Village of Winslow
Village Board Meeting
The Winslow Village Board met in regular session on
Wednesday, November 5, 2003
at 7:00 PM. at the Village Hall. The
meeting was called to order by President Croup. The roll call went as follows:
Members Present: Mrs.
Graham, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Wire, Ms.
Hook, Mr. Croup, Mrs. Mc Phillips, Mrs.
Stark (7:30)
Members Absent: Mr.
Diffenderfer, Mrs. Stark
Others Present: Dawn
Sweeney, Dennis Bunker, Darla Cobb, Andy Youtzy, Jerry Adams, Marlin Mason, Don
Visel
A motion was made by Mrs. Wire and
seconded by Mrs. Graham to approve the minutes of the meeting on October 1st as
submitted/amended. All were in
favor. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Mrs. Mc
Phillips and seconded by Mrs. Graham to approve the financial reports. All were in favor. Motion carried.
Tax Levy – The summary page to be explained under Street and Bridge, $2,257.00. Last year we levied that amount but did not get it. Township’s levy is more than ours, so we do not receive anything. We should get it from the Township, but we should still have it in our system to cover ourselves. This tax levy does not have to be approved tonight – next month is the deadline.
Marlin Mason has papers to be signed for sludge. Signatures were done. All that is necessary is for Larry Bidlingmaier to sign the papers as well. He also needs to get someone out to look at generator. It was pointed out that there have been extensive repairs done to the water and sewer plant just last month. Bob Hastings will also call Mississippi Valley to get an estimate on pump repairs to compare pricing.
TIF – ready to get some funding for the property. Need to get to the bank and see what we can do for funding. Drawings were made for Mr. Broge on the topographical. We have a pretty good idea what is available. Mrs. McPhillips asked who could be part of the Winslow Development Corporation. Should the Board Members be a part? Mr. Zaleski advised that the Mayor should not be a part of this. The consensus is that we will contact Wayne Reed and clarify the fact that a village board member could be on the committee.
Mrs. McPhillips motioned that we give Mrs. Wire the funding to apply for the WDC. It was seconded by Mrs. Graham. Roll call was made: All were in favor. Motion carried.
STREETS, ALLEYS, BRIDGES AND
SIDEWALKS:
Is inspection of bridge on School
Street going to be done? If they do, it
will automatically be done. Tom
Matthews from Fehr Graham said that it would be inspected in November.
Service on Street – Have not
connected with Chris Isbell
Letter to homeowners regarding
sidewalks – hold off until next spring.
How are we going to handle the response? Priorities will have to be set.
Bad sections come first? Applications will be sent in and we will
decide.
PUBLIC PROPERTY, WATER AND SEWER:
Water pump needs replacing. We are to call Mississippi Valley Pump to
see what kind of price they will be able to fix it for. Motion was made by Mrs. Mc Phillips that we
give Mr. Hastings the authorization to make the determination based on the best
price to replace the pump at the pump house.
Roll call was made. All were in
favor. Motion carried.
HEALTH, WELFARE AND POLICE:
Nuisance Property – 705 Taylor
Street. Stephenson County came out and
inspected the property. The attorney
has agreed for us to send out certified letter giving them 45 days to comply or
tear down.
Chapter 27 of Ordinance book applies
to bicycles. Mark Zaleski and Don Visel
went over the chapter and it is ready for adoption. We need a formal letter from the attorney stating that it is
OK. The letter could be sent out
through the neighborhood watch program through the block captains. Todd Welch has a safety program we can use
to get helmets, etc. Motion was made
by Mrs. Mc Phillips to accept the ordinance with an addendum under Impoundment
of Fine: 1st time – 5 day
impoundment, 10 days 2nd offense, and 30 days 3rd
offense. Bikes will be returned after
$20 impoundment fee is paid. Mrs. Wire
seconded the motion. Roll call was
made. All were in favor. Motion carried.
Crime Stoppers has $7,497.80. We need to spend more. The computer is one of them. He also has
$824.94 he would like to use for purchasing equipment. Maybe we can get a copy machine. Motion was made to approve any funds that Mr. Visel determines to be a necessity for
Crime Stoppers fund. Roll call was
made. All were in favor. Motion carried.
Ordinance signs. Signs need to be up soon. Should be on all entrances into town. We have four signs. IDOT says 60’ from centerline.
FINANCE AND APPROPRIATIONS:
Nothing at this time.
PERMITS AND LICENSE:
Changes to Liquor Licenses were
discussed. Nothing at this time.
OTHER BUSINESS:
Mr. Diffenderfer arrived at 9:20 PM.
On any major new items that are purchased,
discussion was made regarding regular maintenance. Mrs. Stark specified that we have to maintain our items so that
they last longer. A suggestion was made
that a logbook be placed in the pump house, lift station, etc. so that proof of
regular maintenance has been done. We
need a job description for the position currently done by Mr. Bunker.
A motion was made by Mrs. Graham and
seconded by Mrs McPhillips to approve bills.
Roll call was made. All were in
favor. Motion carried.
Mr. Croup adjourned the meeting at 9:50 PM.
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Village President
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Village Clerk