VILLAGE OF STANFORD

100 W. Boundary

Stanford, IL 61774

PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Thursday, April 15, 2004

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 George Brawner called the meeting to order at 7:05 P.M. It was regularly scheduled meeting.

1.	ROLL CALL: Present: 6 - Trustees John Beanblossom, Patrick Daughty, Eric Geurts (arrived at 8:05), Jim Gilroy, John Owen (arrived at 7:30), Jim Sharp. Absent: 0

Also present: Mark McGrath, Scott Eidenmiller, Everett Copeland, Gloria Beanblossom

2.	PUBLIC CONCERNS

Gloria Beanblossom lodged a complaint about the junk in yards around town. She inquired as to whether letters were sent and fines issued to those violating the ordinance. The board told her some properties have been cleaned up over the years.

3.	POLICE REPORT

Chief Copeland reported on police activities for March. He presented three bids for HVAC at the new office building. He will get clarification on one of the bids and the board will discuss it at the next meeting.

4.	APPROVAL OF TREASURER'S REPORT

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Beanblossom to approve the Treasurer's Report for March 2004.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beanblossom, Daughty, Gilroy, Owen and Sharp.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Geurts

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

Trustee Daughty moved, seconded by Trustee Gilroy to authorize the Clerk to transfer $8,400 from General Fund to Water Fund to repay a loan made in December.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beanblossom, Daughty, Gilroy, Owen and Sharp.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Geurts

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

5.	TREASURER'S QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT

Trustee Gilroy moved, seconded by Trustee Daughty to accept the Treasurer's Quarterly Investment Report for the first quarter of 2004 as presented.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beanblossom, Daughty, Gilroy, Owen and Sharp.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Geurts

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

6.	MONTHLY DISBURSEMENTS APPROVAL

Trustee Gilroy moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to approve the listed disbursements with the authorize the Village Clerk to make those disbursements.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 6 - Trustees Beanblossom, Daughty, Geurts, Gilroy, Owen and Sharp.

NAYS: 0 - None

ABSENT: 0

There being 6 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

7.	FINANCIAL REPORT

Trustee Gilroy moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to approve the March Financial Report as presented.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 6 - Trustees Beanblossom, Daughty, Geurts, Gilroy, Owen and Sharp.

NAYS: 0 - None

ABSENT: 0

There being 6 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

8.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by trustee Beanblossom to approve the minutes of the March 18, 2004 meeting as written. Motion carried.

9.	FARNSWORTH MFT PROPOSAL

Steve Meyers of the Farnsworth Group presented the 2004-2005 Motor Fuel Tax Proposal for the board's approval. Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to accept the $40,000 proposal and put the contract out for bid.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 6 - Trustees Beanblossom, Daughty, Geurts, Gilroy, Owen and Sharp.

NAYS: 0 - None

ABSENT: 0

There being 6 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

10.	COMMITTEE REPORTS

A.	Trustee Geurts reported for the Streets Committee. Trustee Daughty moved, seconded by Trustee Gilroy to purchase a chain saw for up to $600.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 6 - Trustees Beanblossom, Daughty, Geurts, Gilroy, Owen and Sharp.

NAYS: 0 - None

ABSENT: 0

There being 6 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

B.	Trustee Beanblossom reported for the Drainage Committee.

C.	Trustee Sharp reported for the Water Committee. President Brawner presented a contract with IMCO for the purchase of new water meters for $42,826 with financing for 4 years and 20% down. He will find out what the interest rate is and also get loan information from Tremont Savings Bank for the next meeting.

D.	Trustee Daughty reported for the Health, Beautification & Welfare Committee. He will check with McLean County Animal Control on kennel rules and ordinances.

E.	Trustee Gilroy reported for Community Development.

1.	Trustee Gilroy moved, seconded by Trustee Owen to spend up to $125 to send post cards and advertize the town wide sale to be held May 29, 2004 from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Clean up day will be June 7, 2004.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 6 - Trustees Beanblossom, Daughty, Geurts, Gilroy, Owen and Sharp.

NAYS: 0 - None

ABSENT: 0

There being 6 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

2.	Trustee Gilroy moved, seconded by Trustee Daughty to authorize spending up to $350 for a flag pole, coast guard flag and concrete to properly display the armed forces flags.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 6 - Trustees Beanblossom, Daughty, Geurts, Gilroy, Owen and Sharp.

NAYS: 0 - None

ABSENT: 0

There being 6 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

F.	Trustee Owen reported for the Police Committee. Trustee Owen moved, seconded by Trustee Gilroy to spend up to $100 for the police open house to be held Saturday, April 17, 2004 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 6 - Trustees Beanblossom, Daughty, Geurts, Gilroy, Owen and Sharp.

NAYS: 0 - None

ABSENT: 0

There being 6 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

11.	LEGAL

A.	Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Beanblossom to adopt the Village of Stanford Policy Concerning Closed Meetings Recordings.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 6 - Trustees Beanblossom, Daughty, Geurts, Gilroy, Owen and Sharp.

NAYS: 0 - None

ABSENT: 0

There being 6 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

B.	Under advisement of Mark McGrath, President Brawner signed a Power of Attorney appointing Brad Glenn attorney for Stanford for the Farm Service Agency Program.

12.	ADJOURNMENT @ 10:30 PM

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

Phyllis Fitch

Village Clerk