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Village of Cherry Valley Board of Trustees will meet Feb. 10

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

MEMBERS: VILLAGE PRESIDENT: DAVID SCHROEDER

VILLAGE TRUSTEES: NANCY BELT MIKE NEVILLE

SALLY HOLLEMBEAK BRANDI PEARSE

SCOTT KRAMER CARL WEDIG

CALL TO ORDER: DEPUTY VILLAGE CLERK HEATHER RILEY.

ROLL CALL: DEPUTY VILLAGE CLERK HEATHER RILEY.

MOTION TO APPOINT PRESIDENT PRO-TEM.

ADOPT THE AGENDA:

APPROVE THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES:

• Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes from January 27, 2024.

PUBLIC COMMENT:

PRESIDENT’S REPORT:

TRUSTEE REPORTS:

ORDINANCE – CHAIRMAN TRUSTEE NANCY BELT.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Committee discussion and a motion to send to the Village Board for a first reading of “AN ORDINANCE REGARDING HOURLY RATE OF PAY FOR PART-TIME POLICE OFFICERS PROVIDING SERVICES THAT ARE REIMBURSABLE BY STATE OF ILLINOIS OR FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS PAYABLE TO THE VILLAGE OF CHERRY VALLEY, ILLINOIS”.

2. Committee discussion and a motion to send to the Village Board for a first reading of “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE IV DEPARTMENTS, DIVISION 2 PUBLIC WORKS, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE VILLAGE OF CHERRY VALLEY, ILLINOIS CREATING THE POSITIONS OF MAINTENANCE WORKER 1 AND MAINTENANCE WORKER 2”.

PUBLIC WORKS – CHAIRMAN TRUSTEE MIKE NEVILLE.

ENGINEER’S REPORT:

1. Project Updates Adam Bunge C.E.S. INC.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

1. Public Works Updates from Interim Public Works Director Andy Wesseln.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Committee discussion and a motion to send to the Village Board to approve the purchase of a 20-foot equipment trailer from Rondo Enterprises Inc. Sycamore, Illinois, at a cost of $8,632.46 from line item 5375 Capital Improvements.

2. Committee discussion regarding traffic concerns at East State and South Walnut Street. 

3. Committee discussion and a motion to send to the Village Board approval of a Proposed Change Order from DPI Construction, Pecatonica, IL for the Well House Project; Change Order 18 – Stairway Modifications, at a cost of $10,282.00 from line item 5400 2022 Water Project Fund.

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT: None.

EX-OFFICIO’S RECREATION BOARD REPORT:

PUBLIC SAFETY – CHAIRMAN TRUSTEE SCOTT KRAMER.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Committee discussion and a motion to send to the Village Board for approval to purchase and equip a police squad from 5420 Police:

Currie Ford – purchase squad: $46,415.00

Stivers Ford Lincoln – build and equip: $20,743.80

Midwest Public Safety – in-car laptop/dock station: $ 3,554.00

Axon – in-car camera $ 10,653.24

(With 42-month agreement)

Stalker Radar – radar unit $2,645.00

Grand total $ 84,011.04

2. Committee discussion and a motion to send to the Village Board for approval for Chief Stockburger and Sergeant Pearse to attend a training conference in Springfield, IL through Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS) on Sunday, March 30, 2025 through Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

○ $200.00 per person/total $400.00 from Training/Seminars – 5195 Police.

○ Lodging: Crowne Plaza in Springfield, IL $126.50 for 2 nights per officer/total 4 nights $506.00 from Travel – 5200 Police

○ Transportation: police vehicle.

○ Meals: included.

○ Grand total is $906.00.

3. Committee discussion and a motion to send to the Village Board for approval for Patrol Officers Nance and Turkes to attend Patrol Rifle/AR Armorer Course at Duane Wirth Training Center in Belvidere, IL through Defensive Edge Training & Consulting, Inc. on March 20th and 21st, 2025.

○ Registration fee: $550.00 per person/total $1,100.00 from Training/Seminars – 5195 Police.

○ Transportation: police vehicle.

○ Meals: not applicable due to location – Boone County.

4. Committee discussion and a motion to send to the Village Board for approval for Patrol Officers Bunge, Strand and Turkes to attend an Instructor Development Course at Sycamore, IL Police Department through Northern Illinois Training Advisory Board (NITAB) on March 3rd through 6th, 2025.

○ Registration fee: $0.00 (cost covered with annual NITAB membership).

○ Transportation: police vehicle.

○ Meals: $50.00 per day/total $600.00 from Travel – 5200 Police.

5. Committee discussion and a motion to send to the Village Board for approval to send Patrol Officers Bunge, Maggio and Strand to Extreme Ownership Leadership in Action at the Dixon, IL Police department on March 7, 2025.

○ Registration fee: (cost covered with annual NITAB membership).

○ Transportation: police vehicle.

○ Meals: $50.00 per day/total $150.00 from Travel – 5200 Police.

CHIEF’S REPORT:

1. Updates from Chief Todd Stockburger.

FINANCE – CHAIRMAN TRUSTEE BRANDI PEARSE.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Committee discussion and a motion to send to the Village Board for approval of Village Clerk Kathy Trimble’s attendance at the Back to Basics Clerk Seminar on June 12, 2025 and June 13, 2025 at the Holiday Inn in Peoria, Illinois.

• Registration fee of $75.00 from line item 5195 Administration.

• Hotel is $383.76 from line item 5200 Administration.

• Meal Allowance of $100.00 ($50.00 per day) from line item 5200 Administration.

• Rental Car is $296.68 from line item 5200 Administration.

• Total cost of $855.44 from the FY25/26 budget.

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT: None.

ADMINISTRATION REPORT:

1. Administrative Progress Report by Village Administrator Claeyssen.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT - CHAIRMAN TRUSTEE CARL WEDIG.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None.

NEW BUSINESS: None.

PERSONNEL COMPENSATION & BENEFITS - CHAIRMAN TRUSTEE SALLY HOLLEMBEAK.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Monthly Health Insurance Update by Treasurer Maureen Gumowski.

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

(5 ILCS 120/2) (C)(1) (Personnel Matters) The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity.

(5 ILCS 120/2) (C)(2) (Collective negotiating) Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.

RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION:

ADJOURNMENT:

https://cms3.revize.com/revize/villageofcherryvalley/COW%20AGENDA%2002-10-2025.pdf