VILLAGE OF STANFORD

100 W. Boundary

Stanford, IL 61774

PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Tuesday, May 10, 2005

SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES

Minutes of the special 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 7:00 P.M.

1.	ROLL CALL: Present: 4 - Trustees John Beanblossom, Eric Geurts, Jim Sharp, John Owen.

2.	SWEARING IN NEW PRESIDENT

The Clerk administered the oath of office to Margaret Campbell as President.

3.	APPOINTMENTS

A.	President Campbell proposed appointment of Matt Wendland as Trustee for a 2 year term, and Marc Fishman as Trustee for a 4 year term.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 0

NAYS: 4 - Trustees Beanblossom, Geurts, Owen and Sharp.

ABSENT: 0

There being 4 negative votes, the motion failed.

B.	President Campbell proposed appointment of Matt Wendland as Trustee for a 2 year term.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Beanblossom, Geurts, Owen and Sharp.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

The Clerk administered the oath of office to Matt Wendland as Trustee.

C.	President Campbell proposed appointment of Marc Fishman as Trustee for a 4 year term.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 0

NAYS: 5 - Trustees Beanblossom, Geurts, Owen, Sharp and Wendland.

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 negative votes, the motion failed.

D.	Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to appoint the following part time police for a one year term: Chief Everett Copeland, Officer Jeff Kretlow, Officer Chris Gleason, Officer Ramiro Bosquez.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beanblossom, Geurts, Owen, Sharp and Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

E.	President Campbell proposed the appointment of Mark Neuhaus as ESDA Director for a one year term.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beanblossom, Geurts, Owen, Sharp and Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

F.	President Campbell proposed the appointment of Brad Bode as Water Operator for a one year term.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beanblossom, Geurts, Owen, Sharp and Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

4.	ZONING BOARD RECOMMENDATION

Trustee Beanblossom moved, seconded by Trustee Owen to accept the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals to rezone the property at 202 S. Division from residential to commercial.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beanblossom, Geurts, Owen, Sharp and Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

5.	LIQUOR LICENSE

Trustee Owen moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to accept the recommendation of liquor commissioner Margaret Campbell to approve the application for a Class A liquor license for Distinctive Affairs at 202 S. Division subject to a police background check of the owner, payment of $1,000 fee and application for a state liquor license.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beanblossom, Geurts, Owen, Sharp and Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

6.	TOWN WIDE SALE AND CLEAN UP DAY

Trustee Owen moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to set the date for the town wide sale as May 21, 2005 and to reimburse Roberta Burns for ads placed in newspapers.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 5 - Trustees Beanblossom, Geurts, Owen, Sharp and Wendland.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

There will not be a clean up day in June.

7.	ADJOURNMENT @ 7:50 PM

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

Phyllis Fitch

Village Clerk