Village Board

MINUTES FOR THE JANUARY 9, 2024 TISKILWA VILLAGE BOARD MEETING The Tiskilwa Village Board held its regular meeting on January 9, 2024 at the Tiskilwa Fire Station at 7:00 P. M. Answering roll call were Mayor Michael Murray, Trustees Daniel Acker, Amy Kline, James Cole, Daniel Yepsen, Brett Klinefelter and John Funderberg. The agenda was approved as presented. Trustee Acker made a motion to approve the minutes from the December 12, 2023 Board meeting, seconded by Trustee Funderberg. All ayes. Trustee Acker made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s report, seconded by Trustee Funderberg. All ayes. Trustee Acker made a motion to reassign the P.P.R.T. from the Special Revenue Fund back to the General Fund, Seconded by Trustee Funderberg. All ayes. Trustee Yepsen made a motion to approve payment of the bills, with one addition, totaling $31,472.36 seconded by Trustee Cole. All ayes on a roll call vote. Public Comment: There was one written concern about the West Park. Mayor Murray also stated he received a thank you from Cecille Gerber for posting on the Village website the list of accomplishments and plans and for serving on the Village Board. Reports: Mayor Murray gave the monthly updates for the Supervisor Rick Funderberg. Village Engineer: Mayor Murray gave the Board the updates from Jack Kusek, Village Engineer, on the Galena Street Lift Station, West Park grant progress, which will be discussed more at the March meeting, R.R. and Galena St. and the Water Treatment Plant. Trustee Klinefelter gave the water report as 724,400 gallons of water used, $7,380.35 amount of water billed and $3,828.75 amount of sewer billed. Mayor Murray also gave the online payment for water bills totaling $3,429.79 for the month of December 2023. Mayor Murray gave the Police report as one 911 call, 64 security checks and 26.5 police hours worked. Old Business: Ordinance 10-2 Chickens: The ordinance was discussed and should be vote on at the next meeting. Ordinance 17-3-Creeks: That ordinance will be discussed further at the next meeting. Mayor Murray asked the Board to review Ordinance 4-2, Mobile Food and Beverage Venders for discussion at the next meeting. New Business: Resolution of Support from N.C.I.C.G. on Water Tower grant: Trustee Kline made a motion to accept the Resolution #01924, to allow North Central Illinois Council of Governments, our grant administrator, to handle all funding/expenses for the Water Tower grant, seconded by Trustee Yepsen. All ayes on a roll call vote. Audit: After a review of the annual Audit, Trustee Funderberg made a motion to approve the Annual Audit, seconded by Trustee Klinefelter. All ayes on a roll call vote. Village Vehicles: The Board discussed possibly selling or trading in the 2019 Dump Truck for a smaller truck. Mayor Murray will get more information on that for the next meeting. Closed Session: Trustee Funderberg made a motion to go into closed session at 8:04 P.M. for the purpose of discussing the cost of living raise for town employees. At 8:11 P. M. Trustee Klinefelter made a motion to go out of closed session. Trustee Acker made a motion to give the Village employees an 8.7% cost of living raise, effective on the first pay in February, seconded by Trustee Yepsen. All ayes on a roll call vote. There being no further business, Trustee Klinefelter made a motion to adjourn. __________________________________ Linda L. Kling, Clerk