Minutes of the Regular Village Board Meeting Held April 24, 2012
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Mt. Morris met in Regular Session in the Board Room of the Village Hall in said Village at 7:00 PM on Tuesday April 24, 2012. The President called the meeting to order and directed the Village Clerk to call the roll. Upon roll being called, the following answered present: Don Sorensen, Jan Hough, Mary Francis, Trustee Harvey, trustee Hoffman and Jon Murray. Upon roll being called all Trustees present voted “Aye.” President declared said motion carried. Eric Morrow and Corey Buck were present. VISITORS: Jerry Stauffer, Larry Ubben, Rob Urish, Howie Herman, Linda Straith, John Finfrock, Doug Aken, Bob Coddington, Tim Toulon, Paul Dempsey and Aaron Palmer MINUTES: Trustee Hoffman moved and Trustee Francis seconded the motion to accept the minutes as presented. Upon roll being called all Trustees present voted “Aye.” President declared said motion carried. EXECUTIVE MINUTES: TREASURER’S REPORT: No Report. CURRENT BILLS: Trustee Francis moved and Trustee Sorensen seconded the motion to accept the current bills as presented. Upon roll being called, all Trustees present voted “Aye.” President declared said motion carried. ADMINISTRATION: Village President Unger reminds everyone of the electronics recycling event sponsored by Ogle County Solid Waste Management on May 4 & 5th. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS: Tim Toulon and Paul Dempsey of Exelon Corp. came before the Board and made a $15,000.00 donation on behalf of Exelon for the refurbishing of the band shell and new benches on the campus. On behalf of the Village of Mt. Morris Village President Unger thanked Exelon for their generous donation. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP: Chairman Rob Urish of EDG came before the Board making a recommendation that they consider executing a franchise agreement with Leaf River Telephone to bring I-fiber into the Village of Mt. Morris. At this time Aaron Palmer with LRT gave a brief over of the project. Palmer hopes to have the project complete by the end of the summer. Trustee Harvey moved and Trustee Hoffman seconded the motion to accept the franchise agreement with LRT as presented. Upon roll being called all Trustees present voted “Aye.” President declared said motion carried. LARRY UBBEN: Resident Larry Ubben came before the Board asking the Village Board to consider the use of the Bandshell for more concerts during the summer. Village President recommends that Trustee Harvey work with Ubben to help facilitate and to come back before the Board times, costs etc. WATER & SEWER DEPT: Trustee Sorensen reports that the digester and the north well are still down. Digging for the first clarifier has begun along with the water main.
Minutes of the Regular Village Board Meeting Held April 24, 2012 Page 2 STREET DEPT: Trustee Hoffman reports that the Street Dept., will begin trimming trees. Cold patch work is done. The skid loader cylinder is cracked, in the process of being rebuilt. Hoffman reports that in 2-3 years the utility truck will need to be replaced. Village President Unger to sign street maintenance contract and back to the State for approval. Center St. still needs to be surveyed. ORDINANCE: Work still needs to be done on the building codes proposed by the Planning Commission. FINANCE: Trustee Francis presents second draft of the budget. Will approve first meeting in May. PARK & RECREATION: Trustee Hough reports that the Park truck has repair issues. Still discussing park improvements and possible cleanup day. PUBLIC PROPERTY: Flood in basement of Village Hall professional company has been hired to do cleanup work. CHANGE THE WORLD: Trustee Francis addressed the Board on behalf of the Methodist Church Change the World Day May 19, 2012. Francis highlighted the goals of this community work day. Trustee Francis moved and Trustee Harvey seconded the motion to accept the proposal as presented. Upon roll being called all Trustees present voted “Aye.” President declared said motion carried. POLICE DEPT: Trustee Harvey moved and Trustee Sorensen seconded the motion to accept the bid from Lowe’s Automotive for the 2002 squad car in the amount of $351.00. Upon roll being called all Trustees present voted “Aye.” President declared said motion carried. SECURITY SYSTEM: Trustee Harvey presented to the Board several options for a security system for Village Hall. Will look at the end of the budget carryover and discuss at a later date. Jerry Stauffer suggests that the Board consider smoke alarm system as well. CIVIL DEFENSE: No Report. OLD BUSINESS: No Report. NEW BUSINESS: No Report. There being no further business to come before this Board, Trustee Francis moved and Trustee Harvey seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:16 PM. Upon roll being called all Trustees present voted “Aye.” President declared said motion carried. The next regular Village Board Meeting will be held on May 8, 2012 at 7:00 PM in the Village Board Room. _______________________
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