VILLAGE OF STANFORD

100 W. Boundary

Stanford, IL 61774

PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Thursday, December 15, 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, . Absent: 1 - Matt Wendland

Also present: Mark McGrath

2.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to approve the minutes of the November 17th, 2005 regular meeting as presented. Motion carried.

3.	POLICE REPORT

Chief Copeland reported on the police department activities for November.

4.	PUBLIC CONCERNS

Ida Jane Clark inquired on why the water bills are sometimes due on the 2nd of the month

and expressed concern that a penalty would be assessed when technically bills are

supposed to be due on the 3rd of each month. It was explained that when the 3rd falls on

a weekend day, the bill is due on the 2nd, and that no penalty is assessed for bills paid before 8am Monday morning.

5.	TREASURER'S REPORT

Both the Internal Auditor and the Treasurer were absent from the meeting. Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Sharp to approve the Treasurer's Report for November as presented.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, Wallarab.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Wendland

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

6.	FINANCIAL REPORT

Trustee Wallarab moved, seconded by Trustee Beaty to accept the financial report for November as presented.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, Wallarab.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1- Wendland

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

7.	MONTHLY DISBURSEMENTS APPROVAL

The board asked that at the January meeting Treasurer, Phyllis Fitch explain why the amount for payroll liability is circled.

Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to approve the listed disbursements and authorize the Treasurer to pay them.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, Wallarab.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Wendland

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

8.	PUBLIC HEARING TO APPROVE PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX LEVY INCREASE

There was no input given by the public on the proposed property tax levy increase.

9.	COMMITTEE REPORTS

A.	Trustee Geurts reported for Streets. Mark McGrath sent a second letter to the State's Attorney's Office concerning the excessive engine braking noise and is waiting for a response.

B.	Trustee Beaty reported for Drainage.

C.	Trustee Sharp reported for Water.

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

Trustee Geurts moved, seconded by Trustee Wallarab to approve payment in the amount of $200.00 to the Kris Kringle Grant program.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, Wallarab.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Wendland

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

E.	No report for Community Development.

F.	Chief Copeland reported for Police.

10.	LEGAL

A.	Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Beaty to approve Ordinance 11-05, an ordinance for the levy and assessment of taxes for the corporate purposes of the village of stanford, mclean county, illinois for the fiscal year of may 1, 2005 through April 30, 2006.

On roll call the vote was:

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

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1 - Wendland

There being 5 affirmative votes, the motion carried

B.	Distinctive Affairs is commercially zoned and operating legally with a Class A Liquor License. Mark recommended creating another type/class of liquor license with restrictions to more specifically monitor types of events and times when alcohol is served. An ordinance changing the type/class of liquor license would need to be adopted in February or March prior to Distinctive Affairs renewing their license in May. Margaret, as Liquor Commissioner will talk with Distinctive Affairs before the January meeting.

C.	Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Geurts to authorize the clerk to sign the lien to proceed with filing of the lien against Larry Hasler.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, Wallarab.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1- Wendland

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

D.	The zoning board will call a special meeting to discuss Use of Farmland - residential use vs. commercial use.

11.	NEW BUSINESS

A.	Trustee Sharp moved, seconded by Trustee Wallarab to table the discussion on the clerk's salary until the January meeting.

On roll call the vote was:

AYES: 4 - Trustees Beaty, Geurts, Sharp, Wallarab.

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 1- Wendland

There being 4 affirmative votes, the motion carried.

13.	ADJOURNMENT @ 8:25 PM

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

Becky Gilroy

Village Clerk