04/19/2018
VILLAGE OF MEDORA MINUTES
MARCH 12TH 2018
START TIME 7PM
TRUSTEES PRESENT: DENNIS WOODS JR, RACHEL WOODS, RON BELLITTO
COMISSIONERS PRESENT: E.NIXON, R. LOY
OFFICERS PRESENT: MAYOR HARSTAD, CLERK DAVIS, TREASURER KESSINGER
GUEST SPEAKERS- KELLI ORBAN TO TALK ABOUT ANIMAL CONTROL
MOTION TO APPROVE TREASURERES REPORT-D.WOODS, R. BELLITTO
CLERKS REPORT: APPROVED D.WOODS, R. BELLITTO
SEWER REPORT- EARL WILL START THE NEEDED ELECTRICAL WORK WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARMER, HE WILL ALSO MEET WITH ROYELL TO DISCUSS IF THEY WOULD BE A VIABLE OPTION TO REPLACE FRONIER FOR THE SEWER PLANT
MAINTENANCE – ROGER REPORTED THAT THE LINE LOCATOR NEEDED A NEW BATTERY AND THAT HE WOULD LOOK INTO PURCHASING A REPLACEMENT, ROGER SPREAD SALT AT THE INTERSECTIONS AND STOP SIGNS IN TOWN AFTER ICY WEATHER, AND PLACED ROCK IN SOME ALLEY WAYS
ANIMAL CONTROL- DENNIS WILL CHECK INTO OTHER MUNICIPALITIES TO COMPARE ANIMAL CONTROL PROCEDURES SUCH AS OFF LEASH DOGS, CURRENT PROTOCOL 1ST VIOLATION RESULTS IN A WRITTEN WARNING, 2ND RESULTS IN $50.00 FINE, 3RD RESULTS IN $100 FINE AND THE ANIMAL IS TAKEN TO MACOUPIN COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL.
WATER DEPT- SHUT OFFS PER ORDINANCE, DONNIE PRATHER HAD HIS METER READ INCORRECTLY WHICH RESULTED IN A HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER BILL, METER WAS REREAD AND BILLED APPROPRIATELY, ROGER WILL BE TAKING A RIDE ALONG WITH THE JCRW EMPLOYEE AT A LATER SET DATE, ANDY RUYLE IS IN NEED OF A NEW WATER METER, THE ORDER TO HAVE IT REPLACED HAS BEEN SENT TO JCRW
UNFINISHED BUSINESS FIREMAN APPRECIATION DINNER GO ON AS USUAL IN PREVIOUS YEARS
NEW BUSINESS- BUDGET HAS BEEN SET FOR THIS YEARS HOMECOMING PARADE FOR SOUTHWESTERN WHICH WILL HELD IN MEDORA, THE BOARD APPROVED $2000.00. UNANIOUS YES VOTE, MOTION BY R. BELLITTO. MAYOR HARSTAD WILL BE SPEAKING WITH HENNEGAN AND ASSOCIATES TO INQUIRE ABOUT POSSIBLE GRANT FUNDING FOR REPLACEMENT OF WATER LINES ETC. MAYOR HARSTAD HAS ALSO SUGGESTED A REIMBURSMENT FOR THE WATER DEPT. EMPLOYEE, WHICH WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE NEXT MEETING.
ADJOURNED 7:43 PM