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Village of Hampton Board of Trustees met January 22.

Here is the minutes provided by the Board:

President Vershaw called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Clerk Bergeson called the roll noting a quorum present and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 8, 2018: Motion was made by Trustee Hamilton second by Trustee Goodman, Trustee Heintz noticed a scrivener's error on the second page. Voice Vote. Motion carried with correction to minutes.

Approval and Authorization of Payment of Bills: Motion was made by Trustee Adams second by Trustee Hamilton. Roll call vote as follows: Adams, Hamilton, Heintz, King, VanDieren and Goodman: "Aye." Motion carried.

Consideration and Approval of the contract with Platinum Information Services for Village Hall: Motion was made by Trustee VanDieren second by Trustee Hamilton. Discussion regarding the lease with Platinum Information Services, Bob addressed the council regarding the separate issues as to the length of the lease and purchasing the existing equipment. The overall cost will increase, however, the monthly payment will decrease. Trustee King would like to look at different options. Roll call vote as follows: VanDieren, Hamilton, Heintz and Goodman: "Aye"; King and Adams: "Nay". Motion carried 4-2.

Consideration and Approval of the Employee Health Care plan: Tom and Erin Mueller from Benefit Planners were in attendance and presented to the board the options of health plans. The Board chose a higher deductible plan and will offset the cost to the employees by contributing $500.00 single/$1,000.00 family out of pocket expense. Motion by Trustee Heintz second by Trustee King to approve the quote from United Health Care for the insurance to the Village employees. Roll call vote as follows: Heintz, King, Hamilton, VanDieren, Goodman and Adams: "Aye." Motion passed.

Discussion regarding Health Savings Account: with the approval of the Health plan a Health Savings Account does not qualify. Discussion passed.

Consideration and Approval of the Water Tower Lease with Verizon Wireless: Motion by Trustee Hamilton second by Trustee King to approve the lease with Verizon. Voice Vote: All in favor "Aye". None opposed.

Discussion, Consideration and Approval of the adoption of the 2015 Building Codes to keep ISO rating and purchase new books not exceed $900.00: Motion by Trustee Adams second by Trustee Hamilton to adopt and approve the purchase of the 2015 ISO Building Code books in an amount not to exceed $900.00. Resolution to follow. Roll call vote as follows: Adams, Hamilton, Heintz, King, VanDieren and Goodman: "Aye." Motion passed.

Consideration and Approval of the bids for repair of the F-550 Maintenance Truck: Motion by Trustee Hamilton second by Trustee Adams to table the matter for more quotes to be submitted and Supervisor McKay to be available. Voice Vote: All in favor "Aye". None opposed.

Consideration and Approval of the quote from Young's Heating for furnace at the Heritage Center: Motion by Trustee Hamilton second by Trustee Goodman to approve Young's Heating for a furnace at the Heritage Center in the amount of $9,650.19. Roll call vote as follows: Hamilton, Goodman, Heintz, King, VanDieren and Adams: "Aye."

Motion passed

Consideration and Approval of the new hours of Heritage Center: Motion by Trustee King second by Trustee Goodman to change the Coordinator's days from Monday,

Wednesday and Friday to Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Voice Vote: All in favor "Aye". None opposed.

Consideration and Approval Resolution of the village of Hampton to Create an Economic Development Committee: Motion by King second by Hamilton to pass the Resolution for the Economic Development Committee. Trustee King thanked Trustee Adams for taking time to organize and put this together. Voice Vote: All in favor "Aye". None opposed.

Discussion regarding Employee casual time: President Vershaw wanted to visit the matter of employee casual time. All casual time shall be used or lost on the anniversary date of the employee's hire. The casual time was first given to be used as sick time. Each full-time employee begins with 40 hours of casual time. President Vershaw feels that this matter among many others needs to be revisited.

Committee Reports - Streets and Alleys: No report

Trustee Heintz

Public Safety: No report

Trustee Hamilton

Police Chief Report: No report

Chief Engle

Fire Rescue Chief Report: No report

Chief Johnson

Finance: there will no longer be items added to the water bill all matters must go through the editor of the newsletter or the Clerk.

Trustee Adams

Administration, Insurance and Code Enforcement: No report

Trustee Van Dieren

Village Clerk: No report

Clerk Bergeson

Public Works: this last week we had 3 water main breaks/ needed to contact Hometown for help.

Trustee King

Supervisor Report: No report

Supervisor McKay

Trustee Goodman

Parks & Recreation: No report

President's Report and Comments: No comment

President Vershaw

Village Attorney Report: No report

Attorney Lee

Acknowledgement of Visitors Who Desire to Address the Board: Special thanks to Officer Fox for following up on an accident with the victims and handling the matter very professionally. Thank you!

Closed Session: Performance of an Employee, Motion by King to recess into closed session at 8:39 pm.

Return from closed session it was the recommendation of the Board to terminate the Treasurer.

There being no further business, it was motioned by Trustee King second by Trustee Hamilton to adjourn until the next regular meeting, voice vote, All in favor: “Aye”. None opposed. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 9:28 pm.

http://www.hamptonil.org/downloads/2-13-18%20Minutes.pdf