The Board of Trustees met at the Medina Township Office
located at 10628 N. Galena Road, Mossville, Illinois on December 11th, 2019
Purpose: Regularly Scheduled Board Meeting
Present: John H. Dawson, Supervisor
Shawn E. Garner, Clerk
Mike Molohon, Trustee
Adam Gudat, Trustee
Richard Clinch, Trustee
Cam Parr, Trustee
Other Officials and Township Staff Present: Frank Sturm, Road Commissioner
Others In Attendance: 3 residents.
Call To Order: Supervisor Dawson followed by pledge of allegiance to the flag called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM.
Minutes:
Clerk, Garner, presented the minutes of the Regular Board Meeting held November 13th, 2019. Supervisor Dawson moved to approve, as presented, seconded by Trustee Molohon; followed by a unanimous “Aye” voice vote.
Clerk, Garner, presented the minutes of the Road District Tax Levy Hearing held November 13th, 2019. Supervisor Dawson moved to approve, as presented, seconded by Trustee Parr; followed by a unanimous “Aye” voice vote.
Clerk, Garner, presented the minutes of the Township Tax Levy Hearing held November 13th, 2019. Trustee Clinch moved to approve, as presented, seconded by Trustee Gudat; followed by a unanimous “Aye” voice vote.
Community Policing Report:
Lt. Butterfield reported burglaries in storage facility with one in custody. Road Commissioner Sturm asked who is responsible for enforcing posted weight limit on bridges. County Highway Department said state police are responsible. It is a $164.00 ticket. State Police advised Sheriff’s office is responsible. Lt. Butterfield advised that state police have scale team, but county can issue citation if there is a violation. Road Commissioner has potential issue with Staab road bridge and PDC vehicle and will advise Sheriff’s department if necessary.
Public Input:
Supervisor Dawson recognized Josh Benway with MMYBSA. Josh Benway advised that some fields at park may not be usable next year. He is discussing installing field at junior high school and asked if township would consider donating fencing to IVC School District.
Correspondence & Reports
Supervisor, John Dawson:
- Investment Report: The Investment Report ending on December 11th, 2019 was previously presented to board.
- Supervisor Dawson presented letter from resident regarding discontinuing leak pick-up. No action was taken. After discussing with Road Commissioner, response will be sent to resident.
- Supervisor Dawson advised that February Meeting will be held on the 5th.
Road Commissioner, Frank Sturm, II:
- Leaf pickup is almost done for the year. One spring pickup will be scheduled later..
- Horowitz is done with Misc. Concrete Project. I am keeping his contract open till spring, cause I have a little more work for him to do.
- We are going to exercise our option to basically trade loader with Altorfer and got the guaranteed buyback. I will have details later.
- Hoerr Construction got that sump line installed on Hendryx Lane. The area is starting to dry up, and we shouldn’t have that large ice dam this winter.
- I placed order for 300 tons of salt on 11/18/19, but haven’t received it. They have quite a backlog due to the state making such a late award. Heard next year ought to be a mess with salt. Apparently, the Corps of Engineering will be closing the river for work on locks and dams, for up to a year.
Assessor, Mark Brabant:
Not present to present report.
Plan Commission, Chairperson Manning:
No cases were before the commission.
Trustees:
No report.
Old Business
None
New Business
Discuss, consider, vote on Ordinance # TWN-01-2019: Supervisor Dawson presented Ordinance Establishing Rules for Public Participation at Meetings after conferring with counsel. Discussion of rights to privacy during public hearing were reviewed. After discussion, Supervisor Dawson made motion to adopt Ordinance # TWN-01-2019, seconded by Trustee Clinch. Supervisor Dawson requested roll call vote. Clerk Garner took roll call vote with Trustee Parr, Trustee Gudat, Trustee Molohon, Trustee Clinch, and Supervisor Dawson voting “aye”. Motion passed unanimously.
Pay Township Bills
Township/Road District Bills Audited: All bills of the Town and the Road District were approved for payment. Trustee Molohon moved to pay the bills, seconded by Trustee Gudat
followed by a unanimous “Aye” voice vote. Trustee Parr made motion to approve truck center invoice # R140058673:01, seconded by Trustee Clinch, followed by a unanimous “Aye” voice vote
Adjournment: There being no further business to come before the board, Supervisor Dawson moved to adjourn, seconded by Trustee Molohon, followed by a unanimous “Aye” voice vote. The meeting adjourned at 7:41 PM.
Respectfully submitted this 11th day of December, 2019.
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Shawn E. Garner, Clerk
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