East Central Reporter

Village of Dieterich Board of Trustees met July 10.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

The Dieterich Village Board met in regular session on Monday, July 10, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at Dieterich Village Hall located at 103 W. Section Street.

The meeting was called to order by President Brad Hardiek and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

The following Trustees were present: Jeff White; Fred Bray; Carrie Galbraith; Matt Flower; Bill Lane and Pam Hartke. With six Trustees and President Brad Hardiek present, a quorum was declared to be present. Also at the meeting were: Village Clerk Brittny Gipson, Village Maintenance Supervisor Mike Campbell, Phil Worman, Matt Worman, Mike Meyer and Ashley Meyer.

A motion was made by Trustee P. Hartke; seconded by Trustee B. Lane to approve the omnibus agenda: approve minutes of the June 19, 2023 regular meeting, approve the Treasurer’s Report, approve Expenditures, and Receive and Acknowledge a Recommendation Letter from the Village of Dieterich Board of Zoning Appeals and Planning regarding a Petition to Vacate a Portion of Unnamed Alley, Village of Dieterich, Illinois. Roll call was 6 yes and 0 no.

Village Engineer Lee Beckman was absent from the meeting, so no Village Engineer report was given.

Maintenance Supervisor Mike Campbell reported that he was still working to get cemetery runner quotes. The street sweeping of Village streets went well, but now he is trying to find a use for all the rock that it stockpiled at the end of Liberty Drive. The maintenance department is planning to start smoking sanitary sewers with IRWA next week to look for main breaks and illegal connections. The lagoon air line cleaning and flushing fire hydrants is also scheduled for next week. All the parts for the replacement of the leaking fire hydrant at the corner of Pine and Virginia have arrived and that replacement is scheduled to happen in two weeks.

Mike asked for the Board’s ideas of a way to honor our American Legion Post 628. In September, Post 628 will be disbanding due to lack of membership. Everyone agreed something at the Veterans Memorial would be appropriate and we will research ideas of what could be done for them.

A motion was made by Trustee C. Galbraith; seconded by Trustee F. Bray to approve Ordinance 1138-2023: An Ordinance Vacating Portion of Unnamed Alley (Requested by Boerngen Family). Roll call was 6 yes and 0 no.

A motion was made by Trustee B. Lane; seconded by Trustee J. White to approve Resolution 538-2023: Authorizing the Issuance of a Liquor License to Rail Yard Bar and Grill, LLC. Roll call was 6 yes and 0 no.

A motion was made by Trustee C. Galbraith; seconded by Trustee P. Hartke to approve Ordinance 1139-2023: Authorizing Execution of Release of Reservation of Possibility of Reverter (Levi Swingler & Ashley Westjohn – Lot 29). Roll call was 6 yes and 0 no.

A motion was made by Trustee M. Flowers; seconded by Trustee B. Lane to approve Ordinance 1140-2023: Establishing a Levy for the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Contributions for the Village of Dieterich, Effingham County, Illinois. Roll call was 6 yes and 0 no.

A motion was made by Trustee C. Galbraith; seconded by Trustee P. Hartke to approve Ordinance 1141-2023: Making Appropriations for the Corporate Purposes of the Village of Dieterich, Effingham County, Illinois, for the Fiscal Year Commencing May 1, 2023 and Ending April 30, 2024. Roll call was 6 yes and 0 no.

A motion was made by Trustee B. Lane; seconded by Trustee M. Flowers to approve AKRA Builders pay request #6 for $209,595.60 for the Wright Family Center construction. Roll call was 6 yes and 0 no.

A motion was made by Trustee J. White; seconded by Trustee C. Galbraith to approve pay request #7 for $242,873.10 for the Wright Family Center construction. Roll call was 6 yes and 0 no.

A motion was made by Trustee F. Bray; seconded by Trustee B. Lane to receive and acknowledge the Village Committees for 2023-2025 as prepared by President Hardiek. Roll call was 6 yes and 0 no.

Clerk Gipson presented the draft Wright Family Center Director job description. The Board discussed duties, hours, and other employees. It was agreed more research on what other area community centers have for their Director job duties was needed.

Clerk Gipson reviewed the quote from Al’s Electronics for a Liberty Park pavilion sound system. There were several questions that needed to be answered before the project went any further.

At 7:29 p.m. a motion was made by Trustee J. White; seconded by Trustee B. Lane to adjourn the meeting. Roll call was 6 yes and 0 no.

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