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April Board of Trustees Meeting (via Zoom) Agenda | Thursday, April 2, 2020
VILLAGE OF COLFAX
BOARD MEETING
Monday, April 6, 2020
7:00 P.M.
A G E N D A
1. Call meeting to order.
2. Roll call
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Minutes
___________ made a motion to dispense with the reading of the
minutes of the regular monthly meeting and approve as presented. ___________ seconded the motion.
4. Treasurer’s Report
___________ made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report as
presented.
___________ seconded the motion.
6. Pay Bills
___________ made a motion to pay the bills as presented.
___________ seconded the motion.
7. PUBLIC COMMENTS – ITEMS ON THE AGENDA – 5 minute
limit per person
8. SPECIAL REPORTS:
A. Police Department
B. Maintenance Department
C. Animal Control & Zoning Report
D. EMA Report
E. Mayor’s Report
9. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
A. Finance and Audit Committee – David Rathke
B. Police and Liquor Committee – Carol Stephenson
C. Water and Sewer Committee – Vincent Beck
D. Streets and Lights Committee – Jason Wagoner
10. OLD BUSINESS:
A. Authorize closing the Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) Fund expenditures for FY 2019-20.
B. Authorize opening the MFT Funds account for FY 2020-2021.
C. Approval of Street and Alley Resurfacing Plans for Summer 2020.
D. Adoption of 2020-21 Appropriation Ordinance for the Village of Colfax.
E. Boy Scout Box Car Derby on April 18, 2020 has been postponed. This event will be rescheduled at a later date; agreed Village would work with them.
F. Open bids for property at 114 East Main Street in Colfax.
G. Other items
11. NEW BUSINESS:
A. Consideration of the purchase of a new police vehicle; proposal from State Bid firm with required accessories in packet; 22 weeks for delivery.
B. Discussion regarding picking up appliances, trash, landscape refuse, trees that have been cut down.
C. Discussion of regulations related to travel trailer being used as residence.
D. Reinforcement of items permitted to be dumped at landscape dump.
E. Discussion related to rolling over vacation time of employees.
F. Approval of retroactive waiving of late fees and not issuing any disconnect notices, effective March 18, 2020, due to State of Emergency declaration.
G. Approve the sealing of the cracks on Main Street at a cost of $4,172.00 to be paid from the Bonds Fund to be done in April 2020.
H. Approval of Russell Leigh & Associates LLC to conduct the annual audit of FY 2019-20 at a cost not to exceed $5,200.00.
I. Approve rescheduling the Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, May 4, 2020 to Monday, May 11, 2020 via Zoom.
J. Approval to sell front-end loader bucket of rock at a price of $25.00 per bucket for improving the owner’s portion of parking and other areas. (1 Ton of rock) with a maximum of 3 loads oer customer.
K. Other items.
12. PUBLIC COMMENTS – ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA-5 minute
limit per person.
13. Executive Session to consider appointment, employment,
compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of village
employees or sale of property.
14. ____________ made a motion to return to Open Session at _____ p.m.
____________ seconded the motion.
15. Action items resulting from Executive Session.
16. ___________ made a motion to Adjourn.
___________ seconded the motion.
BOARD MEETING
Monday, April 6, 2020
7:00 P.M.
A G E N D A
1. Call meeting to order.
2. Roll call
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Minutes
___________ made a motion to dispense with the reading of the
minutes of the regular monthly meeting and approve as presented. ___________ seconded the motion.
4. Treasurer’s Report
___________ made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report as
presented.
___________ seconded the motion.
6. Pay Bills
___________ made a motion to pay the bills as presented.
___________ seconded the motion.
7. PUBLIC COMMENTS – ITEMS ON THE AGENDA – 5 minute
limit per person
8. SPECIAL REPORTS:
A. Police Department
B. Maintenance Department
C. Animal Control & Zoning Report
D. EMA Report
E. Mayor’s Report
9. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
A. Finance and Audit Committee – David Rathke
B. Police and Liquor Committee – Carol Stephenson
C. Water and Sewer Committee – Vincent Beck
D. Streets and Lights Committee – Jason Wagoner
10. OLD BUSINESS:
A. Authorize closing the Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) Fund expenditures for FY 2019-20.
B. Authorize opening the MFT Funds account for FY 2020-2021.
C. Approval of Street and Alley Resurfacing Plans for Summer 2020.
D. Adoption of 2020-21 Appropriation Ordinance for the Village of Colfax.
E. Boy Scout Box Car Derby on April 18, 2020 has been postponed. This event will be rescheduled at a later date; agreed Village would work with them.
F. Open bids for property at 114 East Main Street in Colfax.
G. Other items
11. NEW BUSINESS:
A. Consideration of the purchase of a new police vehicle; proposal from State Bid firm with required accessories in packet; 22 weeks for delivery.
B. Discussion regarding picking up appliances, trash, landscape refuse, trees that have been cut down.
C. Discussion of regulations related to travel trailer being used as residence.
D. Reinforcement of items permitted to be dumped at landscape dump.
E. Discussion related to rolling over vacation time of employees.
F. Approval of retroactive waiving of late fees and not issuing any disconnect notices, effective March 18, 2020, due to State of Emergency declaration.
G. Approve the sealing of the cracks on Main Street at a cost of $4,172.00 to be paid from the Bonds Fund to be done in April 2020.
H. Approval of Russell Leigh & Associates LLC to conduct the annual audit of FY 2019-20 at a cost not to exceed $5,200.00.
I. Approve rescheduling the Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, May 4, 2020 to Monday, May 11, 2020 via Zoom.
J. Approval to sell front-end loader bucket of rock at a price of $25.00 per bucket for improving the owner’s portion of parking and other areas. (1 Ton of rock) with a maximum of 3 loads oer customer.
K. Other items.
12. PUBLIC COMMENTS – ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA-5 minute
limit per person.
13. Executive Session to consider appointment, employment,
compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of village
employees or sale of property.
14. ____________ made a motion to return to Open Session at _____ p.m.
____________ seconded the motion.
15. Action items resulting from Executive Session.
16. ___________ made a motion to Adjourn.
___________ seconded the motion.
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