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Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Village of Brighton Village Board met Sept. 8

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Village of Brighton Village Board met Sept. 8

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

A. Call To Order/Pledge of Allegiance:

B. Attendance: (RC)

C. Approval of Board Minutes 8/4/25: (VV)

D. Approval of Treasurers Report: (VV)

E. Approval of Bills: (RC)

F. Michelle Talley presenting 2023-24 Audit Results.

G. Mayor Report:

H. Public Comment: Per ORD. 2025-05, citizens may have 5 MINUTES of uninterrupted speech in regard to items of proposed business. Please state your name before starting your comment.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

A. Community Development Committee-8/12/25 Meeting Minutes. (VV)

1. Motion to seat Leanne Muenstermann as a committee member. (VV)

2. Action Item: Amend Section 113 of Village Code: Peddlers and Hawkers. A new ordinance regulating Peddlers, Hawkers and Solicitors in the Village. (See attached Minutes.) (RC)

3. Action Item: Send a Resolution of support for IL Rt 267 Maintenance to IDOT. (RC)

4. Request for consideration: An ordinance be created for non-permanent food and beverage facilities.

B. Park Committee-8/14/25 Meeting Minutes: (VV)

1. Action Item: Frighten Brighton budget not to exceed $2000. (RC)

2. Action Item: Country Christmas budget not to exceed $3000. (RC)

C. Public Safety-8/18/25 Meeting Canceled

D. Public Works-8/25/25 Meeting Canceled

E. Zoning Committee-8/19/25 Meeting Minutes. (VV)

1. Zoning Permits Approved: Zoning Permit #18: 137 Woodland Ct-Home addition w/deck; Zoning Permit #19: 1423 Brown Rd-Storage Shed; Zoning Permit #20: 617 S Main St-Solar; Zoning Permit #21: 1418 Brown Rd-Pole Barn.

OLD BUSINESS

A. 103 School St: Scott Watts will give an update regarding progress on repairs.

B. Discuss/Possible Action: Ongoing Municipal building repairs.

1. Cost for North wall tuckpointing is $18,460. Joseph F. Becker, Inc. presented the breakdown attached.

NEW BUSINESS

A. Discuss/Possible Action: Need to decommission diesel underground tank. It failed inspection and the State Fire Marshall requires the tank to be decommissioned. (RC)

B. Discuss: Propose a referendum to change power companies from Ameren to a municipal aggregate? Citizens may opt out/in at any time.

C. Discuss/Possible Action: Set dates for Senior Social. (VV)

D. Discuss/Possible Action: Send Public Works employees to IPWSOA training at a cost of $770.

ADJOURNMENT:

https://www.brightonil.com/vimages/shared/vnews/stories/68bae41b9c0f4/Board%20Agenda%209-8-25.pdf