Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hoffman, County of Clinton, and State of Illinois, held on Wednesday, September 13 2006, at 7:00 P.M. Meeting called to order by President Guile. The following trustees answered roll call:
The minutes of the previous meeting were read by the Village Clerk and approved as read. Visitors recognized: Bill and Shirley Bryant, John Delcour, and Bill Delcour were present. Mr. & Mrs. Bryant were present as new residents to Hoffman. John Delcour was present to address the board regarding a sewer and water issue. The attached bills totaling $26,689.99 and $980.61 was presented for approval and payment. A motion was made by Abernathy and seconded by Nowak to pay the bills presented. Motion carried with no opposition. Committee Reports: Finance/Economic Development – Nothing to report. Health – Nothing to report Ordinance/Zoning – Nothing to report Park/Beautification –Nothing to report. Streets – nothing to report.
Amendments to the Agenda – None President’s Updates & Comments – President Guile informed board members of information on grant application regarding the lift station bypass from Dave Bick. He also shared information regarding health insurance from Central Management Services to board members. Clerk’s Updates and Comments –Hugo informed the board of issues with past water bills. Payment arrangements have been made with customer C307 and customer C433 to bring their accounts in good standing. The non-utility charge of $77.80 and fees have been removed from the Betz account. She also stated that a new application for Illinois Funds will need to be made. The transfer of funds was made from Illinois Funds to Farmer’s State Bank. Attorney’s Updates & Comments – Mr. Kuiken discussed zoning code changes and asked board members if they saw any changes that needed to be made. No changes were identified.
Lift Station Bypass – tabled Culvert at FS Elevator – President Guile informed those present that he went around with Doug Rodman from HMG and they marked areas to be worked on. Web Page – Nowak informed the board that per Dusti, the site is almost ready to go. Hugo will send information to Ms. Barker soon Access Drive at Flush Hydrants on Route 161 East of Village – tabled East 2nd & Pine Road Project – The work for this project is nearly done. Bike Path Maintenance – Hohman stated she has a bid, but the contractor put the wrong town on the bid. She has made several attempts to rectify this problem, but isn’t getting any cooperation from the contractor. Abernathy stated he will call the contractor. Maintenance of Basketball Courts – Work has started and the concrete work will be finished by the end of the month. President Guile will call regarding the lights. Records Retention – tabled
Village Hall Banquet Room – The board was informed that Brother’s Carpet needed the money upfront as the tile will be shipped COD.
Personal Use of Dumpster – A discussion was held regarding the guidelines on the use of the dumpster located at the park building. This issue will also be addressed in the letter to residents. 103 North Broadway – Abernathy reported that per the owner, the structure will be torn down in the next week or two. Ordinance for Trustee Attendance – Per the attorney, the village cannot remove a board member due to lack of attendance/or action.
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