Village of Cherry Valley Board of Trustees met Jan. 6
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 HEATHER RILEY
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 December 16, 2025.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
TREASURER’S REPORT: December 2025 Report from Village Treasurer Maureen Gumowski.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT:
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: No Report.
PUBLIC WORKS REPORT BY TRUSTEE MIKE NEVILLE:
1. Motion that the Village Board approve hiring IKON ELECTRIC, Loves Park, IL to install an electric heater in the garage portion of Well House #5 to provide climate control of our bulk storage treatment chemicals (due to changes in IEPA standards) at a cost of $4,239.53 from line item 5385 Water.
PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT BY TRUSTEE SCOTT KRAMER:
1. Motion that the Village Board approve the Certification of the Police Department’s Portable Truck Enforcement Scales from Brechbuhler Scales, North Aurora, IL (scheduled January 15, 2026) with the following fees:
• Illinois Department of Agriculture $1,200.00 from line item 5170P.
• Scale Handling Fee of $240.00 from line item 5170P.
• Invoice Fee of $17.20 from line item 5170P.
• Total cost for certification is $1,457.20 from line item 5170P.
2. Motion that the Village Board approve Chief Todd Stockburger and Deputy Chief Jesse Pearse to attend Illinois Law Enforcement Alert System Conference in Springfield, IL March 29 – 31, 2026.
• Registration fee is $600.00 from line item 5195P.
• Lodging fee at the Crowne Plaza Hotel is $440.00 from line item 5200P.
• Transportation via department vehicle.
• Total cost of this conference is $1,040.00.
3. Motion that the Village Board approve sending Patrol Officer Kyle Erickson and Patrol Officer Marty Gorsuch to a training workshop “Basics of Property and Evidence Room Management” at the Dixon Police Department in Dixon, IL on January 12, 2026.
• Registration is covered by NITAB.
• Transportation via department vehicle.
• Meals: $50.00 per day per officer.
• Total costs is $100.00 from line item 5200P.
4. Motion that the Village Board approve the purchase of a Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+PC- 15” with 16GB RAM with 512GB of storage from CDW_G (for Chief Todd Stockburger) at a cost of $1,797.63 from line item 5375 Capital Improvements.
FINANCE REPORT BY TRUSTEE BRANDI PEARSE:
1. Motion that the Village Board approve Village Clerk Heather Riley’s attendance at The Municipal Clerks of Illinois Winter Seminar, January 14 – 16, 2026 in O’Fallon, IL.
• Conference cost is $150.00 from line item 5195 A.
• Hotel cost is $692.43 from line item 5200 A.
• Rental car cost is $251.72 from line item 5200 A.
• Total cost is $1,094.15.
2. Motion that the Village Board approve Village Administrator Jim Claeyssen’s attendance at the ILCMA (Illinois City County Management Association) Winter Conference 2026 in Bloomington-Normal IL Marriot Hotel and Conference Center, February 11 – 13, 2026.
• Conference cost is $375.00 from line item 5195 A.
• Hotel cost is $514.08 from line item 5200 A.
• Transportation via village vehicle.
• Total cost is $889.08.
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT BY TRUSTEE CARL WEDIG: No Report.
PERSONNEL, COMPENSATION, BENEFITS REPORT BY TRUSTEE SALLY HOLLEMBEAK: No Report.
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 ILSC 120/2) (c) (11) (Pending Litigation) Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting.
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION:
BOARD COMMENTS:
ADJOURNMENT:
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