Rockford Sun

Village of Rockton Board of Trustees met Oct. 3.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Mayor Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:01 pm.

Present: Mayor Peterson, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Danielson, Mrs. Honkamp, Mr. Winters, Mr. York and Atty. Szeto

Staff present: Tricia Diduch & Chief Hollinger

Absent: Ms. May

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Motion by Mr. Winters, second by Mr. Baumgartner, to waive the reading of the September 19, 2023 Village Board meeting minutes. All ayes. Motion approved 5-0.

Motion by Mr. Winters, second by Mrs. Honkamp, to approve the September 19, 2023 Village Board meeting minutes. All ayes. Motion approved 5-0.

AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA

Mr. York stated that he would like to add a consensus for Dell Technologies for the Microsoft licensing upgrade. Motion by Mr. Winters to approve the amendments to the agenda, second by Mrs. Honkamp. All ayes. Motion approved 5-0.

PUBLIC COMMENT

None.

MAYOR PETERSON

None.

VILLAGE ATTORNEY

None.

ZONING

None.

PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL & BUDGET – MR. WINTERS

Mr. Winters shared the Rockton Police Department activity summary from September 16th -30th with the Village Board.

ADMINISTRATION – MR. YORK

Mr. York asked for a consensus from the Village Board to upgrade the Microsoft licensing through Dell technologies in the amount of $4,119.48. Mr. York stated that we need to upgrade to G3 licenses and that this needs to be done. The Village Board was okay with this.

WATER, SEWER, AND GARBAGE – MS. MAY

None.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT – MR. DANIELSON

Motion by Mr. Danielson to approve Trick or Treat hours in the Village on Tuesday, October 31st from 5-7 pm, second by Mr. Winters. All ayes. Motion approved 5-0.

BUILDINGS AND PARKS – MRS. HONKAMP

Mrs. Honkamp shared the activity summary for the Parks/Rec Department for the last two weeks with the Village Board.

Motion by Mrs. Honkamp to approve the special events application for “Elevate and Inspire Family Faith Night” to be held on Saturday, October 7th from 4-7 pm at Village Green Park, second by Mr. Baumgartner. Roll call. All ayes. Motion approved 5-0.

STREETS AND WALKS – MR. BAUMGARTNER

None.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

None.

ACTION ON ITEMS ARISING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION

None.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Atty. Szeto stated that he had talked to the Village Board in regards to parking cars under temporary tents before and wanted to know how the Village Board felt about this. Atty. Szeto said that Ofc. Balsley, code enforcement officer, wanted to know what the Village Board thought about this if it was a temporary structure. Mr. Danielson said that “temporary” would have to be clearly defined and that he didn’t think that the Village should allow this. Atty. Szeto said that he will get addresses to the Village Board so that they can take a look at them before making a final decision.

NEW BUSINESS

None.

PAYMENT OF BILLS

Motion by Mr. Winters, second by Mrs. Honkamp, to pay bills in the amount of $248,244.20. Roll call. All ayes. Motion approved 5-0.

ADJOURN

Hearing no further business, motion by Mr. Winters, second by Mr. York, to adjourn at 7:14 pm. All ayes. Motion approved 5-0.

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