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Village of Rockton Board of Trustees met Oct. 1

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Village of Rockton Mayor John Peterson | Village of Rockton Website

Village of Rockton Mayor John Peterson | Village of Rockton Website

Village of Rockton Board of Trustees met Oct. 1.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Mayor Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.

Present: Mayor Peterson, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Danielson, Mrs. Honkamp, Ms. May,

Mr. Winters, Mr. York and Atty. Szeto

Staff present: Dan Barber, Sally Bennett, Tricia Diduch, Chief Hollinger and Connie Kieffer Also present: Sarah Doerflinger (7:03 pm)

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Motion by Mr. Winters, second by Mr. Danielson, to waive the reading of the September 17, 2024 Village Board meeting minutes. All ayes. Motion approved 6-0.

Motion by Mr. Winters, second by Mr. Danielson, to approve the September 17, 2024 Village Board meeting minutes. All ayes. Motion approved 6-0.

AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA

Mr. York stated that he would like to remove Item #1 under himself. Mrs. Honkamp stated that she would like to add the bi-weekly report for Parks/Recreation. Mr. Baumgartner said that he would like to remove Item #2 under himself. Motion by Mr. Winters to approve the amendments to the agenda, second by Mr. Baumgartner. All ayes. Motion approved 6-0.

PUBLIC COMMENT

None.

MAYOR PETERSON

Mayor Peterson stated that John Phillips with the Illinois City/County Management Association (ILCMA) will be at the Administration Committee meeting on November 4th to help guide us with the Village Administrator position and would like all of the Village Trustees to attend if they can.

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

None.

WATER, SEWER, AND GARBAGE – MS. MAY

Motion by Ms. May to approve the purchase requisition for Northern Illinois Service Company for a four-inch valve replacement on School Street in the amount of $13,910, second by Mr. Baumgartner. Roll call. All ayes. Motion approved 6-0.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT – MR. DANIELSON

None.

BUILDINGS AND PARKS – MRS. HONKAMP

Mrs. Honkamp shared the Parks/ Recreation activity report for the last two weeks.

STREETS AND WALKS – MR. BAUMGARTNER

Motion by Mr. Baumgartner to approve the Washington Street and Athletic Complex project engineering costs in the amount of $79,110, second by Ms. May. Roll call. All ayes. Motion approved 6-0.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Motion by Mr. York to adjourn from regular session at 7:05 pm and go into executive session pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(1) to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, second by Mr. Winters. All ayes. Motion approved 6-0.

Mayor Peterson called the Village Board meeting back to regular session at 7:16 pm. Roll Call. All Village Board members were present.

ACTION ON ITEMS ARISING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION

None.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

None.

NEW BUSINESS

None.

PAYMENT OF BILLS

Motion by Mr. Winters, second by Mr. York, to pay bills in the amount of $155,382.03. Roll call. All ayes. Motion approved 6-0.

ADJOURN

Hearing no further business, motion by Mr. Winters, second by Mr. York, to adjourn at 7:17 pm. All ayes. Motion approved 6-0.

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