VILLAGE OF STANFORD

100 W. Boundary

Stanford, IL 61774

PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Thursday, February 16, 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 January 16, 2006 regular meeting as presented. Motion carried.

3.	APPOINTMENTS

President Campbell made a recommendation for the appointment of Kara Streenz as Village Clerk/Collector. Start date would be set for February 21, 2006 with the salary of $12.00/hour. The Clerk/Collector's term would run for the remainder of President Campbell's term. Employment is subject to background check. Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Beaty to approve the appointment of Kara Streenz as Clerk/Collector.

On roll call the vote was:
AYES: 5 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, Wallarab and Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There Being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

4.	POLICE REPORT

A.	President Campbell made a recommendation for the appointment of Heath Jeppson as the ESDA Director. Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Wallarab to accept the appointment of Heath Jeppson as ESDA Director.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes the motion carried.

B.	Police Chief Copeland discussed a $1,825.00 grant that was given to the Police Department for the purchase of the IWIN Computer system. Chief Copeland asked the board for a matching grant of $1,825.00. No action was taken and it will be discussed at the March 16, 2006 meeting.

5.	TREASURER'S REPORT

Trustee Wallarab moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to approve the Treasurer's Report for January 2006. Treasurer Fitch reported that the Illinois Fund Bond and Interest and the 1991 Project Fund accounts have been closed. The remaining balances were transferred to the Illinois Funds Water Fund account.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes the motion carried.

6.	FINANCIAL REPORT

Trustees Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Wendland to approve the Financial Report for January 2006.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes the motion carried.

7.	MONTHLY DISBURSEMENTS APPROVAL

Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Wallarab 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 and Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

8.	COMMITTEE REPORTS

A.	Trustee Geurts reported for Streets.

B.	Trustee Beaty reported for Drainage.

C.	Trustee Sharp reported for Water.

D.	Trustee Wallarab reported for Health, Beautification and Welfare.

E.	Trustee Wendland reported for Community Development. Mark McGrath sent correspondence to Steve Meyers of the Farnsworth Group on January 30,2006 regarding the annexation of the Houston property and Village property in order for them to conduct a wastewater treatment plant site evaluaton. Trustee Geurts will follow up with Mr. Meyers.

9.	LEGAL

A.	A lien was filed on the property located at 408 W. Main for unpaid water service.

B.	Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to authorize Mark McGrath to prepare an ordinance to farm residential property.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

C.	Trustee Wallarab made a motion to remove Section 33.01(H) from the Municipal Code. There was no second and the motion died.

The concensus of the board was not to revise the Municipal Code with regard to	Section 33.01(H) until a Police Committee Chairman is appointed.

10.	NEW BUSINESS

A.	Jean Deal, a representative for the Olympia High School After Prom Party Committee, requested a grant from the Village to use towards the cost of their after prom party.

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Beauty to give the committee a $100.00 grant for their activities.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT:0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

B.	The board discussed options to purchase or lease a new lawn mower. It was discussed that the Village and Park District could share the lawn mower that the Park

District currently owns. It was agreed to table the discussion until the March 16,2006 meeting.

C.	Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to accepted the resignation of Village Clerk/Collector Becky Gilroy. Her last day will be February 24, 2006.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS:0

ABSENT:0

There being 5 affirmative votes the motion carried.

D.	Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to accept the Zoning Board's recommendation to rezone the property at 201 S. Grant from residential to commercial.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beauty, Geurts, Sharp, Wallarab and Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes the motion carried.

E.	Trustee Wallarab moved, seconded by Trustee Wendland to have attorney Mark McGrath draw up an ordinance to allow the Village to charge a $25.00 zone application fee plus the cost of publishing the meeting notice in the Olympia Review.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT:0

There being 5 affirmative votes the motion carried.

F.	Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Wallarab to continue the past practice of only requiring one signature on bank accounts.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes the motion carried.

G.	Trustee Geurts motioned, seconded by Trustee Wendland, to table the discussion of a Municipal Utility Tax Audit Program from Azavar.

H.	The sale of Village property was tabled until the March meeting to compile a list of items that might need to be sold at the same time.

I.	Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Wendland to keep all Executive Session Minutes closed to the public.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes the motion carried.

11.	PUBLIC CONCERNS

A.	Heath Jeppson, 406 W Main, inquired if the Village has a kennel ordinance. It will be placed on the March 16, 2006 agenda.

B.	Mike and Brenda Cook inquired about the development of a village sewer system.

12.	ADJOURNMENT @ 8:44 PM

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

Becky Gilroy

Village Clerk

attending

Kara Streenz

Village Clerk

filing