Peoria Standard

Village of Dunlap Board of Trustees met February 14.

Here is the minutes provided by the Board:

Trustee, and President of the board Pro-Tem, Jack Esterdahl called the regular meeting of the Village Board of Trustees to order at 7:00p.m. Trustees present were Colleen Slane, Sheila Taylor, Aaron Barrington and Bob Anderson.

Aaron Barrington made a motion to accept the minutes from the January 10, 2018 regular meeting. Colleen Slane seconded the motion. Roll call vote- all approved. Motion carried.

Bills:

The bills were reviewed as follows:

Ameren Illinois 1,881.65

Better Banks 143.18

BP Business Solutions 766.77

Cokel Welding & Muffler Inc. 39.88

Dearborn National Life Insurance Co. 170.10

Digital Copy Systems Inc. 660.00

Farnsworth Group Inc. 4,215.00

Frontier 205.11

German-Bliss Equipment Inc. 110.02

Health Care Service Corp. 4,275.80

Illinois American Water 13,289.83

JULIE Inc. 379.30

Katie Lunzman 200.00

Koenig Body & Equipment 180.00

Mediacom 54.99

Menard's 363.07

Midwest Construction Services Inc. 138.40

Miller, Hall & Triggs 4,520.50

Mohr & Kerr Engineering & Land Surveying 85.00

Office Depot 337.15

Owens Design Group 126.00

PDC /Area Companies 7,697.43

PDC Laboratories Lab 146.00

Peoria County Sheriff 1,672.09

Peoria County Finance 708.50

Peoria County Highway Dept. 2,864.11

Physician Mutual 277.60

Power Net Global 18.74

Pro Automotive Inc. 418.32

Stellar Systems Inc. 116.50

Verizon Wireless 137.09

Whittaker Stephens Electric 793.25

Wieland's Lawn Mower Hospital Inc. 14.00

Wigand Disposal 88.22

Wight Chevrolet Co. 29.51

Christina R Dean 675.00

Dale E. Bishop 6,186.60

Dwight D. Johnson 810.00

Jason D. McGinnis 3,175.06

John G. Fennell, Jr. 440.00

Marcus J. Loser 4,049.07

Miranda S. Donahoo-Simpson 1,414.00

Tracy N Korger 450.00

EFPTS 4,206.52

IDOR 800.06

IMRF 2,476.55

State Disbursement Unit 1,911.50

A motion was made by Aaron Barrington to pay the bills as presented. Bob Anderson seconded the motion. Roll call vote- all approved. Motion carried.

Treasurer’s Report:

Dwight Johnson reported a normal month of spending, and on budget. The village is now taking credit card payments with a 3% convenience fee for water/sewer bills. Sales tax revenue had been down but is now coming back due to Amazon implementing the state sales tax charge. A motion was made by Sheila Taylor to accept the treasurer’s report, and Colleen Slane seconded the motion. Roll call vote- all approved. Motion carried.

Dale Bishop’s Report:

Water and sewer operations are normal. There were 14 water shutoff notices sent out, and all accounts have been paid in full. Staff has been busy with plowing snow recently, and residents seem to be pleased with the condition of the village streets. Mr. Bishop is currently enrolled in chlorination and water safety continuing education courses. A new metal ceiling has been installed in the water tower building.

Committee Reports:

Colleen Slane- Police reports were reviewed.

Jack Esterdahl- The Peoria Firefighters Club hosted the U of I Extension Parks Group for the recent meeting and the Mayflower restaurant catered it. The students gave three presentations, and the meeting group toured the village. Another meeting is scheduled for March 16th when the group will present their proposals.

Sheila Taylor- All sexual harassment training acknowledgement paperwork is due.

Bob Anderson- The Zoning Board is working on the completed signage ordinance. It should be ready for the March meeting. There will be a Public Hearing associated with its adoption.

Jack Esterdahl- The signs for the DHS athletes are up on Cedar Hills Drive and Legion Hall Road.

Dwight Johnson- Mr. Johnson would like to attend the grant writing seminar in Springfield. He requested approval of reimbursement of travel expenses. Sheila Taylor made a motion to approve travel for Dwight Johnson to Springfield for the grant writing seminar up to $600 in cost. Colleen Slane seconded the motion. Roll call vote- all approved. Motion carried.

Jack Esterdahl- Since the Peoria Firefighters Club has been so helpful in hosting recent village meetings, a donation from the village would be nice way to show our appreciation. Aaron Barrington made a motion to donate $200 to the Peoria Firefighters Club. Bob Anderson seconded the motion.

Discussion of #323days revolved around businesses to approach for student and teacher recognition. Trustees are asked to attend the assembly on March 23rd at 10am at the high school.

Meeting adjourned at 7:41 p.m. Dated March 14, 2018

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