The Sidney Village Board met on the above date for a special meeting.  President Finn called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.  The following trustees were present:   Arrasmith, McCloud, and Bickers. Village Clerk Moore and Supervisor Bennett were also present.  Trustees Roberts, Catron, and Schluter were absent.
 
            PUBLIC COMMENTS:      Ann Rhoton asked how many candidates were going to be interviewed.  The answer was six.
 
            Trustee McCloud moved that the Board go into closed session for the limited purposes of discussing the employment, performance, discipline and/or compensation of one or more Village employees pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1).   Trustee Arrasmith seconded the motion.   The motion was approved on a roll call vote with all ayes, and the Board went into closed session at 5:33 p.m.
 
            The Board came out of the closed session at 8:15 p.m.  Trustee McCloud moved that the Board of Trustees offer the Village Maintenance Assistant position to Jarin Wilsey. Trustee Arrasmith seconded the motion.  The motion passed on a roll call vote with all ayes.
 
            Trustee Arrasmith moved that the meeting be adjourned at 8:17 p.m.  Trustee McCloud seconded the motion.  The motion carried on a roll call vote with all ayes.

​Public Comments
 
Motion to go into Closed Session
 
Hiring of Maintenance Assistant

​Public Comments
 
Motion to go into Closed Session
 
Hiring of Village Clerk

​            The Sidney Village Board met on the above date for a special meeting.  President Finn called the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m.  The following trustees were present:   Arrasmith, McCloud, Bickers, and Schluter.  Trustee Catron came in at 9:00 p.m. Village Clerk Moore was also present.  Trustee Roberts was absent.
 
            PUBLIC COMMENTS:      None
 
            Trustee McCloud moved that the Board go into closed session for the limited purposes of discussing the employment, performance, discipline and/or compensation of one or more Village employees pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1).   Trustee Arrasmith seconded the motion.   The motion was approved on a roll call vote with all ayes, and the Board went into closed session at 5:18 p.m.
 
            The Board came out of the closed session at 9:05 p.m.  Trustee Schluter moved that the Board of Trustees offer the Village Clerk position to Margaret Fish. Trustee McCloud seconded the motion.  The motion passed on a roll call vote with all ayes.
 
            Trustee Arrasmith moved that the meeting be adjourned at 9:15 p.m.  Trustee Bickers seconded the motion.  The motion carried on a roll call vote with all ayes.

PLEDGE
 
APPROVE MINUTES                                   February 4, 9, and 13, 2019
                                                                       
PUBLIC COMMENTS                                                         
                                                                                                           
PRESIDENT FINN'S COMMENTS             Presentation of Plaque           
                                                                        Abandoned Property Letter
                                                                        House w/Garbage Letter
                                                                        Solar Farms
                                                                        Job Applications
                                                                        Appointment of Clerk
                                                                        Recycling Collection Contribution
                                                           
ATTORNEY'S COMMENTS                        Consideration of the Sale of the Village
                                                                          Water System, Related Real Estate, and
                                                                          Related Equipment
           
REPORTS:                                                                                                                                                                            
Earl Bennett’s Comments                               *Dumpster Day
                                                                        *Snow Plow                           
                                                                        *Shredding
 
Finance                                                            *First Midstate, Inc., Presentation                                                                              *Approval of Monthly bills
                                                                       
Street and Alley                                              *Sidney Village Hall
                                                                        *Truck Route Match Program
                                                                        *MFT
                                                                                                                                   
Water and Drainage                                        *Monthly Report
                                                                        *Report on Public Meetings
                                                                       
Public Property                                               *ESDA
                                                                        *Permits
                                                                        *Cars
                                                                       
Parks and Recreation                                      *Ball Sign-up Meetings
                                                                                                                       
Community Development                                                                                         
                       
New & Old Business                                                 
 
Adjourn

​            The Sidney Village Board met on the above date for the regular monthly meeting.  The meeting was opened  at 7:00 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance. The following trustees were present:  Arrasmith, McCloud, Catron, and Schluter.  Supervisor of Operations Bennett,  Treasurer Reinhart, Attorney Miller, and Clerk Moore were also present.  Trustees Roberts and Bickers were absent.
            Trustee Schluter moved that the minutes of the February 4, 2019, regular meeting   and the February 9 and 13 public meetings of the Board of Trustees be approved.  Trustee Arrasmith seconded the motion; the motion carried with all ayes on a roll call vote. 
           
            PUBLIC COMMENTS:
 
            Brad  Holbrook, Sidney's state representative, was present to introduce himself and to tell a little about himself.  He is from Shelbyville and serves on the Counties and Townships and the Cities and Villages committees.  He said so far this session only the $15 minimum wage bill had been passed.  He has a program for fifth and sixth grades called page for a day.  If interested, the student just has to contact his office.  He has a joint office with the district's state senator Chapin Rose of Mahomet.  There are also internships available and the sign-ups end March 31.  He had handouts available and also a chance to sign up to receive his e-mails.
 
            President Finn then presented Charles White a plaque for serving as President of the Board of Trustees as appreciation for his service.
 
