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Village of Cherry Valley Board of Trustees met March 4

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER: VILLAGE PRESIDENT DAVID SCHROEDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

ROLL CALL TAKEN BY: VILLAGE CLERK KATHY TRIMBLE

VILLAGE TRUSTEES: NANCY BELT MIKE NEVILLE

SALLY HOLLEMBEAK BRANDI PEARSE

SCOTT KRAMER CARL WEDIG

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA:

APPROVAL OF THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES:

• Village Board Meeting Minutes from February 18, 2025.

PUBLIC COMMENT:

TREASURER’S REPORT:

PRESIDENT’S REPORT: DAVID SCHROEDER

ATTORNEY'S REPORT: ROXANNE SOSNOWSKI

ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT: JIM E. CLAEYSSEN

ENGINEER'S REPORT: ADAM BUNGE, C.E.S.

EX-OFFICIO’S REPORTS:

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION – CARL WEDIG

RECREATION BOARD – BRANDI PEARSE

ORDINANCE REPORT BY TRUSTEE NANCY BELT:

1. Motion that the Village Board consider this the second and final reading of Ordinance 2025-02; “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. Motion that the Village Board pass and approve Ordinance 2025-02; “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”.

3. Motion that the Village Board consider this the second and final of Ordinance 2025-03; “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”.

4. Motion that the Village Board pass and approve Ordinance 2025-03; “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 REPORT BY TRUSTEE MIKE NEVILLE:

1. Motion that the Village Board approve a Proposed Change Order from DPI Construction, Pecatonica, IL for the Well House 7 Project; Change Order 23 – Loft Access Door, at a cost of $5,440.00 from line item 5400 2022 Water Project Fund.

2. Motion that the Village Board approve entering into a Purchase Agreement with Brent’s Mailing Equipment, Rockford, IL for the purchase of a quadient Model DS40i Folder Inserter for the Water Department at a cost of $8,964.98 from line item 5375 Water and an Annual Maintenance Agreement at a cost of $500 / year from line item 5130 Water.

3. Motion that the Village Board approve the purchase of water meters and smart points from Core & Main, St. Louis, Missouri at a total cost of $14,538.00 from line item 5382 Water. (A previous consensus of the Village Trustees was obtained to pay these invoices prior to the Village Board Meeting).

4. Motion that the Village Board approve a Proposed Change Order from DPI Construction, Pecatonica, IL for the Well House 7 Project; Change Order 24 – Garage Heating, at a cost of $13,110.00 from line item 5400 2022 Water Project Fund.

PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT BY TRUSTEE SCOTT KRAMER:

1. Motion that the Village Board approve the purchase of desk furniture for Offices One and Two for the Cherry Valley Police Department to match the Unified Command Center and other administrative offices from modernspace studio, Loves Park, IL at a cost not to exceed $19,939.60 from line item 5400 Capital Improvements – Police.

2. Motion that the Village Board approve of the police department’s annual subscription-based programs:

• Flock Safety (LPR Cameras) $24,000.00

• Lexipol (Policy management) $11,324.05

• Power DMS/Planit (Scheduling Software) $2,610.58

• LEADS Online (Investigative Tool) $3,106.00

• COP FTO (Training Software) $1,236.00

• PSTracker (Squad/Equipment Inventory Software) $1,802.50

For a grand total of $44,079.13 from line item 5377 Police.

3. Motion that the Village Board waive the rules regarding public bidding requirements per Illinois State Statute 65 ILSC 5/8-9-1 for the purchase of a replacement Patrol Squad for the village’s Police Department. (requires a 2/3 vote).

4. Motion that the Village Board approve the purchase of a 2025 Ford Police Interceptor AWD Utility Vehicle from Currie Ford, Valparaiso, IN at a cost of $46,377.00 from line item 5420 Capital Improvements. (This purchase is to replace a 2023 Ford Interceptor / Patrol Squad #7 which was damaged beyond repair. Illinois Risk Management association is reimbursing the village $33,169.00 for Patrol Squad #7).

FINANCE REPORT BY TRUSTEE BRANDI PEARSE: No Report.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT BY TRUSTEE CARL WEDIG: No Report.

PERSONNEL, COMPENSATION, BENEFITS REPORT BY TRUSTEE SALLY HOLLEMBEAK:

1. Motion that the Village Board approve Resolution 2025-03; “A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF CHERRY VALLEY, ILLINOIS APPROVING A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH THE EMPLOYEES OF THE VILLAGE OF CHERRY VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE METROPOLITAN ALLIANCE OF POLICE WITH REGARDS TO FULL TIME PEACE OFFICERS BELOW THE RANK OF SERGEANT WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF CHERRY VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT.”

2. Motion that the Village Board approve retroactive wage adjustments for the village’s Maintenance Worker 1 and Maintenance Worker 2 Employees in our Public Works and Water Departments, with an effective date of January 12, 2025.

• Maintenance Worker 1 Maggie Palcan $21.00/Hr.

• Maintenance Worker 1 Jarred Block $22.00/Hr.

• Maintenance Worker 1 Jesse Reno $23.16/Hr.

• Maintenance Worker 2 Jeff Hartzell $28.00/Hr.

• Maintenance Worker 2 Catherine O’Hearn $31.27/Hr.

• Maintenance Worker 2 Garrett Anderson $33.31/Hr.

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

(5 LCS 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.

RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION:

ADJOURNMENT:

https://cms3.revize.com/revize/villageofcherryvalley/BOARD%20AGENDA%2003-04-2025.pdf