Rockford Sun

Village of Cherry Valley Committee of the Whole met Sept. 28.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

CALL TO ORDER: President Jim E. Claeyssen.

ROLL CALL: Deputy Village Clerk Heather Riley.

ADOPT THE AGENDA

APPROVE THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES:

PUBLIC COMMENT:

TRUSTEE REPORTS:

ORDINANCE – Chairman Trustee Nancy Belt.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Committee discussion and a possible motion to send to the Village Board an ordinance addressing Temporary Signs within the Village of Cherry Valley.

PUBLIC WORKS – CHAIRMAN TRUSTEE JIM ALSBURY.

ENGINEER’S REPORT:

1. Project Updates.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Committee discussion and a motion to send to the Village Board to award the bid for the ADA Sidewalk Improvements (Newburg Village and Valley Woods Neighborhoods) to the lowest responsible bidder.

2. Committee discussion and a motion to send to the Village Board to award the bid for the South Bell School Road Drainage Repairs to the lowest responsible bidder.

DIRECTOR’S REPORT:

1. Project Updates.

2. Overtime Report.

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT:

EX-OFFICIO’S RECREATION BOARD REPORT:

PUBLIC SAFETY – CHAIRMAN TRUSTEE JEFF FUSTIN.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Committee discussion and a motion to send to the Village Board regarding approval of the IDOT Traffic Safety Grant.

CHIEF’S REPORT:

1. Updates from Chief Bethge.

FINANCE – CHAIRMAN TRUSTEE JEFF O’HARA.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Committee discussion and a motion to send to the Village Board to approve the Audit Proposal for Fiscal Years Ending April 30, 2021 thru April 30, 2024 (4 years) from Lauterbach & Amen, LLP for a total cost of $45,350.00.

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT:

ADMINISTRATION REPORT:

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT - CHAIRMAN TRUSTEE DAVID SCHROEDER.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Committee discussion and a possible motion to send to the Village Board an ordinance granting a variance, under the villages’s Code of Ordinances, Section 82-55 0f the Code of Ordinances to Section 82-7 (f)(2) to allow the construction of a fence beyond the rear of the house for the property commonly known as 6581 Deer Isle Drive, Cherry Valley, Illinois.

2. Committee discussion and a possible motion to send to the Village Board an ordinance granting a variance, under the villages’s Code of Ordinances, Section 82-55 0f the Code of Ordinances to Section 6-41(b)(7) to allow a third pole sign, in the location located on the site plan on file with the Village of Cherry Valley for the property commonly known as 2408 Perryville Road, Rockford, Illinois with certain restrictions as discussed at the village’s Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting on September 23, 2020.

PERSONNEL COMPENSATION & BENEFITS - CHAIRMAN TRUSTEE SALLY HOLLEMBEAK.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Committee discussion and a possible motion to send to the Village Board to allow employee participation in a self-funded plan through Liberty National Life Insurance Company and authorization for Village President Jim Claeyssen to execute the Plan Adoption Agreement, pending village attorney approval.

2. Committee discussion and a motion to send to the Village Board to hire Mr. Tom Burkin as part-time Patrol Officer for the Village of Cherry Valley with a start date of October 12, 2020, with a starting salary of $26.00 per hour.

3. Committee discussion and a motion to send to the Village Board to approve Public Works Director Chuck Freeman to advertise for Maintenance Worker 1 position(s) for the village’s Public Works Department.

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

1. (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.

RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION:

ADJOURNMENT:

http://cherryvalley.org/images/agenda/COW/cow-agenda.pdf