trustee Soldwedel to approve the payment of all bills. Motion was roll called, all present voted aye. Motion passed.

Old Business

1. A motion was made by Trustee Wellhausen and seconded by Trustee Booth to approve the contract with Menard County Animal Control for a total of $1913.70. Motion was roll called, all present in favor voted aye. Motion passed.

2. Discussion was had on changing cell phone providers from Verizon to AT&T. Specific questions were asked by Trustees, and Trustee Hofmann will check into those questions and report back to the board at the next meeting.

3. Discussion was had on property located at 152 W Monroe, if the owner were to deed it over directly to the Village, there would be back taxes, demolition costs, and any other liens. Discussion was had on approaching elevator to see if they might be interested in property before pursuing it further. President Curry would follow up with the elevator.

4. Discussion was had on AT&T leasing ground at filter plant for cell tower. Each board member was provided with a copy of the lease agreement for their review. Changes were discussed, Trustee Soldwedel would type up those changes and send them to President for review.

New Business

1. Discussion was had on setting a policy for Trustee’s missing meetings. President Curry asked the Trustee’s to think about what needed to be included in the policy, and it would be discussed at the next meeting.

2. Nomination letter for Greenview Citizen of The Year was read, board was advised that had only received one nomination prior to the deadline. A motion was made by Trustee Hofmann and seconded by Trustee Soldwedel to approve Charlotte Wohler as Greenview’s Citizen of The Year for 2022. A vote was taken, all present in favor voted aye. Motion passed.

3. Discussion was had on the removal of jelly sand at the filter plant. Trustee Feagans has found people to help with the process and will be getting three bids from companies to see if they can pump the sand out. A vote will be taken at the next meeting.

4. A motion was made by Trustee Feagans and seconded by Trustee Booth to purchase signs for the brush dump to post to help with the illegal dumping. Motion was roll called, all present in favor voted aye. Motion passed.

5. Discussion was had on the potholes in the streets, Trustee Booth will be working on getting those filled in before the roads are oiled and chipped

6. Trustee Hofmann advised board he was in contact with James Meece regarding any grants for sidewalks and sewer.

President Curry advised that the meeting would go into executive session at 8:35 pm. Executive Session ended at 9:05 pm.

7. A motion was made by Trustee Feagans and seconded by Trustee Booth on the hiring of Steve McKee for the open maintenance position.

Committee Reports:

Trustee Feagans: Is getting cost on a commercial warranty plan for the new John Deere mower. Also wanted to see if our nuisance officer could look at the property at 203 E Lincoln to see if they were in violation of the nuisance ordinance.

Trustee Heavner: Absent

Trustee Hofmann: Nothing

Trustee Soldwedel: Nothing

Trustee Wellhausen: Working with IML regarding the claim at the wells.

Trustee Booth: Nothing

President: Read resignation letter from Trustee Heavner.

Treasurer: Nothing

Clerk: Discussion on the first meeting in September being on Labor Day. Was decided the first meeting in September would by September 12th.

Also have had several people within the last 2-3 weeks want to know about placing business cards/flyers up at Village Hall for their business. Wondered if we could put them on the website instead. Trustee Soldwedel checking into that.

Meeting adjourned at 9:15 pm.

At the conclusion of all business, the announcement of the next meeting was made. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday August 15th, 2022, at 7:00 pm.

https://thevillageofgreenview.com/documents/344/080122_meeting_minutes.pdf