Sangamon Sun

Village of Illiopolis Board of Trustees met Feb. 3

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Mayor Reed called the meeting to order at 6:00 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

J DeVore made a motion to approve the January 20, 2025 meeting minutes seconded by S McIntyre All Ayes Motion carried 6-0-0

Visitors

Nick and Dava Bilbrey were present to discuss their water bill with the Board. Verna Marlow was also present to support the Bilbrey’s. Their bill has been going up and are wondering if they have an issue with the meter. One possible solution will be to have the meter changed out to see if that corrects the issue.

Illiofest Committee was present and went over the tentative plans for Illiofest in June. The committee had some items that they brought to the Boards requesting assistance in getting these items completed. They were also requesting to add Friday June 13th to Illiofest. The committee will keep the Board updated by coming to future meetings.

D Koonce made a motion to allow Illiofest to add Friday to their celebration and extend the liquor license. S McIntyre seconded. Roll Call  All Ayes Motion Carried 6-0-0

Open Forum

Treasurer’s Report

Economic Development Report

Mayor Reed informed the Board of an email from the Sangamon Growth Alliance requesting a meeting. The Board agreed that the Mayor should pursue a possible meeting to discuss Economic Development in the Village.

Engineering Report

The mayor and treasurer will be meeting with MG Engineers on Friday to discuss the upcoming projects and grants.

Old Business

The Generac generator at the Softener plant options were discussed. There is some resale value to the generator. The Board agreed to proceed with the possible sale of the generator instead of moving it to another location.

New Business

The Mayor was contacted by EJ Water to discuss an increase in the billing of our Water and Sewer accounts. There will be a $2 increase per bill for 2025 and then in November a discussion will be held on an increase for the upcoming year. Prior research had been done on outsourcing of our water/sewer bills by the Treasurer. These costs are in line with other companies.  

The Village Board set the dates for the Village clean-up and recycling events.  The Village clean up day will be June 21st. The Tire Recycling will be held the week of June 16-20. The Shred and Electronics recycling will also be held on June 21st. Locations and times will be published at a later date.

Dilapidated Property

The Village has been notified that 4 properties are scheduled for demolition. Three are residential and one business.

Comments

M Pevler gave a report on the information he had researched on purchasing a used backhoe. He said it was recommended to look to companies that lease them since municipalities backhoes could have possible salt damage.

Mayor Reed told the Board that the leak on the corner of 5th and Anne street was a 2 million gallon leak. The leak prompted the mayor to contact URWC to see if there is some way to get a report of excessive water usage by the Village. After discussion with URWC a report will be generated to show daily usage. This should help the Village identify if there are large leaks. The mayor asked the Board to look for trees and sidewalks to add to our list for work this spring. The Board is also to take a look at the Employee Handbook to see if there are any revisions that need to be discussed. Revisions to the Employee Handbook will be on a future agenda. The Public Works Department has been doing cleanup of the Sewer Plant, Softener Plant and Filter Plant.

Mayor Reed told the Board that the new playground equipment for Westside Park has been ordered. The mayor is in the process of obtaining quotes for mulch and the timbers for the equipment.

D Koonce made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:46 p.m., with S McIntyre seconding All Ayes Motion Carried 6-0-0

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