Village of Milledgeville Board of Trustees Met March 1.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
A Regular Meeting was Called to Order at 7:30 p.m. at the Village Hall in Milledgeville. The Pledge was recited and Roll was Called. Chad Schmidt, Todd ewers, Trevor Fransene, Scott Howard, Jill Miller and Bryan Trotter responded as “Here”.
Others Present: Jeff Hackbarth, Jim Haag, Brian Battles, Steven Webster and Riley and Ethan Horton
MOTION was made by Schmidt, sec. by Miller, to approve the Minutes from the February 15, 2021 Regular, Special and Executive sessions. Motion carried (6-0).
MOTION was made by Fransene, sec. by Schmidt, to pay all bills as listed. Motion carried (6-0).
There was no Treasurer’s Report from Adam Drinkall
Business from the Floor: Brian Battles was present to ask the Board if they would add another liquor license to the limit for the Village. He would like to add a gaming room under the dance studio on Main and 4th. He needs a liquor license to get games. He’d like pool, video poker, pinball and darts. The main entrance will be down the stairs on the south side of the dance studio. He may also add a small diner.
Haag said he will need to add bathrooms if he’s adding a diner and they will have to be inspected by the state inspector. Todd Ewers asked if there were enough exits and Brian said there would be two. Trevor Fransene feels we already have 5 liquor licenses and 4 gaming licenses. He feels another gaming establishment will just take away business from the other ones. Jim Haag said he will need to be able to see in the windows from the street in order to have it be a bar. Brian said he is going to be replacing some windows so that shouldn’t be a problem. Galen said this was not on the agenda so we can’t decide tonight. He will have it on the next agenda on March 15, 2021.
The yearly service agreement for the submersible pump was next on the agenda. Jeff asked about the oil changes and if they were included in the price and they are. They ask why it said “if required” at the last meeting and Jeff said when he asked, they said some pumps don’t have oil so it’s not required. It was decided that the $900.00 seemed reasonable so Trevor said we should try it for one year and see how it goes. MOTION was made by Fransene, sec. by Miller to sign the one-year agreement for $900.00. Motion carried (6-0) by Roll Call vote.
The raises for the employees was next. MOTION was made by Howard, sec. by Fransene, to give the 5 full time employees a 4% raise starting May 1, 2021. Motion carried (6-0) by Roll call vote.
The Village website that is run by Stahr Media was next. Jill Miller had a list of 3 businesses that are not on the website and Christy said she contacted the business owners and let them know they needed to call Janel and she would get them listed at no charge. The businesses she had listed just haven’t or don’t want to contact them. Scott Howard said the history ends in the 1960’s and thought we should update that. Christy will talk to Jennifer Garden at the library and see if she can help. MOTION was made by Ewers, sec. by Schmidt, to sign the agreement with Stahr Media. Motion carried (6-0) by Roll call vote.
The remote telemetry unit was next. Jeff explained what it would do and the advantages to having it installed. The Trustees felt it was something we could use so MOTION was made by Fransene, sec. by Ewers, to purchase it at the cost of $4835.00. Motion carried (6-0) by Roll Call vote.
Committee Reports: Scott had nothing.
Bryan and Jeff talked to the Board about slag as opposed to chips for the roads when we get them worked on this year. Jeff said some residents have been grumbling about the slag. After some discussion Bryan, Chad and Scott said they still like slag better and Todd likes the chips. Jill said there are pros and cons to each one so she’s not sure. Trevor said he’d like to see us price both out when the time comes and we can decide then.
Jeff talked to Gene at CIVIL and get information to fog seal 2 blocks of Main and in front of the library. We put a lot of money into those roads and we need to keep them up. They spray on the seal and we will still be able to see the parking lines well enough that we can repaint them without having to map them out again. Jeff will get the specs and we will put it out for bid again.
Chad had nothing.
Any Other Business: Galen said Mary Mudge at Rock River Energy called and they will have prices ready on the 16th of this month. We will have to approve it by the 18th. He will take care of this as the Board gave him permission at an earlier meeting to approve it.
Trevor asked if Christy could send him the minutes and the bills in an email instead of printing everything up. It would save money on paper and ink and he would be able to get it sooner. The Trustees talked about it and they agreed with Trevor. Christy will send them the information for Board meetings from now on.
With no further business, MOTION was made by Schmidt, sec. by Howard to adjourn at 8:17 p.m. Motion carried.
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