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Minutes
April 10,
2006
The Board Of Trustees Of The Village Of
Winnebago Met At 7:30 P.M. With President Stephen Butler Presiding.
Roll Call
Colloton - Gaines – Kimes – Maligranda –
Myers - Smith: Present
Guests: Attorney Mary Gaziano, Mary Jo
Hubbartt, Chief Todd Stockburger, Dick Medearis, Todd Weegens, Tom
Dabson, D. Mark Hubbartt, Carlos Molina, Mary Gross, Theresa Nagy, Todd
France, Mary Lou Buettner, Pete Wells, Donna Mohn, Eric Mohn, Dora
Qualls, Rita Miller, Mark Bumphrey, Jim Johnson, Doug Mitchell, Craig
Geiser, Larry Bolhous, Mike Reinders, Mike Capriola.
A Motion Was Made By Mrs. Gaines, Seconded
By Mr. Kimes To Accept The Minutes Of The March 13, 2006 Regular Board
Meeting, With One Correction. Motion Carried On A Voice Vote.
A Motion Was Made By Mrs. Gaines, Seconded
By Mr Colloton To Pay The Bills As Presented. Motion Carried On A
Unanimous Roll Call Vote.
A Motion Was Made By Mrs. Gaines, Seconded
By Mr. Colloton To Accept The Treasurer’s Report As Presented. There Is
One Showing The March Activity And One Showing The April Activity To
Date. Motion Carried On A Unanimous Roll Call Vote.
Mary Lou Buettner Of Miller And Buettner
Talked To The Board About The Health Insurance Benefit For The
Employees. She Explained That They Requested Bids From Fourteen
Carriers. They Recommended Staying With Blue Cross Blue Shield And
Offering Two Plans To The Employees, One The Hsa And The Other With A
Five Hundred Dollar Deductible. The Cost Of The Plans Are Reduced From
This Years Cost.
Public Comment
Mary Gross Told The Board She Would Like
To Have The Third Annual Support Our Troops Rally On Armed Forces Day,
May 20, 2006. She Requested Blocking Benton Street For The Festivities
Which Will Include Retirement Of Flags. The Matter Is Referred To The
Police Committee For Their Recommendation.
Mary Also Asked About Planning A Benefit
For The Bachman Family. Attorney Gaziano Will Provide Mary Information
On This Type Of Event. The Matter Is Referred To The Community
Development Committee For Their Recommendation.
Theresa Nagy And Todd France Presented
Petitions From The Residents East Of Winnebago In The Barrington,
Westridge And Woodsong Subdivisions And Residences Along North Weldon
Road And West State Road Requesting Pre-Annexation To Winnebago. They
All Live Within The Winnebago School District And Consider Themselves
Part Of Winnebago.
Old Business
A. Items With Planned Action
1. Finance Committee
A. A Motion Was Made By Mrs. Gaines,
Seconded By Mr. Kimes To Make The Budget, Hammered Out At The March 31,
2006 Combined Committee Meeting, The Budget For Fiscal Year 2006-2007.
Motion Carried On A Unanimous Roll Call Vote.
B. Mrs. Gaines Stated She Was Very
Unhappy With The Performance Of The Auditor On This Past Audit. She
Therefore Requested Bids From A New Auditor As Well As The One Used For
Fiscal Year 2004-2005 And The New Auditor Quoted A Significantly Lesser
Charge.
A Motion Was Made By Mrs. Gaines, Seconded
By Mr. Smith To Adopt Millikin, Benning, Kleckler & Kobischka Llc As The
Auditor And Accept Their Bid, Not To Exceed $7,500.00 With An Increase
Over The Three Year Period Not To Exceed Five Per Cent Per Year, And To
Have President Butler Sign The Three Year Contract. Motion Carried On A
Unanimous Roll Call Vote.
2. Community Development
Committee/4th Of July Team
3. Advisory Team/Clerk
A. A Motion Was Made By Mr. Colloton,
Seconded By Mr. Myers To Accept The Bid As Presented By Miller And
Buettner For The Health Insurance For The Employees. Motion Carried On
A Unanimous Roll Call Vote.
