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Village of Illiopolis Board of Trustees met Dec. 19.

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

D Koonce made a motion to approve the December 4, 2023 meeting minutes as amended seconded by S. Mc Intyre. all ayes Motion carried 5-0-1 with M Peevler abstaining.    

Visitors

Open Forum

Treasurer’s Report

C Mitchell gave the Monthly reports and also a report on the expenses for the Storm Sewer Grant. She also gave a printout of the comparison of water we bill and what we are billed for as a Village. R Reed requested that we also figure out the cost of that water. J DeVore made a motion to approve the Treasurers report as presented, with D Koonce seconding. All ayes motion carried 6-0-0.

Economic Development Report

R Reed gave an update on the solar project and an update on the possible gun range. Mayor Rogers asked if he had checked into the application for the hydrant grant. R Reed said he will take care of getting that application completed. Mayor Rogers explained that he reached out to different politicians and was able to secure a grant for $45,000 with the help of State Senator Sally Turner.

Engineering Report

P Weber said he did not have anything to report yet on Westside Park drainage.  

Old Business

The water line project at 361 W Matilda  and 7th street meter installation was discussed. Three different scenarios were presented. Mayor Rogers said the work would not start till after the first of January. D Koonce made a motion to approve all three options with a not to exceed $6700. J DeVore seconded.  Roll call vote was taken All ayes Motion carried 6-0-0

Concrete work at 313 5th was discussed. D Koonce made a motion for installation of concrete at 313 5th street with B Honea seconding. Roll Call  2-4-0  Motion failed

New Business

S McIntyre made a motion to adopt Resolution 2023-16 to change meeting times from 6:30 pm to 6:00 pm. With B Honea seconding. Roll Call  All ayes Motion carried 6-0-0

Attorney Segatto amended pages 3 & 4 of the garbage ordinance. Included in the amendments is the following statement. Anyone who has a complaint has to fill out and sign a complaint form with the clerk at the Village Hall. 

S McIntyre made a motion to approve the Garbage Ordinance as amended 2023-11 with D Koonce seconding. Roll Call all ayes Motion carried 6-0-0

Final pay estimates and change orders were tabled to next meeting pending final inspection of project area.  

Dilapidated Property

Comments

R Reed said that he and D Koonce are looking into upgrading the equipment. He will keep the board informed on what he finds out.

D Koonce said that there were some sewer issues on 2nd street. Public Works will be notified to see if the lines need flushed or not. P Weber stated that he has maps of those sewer mains and can assist if needed.

S McIntyre asked D Koonce about the tree that was taken off the list to be cut down. The resident still has issues there. D Koonce said he will call the resident.

J DeVore mentioned there is a new antenna on top of the new communications tower. Mayor Rogers was in contact with the County and was told it would be fully operational by April. He also mentioned something about possible WiFii access.

Mayor Rogers said a resident asked if a bigger No Outlet sign could be put up Prairie Run. He also asked if the board still wanted to proceed with sewer  plant consolidation with Niantic and Harristown. After a brief discussion it was decided that more information is needed. The Mayor will have someone at the next meeting to answer questions. Mayor Rogers also mentioned that on call was trained for doing the sewer rounds and maybe on call could do holidays starting in 2024. The board agreed to have on call do rounds on holidays. The board was also asked to review the Employee Handbook for any possible changes for 2024. This will be discussed at the next meeting.

J DeVore made a motion to go into Executive session at 7:30pm for personnel. S McIntyre seconded roll call vote was taken all ayes motion carried 6-0-0.

D Koonce made a motion to come out of executive session at 7:42pm with S McIntyre seconding. Roll call vote was taken all ayes motion carried 6-0-0.

B Honea made a motion to adjourn at 7:45pm with S McIntyre seconding All ayes 6-0-0.

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