REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL
OF THE VILLAGE OF TAMPICO
December 18, 2018
7:00 PM
Reagan Community Center
Mayor Kristine L. Hill called the Regular Meeting of the Tampico Village Council to order at 7:00 PM.
Commissioners Jim Coleman and Al Wildman were present. Commissioners Scott Meier and Todd Tornow were absent. Police Chief Terry Strike and assistant Clerk Jamie McIntire were also present. Village Clerk, Kathy Leathers, recorded the written and audio minutes. The meeting was also video recorded.
Mayor Hill led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Minutes of the December 4, 2018 Regular Meeting were approved as presented.
After review of a liquor license application from The Break Room Pub n Grub, LLC, Jared Strader, Commissioner Wildman motioned, second by Commissioner Coleman, that a Class A Liquor License No. 100-34 for The Break Room Pub n Grub, LLC, (Jared Strader), 122 S. Main Street, be approved from December 18, 2018 to April 30, 2019. The pro-rated fee of $334.00 was paid. “Yes” votes were Coleman, Wildman and Mayor Hill. The motion carried.
Reports of Village Officials
Mayor Hill said she didn’t have anything to report at this time. Things tend to slow down this time of year. She did ask Village Clerk Kathy Leathers to report who turned in petitions for the upcoming election in April. Leathers said there was one for Mayor, Kristine Hill, and three for Village Commissioner, which were Jim Coleman, Tammy Kendell and Ryan DeBrock. That leaves one seat open which the Mayor will appoint at that time. Mayor Hill encouraged Village residents to still come and vote because it is good for our community and makes a difference.
Remarks from Guests
There were no Remarks from Guests at this time.
Unfinished Business
There was nothing new to report on the Water Main Replacement Project at this time.
New Business
The council began discussing CourtMoney for optional customer bill pay. Clerk Leathers said the Village attorney gave his blessing and said it looks like a good thing for the community. Like we spoke about at the previous meeting, there is no cost to the Village for the use of CourtMoney, but there will be a service charge to any resident that uses it. The customers can go online and pay with their debit or credit cards, or they can come to the Village office and have us pay for them on the website with our computers. No expensive equipment or card readers are required. Once we get it up and running we will have it put on the Village website with a link. Leathers said it’s nice because we work directly with the President of the company. Commissioner Coleman asked if we knew the amount of the service charge that the residents
who use it will receive. Leathers said not at this time, but once we get things up and running we’ll put all that information out right away. A motion was made by Commissioner Wildman with a second from Commissioner Coleman to approve the use of CourtMoney for the Village. “Yes” votes were Coleman, Wildman and Mayor Hill. The motion carried.
The next item for discussion was the 2019 Annual Contribution to the Illinois Municipal League Risk Management Association. Clerk Leathers said as we discussed at the previous meeting, I think our best way to do this is option #3, making the payment in 2 installments. The first in the amount of $15,944.63. The total amount paid will be $31,889.25. The first payment is due December 21, 2018. The Village has done this for many years and they have been very helpful to us in many ways. We even use them a lot for legal opinions. A motion to approve was made by Commissioner Coleman with a second from Commissioner Wildman. “Yes” votes were Coleman, Wildman and Mayor Hill. The motion carried.
Next on the agenda is Resolution NO. R02-18-12-18, the Permanent Transfer of Funds from the Water Account to the General Corporate Fund in the amount of $7,500. Mayor Hill said this has also been done many times in the past. We have to approve the transfers from the 2 funds separately, so we’ll do Water first then Sewer. A motion to approve the resolution was made by Commissioner Wildman with a second from Commissioner Coleman. “Yes” votes were Coleman, Wildman and Mayor Hill. The motion carried.
Next was to approve Resolution NO. R03-18-12-18, the Permanent Transfer of Funds from the Sewer Account to the General Corporate Fund in the amount of $7,500. A motion was made by Commissioner Coleman with a second from Commissioner Wildman. “Yes” votes were Coleman, Wildman and Mayor Hill. The motion carried.
The meeting turned to approving Ordinance NO. O05-18-12-18, Tax Levy Ordinance for 2018-2019 Fiscal year. This tax levy provides for $14,890 in the General Corporate Fund Tax and $65,726 in Special Funds Tax. The total tax levy is $80,616 or a 104.99% increase. A motion to approve was made by Commissioner Coleman with a second from Commissioner Wildman. “Yes” votes were Coleman, Wildman and Mayor Hill. The motion carried.
Next to discuss was the approval of the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Schedule of Meeting Dates. Mayor Hill said she didn’t see any issues, and things can always be altered throughout the year when need be. The council agreed. It is required by the State to approve Meeting Dates. A motion to approve the dates was made by Commissioner Coleman with a second from Commissioner Wildman. “Yes” votes were Coleman, Wildman and Mayor Hill. The motion carried.
Mayor Hill wanted to mention that there will only be one meeting for the month of January 2019 due to the first meeting landing on the New Year Day holiday. Mayor Hill said only having one meeting for the month should not be an issue this time of the year. If something does come up we can always call an emergency meeting.
Communications
There was no Communications at this time.
Bills were ordered paid on a motion by Commissioner Wildman with a second by Commissioner Coleman. “Yes” votes were Coleman, Wildman and Mayor Hill. The motion carried.
Commissioner Coleman asked if the Village had heard from Moring Disposal yet. Mayor Hill said nothing yet.
Mayor Hill also said that she hopes to have the Health Insurance information for the council members to review very soon. Clerk Leathers said that just came in today so she’ll get it all together and out to the council members as soon as possible.
The meeting adjourned at 7:20 PM. The next Regular Meeting of the Tampico Village Council will be Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 7:00 PM in the Reagan Community Center located at 202 W. Second Street.
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Mayor
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Clerk
MINUTES APPROVED THIS ___ DAY OF _________________, 2019
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