Kankakee Times

Village of Clifton Board of Trustees met Aug. 8.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Call to Order 7:02 pm 

Pledge 

Roll Call 

● Cathy Dundas-Y         Paul Hess - Y 

● Tracy Mitchell-Y          Jeff Hall - Y 

● Kari Thompson-Y       John Tammen – Facetime 

Other Attendees 

● Katie Graham             Karie Frake 

● Caroline Glenn           Ramona Ewert 

● Kristian Davis             Symantha Davis 

● Delmar Schoolman    Taden DiPietra 

● Therese Simoneau    Kurt Lukow 

● Ben Potts Sandy        Tammen - Facetime 

Approval of Minutes 

● Tracy Mitchell made a motion to approve July 11, and July 25 minutes. Jeff Hall seconded it. 

● Motion passes 6-0 

Public Questions and Comments

Karie Frake spoke about the Clifton Pool, and the Santa House along with the CCDC, wanting to work with the Village with the Santa House. Randy Gigl explained that either way going forward that the board will make sure it will be taken care of and will be supported. 

Kari Thompson read her letter about being a Village Trustee, and in order to be successful on the board being a trustee, that it is important to also have the help of the community. She stated that it is important to work with the families who are stepping up to help with the community. Cathy Dundas agreed with what Kari said and that this is what it is about. 

Symantha Davis, and Romana Ewert also spoke of concerns they had at the Clifton Pool. Randy Gigl explained that we would need a written complaint. 

Jeff Hall spoke about the air fryers in the concession stand. Jeff asked if we could donate the fryers to Mike Larose. Mike donates to the Village of Clifton, and always helps the Village out when he can. 

Planning Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals 

Department Reports 

● Maintenance Department – all clear 

● Building and Zoning Department – Ben Potts has had a lot of people inquire about building permits. Taden DiPietra asked what is happening with the Bed and Breakfast. Taden also asked about the house across from Paul Hess, the new lawyer will be looking into this. 

● Police Department 

Streets and Alleys Committee 

● Kari Thompson discussed plans for Main Street streetscape. Village trustees looked at plans, and discussed options, that needed to be changed. Copy of current plan can be seen at Village Office. Kari Thompson will meet with Neil about the plans. 

Water and Sewer Committee 

Budget and Finance Committee 

● Tracy Mitchell made a motion to approved IMRF retirement plan. Cathy Dundas seconded the motion.

o Tracy discussed they had a discussion with Randy at IMRF, they have a few more questions that they need answered. IMRF should be up and running by November. This is for full time employees only. 

▪ Paul Hess – Y            Kari Thompson - Y 

▪ John Tammen – Y     Tracy Mitchell - Y 

▪ Jeff Hall - Y                Cathy Dundas - Y 

Police and Public Safety Committee 

● Jim Lehmkuhl discussed he is still waiting on a bid for radios. 

Ordinance and Zoning Committee 

● John Tammen is looking into a new Ordinance, and Zoning book and will keep us posted. 

Local Improvement Committee 

● Paul Hess discussed trees that have died on greenway, that have been donated. Village is looking into the master list to find out who donated the trees. 

Treasurer’s Report / Payment of Bills 

● Tracy Mitchell made a motion to approve treasures report. Jeff Hall seconded the motion. 

o Motion passes 6-0 

● Tracy Mitchell made a motion to roll over water cd #19 into the best rate bank. Kari Thompson seconded the motion. 

o Cathy Dundas – Y        Jeff Hall – Y 

o Kari Thompson – Y      Paul Hess – Y 

o John Tammen – Y        Tracy Mitchell – Y 

o Motion passes 6-0 

● Tracy Mitchell made a motion to roll over general cd #14 into a 12 month CD at the best rate bank. Cathy Dundas seconded the motion. 

o John Tammen – Y        Tracy Mitchell – Y 

o Cathy Dundas – Y       Jeff Hall – Y 

o Kari Thompson – Y      Paul Hess - Y 

o Motion passes 6-0 

● Tracy Mitchell made a motion to pay the bills. Cathy Dundas seconded the motion.

o Kari Thompson – Y      Paul Hess – Y 

o John Tammen – Y       Tracy Mitchell – Y 

o Cathy Dundas – Y       Jeff Hall - Y 

o Motion passes 6-0 

Village President 

● Tracy Mitchell made a motion not to exceed $700.00 on TV, TV Stand, and Web Cam for Village Board zoom meetings. Jeff hall seconded the motion. o Discussed the cost for the Lawyer to travel to and from meetings, it would cover the cost in one trip. 

o Cathy Dundas – Y       Paul Hess - Y 

o Jeff Hall – Y John        Tammen - Y 

o Kari Thompson – Y     Tracy Mitchell - Y 

o Motion passes 6-0 

Concluding Public Questions and Comments 

Tracy Mitchell made a motion to adjourn. Paul Hess seconded the motion. Meeting adjourned at 8:39 p.m. Pending approval 9-12-2022

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