B. Employee Raises Will Be Discussed
At The Special Meeting April 24, 2006 At 5:30 P.M. In Addition The
Board Will Approve Bills Received To Date To Keep Them Within The Year.
4. Police Committee
A. A Motion Was Made By Mr. Smith,
Seconded By Mr. Myers To Purchase A New Squad To Replace The 1999 At A
Cost Of $17,643.21 And Transfer The Same Amount Of Money From Line Item
21-3-421 To Line Item 21-3-523. Motion Carried On A Unanimous Roll Call
Vote.
5. President
A. A Motion Was Made By Mr. Kimes,
Seconded By Mr. Colloton To Adopt Resolution 06-02r Endorsing
Alternatives Analysis Of The Elgin To Rockford Corridor In Northern
Illinois. Motion Carried On A Voice Vote.
B. See Public Works Item B.
C. Based On The Petitions Received
Earlier This Evening It Is Noted That The Signers Do Not Want To Be Part
Of Rockford. A Motion Was Made By Mr. Colloton, Seconded By Mr. Kimes
To Authorize The Village Attorney To Enter Into Negotiations With The
Attorney For The Petitioners With Regard To A Possible Pre-Annexation
Agreement To Be Presented To The Village Board. Motion Carried On A
Unanimous Roll Call Vote.
6. Public Works Committee
A. The Rough Draft Of The Waste Water
Treatment Plant Remains Open.
B. The Adoption Of The Electric Code Nec
Remains Open.
C. A Motion Was Made By Mr. Kimes,
Seconded By Mr. Colloton To Accept The Modification To The
Oversize/Overweight Permitting Agreement. Motion Carried On A Voice
Vote.
D. A Motion Was Made By Mr. Kimes,
Seconded By Mrs. Gaines To Accept The Willett Hofman April 10, 2006
Dedication Plat For Elida Court And Benton Street And To Use Mft Funds
To Upgrade The Roadway. This Is The Road Between First National Bank
And Super Valu And Dr. Johnson’s Building. Motion Carried On The
Following Roll Call Vote:
Gaines – Kimes – Maligranda – Smith -
Colloton: Yes
Myers: No
E. A Motion Was Made By Mr. Kimes,
Seconded By Mrs. Gaines To Restripe The Turn Lanes To Enter Elida Court
Using Mft Funds And The Same Contractor Who Needs To Complete His Punch
List For Elida Street. Motion Carried On A Unanimous Roll Call Vote.
7. Village Attorney
A. A Motion Was Made By Mr. Kimes,
Seconded By Mr. Myers To Reduce The Letter Of Credit For Winnebago
Highlands By $338,110.00 Based On The Agreement From Dennis Noegel That
This Much Of The Project Has Been Completed. Motion Carried On A
Unanimous Roll Call Vote. In The Future, Requests For Reduction Of
Letter Of Credit Need To Be Received By The Village By The Twentieth Of
The Month.
B. A Motion Was Made By Mrs. Gaines,
Seconded By Mr. Smith To Adopt Ordinance 06-02. An Ordinance Amending
Ordinance No. 97-11 Entitled “An Ordinance Establishing A Liquor Control
Commission And Providing For The Control And Regulation Of The Sale And
Consumption Of Alcoholic Liquors In The Village Of Winnebago, Illinois”
To Create A Caterer License Classification. Motion Carried On A
Unanimous Roll Call Vote.
C. There Will Be A Public Hearing May 8,
2006 At 6:30 P.M. To Receive Input On The Appropriation Ordinance For
Fiscal Year 2006-2007.
8. Village Engineer
A. Based On The Recommendation Of The
Planning And Zoning Commission A Motion Was Made By Mr. Kimes, Seconded
By Mr. Smith To Accept The Final Plat 1 Of Willingham Subdivision
Subject To Four Items:
1.) Address All Items Within The March
22, 2006 Review Letter
2.) Submit An Engineer’s Estitmate Of
Costs
3.) Submit An Acceptable Letter Of Credit
4.) Submit Proposed Light Pole Locations
For Village Review
Motion Carried On A Unanimous Roll Call
Vote.
