Sangamon Sun

Village of Illiopolis Board of Trustees met Dec. 5.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Mayor Rogers called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

A roll call was taken, all members were present.

Agenda

The agenda was adopted as presented.

Minutes

R Reed made a motion to approve the November 21, 2022 meeting minutes seconded by J DeVore All ayes Motion carried 5-0-1 with B Honea abstaining J DeVore made a motion to approve the November 28, 2022 special board meeting minutes seconded by B Honea all ayes motion carried 4-0-2 with M Pevler and J Swick abstaining.

Visitors

Open Forum

Tony Caccomo was present to let the Board know that the driveway at 109 Prairie Run is completely finished. He also stated that the duplex at 528 Currie has sold. He also mentioned that he would like to be included when the Waddell building comes up for sale. Mayor Rogers told him that it would be advertised when it is for sale.

Hunter Martin was present to give an update on the fishing pond project. He talked about taking the fence down so a walk path could be put in. He also mentioned that he is working on grants for this project.

Treasurer’s Report

C Mitchell mentioned that the auditor’s report was ready, and asked the board if they wanted a hard copy or a digital copy. There is a charge for hard copies. She stated that the Village will get 3 or 4 hard copies and the board said they are fine with digital copies. She also stated that we received another bill from URWC. We are being charged for more water than what we are billing for. The board asked the Mayor to call other towns to see if they are having the same situation. The Mayor stated that the person from IRWA was not able to come out Monday to check on leaks but he is working on at time to get it rescheduled and when he comes, he will be checking the whole town.

Economic Development Report

D Reinhart was present by phone to discuss the Waddell building and Judd’s attorney will be sending our attorney the deed to file.

Engineering Report

Old Business

New Business

The Mayor got a bid for the clean- up of the burn pile. After further discussion it was tabled for more information.

The Gaming terminal ordinance was discussed. The Mayor was asked to call other towns to see what they charge for gaming terminal fees. This was tabled for further information.

Weekend water testing was discussed. We will only test until we get automation. R Reed will not be able to do it until after the first of the year. D Koonce will do the testing until the first of the year.

Dilapidated Property

The Mayor stated that the old video store has been sold. He said he spoke to the owner and asked them to secure the front of the building so that the fence could come down.

Comments

M Pevler stated that he did not receive a notice for the special meeting. The Mayor stated he did not know why he did not receive the agenda as he has always gotten previous notices.

C Mitchell let J Swick know that Rod is now available to work on the Map for Westside Park.

The Mayor stated that on December 19th there will be a public hearing on the storm sewer grant at 6:15pm and that all board members should attend. He also stated that he was contacted by public works and that two meter lids have been damaged. One of them was run over by a mower, not sure how the other one was damaged. The Mayor asked the board who is responsible for the cost of replacing the meter lid and he was told that the homeowner is responsible.

The Mayor also stated that Jeff Leka ground up the stumps today and that the one down by the east end of Elizabeth is partially under the sidewalk. He will work on that stump in the spring when we replace the sidewalk.

D Koonce made a motion to go into Executive session at 7:09pm to discuss the leasing of village property and personnel with J DeVore seconding a roll call vote was taken all ayes motion carried 6-0-0.

D Koonce made a motion to come out of executive session at 7:36pm with M Pevler seconding a roll call vote was taken all ayes motion carried 6-0-0.

M Pevler made a motion to adjourn at 7:37pm with J DeVore seconding.

https://illiopolis.illinois.gov/government/agenda-minutes/