East Central Reporter

Village of Dieterich Board of Trustees met Aug. 18.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

The Dieterich Village Board met in regular session on Monday, August 18, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at Dieterich Village Hall.

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

The following Trustees were present: Carrie Galbraith; Fred Bray; Matt Flowers; Pam Hartke and Stacy Welter. Trustee Berdeena Leturno was absent. With President Brad Hardiek and 5 Trustees in attendance, a quorum was declared to be present. Also at the meeting were Clerk Brittny Gipson, Wright Family Center Director Traci Bruns,

Maintenance Supervisor Mike Campbell and Dorothy Merry.

A motion was made by Trustee P. Hartke; seconded by Trustee C. Galbraith to approve the omnibus agenda: approve the minutes of the August 4, 2025 Regular Meeting. Roll call was 5 yes and 0 no.

Dorothy Merry was present for the Public Comment portion of the meeting. She addressed the Board asking to have some topsoil added to areas of her yard. When the Village completed the street widening, sidewalk and boulevard project on Pine Street a few years ago, there were large trees removed from the Merry’s yard. The places where the trees were removed continue to settle and those low spots are now a trip hazard. Maintenance Supervisor Mike Campbell agreed that he would bring in more topsoil and would re-seed those areas in the fall. Dorothy thanked the Board for their help with this matter.

Wright Family Center Director, Traci Bruns, reviewed her July monthly report on financials, facility usage, and memberships. Traci reported the new member access system is working great. This system allows members access to the gymnasium during certain hours when the lobby is closed.

Traci reported the annual gymnasium floor refinishing will be taking place on September 4th and 5th and the gymnasium will be shut down for 10 days following completion of the resurfacing. Once the gymnasium is reopened, the lobby hours will be extended to 8 p.m. since fall basketball leagues will begin.

Traci reported the tv in the community room had stopped working and she had no luck with her troubleshooting efforts. The tv is no longer under warranty. Maintenance Supervisor Mike Campell said he would help her get the tv off the wall to better assist with troubleshooting. The Board agreed it was better to try and repair the tv before

purchasing a new one.

Traci discussed the request by the high basketball teams to block off 6 weeks of time after school each day until 5:00 p.m., October through mid-November. The Board had questions about restricting member use every weekday after school for 6 weeks. They asked Traci to get more information about the request.

Maintenance Supervisor Mike Campbell reported that he was researching a different kind of floor coating for the pavilion restrooms. The current floor surface can be very slick when it gets wet. Mike also presented the idea of keeping the pavilion restrooms open year-round, but that would require adding heat to the restrooms so water lines would not freeze. Mike was going to research pricing for those possible projects.

Mike reported he is keeping summer employee Landen Keck working through this fall to help with mowing. He will be working only on Tuesdays and Thursdays through the mowing season.

A motion was made by Trustee M. Flowers; seconded by Trustee F. Bray to approve Resolution 666-2025: Authorizing the Issuance of a Liquor License to Sweet Corn Ventures LLC (405 E. Center Street). Roll call was 5 yes and 0 no.

A motion was made by Trustee C. Galbraith; seconded by Trustee P. Hartke to approve a repair to the Virginia Street light pole by Niebrugge Plumbing & Electric for $3,150.00. Roll call was 5 yes and 0 no.

A motion was made by Trustee C. Galbraith; seconded by Trustee F. Bray to approve Change Order #1 for an increase of $6,084.16 to Effingham Asphalt for the North Pointe Surfacing Project. Roll call was 5 yes and 0 no.

A motion was made by Trustee M. Flowers; seconded by Trustee F. Bray to approve Pay Estimate #1 (Final) for $396,226.96 to Effingham Asphalt for the North Pointe Surfacing Project. Roll call was 5 yes and 0 no.

A motion was made by Trustee F. Bray; seconded by Trustee C. Galbraith to approve the Audited Financial Statements and Other Information for the Year Ended April 30, 2025 as prepared by Kemper CPA. Roll call was 5 yes and 0 no.

A motion was made by Trustee M. Flowers; seconded by Trustee P. Hartke to approve participating in the Ameren Energy Efficiency program for LED lighting upgrades at the Dieterich Civic Center with the cost being $2,650.14 with Niebrugge Plumbing and Electric and Ameren paying $3,199.86. Roll call was 5 yes and 0 no.

A motion was made by Trustee P. Hartke; seconded by Trustee C. Galbraith to approve awarding the 2025 road oiling project to Larry Heuerman Trucking for $36,822.15. Roll call was 5 yes and 0 no.

At 8:23 p.m. a motion was made by Trustee P. Hartke; seconded by Trustee C. Galbraith to adjourn the meeting. Roll call was 5 yes and 0 no.

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