VILLAGE OF STANFORD

100 W. Boundary

Stanford, IL 61774

PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Thursday, August 19, 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 7:00 P.M. It was a regularly scheduled meeting.

1.	ROLL CALL: Present: 6 - Trustees John Beanblossom, Patrick Daughty, Eric Geurts, Jim Gilroy, John Owen, Jim Sharp. Absent: 0

Also present: Mark McGrath, Scott Eidenmiller, Everett Copeland, Dick Green, Virginia Stafford, Joe Magrane

2.	PUBLIC CONCERNS

A.	Joe Magrane and Virginia Stafford addressed the board on behalf of the Church of God and the unpaid water bill at the property they own at 105 W Boundary. Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Gilroy to reduce the bill to $250 since it is a not-for-profit.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 6 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

B.	Dick Green asked for an extension on repairs he is making to 109 E Boundary. Trustee Owen moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to have Attorney McGrath prepare a written agreement for Mr. Green's signature stating that the exterior work will be completed by November 1, 2004 and the interior work will be completed by May 1, 2005.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 6 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

3.	POLICE REPORT

Chief Copeland reported on police activities for July.

4.	APPROVAL OF TREASURER'S REPORT

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

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 6 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

5.	FINANCIAL REPORT

A.	Trustee Gilroy moved, seconded by Trustee Daughty to approve the July Financial Report as presented.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 6 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

B.	There will be a continuation meeting August 24th to further discuss finances.

F.	TREASURER'S QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT

Trustee Gilroy moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to approved the report for the 2nd quarter of 2004 as presented.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 6 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

G.	MONTHLY DISBURSEMENTS APPROVAL

Trustee Beanblossom moved, seconded by Trustee Gilroy to approve the listed disbursements with the exception of holding the following until next month: B&W Tree Service, Mark McGrath, Jim Gilroy, Energy Associates.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 6 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

H.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by trustee Daugty to approve the minutes of the July 15 regular meeting with corrections to item 10.B, Trustee Geurts voted nay. Motion carried.

I.	COMMITTEE REPORTS

A.	Trustee Geurts reported for the Streets Committee.

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Beanblossom to authorize President Brawner to sign an agreement with McLean County for the work on Division.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

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.

D.	Trustee Daughty reported for the Health, Beautification & Welfare Committee. Trustee Daughty moved that there be no more than 3 dogs allowed per household. As there was no second, the motion failed.

E.	Trustee Gilroy reported for Community Development. He suggested that the village have a welcome packet for people moving to Stanford.

F.	Trustee Owen reported for the Police Committee. President Brawner appointed the following order of succession for emergency preparedness in the event he is not available: John Owen, Jim Sharp, Jim Gilroy, John Beanblossom, Eric Geurts, Pat Daughty.

6.	LEGAL

A.	The clerk is to send a nuisance letter to Duane Batterton, 102 S Division for mowing.

B.	Trustee Gilroy moved, seconded by Trustee Owen increase the collector's salary by 3%.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 6 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

C.	Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Owen to table Ordinance 06-04 abating the water bond tax until next month.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 6 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

7.	CONTINUATION MEETING AUGUST 24 @ 7:00 PM

Present: 6 - Trustees John Beanblossom, Patrick Daughty, Eric Geurts, Jim Gilroy, John Owen, Jim Sharp. Absent: 0 Also present: President George Brawner, Treasurer Scott Eidenmiller, Clerk Phyllis Fitch.

8.	Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Daughty that the clerk be allowed to use monies from the Illinois Funds Project Fund or to borrow from the Tremont 4K or 5K Bonds as needed to meet payroll expenses.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 6 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

9.	ADJOURNMENT @ 8:30 PM

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

Phyllis Fitch

Village Clerk