HomeMy Public PortalAbout01-19-1998 Village Meeeting PLAINFIELD VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
VILLAGE MEETING
DATE: JANUARY 19, 1998 AT: VILLAGE HALL
BOARD PRESENT: J. DEMENT, K. STALZER, J. DARNELL, K. O'CONNELL
S. RATHBUN, R. SMOLICH.
PRESIDENT ROCK WAS ABSENT
OTHERS PRESENT: T. BURGHARD - ADMINISTRATOR
J. HARVEY - ATTORNEY
S. JANIK - CLERK
D. BENNETT - CHIF~F OF POLICE
H. HAMILTON - ENGINEER
J. DURBIN - PLANNER
C. MINICK - FINANCE DIRECTOR--
At 7:00 p.m. Acting President Pro-Tem K. Stalzer called the meeting to order. Roll call was
taken, President Rock was absent, all other Trustees were present. He then led the pledge to the
flag.
President Pro-Tem K. Stalzer made joint appointments with the concurrence of President Rock
appointments for Karen Ivlow as Treasurer and Ray Sarnowski, Building Official.
J. Dement moved to appoint Karen Ivlow, Treasurer and Ray Sarnowski, Building Official.
Seconded by K. O'Connell. Vote by roll call. Darnell, yes; Dement, yes; O'Connell, yes;
Rathbun, yes; Smolich, yes; Stalzer, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
Village Clerk Sue Janik swore Ms. Ivlow into office of Treasurer.
There were no Trustee's Comments.
Public Comments:
Bess Eichelberger spoke for the Board of Education in which they sent a letter in regards to the
control of growth and noted that it was also sent to Joliet and surrounding communities.
President Pro-Tem Stalzer requested further amendment to the Agenda. The addition of an
Executive Session of'land acquisition, not to reconvene.
R. Smolich moved to approve the Amended Agenda. Seconded by J. Darnell. Vote by roll call.
Darnell, yes; Dement, yes; O'Connell, yes; Rathbun, yes; Smolich, yes; Stalzer, yes. 6 yes, 0 no.
Motion carried.
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J. Dement moved to approve the Consent Agenda to include the following: a) Village Board
Meeting Minutes, January 5, 1998; Bills Payable Report, January 19, 1998; Expenditure Report,
November, 1997; Revenue Report, November 1997; Treasurer's Report, November 30, 1997;
Resolution No. 1182 Pay request and Change Order from "D" Construction for the Illinois Street
Project; Ordinance No. 1770 Amending the Liquor Code of the Village of Plainfield; Resolution
No. 1183 for permit work to be performed by employees of a municipality on State maintained
rights of way; Letter of Credit Reduction - Sandhurst. Seconded by S. Rathbun. Vote by roll
call. Darnell, yes; Dement, yes; O'Connell, yes; Rathbun, yes; Smolich, yes; Stalzef, yes.
#3 ORDINANCE NO. 1771 CREATING THE OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS.
J. Dement moved to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 1771 Creating the Office of Superintendent of
Public Works. Seconded by R. Smolich. Vote by roll call. Darnell, yes; Dement, yes; O'Cormell,
yes; Rathbun, yes; Smolich, yes; Stalzer, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
President Pro-Tem K. Stalzer made a joint appointment with the consent of R. Rock to appoint
Allen Persons the head of the newly created department.
J. Dement moved to concur with the appointment of Allen Persons. Seconded by S. Rathbun.
Vote by roll call. Darnell, yes; Dement, yes; O'Connell, yes; Rathbun, yes; Smolich, yes; Stalzer,
yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
Allen Persons told board members that during the past decade they have been through many
experiences which have helped make both him and the department stronger. He also added that
he had a lot of goals for his new position. He thanked everyone for the appointment.
#4 ORDINANCE NO. 1772 ENACTING A BUDGET SYSTEM FOR THE VILLAGE
OF PLAINFIELD.
R. Smolich moved to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 1772 Enacting a Budget System for the Village
of Plainfield. Seconded by J. Darnell. Vote by roll call. Darnell, yes; Dement, yes; O'Connell,
yes; Rathbun, yes; Smolich, yes; Stalzer, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
President Pro-Tern K Stalzer made a joint appointment with the consent of R. Rock to appoint
Chris Minick, Budget Officer called for in the statute.
J. Dement moved to concur with the appointment of Chris Minick. Seconded by S. Rathbun.
Vote by roll call. Darnell, yes; Dement, yes; O'Connell, yes; Rathbun, yes; Smolich, yes; Stalzer,
yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
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JANUARY 19, 1998
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ADMINISTRATOR' S REPORT
T. Burghard presented to the Board a standard form of Annexation Agreement and the significant
item is that any amendments or changes requested by an annexing party has to be attached as
Exhibit C to the standard form.
J. Dement moved to accept the standard form of Annexation Agreement presented. Seconded by
S. Rathbun. Vote by roll call. Darnell, yes; Dement, yes; O'Connell, yes; Rathbun, yes; Smolich,
yes; Stalzer, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
ENGINEER'S REPORT
Engineer Hamilton reported the Will County Stormwater Management Committee will meet soon
to consider a final drat~ review on new stormwater regulations.
R. Smolich moved to appoint Allen Persons, the new superintendent of Public Works as alternate
to the Will County Stormwater Management Committee. Seconded by J. Dement. Vote by roll
call. Darnell, yes; Dement, yes; O'Connell, yes; Rathbun, yes; Smolich, yes; Stalzer, yes. 6 yes, 0
no. Motion carried.
PLANNER'S REPORT
Planner Durbin told the board that the Plan Commission will consider a county permit request for
a mining operation north of the Lakelands subdivision. The Village has strongly objected to
similar proposals in the past, and the matter is also one of concern to residents of the area.
ATTORNEY' S REPORT
No report
POLICE Cltl-EF'S REPORT
Chief Bennett presented Operations Report for December, 1997.
S. Rathbun moved to adjourn the regular meeting and to go into Executive Session to discuss
land acquisition, not to reconvene. Seconded by R. Smolich. Vote by roll call. Darnell, yes;
Dement, yes; O'Connell, yes; Rathbun, yes; Smolich, yes; Stalzer, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion
carried.
Meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
'-SUSAN JANIK, VIIJ_~GE CLERK