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Village of Rockton Budget & Finance Committee met June 17

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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 Budget & Finance Committee met June 17.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

Chairman Winters called the regular meeting of the Budget & Finance Committee to order at 6:30 pm. Members present: Mayor Peterson, Sally Bennett, Dan Baumgartner, Dave Winters and Justin York Staff present: Dan Barber, Tricia Diduch and Chief Hollinger

Absent: Connie Kieffer

Motion by Mr. York, second by Mr. Baumgartner, to waive the reading of and approve the minutes of June 3, 2025. All ayes. Motion approved 3-0.

PUBLIC COMMENT

None.

SPECIAL WARRANT CONSIDERATIONS

None.

RECOMMENDATION OF PAYMENT

Bills were reviewed and recommended for approval in the amount of $303,110.76.

MAYOR PETERSON

Mayor Peterson inquired if everyone knew about the payment the Village received for the PFAS settlement. Mr. Barber stated that the Village received a $92,000 check and that this is 20% of the almost $400,000 that the Village will be receiving from the settlement.

VILLAGE TREASURER, SALLY BENNETT

Mrs. Bennett advised the Committee that everything looks good with the monthly financial report.

Mrs. Bennett stated that she found an error in the previous budget with the employee dental and health insurance. Mrs. Bennett said that she made a journal entry to correct this because it looked like it was revenue, but it’s actually going into a liability fund. Mrs. Bennett added that she also spoke to Civic, the Village’s software platform, about this as well.

DAVE WINTERS, CHAIRMAN

Mr. Winters stated that Ordinance 2025-17: An Ordinance Providing the Appropriation of Funds for the Operation of the Village of Rockton for the Fiscal Year Beginning June 1, 2025 and Ending May 31, 2026 is up for approval at the Village Board meeting later in the evening. The Committee was okay with this.

DAN BAUMGARTNER, TRUSTEE

None.

JUSTIN YORK, TRUSTEE

None.

VILLAGE COLLECTOR, CONNIE KIEFFER

None.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS ALLOWED BY LAW

None.

ADJOURN

Motion by Mr. York, second by Mr. Baumgartner, to adjourn at 6:51 pm.

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