VILLAGE OF STANFORD

100 W. Boundary

Stanford, IL 61774

PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Tuesday, April 15, 2003

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 Brawner called the meeting to order at 7:05 P.M. It was rescheduled from Thursday, April 17th due to conflicts with Maundy Thursday.

1.	ROLL CALL: Present: 4 - Trustees John Beanblossom, Scott Eidenmiller, Jim Gilroy, Jim Sharp. Absent: 2 - Jake Owen, John Owen

2.	POLICE REPORT

Trustee Eidenmiller moved, seconded by Trustee Gilroy to have the village clerk send a letter via certified and regular mail to Frank Campbell giving 30 days notice to clean up rubbish at 404 N Blackstone and remove a dead tree at 113 - 115 W North or be fined per the nuisance ordinance.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Beanblossom, Eidenmiller Gilroy, and Sharp.

NAYS: 0 - None

ABSENT: 2 - Trustees Jake Owen and John Owen

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

3.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Trustee Beanblossom moved, seconded by Trustee Eidenmiller to approve the minutes of the March 20, 2003 and March 27, 2003 meetings as presented. Motion carried.

4.	APPROVAL OF TREASURER'S REPORT

Trustee Eidenmiller moved, seconded by Trustee Gilroy to approve the Treasurer's Report for March 2003 as presented by the Village Clerk.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Beanblossom, Eidenmiller Gilroy, and Sharp.

NAYS: 0 - None

ABSENT: 2 - Trustees Jake Owen and John Owen

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

5.	MONTHLY DISBURSEMENTS APPROVAL

Trustee Eidenmiller moved, seconded by Trustee Beanblossom to approve the listed disbursements, and authorize the Village Clerk to make those disbursements.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Beanblossom, Eidenmiller, Gilroy, and Sharp.

NAYS: 0 - None

ABSENT: 2 - Trustees Jake Owen, John Owen

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

6.	FINANCIAL REPORT

Trustee Eidenmiller moved, seconded by Trustee Gilroy to approve the March Financial Report.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Beanblossom, Eidenmiller, Gilroy, and Sharp.

NAYS: 0 - None

ABSENT: 2 - Trustees Jake Owen, John Owen

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

7.	COMMITTEE REPORTS

A.	Streets Committee: The Lamberti sidewalk reimbursement was tabled until the next meeting.

B.	Trustee Beanblossom reported for the Drainage Committee.

C.	Trustee Sharp reported for the Water Committee.

D.	Trustee Gilroy reported for the Community Development Committee. Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Beanblossom to pay up to $50 for ads the Olympia Review, the Pantagraph and the Heyworth Star for the Town Wide Garage Sale May 24th. There will be no charge to be on the map this year. Clean-Up Day will be June 2nd.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Beanblossom, Eidenmiller, Gilroy, and Sharp.

NAYS: 0 - None

ABSENT: 2 - Trustees Jake Owen, John Owen

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

E.	Trustee Eidenmiller reported for the Police & Internal Auditing Committee. Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Eidenmiller to grant Allin Township $350 towards the signs in support of our troops on Kathleen and Stringtown.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Beanblossom, Eidenmiller, Gilroy, and Sharp.

NAYS: 0 - None

ABSENT: 2 - Trustees Jake Owen, John Owen

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

There was discussion about putting up flags in tribute to our troops on the corner of Boundary & Division. Trustee Gilroy is to check into prices of the poles, flags and an electrical contractor. It will be on the agenda for the next meeting.

Chief Copeland has put switching cell phone service from Verizon to Nextel on hold until the McLean County Sheriff's department makes a decision in August.

8.	ESDA

ESDA Director Mark Neuhaus requested the purchase of two (2) radios. Trustee Gilroy moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to authorize the purchase.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Beanblossom, Eidenmiller, Gilroy, and Sharp.

NAYS: 0 - None

ABSENT: 2 - Trustees Jake Owen, John Owen

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

Trustee Eidenmiller moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to close the Tremont ESDA Savings Account and transfer the funds to the Tremont General Savings Account. ESDA will be tracked as a line item on the budget.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Beanblossom, Eidenmiller, Gilroy, and Sharp.

NAYS: 0 - None

ABSENT: 2 - Trustees Jake Owen, John Owen

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

9.	SPECIAL MEETING

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Gilroy to call a Special Meeting for May 1, 2003 at 7:00 PM in the Village Hall to inaugurate the new board and also to vote on the tribute to armed forces.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Beanblossom, Eidenmiller, Gilroy, and Sharp.

NAYS: 0 - None

ABSENT: 2 - Trustees Jake Owen, John Owen

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

10.	SALARIES

Trustee Eidenmiller moved, seconded by Trustee Gilroy to give a 3% raise to the police force and the village collector effective May 1, 2003.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Beanblossom, Eidenmiller, Gilroy, and Sharp.

NAYS: 0 - None

ABSENT: 2 - Trustees Jake Owen, John Owen

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

11.	ADJOURNMENT @ 8:32 PM

There was no further business to come before the Board. Trustee Eidenmiller moved, seconded by Trustee Gilroy to adjourn. Motion carried.

Phyllis Fitch

Village Clerk