VILLAGE OF STANFORD

100 W. Boundary

Stanford, IL 61774

PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Thursday, January 19, 2006

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

Minutes of the regular meeting of the president and board of trustees of the Village of Stanford, held at the Stanford Village Hall at 7:00 P.M.

President Margaret Campbell called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. It was a regularly scheduled meeting.

1.	ROLL CALL: Present: 5 - Trustees Bob Beaty, Eric Geurts, Jim Sharp, Nikki Wallarab, Matt Wendland

Absent: 0

Also present: Mark McGrath

2.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to approve the minutes of the December 15th, 2005 regular meeting as presented. Motion carried.

3.	POLICE REPORT

Chief Copeland reported on the police department activities for December.

Chief Copeland stated that 4 new tires need to be purchased for the squad car.

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Wendland to approve the purchase of 4 (four)

new tires in the amount of $310.40.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, Wallarab, Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

4.	PUBLIC CONCERNS

Jody Draper addressed the board on behalf of Distinctive Affairs confirming the verbal

agreement made to the board concerning the use of their Class A liquor license.

Treasurer, Phyllis Fitch will begin signing payroll checks prior to giving them to Internal

Auditor, Matt Wendland.

5.	TREASURER'S REPORT

Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to close the Bond and Interest

Repayment Fund and Project Fund and move them to the Water Fund.

Treasure, Phyllis Fitch will find out if CD's will have a penalty if moved.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, Wallarab, Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Wallarab to approve the Treasurer's Report for December as presented.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, Wallarab, Wendland

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

6.	FINANCIAL REPORT

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Beaty to accept the financial report for December as presented.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, Wallarab, Wendland

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

7.	MONTHLY DISBURSEMENTS APPROVAL

Treasurer, Phyllis Fitch stated that check #11832 was a voided check

Trustee Wallarab moved, seconded by Trustee Wendland to approve the listed disbursements and authorize the Treasurer to pay them.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, Wallarab, Wendland

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

8.	TREASURER'S QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT - DECEMBER 2005

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to approve the Treasurer's

Quarterly Investment Report for December 2005

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, Wallarab, Wendland

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

9.	COMMITTEE REPORTS

A.	Trustee Geurts reported for Streets. There's no need to continue contacting the

State's Attorney's Office when no reply has been offered. There was discussion

concerning mowing and cleaning up items left beside the streets.

B.	Trustee Beaty reported for Drainage.

C.	Trustee Sharp reported for Water.

D.	Trustee Wallarab reported for Health, Beautification and Welfare. The town of

Normal may have signs/displays available for the Village's use. There also may

be donations made from residents for purchase of signs and displays.

E.	Trustee Wendland reported for Community Development. There was discussion

regarding the development of the 80 acres south of Stringtown Road.

Trustee Wallarab moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to approve motion to obtain

a quote from Farnsworth Group to do a sewer plant study not to exceed $1,750.00.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, Wallarab, Wendland

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

F.	Chief Copeland reported for Police.

10.	LEGAL

A.	The abandoned car on Lewis Street has insurance, is in working condition, and is licensed through the end of January. Chief Copeland is aware of situation.

B.	Mark recommended tabling the Executive Session Minutes Review until the February board meeting. Each board member should come to the Village Hall and review the Executive Session Minutes during regular business hours before the February 16th meeting.

Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Wendland to table the Executive

Session Minutes Review

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, Wallarab, Wendland

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

C.	Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Wallarab not to take action to change Distinctive Affairs' Liquor License.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, Wallarab, Wendland

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

11.	NEW BUSINESS

A.	Trustee Wallarab moved, seconded by Trustee Wendland to continue the temporary reduction of board stipends.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, Wallarab, Wendland

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

B.	Mike Manahan, who purchased the former Stanford Elementary School, spoke of possible plans for the building and requested the property be rezoned from residential to commercial. A zoning board meeting will be set.

C.	Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Wallarab to increase the Clerk/Collector salary to $12.00/hr.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Wallarab, Wendland

NAYS: 1 - Trustee Sharp

ABSENT: 0

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

D.	Trustee Wallarab moved, seconded by Trustee Wendland to accept zoning board minutes and have Mark McGrath prepare an ordinance to zone farmland as commercial.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, Wallarab, Wendland

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

E.	Chief Copeland would like to have Section 33.01 (H) removed from the Municipal Code due to confidentiality matters.

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to have attorney Mark McGrath check into legal options pertaining to State law and police logs.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, Wallarab, Wendland

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

F.	Trustee Wallarab moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp that Treasurer Phyllis Fitch, President Margaret Campbell, and Internal Auditor Matt Wendland have authorization to sign checks for the Village of Stanford.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, Wallarab, Wendland

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

13.	ADJOURNMENT @ 9:08 PM

There was no further business to come before the board. Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to adjourn. Motion carried.

Becky Gilroy

Village Clerk