Village of Tremont Board met Nov. 6.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
President Todd Bong called to order this regular meeting of the Tremont Village Board at 7:00 PM, Monday, November 6, 2017, at the Tremont Village Hall.
Present: President Bong, Trustees Scott, Replogle, Zuercher, Harding, Scranton, Getz
Absent: None
Village Clerk: J. Madsen Attorney: R. Wherry
Police Chief: M. Dodwell
Guests: Josh Weer, Brent McLean, Justin Ferrill, Danielle Burge, Steve Vedaf, Kevin Ulrich, Glen Gullette
Pledge of Allegiance.
MINUTES
Trustee Zuercher moved to approve the minutes for the regular meeting of October 16, 2017, and Replogle seconded.
AYES: All NAYS: None PASS: Getz Motion carried.
BILLS
Trustee Zuercher moved to approve all bills incurred since October 16, 2017, and Replogle seconded.
AYES: All NAYS: None Motion carried.
Trustee Replogle informed the Board that the final zoning regulation updates should be ready for Board approval by December.
Trustee Zuercher reported that Police Chief Mike Dodwell and Captain Nate Troyer will be taking a class in Las Vegas. They will cover the flight costs themselves and the Board will pay for the class cost plus accommodations.
Also Zuercher said that Captain Troyer will be in Rockford this week to assist in the funeral of the Rockford officer killed in the line of duty.
Trustee Harding moved to transfer $27,113.52 from General Savings to Police Operations Checking to cover bills and payroll. Zuercher seconded.
AYES: All NAYS: None Motion carried.
Trustee Scranton reported that the Debt Service information cards are out, and Trustee Getz informed the Board that the new truck is ready for pickup in Lincoln.
Josh Weer was present to inform the Board that a new house will be built on West South Street bordered by the cemetery lane to the north. Weer also had questions concerning the lot on Elm Street and North Locust Street. He was asked to hold off until the new zoning regulations are in order.
Kevin Ulrich made a shortened presentation to the Board regarding Risk Management Insurance provided by Bliss-McKnight. President Bong asked the Finance Committee to review the booklet information supplied by Ulrich and present their recommendations to the Board as soon as possible. The Village is currently insured by the Illinois Municipal League Risk Management Association.
Danielle Burge, representing HUB International, was present to discuss the village’s health insurance benefit renewal. Employees of the Village will no longer be covered by BlueCross/BlueShield’s P500PPO plan. Its new P503PPO plan will cost the Village an additional $650 monthly. Also briefly discussed were plans by United Healthcare, Aetna and Humana. No action was taken at this time, but the current coverage plan ends December 31, 2017.
Trustee Scranton revealed that, in a meeting with Eric Hansen and CMT, the bid date for the beginning phase of infrastructure repair/rehab has been pushed back to December 7.
Trustee Scranton moved to approve the payment of $1500 to Haas IT Solutions Inc. towards the total cost of operation and upkeep of the Village of Tremont Website.
Getz seconded.
AYES: All NAYS: None Motion carried.
Trustee Harding moved to approve Ordinance 17-118 - which in itself approves a development agreement between J.K. Land , Ltd. and the Village of Tremont. Scranton seconded.
AYES: All NAYS: None Motion carried.
Justin Ferrill, representing Jerry Kaiser, was in attendance to answer any Board questions regarding the property and to give a limited preview of the tentative construction.
Trustee Getz reported that a contractor had torn up the village sidewalk at the property at 321 W. Tazewell St. He asked that Attorney Richard Wherry send a “letter to replace” informing this contractor that the sidewalk must be replaced, according to ADA provisions and at his own cost.
Motion to adjourn.
Adjourn at 8:48 PM.
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