VILLAGE OF STANFORD

100 W. Boundary

Stanford, IL 61774

PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Thursday, September 16, 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.

Trustee John Owen called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. It was a regularly scheduled meeting.

1.	ROLL CALL: Present: 5 - Trustees John Beanblossom, Patrick Daughty (arrived at 7:40 PM), Eric Geurts, John Owen, Jim Sharp. Absent: 0

President George Brawner was absent.

Also present: Scott Eidenmiller, Everett Copeland, Cathy Cahill and Rob Witt.

2.	TEMPORARY CHAIR

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to appoint Trustee John Owen as temporary chair of the meeting in the absence of President George Brawner.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Daughty

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

3.	PUBLIC CONCERNS

Cathy Cahill and Rob Witt who live on S. Division brought concerns to the board about the work being done on Division. They voiced concerns about the drainage along the road, trees being cut down, and the amount of traffic with the road being resurfaced. As Division is a county road, the village has no jurisdiction and Trustee Geurts advised them to call Jack Mitchell who is the McLean County engineer.

4.	POLICE REPORT

Chief Copeland reported on police activities for August.

5.	APPROVAL OF TREASURER'S REPORT

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

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Daughty

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

6.	FINANCIAL REPORT

Trustee Beanblossom moved, seconded by Trustee Owen to approve the August Financial Report as presented.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Daughty

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

G.	MONTHLY DISBURSEMENTS APPROVAL

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to approve the listed disbursements with the inclusion of $222.07 to Stark and $1,467.88 to McLean County Asphalt for sidewalks to come from the motor fuel tax fund.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Trustee Daughty

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

H.	RESIGNATION OF TRUSTEE GILROY

The clerk read the resignation letter of Jim Gilroy effective as of August 24, 2004. Temporary Chair Owen recommended to the board that he be appointed Chair of Community Development to replace Trustee Gilroy. Motion carried.

I.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by trustee Beanblossom to approve the minutes of the August 19 regular meeting as presented. Motion carried.

J.	COMMITTEE REPORTS

1.	Trustee Geurts reported for the Streets Committee. He brought to the board's attention that there are unlicensed vehicles at 101 S Lewis and old shingles in the village right-of-way at 125 E Boundary. The clerk is to send letters to each informing them of violation of municipal code.

2.	Trustee Beanblossom reported for the Drainage Committee.

3.	Trustee Sharp reported for the Water Committee. Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Beanblossom to spend an amount not to exceed $500 to send Mike Boitnott to JULIE locator training.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

4.	Trustee Daughty reported for the Health, Beautification & Welfare Committee.

5.	Trustee Owen reported for the Police Committee.

7.	LEGAL

A.	Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Daughty to waive the conflict of interest and allow Mark McGrath to represent both Earlybird and the Village in the Stanford Grain property dispute.

On roll call the vote was:

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

ABSTAIN: 1 - Trustee Beanblossom

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

B.	Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Daughty to take advantage of the Illinois Municipal League's new program that provides statutorily required bonds for specified elected and appointed municipal officers as of December 31, 2004. No additional contribution is required.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

8.	ADJOURNMENT @ 8:15 PM

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

Phyllis Fitch

Village Clerk