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Village of Bellevue Board of Trustees met May 28.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

I. CALL TO ORDER

The Mayor called the Village of Bellevue meeting to order at the Village Hall @ 6:00 p.m.

II. ROLL CALL

Present: Mayor Ross Pesch; Trustee Judith Wight; Trustee Paul Eichhorn; Trustee Aaron Lannert; Trustee Leroy Wiseman; Attorney Lane Alster; Susan Pesch, Village Clerk; Theresa Johanson, Village Treasurer

Absent: Trustee Sandra Cooper

III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

IV. CONSENT AGENDA

A. Approval of Regular Session Minutes – May 14, 2024.

B. Approval of Bills

Trustee Wight moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Trustee Eichhorn seconded the motion. Approved with the following roll call vote:

Yes: 4

No: 0

Abstain: 0

V. PUBLIC COMMENTS

*All public comments are limited to 3 minutes per person

VI. ACTION ITEMS

A. Mayor Pesch reviewed the bid information with Board members. Bids were opened before the Board meeting. Trustee Wight moved to approve the Skid-Steer Bid in the amount of $16,256.56 from Phillip Fiscella. Trustee Eichhorn seconded the motion. Approved with the following roll call vote:

Yes: 4

No: 0

Abstain: 0

B. Opening Bids and Approval of 320 S. Main St. Bid.

*Item removed from the agenda. Mayor Pesch informed the Board members that the Village has not received bids for 320 S. Main St. The Board members discussed re zoning the building to residential.

C. Trustee Lannert moved to approve the Attorney to Proceed with Dangerous and Unsafe Properties. Trustee Wight seconded the motion. Approved with the following roll call vote:

Yes: 4

No: 0

Abstain: 0

D. Trustee Lannert moved to approve Ginoli & Co. for QuickBooks assistance. Trustee Eichhorn seconded the motion. Approved with the following roll call vote:

Yes: 4

No: 0

Abstain: 0

E. Trustee Wight moved to approve the Resolution Amending Signatories to Municipal Bank Accounts. Trustee Lannert seconded the motion. Mayor Pesch explained that the signatures needed to be updated. Approved with the following roll call vote: Yes: 4

No: 0

Abstain: 0

VII. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION

A. Sheriff’s Report

B. Streets Superintendent and Maintenance Report

1. Retention Ponds-Mr. Wilson informed the Board members that they have finished the retention ponds in the Hamptons subdivision.

2. Vacation Days-Mr. Wilson stated that he has unused vacation days. Board members discussed the vacation day language in the current contracts for Mr. Wilson and Mr. Raible. Mayor Pesch stated that he would meet with Mr. Wilson and Mr. Raible to discuss their vacation days and contracts.

C. Zoning and Code Enforcement Report-Mr. Raible stated that fines have been given.

D. Treasurer’s Report

E. Mayor’s Report

1. Codification Services-Copies were given to each Board member to review the documentation from two companies. There are benefits to having the ordinances organized on the website. It will be more user-friendly for the public. Attorney Alster stated that many municipalities use codification services. Board members agreed to proceed with checking on a contract with the company that would be least expensive.

2. Employee Handbook-Mayor Pesch commented that he would meet with Board members to review the language before finalization of the handbook.

3. Ginoli & Co-Mayor Pesch said that Theresa needs assistance with cleaning up QuickBooks. It will help with organizing the financial system for her.

4. Liquor Commission-Mayor Pesch stated that he would like to form a Liquor Commission. He asked for a show of hands if Board members were interested in having a Liquor Commission. The Board could proceed with changing the ordinance to have a Village Liquor Commission.

F. Trustee’s Report

1. Trustee Cooper

2. Trustee Eichhorn

3. Trustee Lannert - Village Clerk and Office Manager Positions-Trustee Lannert stated that the Board needs to discuss keeping the Village Clerk as an elected position. Attorney Alster explained the options for the Board regarding the Village Clerk and an Office Manager being two separate positions. If the Board wanted to make a change, they would need to make the change 180 days prior to the next election.

4. Trustee Pesch

5. Trustee Wight – Abandoned property-Board members discussed properties that have been abandoned. PCAPS will be called for the property on the corner of Anna Ave. and Closen Rd.

6. Trustee Wiseman

G. Attorney’s Report

VIII. ADJOURNMENT

Trustee Wight moved to adjourn the meeting. Trustee Eichhorn seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned by voice vote @ 7:25 p.m.

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