            David Pistorius, First Midstate, Inc., presented information on ways to finance the new village hall.  His company underwrites bond sales.  They hire bond attorneys and take care of audits and legal papers and guide the customer through the process.  The Village is required to go the voters if we choose General Obligation Bonds.  There are other options outlined in the folders that he passed out to all the trustees.  The costs are between 3-4%, which can be built into the bonds.  His firm has many local clients including Sidney Township, Unity School District, and Parkland College.
 
            PRESIDENT FINN'S COMMENTS
 
            President Finn asked about the letters being sent to the owners of the abandoned property and the owner of the house with garbage bags all over the property.  Attorney Miller said that he had not written the letters yet but would do so.
            President Finn had an e-mail from the Village of St. Joseph asking Sidney to join with them in protesting solar farms.  Everyone seemed to think that that fight for Sidney was over and that they had no power to change anything because the 1 ½  mile limit had been changed to ½ mile.
            The job applications will be dealt with in closed session.
            Champaign County had asked if the Village wanted to participate in the bi-annual residential electronics collection.  Everyone thought that the residents appreciated being a part of the collection and had participated.  Trustee Schluter moved that the Village of Sidney participate in the residential electronics collection at a cost of $180.00.  Trustee Arrasmith seconded the motion; the motion carried on a roll call vote.
           
             ATTORNEY MILLER'S COMMENTS:
 
            Attorney Miller will present the RFPs during the closed session at the end of the meeting.
           
             EARL BENNETT'S REPORT
 
            Supervisor Bennett presented tow bids for a snow plow for the new truck.  After some discussion about the need for a new snow plow, Trustee Arrasmith moved that the Village purchase the snow plow from Chambana Sales Company for $6,360.  Trustee McCloud seconded the motion; the motion carried with all ayes on a roll call vote.
            There had been a leak at 101 S. Scarborough that has been repaired.
            Dumpster Day is planned for April 27.  Last year there were six dumpsters at a cost of $515 a dumpster.  Supervisor Bennett will get prices for next month's meeting.
            Supervisor Bennett reported that he and Clerk Moore needed to have papers shredded on a major basis, more than the office shredders can handle.  Clerk Moore had checked with UPS and they have a big shredder.  The cost is $1 a pound.  Other suggestions were made, and Attorney Miller said his office uses a company that will come to you.  He will get that information to Clerk Moore.
           
            FINANCE REPORT
 
            The financial reports were read by Trustee McCloud.  Trustee McCloud moved that the bills be paid with the addition of  $8,093.75 to Miller and Hendren, $183.06 to Premier Cooperative, and $1,188 to Locis. Trustee Arrasmith seconded the motion.  The motion carried with all ayes on a roll call vote.
           
            STREETS AND ALLEY
 
            Trustee Catron said he had received the drawing of the proposed village hall.  He asked about the rotation of streets for resurfacing.  Supervisor Bennett said there is a 5-year rotation.
           
            WATER/SEWER/UTILITY
 
            Supervisor Bennett read the reports in the absence of Trustee Roberts. 2,535,959 gallons of water were pumped in February with a daily average of 90,569 gallons.
            $32,167.01 was received in February.  102 penalty bills were sent. $20,055.78 was billed in March to 535 customers.
            A discussion was held on the effect of the public meetings on the sale of the water system. Trustee Schluter expressed his disappointment at the turnout (38 altogether) when the Board had gone to the trouble of having the meetings for the public.  All the trustees were present at the one meeting, four plus the President at the other, plus Attorney Miller, Engineer Friend, and Supervisor Bennett at both.  The people who did attend were responsive and asked good questions, and everyone was given the opportunity to participate in the discussion.
           
            PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
            Trustee Arrasmith is preparing a tree list for bid.
            No permits issued for February.
           
            PARKS AND RECREATION
 
            Trustee Bickers was absent.  Ball sign-ups had been held.
 
            COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
 
            Trustee Schluter reported that he has been trying to get a Facebook page established for the Village.
            The community committee for the WCIA Hometown Sidney project had met with WCIA, and Trustee Schluter is the contact person for WCIA.  The Village will be featured the week of July 14-19 on the WCIA, and it will culminate  on Friday evening from 4-7  p.m.
 
            Trustee Arrasmith moved that the Board enter into Executive Session for the limited purpose of discussing the setting of a price for the sale of property owned by the Village of Sidney related to the Village water system pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (6) and to discuss the appointment, employment, and /or compensation of one or more Village employees pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1). Trustee McCloud  seconded the motion; the motion carried with all ayes on a roll call vote.  The Board went into closed session at 8:20 p.m.
 
            The Board came out of the closed session at 10:20 p.m.
 
            Trustee Arrasmith made the motion to select Illinois American Water Company as the preferred bidder on the sale of the Village Water System pursuant to the previously adopted Request of Proposals.  Trustee Catron seconded the motion; the motion carried with all ayes on a roll call vote.  Attorney asked if the Trustees support a franchise fee.  It would be a steady stream of income for the Village.  All trustees said that they would.  A 3% fee would be fine.
 
            Trustee Arrasmith moved that the meeting be adjourned.  Trustee McCloud seconded the motion; motion carried with all ayes on a roll call vote. Meeting was adjourned at 10:25 p.m.