VILLAGE OF STANFORD

100 W. Boundary

Stanford, IL 61774

PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Thursday, March 15, 2007

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: 4- Trustees Dea Anderson, Bob Beaty Eric Geurts,

and George Singley.

Absent: 1 - Trustees Jim Sharp.

Also Present: President Campbell

Attorney Mark McGrath

Carrie Jassman, Treasurer

2.	PRESENTATION:

Members of the ReNew Olympia Committee spoke of their views of the current Olympia

School board and the referenda that will be on the April 17, 2007 Consolidated

Election ballot. ReNew Candidates Rose Willis, Jeff VanDyke, Mike Humphrey and

Mel Keister all spoke of what they would do if elected to the Olympia School Board.

The floor was opened by President Campbell for questions. Christina Schulz, Susan

Robertson and Ron Dubbelee had questions for the committee.

3.	POLICE REPORT:

Chief Everett Copeland reported.

4.	PUBLIC CONCERNS:

A.	Becky Jeppson of 406 W. Main had concerns about a neighbor's dog that

has been seen running loose and on two separate occasions, the dog has not

allowed her out of her car or her husband out of their home. Jeppson also stated

she has worked with animals for almost 15 years and this dog scares her.

Animal Control states they have no record of a rabies shot for this dog. Jeppson

has been in contact with Chief Copeland, McLean County Sherriff's Dept.,

McLean County Animal Control and IL Dept. of Agriculture.

B.	Raymond Green of 207 W. Boundary questioned his building permit application.

Building Inspector, Michael Boitnott, stated he has been in contact with Green's

brother and told him it had been approved.

C.	Steve Myers with Farnsworth Group brought in an pre-application, he had just received from the Illinois EPA, concerning the sewer project. Signing the pre-

application would get our community's name on a list for loan assistance with the

waste-water facility but would not obligate us to any loan. This form would need

to be signed and returned before March 31, 2007.

President Campbell also spoke of a renewal contract for water workload testing

just received from the Illinois EPA, that needs to be signed and returned before March 30, 2007.

Trustee Anderson moved, seconded by Trustee Singley, to set a Special Board

Meeting for Monday, March 19, 2007 at 6:00pm at the Village Hall. The agenda

will be as follows: IEPA water workload testing renewal contract/payment option

and IEPA pre-application for loan assistance for wastewater facilities.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Anderson, Beaty, Geurts and Singley.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Sharp.

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

5.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

Trustee Anderson moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts, to approve the minutes for

both February 15, 2007 regular meeting and February 22, 2007 Public Forum.

All in Favor. Motion carried.

6.	INTERNAL AUDITORS REPORT:

Trustee Singley reported that the Treasurer's Report appeared to be

true and correct.

7.	TREASURER'S REPORT:

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

as presented.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Anderson, Beaty, Geurts and Singley.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Sharp.

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

8.	FINANCIAL REPORT:

Trustee Anderson moved, seconded by Trustee Singley, to approve the Financial

Report with the amendment to show the Attorney fees as a deduction and not a

negative balance.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Anderson, Beaty, Geurts and Singley.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Sharp.

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

9.	MONTHLY DISBURSAL:

Trustee Singley moved, seconded by Trustee Anderson to pay bills subject to

verification of IMCO's invoice for pipe and it is correct.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Anderson, Beaty, Geurts and Singley.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Sharp.

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

10.	COMMITTEE REPORTS:

A.	Streets:

Trustee Geurts stated there was no report at this time.

B.	Drainage:

Trustee Beaty stated there was no report at this time.

C.	Water:

Trustee Sharp was absent.

D.	Health, Beautification & Welfare:

Trustee Anderson set an all-town spring work day for Saturday April 14, 2007

from 9:00am -1:00pm. Anyone is welcome to help work in the flower beds in the community and help get them ready for the warmer months.

Trustee Anderson will place an article in the Olympia Review to announce the

Spring Work Day and the date that the first order of Veteran Memorial bricks will

be placed.

E.	Community Development:

No report at this time.

F.	Legal:

1.	Attorney McGrath and Chief Copeland advised the board that

114 W. Main has been vacated. Chief Copeland also advised of the

inspection that was made by Trustee Geurts, Building Inspector Boitnott

and himself. Inspector Boitnott advised that the water has been shut off.

2.	Chief Copeland advised the board of the inspection made by Trustee Geurts, Building Inspector Boitnott and himself to 431 W. Main.

The property is in worse shape than first reported.

Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Beaty, to authorize

Attorney McGrath proceed with the demolition notice to the owners of

431 W. Main and authorize President Campbell and Clerk Streenz to

sign.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Anderson, Beaty, Geurts and Singley.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Sharp

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

3.	Attorney McGrath advised the board he donated his time to speak with State Representative Keith Sommers about the monies granted to the Village under the Illinois First Grants for storm drainage. Sommers advised that the money is no longer available to the Village by the State of Illinois.

10.	NEW BUSINESS:

A.	Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Anderson, to approve the employee contract for Michael Boitnott for the year 2007-2008 and to include

a 3% raise.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Anderson, Beaty, Geurts and Singley.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Sharp.

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

B.	Trustee Geurts motioned, seconded by Trustee Sharp, the board's decline to

take any further action on the garbage disposal proposal at this time.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Anderson, Beaty, Geurts and Singley.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Sharp.

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

C.	Trustee Anderson moved, seconded by Trustee Singley, to approve a grant

of $1,295.00 for the MAPPING committee with the agreement that any

additional donations received will come back to the Village for reimbursement.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Anderson, Beaty, Geurts and Singley.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Sharp

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

D.	Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Anderson, to approve Chief Copeland to attend a police vehicle seminar/viewing near Chicago on

April 29, 2007 and be paid for miles driven at the IRS rate.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Anderson, Beaty, Geurts and Singley.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Sharp.

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

E.	Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Singley, to authorize President

Campbell to sing a contract for air time use with Verizon Wireless for the Police Department's new, free cell phone for up to $22.00 per month.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Anderson, Beaty, Geurts and Singley.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Sharp

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

F.	Trustee Anderson moved, seconded by Trustee Beaty, to approve an

adjustment to the current water billing policy to reflect the following:

no penalty bills will be sent out because penalties are automatically shown

on the monthly water bill, change the color of the shut off notices to pink

and reduce the date for sending out shut off notices to month to month.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Anderson, Beaty, Geurts and Singley.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Sharp

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

G.	Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Singley, to approve the renewal

of the Corrpro contract and aviation light replacement and authorize President

Campbell to sign.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Anderson, Beaty, Geurts and Singley.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Sharp.

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

H.	Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Beaty, to approve Street Supervisor, Michael Boitnott, to purchase three (3) T-shirts for the part-time

maintenance employee, but the purchase can not exceed $40.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Anderson, Beaty, Geurts and Singley.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Sharp.

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

I.	Trustee Anderson moved, seconded by Trustee Singley, to approve a grant

of $1,500.00 for the Stanford Good Old Days.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustee Anderson, Beaty, Geurts and Singley.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Sharp.

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

11.	MOTION TO ADJOURN @ 9:20pm:

Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Singley to adjourn.

All in Favor

Kara M. Streenz

Village Clerk/Collector