President Arrasmith, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. with the following trustees present: Bickers, Laurent, Gadeken, and Schluter. Trustees Hooker and Harris were absent. Clerk Fish was also present.
Village President Arrasmith asked if there were any public comments and there were none.
President Arrasmith then asked Trustee Bickers to explain that the Village needs to order Christmas Lights by the end of this month in order to get a 25% discount. Trustee Bickers made a motion to spend up to $12,000 to purchase new Christmas lights for the Village of Sidney. Trustee Gadeken seconded the motion; the motion passed with all ayes on a roll call vote.
Trustee Laurent then made a motion to recharacterize $2.3 million from the water fund into the general fund. Trustee Bickers seconded the motion; the motion passed with all ayes on a roll call vote. This is for accounting purposes only.
Clerk Fish then asked for an additional $250 to purchase an upgraded copier that would allow her to copy 2 sided documents. Trustee Bickers made a motion to approve $250 for a copier upgrade. Trustee Laurent seconded the motion; the motion passed with all ayes on a roll call vote.
President Arrasmith then asked the board to discuss hiring a full time a Village Maintenance Supervisor. After much discussion, Trustee Laurent made a motion to advertise to hire a full time Village Maintenance Supervisor at an hourly rate of $25-$30 with benefits depending on experience. Trustee Gadeken seconded the motion; the motion passed with all ayes on a roll call vote. The board also expressed that they would like this person to be an Operator as well.
Trustee Schluter then wanted it on record that the Village of Sidney mourns the loss of Champaign Police Officer Chris Oberheim and supports the Champaign Police Department.
Trustee Gadeken made a motion to adjourn the meeting; Trustee Bickers seconded the motion. The motion carried on a roll call vote with all ayes. The meeting was adjourned at 7:17 pm.
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Approved, Village Clerk Date Approved