Village of Hampton Board of Trustees met July 10.
Here is the agenda provided by the Board:
Members present: Trustee Jeff Heintz, Trustee Matt King, Trustee Mickey Van Dieren, Trustee Elise Goodman, Trustee Steffanie Adams, Treasurer Christime Lage, Attorney Graham Lee, Chief of Police Terry Engle, Clerk Michelle Bergeson, Administrator Toalson
Members absent: President Richard Vershaw, Trustee Kevin Hamilton, Fire/Rescue Chief Dave Johnson, Public Works Supervisor Scott McKay
Others present: Nick Stottler, Chris Hicks, Dispatch/Argus; Chris Bornhoeft; John Clemann, Wesley Nutt, Sharon DeBo.
Clerk Bergeson called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM in the absence of the President. Clerk Bergeson called the roll noting a quorum present and asked that a President Pro Tem be appointed, Trustee Heintz motioned that Trustee Van Dieren be appointed. Motion by Trustee King, second by Goodman to approve Trustee Van Dieren as President Pro Tem. Roll call vote as follows: King, Goodman, Heintz and Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Adams: Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Motion carried.
Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 19, 2017: Motion by Trustee King second by Trustee Goodman to approve the minutes as presented. Roll Call vote as follows: King, Goodman, Heintz and Adams: "Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Motion Carried.
Approval and Authorization for Payment of Bills: Motion by Trustee King, second by Trustee Heintz to approve the bills as presented. Roll call vote as follows: King, Heintz, Goodman and Adams: Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Motion carried.
Approval of the Treasurer's Report for the Month ending May 2017: Motion by Trustee King second by Trustee Goodman to approve the treasurer's report for the month ending in May 2017. Roll call vote as follows: King, Goodman, Heintz and Adams: "Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Motion Carried.
Consideration and Approval of Zoning Board Members resignations: Motion by Trustee Goodman, second by Trustee King to approve and accept the zoning board members resignations. Roll call vote as follows: Goodman, King, Heintz and Adams: "Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Motion Carried.
Approval of Resolution #17-03 Approving the Release of Certain Closed Session Minutes of the Village of Hampton, Rock Island County, Illinois: Motion by Trustee King second by Trustee Goodman to approve the resolution. Roll call vote as follows: King, Goodman, Heintz and Adams: "Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Motion carried.
Discussion and Consideration of Drop Box for Water Bill Payments at Village Hall: Motion by Trustee King second by Trustee Goodman to table the matter for further discussion. Roll call vote as follows: King, Goodman, Heintz and Adams: Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Motion Carried.
Consideration and Approval of Ordinance # 805 Prohibiting The Use of Groundwater As a Potable Water Supply by the Installation of or Use of Potable Water Supply Wells or Any Other Method. Administrative Assistant Toalson requested to table the matter until further discussion with the EPA could be had. Motion by Trustee King second by Trustee Adams to approve the ordinance. Roll call vote as follows: King, Adams, Heintz and Goodman: "Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Motion carried.
Consideration and Approval of a Hold Harmless Agreement with Hampton Elementary for TIF III Payments: Motion by Trustee King second by Trustee Heintz to approve the Hold Harmless Agreement. Roll call vote as follows: King, Heintz, Goodman and Adams: "Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Motion carried.
Consideration and Approval of Tree Removal for a soft maple in the amount of $675.00 at 417 2" Avenue: Motion by Trustee King second by Trustee Adams to approve the removal of the tree. Roll call vote as follows: King, Adams, Heintz and Goodman:
Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Motion carried.
Consideration and Approval for Chuckles T. Clown in the amount of $200.00 for the Hampton Days event: Motion by Trustee King second by Trustee Goodman to approve Chuckles T. Clown. Roll call vote as follows: King, Goodman, Heintz and Adams:
Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Motion carried.
Committee Reports.
Streets and Alleys:
Public Safety: No Report
Police Chief Report: Attached Report of calls and a very nice "Thank you letter from the Village of Rapids City."
Fire Rescue Chief Report: No Report.
Public Works: Status of meters were given.
Finance: No report.
Administration, insurance and Code Enforcement: No Report
Village Clerk: Shared letter from UTHS regarding Project Graduation, saying Thank you!
Supervisor Report: No report.
Parks & Recreation: No Report.
Village Attorney Report: No report.
President's Report and Comments: No Report.
Acknowledgement of Visitors Who Desire to Address the Board: Sharon DeBo questioned the Zoning Board having a meeting at Village Hall. Chris Bornhoeft questioned the cell tower and the FCC regulations and whether or not they had approval from the FCC.
Closed Session: it was motioned by President Pro Tem to recess into Closed Session to
discuss litigation and employee performance. Motion by Trustee Adams second by Trustee King to recess into closed session. Roll call vote as follows: King, Adams, Heintz and Goodman: "Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Motion carried. The meeting recessed to closed session 7:37 PM.
Meeting returned from Closed Session 8:18: Approval for Attorney Lee to contact
Attorneys on behalf of the Village for the pending litigation with Elite Concrete. Motion
by Trustee Adams second by Trustee King to have Attorney Lee contact attorneys on the Villages behalf. Roll call vote as follows: King, Adams, Heintz and Goodman: "Aye". Absent: Hamilton. Motion carried.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8:19 PM.
http://www.hamptonil.org/downloads/07-10-17%20Minutes.pdf