Village of Brighton Village Board met Feb. 2
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
A. Call To Order/Pledge of Allegiance:
B. Attendance: (RC)
C. Approval of Board Minutes 1/5/26: (VV)
D. Approval of Treasurers Report: (VV)
E. Approval of Bills: (RC)
F. Mayor Report: Illinois Debt Recovery Program-free program to get delinquent water payments and ordinance fines.
G. 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-1/22/26 Meeting Minutes approval. (VV)
B. Park Committee-1/8/26 Meeting Minutes approval. (VV)
1. Action Item: Approval to spend $5000.00 on Lent Fish Fry supplies. Dates are Feb 27th-March 27th at 5pm. (RC)
2. Action Item: Approval to spend $1000.00 on the Easter Egg Hunt on April 4th. (RC)
3. Action Item: Approval to spend $5500.00 on the Farmers Market budget and vendor management. (RC)
4. Action Item: Approval to spend $1800.00 on Independence Day budget. (RC)
C. Public Safety-1/19/26 Meeting Canceled.
D. Public Works-1/26/26 Meeting Canceled.
E. Zoning Committee-1/20/26 Meeting Canceled.
OLD BUSINESS
A. 103 School St: Scott Watts progress report.
B. Discuss/Possible Action: Ongoing Municipal building repairs
-Chase Equipment Group to submit for the L.U.S.T. funding through the EPA now that we qualify. Start date first week of February.
-Discuss/Possible Action: Approve quote for bypassing the ballasts on 62 light fixtures. Quote from Hammer Time Builders, LLC $1850.00 and Turney (requested 1-9-26) (RC)
NEW BUSINESS
A. Discuss/Possible Action: Increase bond amount for the Mayor, Water Clerk, Part Time Water Assistant, Treasurer and Village Clerk from $72,000 to $263,000. The increase is required by Rural Development for the Water Project. (RC)
B. Discuss/Possible Action: Adoption of Ordinance 2026-01 Authorizing the issuance of Waterworks System Revenue Bond, Series A, of the Village of Brighton, Macoupin and Jersey Counties, Illinois and authorizing certain actions and documents and prescribing other matters relating thereto. (RC)
C. Discuss/Possible Action: Adoption of Ordinance 2026-02 Approving a loan agreement and note relating to a loan from Rual Water Financing Agency to provide interim construction financing for improvements to the waterworks system.(RC)
D. Discuss/Possible Action: Approve Loy Miller Talley as auditors for the FY 2025-2026 audit. (RC)
E. Discuss/Possible Action: Approve paying off the Ford F450 at a cost of $4146.94. (RC)
F. Discuss/Possible Action: Approve spending up to $1000 for Police Taser cartridges and docking station. (RC)
G. Approve Closing the following checking accounts:
1) Farmer’s Market Link Account at ACFCU and transfer into the Park Account (RC)
2) Civil Defense-Audit-Tort-Park at CNB and transfer into the appropriate account at ACFCU (RC)
3) General account at CNB and transfer into the appropriate account at ACFCU (RC)
ADJOURNMENT:
https://www.brightonil.com/vimages/shared/vnews/stories/697d021542d4e/Board%20Agenda%202-2-26.pdf
