Village of Lovington Board of Trustees met Oct. 14

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By Philip Gonzales

Nov 20, 2024

Village of Lovington Board of Trustees met Oct. 14.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Call to order: President Dennis Garmon called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

Pledge of Allegiance: President Garmon led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call found the following trustees to be present: Todd Hale, Keith Stanberry, April Daily and Bittany Bates. President Dennis Garmon and Clerk Alma Fair were also present. Absent: Andrea Wardrip & Mike Young

Guests:

Byan Yoder – He would like to purchase the Railroad property that the Village owns in section 25 on the plat book. He doesn’t plan to flatten the property – the property equals out to 8.23 acres He plans to clear it and maintain a trail.

Minutes and action of Village Clerk

1. Discussion and action on the September 2024 invoices

A Motion was made by Daily and seconded by Bates to accept the September 2024 invoices as presented.

YEA: Bates, Hale, Stanberry, Daily

No: None

Absent: Wardrip, Young

MOTION CARRIED

2. Discussion and action on September 9, 2024, Regular Meeting Minutes. A Motion was made by Daily and seconded by Bates to approve the September 09, 2024, Regular Meeting minutes as presented.

YEA: Hale, Stanberry, Daily, Bates

No: None

Absent: Wardrip, Young

MOTION CARRIED

3. Discussion and action on October 2, 2024, Special Board Meeting Minutes A Motion was made by Daily and seconded by Bates to approve the October 2, 2024, Special Board Meeting minutes as presented.

YEA: Stanberry, Daily, Bates, Hale

No: None

Absent: Wardrip, Young

MOTION CARRIED

Treasurer’s Report

1. Discussion and action September 2024 treasurer’s report

A Motion was made by Bates and seconded by Daily to accept the September 2024 treasurer’s report.

YEA: Hale, Stanberry, Daily, Bates

No: None

Absent: Wardrip, Young

MOTION CARRIED

Old Business:

1. Discussion and Action if any regarding Zoning Ordinance

After much discussion the board is in favor of going with the county for the zoning ordinance. Clerk Fair will try to talk to the person at the County and bring information back to the next meeting.

New Business:

1. Discussion and Action on IMLRMA Bill

A Motion was made by Daily and seconded by Bates to pay with Option #1 $38091.24 + $250.00 dues to IMLRMA.

YEA: Stanberry, Daily, Bates, Hale

No: None

Absent: Wardrip, Young

MOTION CARRIED

2. Discussion and Action on Tax Levy Ordinance 2024-09,

A Motion was made by Daily and seconded by Stanberry to approve Ordinance 2024-09 Tax Levy for 2024-2025 as presented.

YEA: Daily, Bates, Hale, Stanberry

No: None

Absent: Wardrip, Young

MOTION CARRIED

3. Discussion and Action on Resolution 2024-03

Clerk Fair spoke with our attorney, and he doesn’t think we can spend money without the board’s approval. He has sent an email to Illinois Municipal Leage but hasn’t heard back from them as of this afternoon. The only way he knows is for the president of the board to give approval and then present it to the board at the next meeting or better yet have a special meeting to approve it. So, there is no Resolution to pass.

Closed Session

Meeting of “The Mayor & Commissioners of a municipality organized under article 4 of the Municipal Code held to discuss matters, which relate solely to exercise their executive or administrative responsibilities.”

5 ILCS 120/2 Sec.2 (c) (1) The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of Specific employees

AND

5ILCS 120/2 Sec.2 (C) (21) Approval by the body of the semi-annual review of closed minutes A Motion was made by Daily and seconded by Stanberry to go into closed session at 7:34 pm for the purpose of 5 ILCS 120/2 Sec.2 (c) (1) The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of Specific employees and 5ILCS 120/2 Sec.2 (C) (21) Approval by the body of the semi-annual review of closed minutes

YEA: Bates, Hale, Stanberry, Daily

No: None

Absent: Wardrip, Young

MOTION CARRIED

Return to Open Session

A Motion was made by Hale and seconded by Stanberry to return to Open Session at 7:48 pm.

YEA: Hale, Stanberry, Daily, Bates

No: None

Absent:

Absent: Wardrip, Young

MOTION CARRIED

A Motion was made by Daily and seconded by Hale to keep all closed sessions closed.

YEA: Bates, Hale, Stanberry, Daily

No: None

Absent: Wardrip, Young

MOTION CARRIED

Department Reports

Water & Sewer Report – Todd Hale

Nothing to report

Park and Special Projects – Brittany Bates

A Motion was made by Bates and seconded by Daily to request $159.34 to cover overage from Park Recreation expenses.

YEA: Hale, Stanberry, Daily, Bates

No: None

Absent: Wardrip, Young

MOTION CARRIED

Police – Keith Stanberry

Will check with Swisher about getting a reflective sticker for golf cart and make sure everyone with a golf cart gets them licensed. Our part-time officers are working more hours elsewhere.

Streets and Alleys – Mike Young absent

Buildings and Grounds – April Daily

Gillis the poles in front of Zancha – Zancha was to order somethings for the poles and hasn’t yet. She spoke to Gillis about the Christmas tree downtown, she as an idea for another tree to be placed downtown. Gillis has ordered a tree for the park.

Attorney told Daily about the abandoned houses, see if any of these taxes are coming up unpaid. That might be the cheapest way instead of going through the court. Daily will watch the paper if any of these houses are listed.

Insurance – Andrea Wardrip Absent

Presidents Report – Dennis Garmon

Atchison Electric quote for electric to the gazebo –

A Motion was made by Stanberry and seconded by Hale to accept the quote from Atchison Electric for electric at the park for $1,476.00.

YEA: Stanberry, Daily, Bates, Hale

No: None

Absent: Wardrip, Young

MOTION CARRIED

Adjournment:

A Motion was made by Stanberry to adjourn at 8:45 p.m.

YEA: all agreed

No: None