Kankakee Times

Village of St.Anne Village Board met May 8.

Here is the minutes provided by the Board:

Before call to order, Clerk Blum administered the oath of office to recently reelected Village President David O'Connell and newly elected trustees Stephen Abrassart and Tim Wendt.

President O'Connell called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Clerk Blum called the roll, and the following trustees answered present: Grubbs Duncan, O'Connell, Abrassart and Wendt. Clerk Blum reported the roll, and President O'Connell declared that a quorum existed for the transaction of the public business. Former Trustee Bill Jennings, Treasurer Leveque, Attorney Meyer, Public Works Director Don Leveque, Police Chief Jason Franc and Building Inspector Jim Hudson were also in attendance.

As a result of only two candidates running in the recent election, a trustee vacancy existed. To fill that vacancy, President O'Connell then appointed Mr. Jennings to a two year term. It was moved by Trustee Abrassart and seconded by Trustee Grubbs that the above appointment be confirmed. Upon roll call vote, all five trustees present voted favorably, and President O'Connell declared the motion carried. Clerk Blum administered the oath of office to Trustee Jennings.

President O'Connell asked if there were any questions on or corrections to the minutes of the last regular meeting. Hearing none, he asked for a motion to approve them. It was moved by Trustee O'Connell and seconded by Trustee Duncan that the minutes of the last regular meeting be approved. Upon voice vote, all trustees present voted favorably, and President O'Connell declared the motion carried. The minutes of the executive session of the above meeting were then approved on a motion by Trustee Grubbs seconded by Trustee Wendt. The minutes of the April 24 special meeting were then approved on a motion by Trustee Abrassart seconded by Trustee O'Connell, and the minutes of the executive session of the special meeting were approved on a motion by Trustee Wendt seconded by Trustee Grubbs.

Treasurer Leveque reported the fund balances. President O'Connell then asked if there were any questions or comments on the Treasurer's report. Hearing none, he asked for a motion to approve the report. It was moved by Trustee Jennings and seconded by Trustee Duncan that the treasurer's report be approved. Upon roll call vote, all trustees present voted favorably, and President O'Connell declared the motion carried.

Clerk Blum then pointed out the park pavilion was rented out for some family events such as the August 5 Hoekstra family reunion and that any work on the pavilion needed to work around the scheduled events.

President O'Connell then announced that he had decided to stay with the list of committee appointments he had distributed last month. A copy of this list follows these minutes.

On the topic of the derelict house at 285 W. Sheffield St., Attorney Meyer said that a cost of demolition needed to be established. She then presented copies of an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Momence for the Purpose of Conducting Joint Adjudication Hearing. This had been discussed at several recent meetings. It was moved by Trustee Jennings and seconded by Trustee O'Connell that the above agreement be approved. Upon roll call vote, all trustees present voted favorably, and President O'Connell declared the motion carried. A copy of the agreement follows these minutes). The Attorney then presented a resolution to establish an administrative tow funds account. A copy of the resolution follows these minutes. This was a first reading.

Trustee Jennings then read the monthly Police Department report as follows: 13 traffic citation(s), 13 written warning(s), 2 misdemeanor traffic arrest (s), 0 DUI(s), 0 accident report(s), Ø vehicle(s) towed, 16 general case report(s), 44 miscellaneous report(s), 2 felony arrest (s), 2 misdemeanor arrest (s) , 0 arrest (s) on warrant 0 juvenile detention report(s), 0 ordinance citations and 13 agency assist(s). Officers worked 612.25 regular hours, 16.5 overtime hours and 20 holiday pay hours. In so doing, they drove 2,506 miles. S683.24 in fines, S73.50 for the vehicle fund, S20.00 in e-citation funds and S7.00 in DUI funds were collected from the county. S115.00 in fishing license fees and S105.00 in golf cart permit fees were submitted to the Treasurer for deposit. Trustee Jennings also reported that the new squad car had been del i Vered.

There was a brief discussion of the need to fix E. Station St., and there was general agreement that the grain elevator company needed to be involved in paying for the rebuild. Trustee Jennings reported that a lock had been installed on the manhole at the sewer plant. President O'Connell asked that a cost figure be obtained for the replacement of the storm drain catch basin at Southwest corner of Station St. and Chicago Avenue.

Trustee Duncan reported that seven building permits had been issued in April for S49,900.00 in improvements with S456.00 in permit fees Collected. S100.00 in electrical inspection fees had also been collected. On the matter of mosquito spraying, Trustee Abrassart said that he could not be hired as a part time employee because he was now a trustee. President O'Connell asked Trustee Abrassart to look into the matter.

Trustee O'Connell recommended that Rollins Aquatic Solutions be paid S2,395.00 to spray the park ponds. The model boat club had agreed to donate S500.00. It was moved by Trustee Wendt and seconded by Trustee Abrassart that the above recommendation be approved. Upon roll call vote, all trustees present voted favorably, and President O'Connell declared the motion carried. Trustees Wendt and O'Connell reported that the gate to close off the north park area had been completed.

Trustee Grubbs reported that the finance committee had examined the bills and recommended their approval for payment. It was moved by Trustee Jennings and seconded by Trustee Duncan that the bills be paid. Upon roll call vote, all trustees present voted favorably, and President O'Connell declared the motion carried.

Trustee Grubbs then recommended that a resolution be adopted authorized President O'Connell to sign all necessary documents to borrow S24,301.00 from the National Bank of St. Anne for twenty-four months at a rate of 4.25 percent per year in order to pay for the new squad car. It was moved by Trustee Grubbs and seconded by Trustee Abrassart that the above resolution be adopted. Upon roll call vote, all trustees present voted favorably, and President O'Connell declared the motion carried.

President O'Connell then asked if there was any further public business to come before the board. Hearing none, he asked for a motion to adjourn. It was moved by Trustee Jennings and seconded by Trustee O'Connell that the meeting be adjourned. Upon voice vote, all trustees present voted favorably, and President O'Connell declared the motion carried. The President then adjourned the meeting at 8:10 p.m.

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