Village of Argenta Board of Trustees met June 18.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
Call to Order: Mayor Luedke called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Roll Call: Mayor Luedke and Trustees Barker, Crowder, Kaufman, Hanna and Pagel were present.
Trustees Kaufman and Hanna were absent. Also in attendance were Deputy Wendell, Street
Superintendent Ken Smith, and Clerk Sherry Koszesza. Residents in attendance were Chief Logan.
Pledge of Allegiance
Consent Agenda:
1. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes of June 18, 2018 #18-06-18 R11
2. Approval of Disbursements #18-06-18 D12
3. Approval of Bank Reconciliations #18-06-18 BR06
Trustee Barker moved and Trustee Pagel seconded to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.
Upon a call of the roll, the vote was:
VACANT =
Barker = Yes
Crowder= Yes
Kaufman = Absent
Hanna = Absent
Pagel = Yes
Motion carried.
Public Comment: There was none.
Recognition of Visitors: There were none.
Department Reports:
1. Law Enforcement Report. Nothing major to report this month.
2. Village Staff Reports. Street Superintendent Ken Smith showed everyone the valves that were replaced today. Trustee Crowder asked about putting orange snow fencing around the holes. Ken said that we need better barricades. Trustee Crowder asked to look into how much the better barricades would be.
3. Mayor’s Report. Mayor Luedke gave the Board a list of ordinance violation letters that have been sent. They are mostly for garbage. The pool on East Park Street has been drained and the liner removed. On Claremont Street, the abandoned car will be taken care of by Friday. On Rt. 48, the 3 trailers have to be gone by the 24th. Trustee Barker asked that we only send 1 notice per year for any ordinance. We will vote on that next time. We have been receiving credit card payments for water bills and citations. On Friday June 15th AIM hosted a stop for a bicycle tour. It was a big success.
4. Attorney’s Report. Nothing to report.
Old Business: There was none.
New Business:
Discuss/Vote to approve Resolution 18-06-18 Res01, Resolution to amend 2017/2018 Budget.
o Trustee Barker moved and Trustee Pagel seconded to approve Resolution 18-06-18 Res 01, Resolution to amend 2017/2018.
Upon a call of the roll, the vote was:
VACANT =
Barker = Yes
Crowder= Yes
Kaufman = Absent
Hanna = Absent
Pagel = Yes
Motion carried.
Discuss/Approve Metro Fiber Optic Work. There was no vote necessary. This item was just informational.
Discuss/Vote on continuing service with Nania for village owned buildings. Trustee Crowder asked if the savings on the pages were correct. Yes. Trustee Pagel asked when we need to make this decision. November. Trustee Crowder likes the idea of locking it in long term.
o Trustee Crowder moved and Trustee Pagel seconded to approve continuing service with Nania for village owned buildings.
Upon a call of the roll, the vote was:
VACANT =
Barker = Yes
Crowder= Yes
Kaufman = Absent
Hanna = Absent
Pagel = Yes
Motion carried.
Discuss/Vote to approve petition for variance for an oversized storage building for Larry Slemp, 552 W Elm St (12’x16’ allowed, request is for 12’x32’). Trustee Pagel said that it is already there. Trustee Crowder said that just because it is there, doesn’t mean we can’t make them move it. He said we need to be sure to apply the same rules to everyone. The Board was OK with the petition.
Trustee Barker moved and Trustee Crowder seconded to approve petition for
variance for an oversized storage building for Larry Slemp, 552 W Elm St (12’x16’
allowed, request is for 12’x32’)
Upon a call of the roll, the vote was:
VACANT =
Barker = Yes
Crowder= Yes
Kaufman = Absent
Hanna = Absent
Pagel = Yes
Motion carried.
Closed Session:
Discuss appointment for vacant Trustee position
Trustee Pagel moved and Trustee Crowder seconded to go to closed session at 6:17 p.m. to discuss appointment for vacant Trustee position.
Upon a call of the roll, the vote was:
VACANT =
Barker = Yes
Crowder= Yes
Kaufman = Absent
Hanna = Absent
Pagel = Yes
Motion carried.
Open Session:
Discuss/Vote on appointment for vacant Trustee position. Open session resumed at 6:19 p.m.
Trustee Crowder moved and Trustee Barker seconded to appoint Doug Logan to the vacant Trustee position.
Upon a call of the roll, the vote was:
VACANT =
Barker = Yes
Crowder= Yes
Kaufman = Absent
Hanna = Absent
Pagel = Yes
Motion carried.
Adjournment
Trustee Pagel moved, and Trustee Barker seconded, to adjourn at 6:22 p.m.
Upon a call of the roll, the vote was:
Vacant =
Barker = Yes
Crowder= Yes
Kaufman= Absent
Hanna = Absent
Pagel = Yes
Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned.
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