VILLAGE OF STANFORD

100 W. Boundary

Stanford, IL 61774

PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Thursday, August 18, 2005

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.	APPOINTMENTS

President Campbell proposed Angie Gaddy as Village Clerk/Collector. No motion was made to accept the appointment.

Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Wendland to place ads for the Clerk/Collector position in the Bloomington Pantagraph and the Olympia Review and to have Clerk Fitch involved in the interview process.

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.

3.	PUBLIC CONCERNS

A.	Rob Witt, 209 S Division, expressed concern that the new Village Clerk be qualified for the position. He also stated that he has rented property behind Bloomington Architectural Iron at 101 N Division and has cars stored there (unlicensed) that he is working on as part of his auto repair/car restoration business. The board agreed to give him time to move them or get them licensed. Also, the board agreed to have Mike Boitnott pick up approximately 15 old tires on the property (which were apparently publicly dumped) as a one time event and dispose of them at the Village's cost. Mr. Witt also expressed disappointment at not having a Village clean up day this spring. He was told by the board that there will be one next spring.

B.	Krystal Prince, 125 E Boundary, complained of rusty water. Mike Boitnott will be asked to check flushing water hydrants on her street.

C.	Sam & Linda Anderson inquired about how to obtain a zoning variance for a modular home they want to put on their lot on E Main. The Zoning Board of Appeals will be scheduled to meet before the next board meeting.

D.	Trustee Nikki Wallarab expressed concern about high grass and weeds at 308 N Kathleen. Chief Copeland said he had spoken to a real estate agent who happened to be showing the house and informed them of the violation. The agent stated the yard would be mowed soon.

4.	POLICE REPORT

A.	Chief Copeland reported on the police department activities for July. He stated that the cars in question at the last meeting at 100 S Lewis are licensed and have insurance. Also the high grass and weeds have been mowed at 214 E Boundary. He stated that there has been some gasoline stolen from residences in town recently and to be aware.

B.	Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to have Attorney McGrath prepare a letter to the McLean County Sheriff for his concurrence on the intergovernmental agreement for police services between Allin Township and the Village of Stanford.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

C.	Trustee Wendland moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to raise the salary of police officer Ramiro Bosquez to $11.00 per hour effective immediately. He has completed his 90 day probationary period.

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.

5.	TREASURER'S QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Wendland to approve the Treasurer's Quarterly Investment Report for the second quarter of 2005.

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.	TREASURER'S REPORT

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to approve the Treasurer's Report for July 2005.

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.	FINANCIAL REPORT

Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Beaty to accept the financial report for July as presented.

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.	MONTHLY DISBURSEMENTS APPROVAL

Trustee Wendland moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to approve the listed disbursements and authorize the Village Clerk 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.

9.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Beaty to approve the minutes of the July 21, 2005 regular meeting as presented. Motion carried.

10.	COMMITTEE REPORTS

A.	Trustee Geurts reported for Streets. Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to purchase a new backhoe from Altorfer for $30,659 subject to loan terms to be presented at the next board meeting.

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.	Trustee Beaty reported for Drainage. Mike Boitnott will dig up the tile at Deterts' to investigate the drainage problem there. Mike will also be able to hire help as he sees fit to help.

C.	Trustee Sharp reported for Water.

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

E.	Trustee Wendland reported for Community Development. He will ask Farnsworth Group about their grant writing services for the sewer project.

11.	LEGAL

The annexation of properties is to be put on the agenda for the next meeting.

12.	NEW BUSINESS

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to pay $150 for a one year subscription to the Illinois Department of Central Management Services for the police department's membership in the LESO (Law Enforcement Support Organization)/1033 Program. It is a federal surplus property warehouse.

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.

13.	ADJOURNMENT @ 8:45 PM

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

Phyllis Fitch

Village Clerk