East Central Reporter

Village of Dieterich Board of Trustees met April 1.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

The Dieterich Village Board met in regular session on Monday, April 1, 2024 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: Fred Bray; Carrie Galbraith; Matt Flowers; Jeff White and Pam Hartke. Trustee Bill Lane was absent. With five Trustees and President Brad Hardiek present, a quorum was declared to be present. Also at the meeting were: Village Clerk Brittny Gipson, Maintenance Supervisor Mike Campbell, Village Engineer Lee Beckman, Zach Frichtl and Rachel Frichtl.

A motion was made by Trustee M. Flowers; seconded by Trustee J. White to approve the omnibus agenda: approve minutes of the March 18, 2024 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 for the Proposed Text Amendment to Chapter 10 of the Village Code (Solar Regulations). Roll call was 5 yes and 0 no.

Engineer Lee Beckman reported there is a good amount of interest from contractors planning to bid the upcoming East Section Street storm sewer project. The bid opening will be May 1st.

Lee reported the Safe Routes to School sidewalk project will now have a summer letting date in Springfield, since our project didn’t make it on the April letting schedule. It’s now anticipated to be a fall construction start date.

Lee discussed the upcoming April 15th Lead Service Line Inventory reporting deadline. There may be another round of grant funding we can apply for to receive extra funds to complete the project and determine the unknown service line materials.

The possible straightening of a tributary that flows into the Dieterich Creek south of Virginia Street was discussed with Engineer Beckman.

Maintenance Supervisor Mike Campbell discussed details of the Eclipse planning and cleanup with the Board.

During the Public Comments portion of the meeting Zach and Rachel Frichtl requested to address the Board. They are considering the purchase of 2 lots in Dieterich Industrial Park East for a new business. They asked questions about the current zoning and any restrictions on the use regarding covenants set for those lots. They also inquired about the re-platting process since they are considering combining two lots into one.

A motion was made by Trustee J. White; seconded by Trustee P. Hartke to approve Ordinance 1157-2024: Amending Title 8 of the Village Code of the Village of Dieterich, Illinois (Water Service Deposits). Roll call was 5 yes and 0 no.

A motion was made by Trustee M. Flowers; seconded by Trustee C. Galbraith to approve Ordinance 1158-2024: Amending Title 10 of the Village Code of the Village of Dieterich, Illinois (Adopting Chapter 12. Solar Energy Systems). Roll call was 5 yes and 0 no.

In Other New Business, a motion was made by Trustee J. White; seconded by Trustee P. Hartke to allow part-time benefits eligible employees to carry over an additional 12 hours of unused PTO from FY 2024 to FY 2025 for a total of 52 hours allowed to be carried over, with the understanding these additional 12 hours need to be used by the end of the 2024 calendar year. Roll call was 5 yes and 0 no.

During the comments portion of the meeting, President Hardiek reported he met with all permanent full-time and part-time benefits eligible employees to conduct their end of the year employee review. He reported all meetings went well and gave a synopsis of each employee meeting.

There was no motion to go into Closed Executive Session.

At 8:56 p.m. a motion was made by Trustee P. Hartke; seconded by Trustee J. White to adjourn the meeting. Roll call was 5 yes and 0 no.

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