Village of Bellevue Board of Trustees met June 25.
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 Sandra Cooper; Trustee Judith Wight; Trustee Paul Eichhorn; Trustee Aaron Lannert; Trustee Leroy Wiseman; Attorney Lane Alster; Susan Pesch, Village Clerk; Theresa Johanson, Village Treasurer
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
IV. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approval of Regular Session Minutes – June 11, 2024.
B. Approval of Bills
Trustee Eichhorn moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Trustee Wight seconded the motion. Approved with the following roll call vote:
Yes: 5
No: 0
Abstain: 0
V. PUBLIC COMMENTS
*All public comments are limited to 3 minutes per person
Francis Heskett inquired about the flags within the Village.
Terry Elston commented that the lines look good on the road.
Terry Havens inquired about the culverts. Mayor Pesch responded that Mr. Wilson and Mr. Raible would have a discussion with her after the meeting.
Brian Mullens reported that teenagers are running around at night and stealing things. Mayor Pesch responded to call dispatch and have a Deputy give a report number. Mayor Pesch informed everyone that he spoke with Sheriff Watkins. They are working on a few options for the Village.
Tim Menefee inquired about PCAPS coming out within the Village.
Dean Merriman stated that there was a house broken into on Limestone Ave. Attorney Alster reported that they are working on paperwork.
VI. ACTION ITEMS
A. Trustee Lannert asked if Steve had a chance to review the handbook. Mayor Pesch stated that he had met with Steve prior to the Board meeting to discuss items removed from the handbook. Trustee Wight moved to approve the Employee Handbook. Trustee Cooper seconded the motion. Motion failed.
Yes: 2
No: 3
Abstain: 0
B. Approval of Rezoning to R-1 – 320 S. Main St. Mayor Pesch stated that the Zoning meeting was cancelled. The building would remain as commercial property. *Item removed from the agenda.
VII. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION
A. Sheriff’s Report
B. Streets Superintendent and Maintenance Report-Mr. Wilson stated that the crew has been working on waterway projects.
C. Zoning and Code Enforcement Report-Mr. Raible stated that he has been in contact with PCAPS.
D. Treasurer’s Report
E. Mayor’s Report
1. Meeting with Director of Airports-Mayor Pesch informed the Board members that he met with the Director of Airports and Mr. Seghetti. There was conversation about the possibility of annexing property into Bellevue. Discussions are ongoing.
F. Trustee’s Report
1. Trustee Cooper
2. Trustee Eichhorn stated that he wanted to revisit the employee handbook.
3. Trustee Lannert asked why the checks only had two signatures. In the past, checks had three signatures. Mayor Pesch explained that the bank only requires two signatures for all checks. Attorney Alster stated that he is not aware of any ordinance that requires three signatures. Mayor Pesch said that he would check into the ordinances.
4. Trustee Wight
5. Trustee Wiseman
G. Attorney’s Report-Attorney Alster informed the Board members that the study came back from the engineering firm. There was a meeting today with the engineer regarding the estimated cost for the Business District development. Board members discussed items in the Business District.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
Trustee Lannert moved to adjourn the meeting. Trustee Cooper seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned by voice vote @ 6:35 p.m.
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