C. A Motion Was Made By Mr. Kimes,
Seconded By Mr. Maligranda To Have Fehr-
Graham Submit The Waste Water Treatment
Plant Facility Plan To The Epa For Approval
With A Couple Of Corrections. It Will Be
Submitted By April 14, 2006. Motion Carried On A Unanimous Roll Call
Vote.
New Business
Mr. Smith Let The Board Know That The
Police Department Will Be Enforcing Ordinance 04-05, The Junk And Debris
Ordinance.
A Motion Was Made By Mrs. Gaines, Seconded
By Mr. Colloton To Go Into Executive Session At 10:00 P.M. To Discuss A
Personnel Issue With Regard To Payroll Hour Calculations, After A Ten
Minute Recess. Motion Carried On The Following Roll Call Vote: Gaines
– Maligranda – Myers – Smith – Colloton: Yes Kimes – Temporarily
Absent.
The Board Returned To Regular Session At
10:26 P.M. With All Present.
The Issue Discussed In Executive Session
Was Actually Payroll Recordation Rather Than Calculation. Mr. Kimes
Will Handle The Issue.
A Motion Was Made By Mrs. Gaines, Seconded
By Mr. Colloton To Adjourn At 10:27 P.M. Motion Carried On Voice Vote.
Sally Jo Huggins, Village Clerk
April 24, 2006
The Board Of Trustees Of The Village Of
Winnebago Held A Special Meeting At 5:30 P.M. With President Stephen
Butler Presiding. The Special Meeting Was Called To Approve Bills
Received To Date And To Discuss Employee Wages And Benefits.
Roll Call
Colloton - Gaines – Kimes – Maligranda –
Myers - Smith: Present
Guests: Attorney Mary Gaziano, Mary Jo
Hubbartt, Chief Todd Stockburger, D. Mark Hubbartt.
A Motion Was Made By Mrs. Gaines, Seconded
By Mr. Myers To Pay The Bills As Presented. Motion Carried On A
Unanimous Roll Call Vote.
A Motion Was Made By Mr. Myers, Seconded
By Mr. Maligranda To Go Into Executive Session At 5:35 P.M. To Discuss
Personnel Matters With Regard To Wages And Benefits. Motion Carried On
A Unanimous Roll Call Vote.
Mr. Hubbartt Questioned The Legality Of An
Executive Session When One Was Not Listed On The Posted Agenda.
A Motion Was Made By Mr. Myers, Seconded
By Mr. Smith To Rescind The Motion. Motion Carried On A Voice Vote.
The Board Discussed Whether All Employees
Should Be Given A Baseline Raise Or Whether Raises Should Be Given Only
For Performance.
Because There Could Not Be An Executive
Session Tonight There Will Be Another Special Board Meeting May 1, 2006
At 5:30 P.M. To Discuss Wages And Include An Executive Session. The
Meeting Will Include Discussion Of Telephonic Participation At The
Meeting By A Board Member.
A Motion Was Made By Mr. Colloton,
Seconded By Mrs. Gaines To Reimburse The Employee Who Participates In
The Ppo Health Insurance Plan Up To $250.00 Of Qualified Health Claims
After Expending The First $250.00 Of The Deductible Expenses. Motion
Carried On A Unanimous Roll Call Vote.
A Motion Was Made By Mr. Myers, Seconded
By Mr. Colloton To Subsidize The Employee Who Participates In The Hsa
Plan Up To $750.00 Paid At $62.50 Per Month. Motion Carried On A
Unanimous Roll Call Vote.
A Motion Was Made By Mrs. Gaines, Seconded
By Mr. Smith To Adjourn The Meeting At 5:58 P.M. Motion Carried On A
Voice Vote.
Sally Jo Huggins, Village Clerk
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