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Village of Cherry Valley Board of Trustees met July 16. 

Here is the agenda as provided by the board:

CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER: PRESIDENT JIM E. CLAEYSSEN

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

ROLL CALL TAKEN BY:    VILLAGE CLERK KATHY TRIMBLE

VILLAGE TRUSTEES:    STEPHEN APPELL    SALLY HOLLEMBEAK

                                NANCY BELT            JEFF O’HARA

                                JEFF FUSTIN            DAVID SCHROEDER

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA:

APPROVAL OF THE VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES: July 2, 2019.

PUBLIC COMMENT:

TREASURER’S REPORT:

      1. Special presentation of the village’s Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year ended April 30, 2019 as prepared and presented by Lauterbach & Amen, LLP.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT: JIM E. CLAEYSSEN.

ATTORNEY'S REPORT: JIM STEVENS.

ENGINEER'S REPORT: DENNIS McMULLEN, C.E.S.

EX-OFFICIO’S REPORTS:

JEFF FUSTIN – PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

DAVE SCHROEDER - RECREATION BOARD.

ORDINANCE REPORT BY TRUSTEE: NANCY BELT.

FINANCE REPORT BY TRUSTEE: JEFF O’HARA.

      1. Motion that the Village Board approve the Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year that ended April 30, 2019 as prepared and presented by Lauterbach & Amen, LLP.

      2. Motion that the Village Board approve the bills reviewed and approved by the Budget Director on July 16, 2019 and reviewed and approved by the village trustees present at the July 16, 2019 Village Board Meeting at a total cost of $338,249.31.

PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT BY TRUSTEE: JEFF FUSTIN.

PUBLIC WORKS REPORT BY TRUSTEE: STEPHEN APPELL.

      1. Village Board discussion and a motion that the Village Board approve an Electrical Aggregation Program for the village’s Well Houses.

      2. Motion that the Village Board authorize CES Inc. to advertise for bids for the 2019 Water Improvements Project for Vandiver Road and S. Bell School Road.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT BY TRUSTEE: DAVID SCHROEDER.

PERSONNEL REPORT BY TRUSTEE: SALLY HOLLEMBEAK.

      1. Motion that the Village Board hire Mr. Greg Alton as a part-time Public Works Employee at an hourly rate of $15.00 per hour, for 25 hours per week, with a retroactive start date of July 15, 2019 and working through September 27, 2019.

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

(5 ILCS 120/2)(c)(1) (Personnel Matters) The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity.

(5 ILCS 120/2)(c)(21) (Discussion of Executive Session Minutes) Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under this Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06.

RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION:

      1. Motion that the Village Board acknowledge that the Executive Session Minutes from the following committees and dates be held closed at this time since the need for confidentiality still exists as to all or part of these minutes, and instruct the Village Clerk to prepare a Resolution for holding said minutes (To be noted in the minutes).

      2. Motion that the Village Board acknowledge that the Executive Session Minutes from the following committees and dates be released, and instruct the Village Clerk to prepare a Resolution for releasing said minutes (To be noted in the minutes).

BOARD COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT:

JEC (07-10-2019)

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