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Village of Warrensburg Village Board met Nov. 18.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
CALL TO ORDER: Acting Village President Hackl called the meeting to order at the Warrensburg Village Hall on Monday, November 18, 2024 at 5:30 p.m., reminding everyone the meeting was being recorded.
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was recited.
ROLL CALL: Present: Acting Village President Hackl, Trustees Fisher, Freeman, Eskew and Netherton. Also present were Chief Wheeler, Attorney Jankowicz & VAC Booth. Absent: Trustee Hood and DPW Allen
MAYOR’S COMMENTS: AVP Hackl stated that Lyle Jones has donated $7,200 for the sign for the Community Stage. He explained that half of the money will be distributed to the sign company now and they will be paid the other half when the sign is complete.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Aryn Callarman, from 121 Coffee Run spoke about the TIF money that she received for her business and the plan to repay the Village. She said that they have had a change of plans; they will not have a corporate site here and are in the process of selling another property in Decatur. She would like to repay the TIF money once that property is sold. It is under contract but she stated that the contract may take several months to close. Aryn was asked about future plans for the business and she stated that they would like to continue to operate in Warrensburg. The Board would like an approximate timeline for the repayment and will discuss options in a closed session following this meeting.
NEW BUSINESS: Resident, Harold Hawkins asked if the Board is still considering a city sales tax that was discussed at a previous meeting. AVP Hackl said that the Board may look into the issue at the beginning of the year.
Harold also asked what seat was filled by Christal Eskew. AVP Hackl explained that she filled the available seat vacated by Pam Hood and that he still holds his Trustee seat.
Harold wondered about the duties and need for a School Resource Officer. Chief Wheeler explained that most schools do have an SRO and it is still to be determined when that person will work and how the salary will be split between the School and the Village.
ENGINEER: Nothing
REVIEW/APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion was made by Trustee Netherton, seconded by Trustee Freeman to approve the minutes of the November 4, 2024 regular meeting.
Motion carried.
VILLAGE ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK: Trustee Freeman moved and Trustee Netherton seconded to approve the balance sheet, pay the bills and make the appropriate transfers for
November 18, 2024. VAC Booth noted that the bills included the water transfers and a payment to Illini Township for their share of the Clean Up Day reimbursement, as well as an invoice for the Community Celebration, along with the usual water and sewer bills.
Roll Call Vote: Yes – Trustees Eskew, Netherton, Fisher, Hackl and Freeman.
No – none. Motion carried.
FINANCE: AVP Hackl stated that Trustee Eskew will be the head of finance and she should direct questions to Attorney Jankowicz.
Trustee Eskew made a motion to go into closed session following the meeting to discuss Potential Litigation 5 ILCS120/2(c)(11), seconded by Trustee Freeman.
Roll Call Vote: Yes – Trustees Netherton, Fisher, Hackl, Eskew and Freeman.
No – none. Motion carried.
BUILDING: Nothing
POLICE: Trustee Fisher stated that he will need to send a letter on Village letterhead to Ameren regarding the new light by the Dollar General. He and VAC Booth will work on that.
SEWER: Trustee Hackl gave another update regarding replacing the pole at the lift station. All repairs should be finalized this week.
Trustee Hackl also discussed that the W-L yearbook staff is asking for a donation for the yearbook.
Trustee Eskew made a motion to donate $100 to the W-L yearbook, allocating $50 for a business card size ad and $50 as a donation to the W-L yearbook club (from video gaming), seconded by Trustee Freeman.
Roll Call Vote: Yes – Trustees Netherton, Fisher, Eskew, Hackl and Freeman.
No – none. Motion carried.
Trustee Hackl stated that he attended a meeting with the committee for the Village’s Christmas celebration, One Tree, Many Branches and knows that the members have been using their private funds for the event for the last 3 years. He suggested that the Village assist them with their expenses. Committee member, Cindy Hundley, explained some of the past expenses and said that they are offering fundraising opportunities to off-set their expenses this year. She also mentioned that the Village paid for the tree last year.
AVP Hackl suggested that the Village contribute $1000, to cover the tree and expenses. Trustee Netherton suggested that, as this is a community event, the Board should contribute at least that amount. Trustee Freeman wondered if the funds could come from the wind tower franchise fund, as that is an amount that we currently track. It was decided that video gaming would be the better fund to allocate for this reimbursement.
VAC Booth will note the amount received this year for video gaming on the Bills and Transfers sheet.
Trustee Freeman made a motion to reimburse the One Tree, Many Branches committee in the amount of $1500 from the video gaming funds, seconded by Trustee Eskew.
Roll Call Vote: Yes – Trustees Netherton, Fisher, Hackl, Freeman and Eskew.
No – none. Motion carried.
STREETS: Nothing
WATER: Nothing
PUBLIC WORKS: Nothing
VILLAGE ATTORNEY: Attorney Jankowicz discussed the proposed tax levy ordinance.
A truth in taxation report will be filed that states a specific amount that the Village will levy.
He included a comparison sheet with other communities for discussion. The ordinance will be on the agenda at the next meeting.
Attorney Jankowicz updated the Board on the Village’s ordinance violation case against resident, Rusty Simpson, that will take place on November 19, 2024.
OTHER AND/OR OLD BUSINESS: None
Moved into Closed Session at 6:15 PM.
Reconvened to Open Session at 6:54 PM
Trustee Eskew made a motion to give Attorney Jankowicz authorization to do a financial assessment of the Callarman’s 2 LLC’s , from 121 Coffee Run and also do the lien searches as agreed upon in closed session, seconded by Trustee Netherton.
Roll Call Vote: Yes – Trustees Fisher, Eskew, Hackl, Freeman and Netherton.
No – none. Motion carried.
A motion to adjourn was made by Trustee Freeman, seconded by Trustee Netherton.
The meeting adjourned at 6:56 PM
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