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Village of Clifton Village Board met March 8.

Here is the minutes provided by the board

Call to Order / Pledge- 7:00pm 

Roll Call 

X Andrew Winkel, Village President   X Sandy Tammen, Treasurer 

X Tracy Mitchell, Trustee                    X Tayor Panozzo, Village Clerk

X Randy Gigl, Trustee                        X Paul Hess, Trustee 

X Mike Benscoter, Trustee                 X Joe Kolosky, Trustee 

Other Members in Attendance 

● Tracy Gigl 

● Lesa Wilken 

● Kari Thompson 

● Mike Thompson 

● Chris Sifrit- Maintenance Director 

● Krystle Sifrit 

● Dana Meyer 

Approval of Minutes 

● April 12, 2021 

○ Joe Kolosky made a motion to approve the minutes as presented from April 12, 2021. Tracy Mitchell seconded the motion. On a call of votes motion passed. 

Public Questions and Comments 

● Resident addressed the want for trees at the park for added shade and to help residents attending, to help cool off. Also voiced the want for  additional park equipment at both village parks. 

● Resident brought forward the idea to build a weather shelter for the bus location on 4th ave. 

● Resident all addressed the issue with the pavillon flooding and wondered if that had been fixed. Chris said he would look into the area and see what can be done.

Planning Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals 

● NA 

Department Reports 

● Police department addressed the first weekend of May for golf cart inspections, there will be an additional meeting this month to finalize dates and will be sent out to the village once finalized. 

● Maintenance department collected overtime hours for the month, Chris Sifrit at 61 over time hours and Ben Potts at 21.25 over time. 

Streets and Alleys Committee 

● Mike Benscoter made a motion to not exceed $2,000 for a plow for Kubota. Joe Kolosky seconded the motion. 

○ On a roll call of votes, trustees voted 

○ Joe Kolosky-Y   Mike Benscoter- Y 

○ Randy Gigl-Y     Tracy Mitchell- Y 

○ Paul Hess- Y 

○ Role Call to Vote: 5-0 Motion Passed 

Budget and Finance Committee 

● NA 

Water and Sewer Committee 

● Chris brought to the board's attention there is a possibility that the pump previously approved to be replaced could be covered at a prorated rate due to remaining years left on insurance(3 years) Chris will look into the process and deem if worthwhile. 

● Chris informed the board there is a decent sized Sinkhole by the maintenance building, Chris and Ben plan to take care of the issue themselves. 

Police and Public Safety Committee 

● Annual Uniform Allowance for 2021 

○ Joe Kolosky informed the board the annual uniform allowance will go towards new pants and shirts for officers. 

● Update on Part Time Officer status 

○ Joe Kolosky informed the board there is a previously approved 20 hours a week part time work available, the department is going through the process of bringing another officer for part time. 

Ordinance and Zoning Committee 

● NA

Local Improvement Committee 

● Paul Hess made a motion not to exceed $2,500 for the maintenance building office . seconded the motion. 

○ On a roll call of votes, trustees voted 

○ Joe Kolosky-Y    Mike Benscoter- Y 

○ Randy Gigl-Y      Tracy Mitchell- Y 

○ Paul Hess- Y 

○ Role Call to Vote: 5-0 Motion Passed 

● Paul Hess made a motion to hire Jane Miller for the 2021 pool season. Randy Gigl seconded the motion. 

○ On a roll call of votes, trustees voted 

○ Joe Kolosky-Y    Mike Benscoter- Y 

○ Randy Gigl-Y      Tracy Mitchell- Y 

○ Paul Hess- Y 

○ Role Call to Vote: 5-0 Motion Passed 

● Paul Hess informed the board the local improvement committee is planning to host the annual easter egg hunt at the community pavillon on April 3rd at 10:00 a.m for children 0-11 years old. They will also be doing the drivable easter egg hunt and collect completed participants names to be in the advocate. Treasurer’s Report / Payment of Bills 

● Joe Kolosky made a motion to approve the Treasurer's Report as presented. Mike Benscoter seconded the motion. 

○ On a Call to Votes 4-0, Motion Passed 

● Joe Kolosky made a motion to approve the payment of Bills with the change of transaction 16954 being taken from street and alleys funding instead of police funding. Mike Benscoter seconded the motion. 

○ On a roll call of votes, trustees voted 

■ Joe Kolosky-Y    Mike Benscoter- Y 

■ Randy Gigl-Y      Tracy Mitchell- A 

■ Paul Hess- Y 

■ Role Call to Votes 4-0, Motion Passed 

Village President 

● Sandy informed the board there was an option to add call forwarding option on the current phone Bill, totalling $40 one time deal and $25 dollar monthly. 

○ Joe Kolosky made a motion to approve the change to the phone plan as presented. Randy Gigl seconded the motion. 

○ On a roll call of votes, trustees voted 

○ Joe Kolosky-Y    Mike Benscoter- Y 

○ Randy Gigl-Y      Tracy Mitchell- A 

○ Paul Hess- Y 

○ Role Call to Vote: 4-0 Motion Passed 

● Andy spoke to the AMITA Health representative and they are anticipated June 30,2021 end date for extended special use permit.

○ Joe Kolosky made a motion to approve the extension of special use permit by AMITA Health. Randy Gigl seconded the motion. On a Call to Votes 4-0, Motion Passed 

Village Clerk 

● NA 

Concluding Public Questions and Comments 

● Brought to the board's attention there is a building permit issue,where a previously denied building permit location is still actively working on the project. Chris and Andy will work on addressing that. 

Announcements / Adjournment 

● Joe kolosky made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:50p.m. Paul Hess seconded the 

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