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Village of Hampton Board of Trustees met February 13.

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 22, 2018: Motion was made by Trustee Hamilton second by Trustee Goodman. Voice Vote all in favor, none opposed. Motion carried.

Approval and Authorization of Payment of Bills: Motion was made by Trustee Hamilton second by Trustee Heintz. Discussion: Trustee King asked that Supervisor McKay contact Young's Heating to remove the charge for the quote. Roll call vote as follows: Hamilton, Heintz, King, Goodman and Adams: "Aye." VanDieren absent. Motion carried.

Consideration and Approval to amend the AT&T lease: Motion made by Trustee Heintz second by Hamilton to table the matter until clerk can provide the amount other vendors are paying for rent on the tower. Roll call vote as follows: Heintz, Hamilton, King, VanDieren, Goodman and Adams: "Aye." Motion carried.

Discussion regarding Hampton Elementary PTA Carnival: Clerk Bergeson was Contacted by the PTA to inquire if any of the Board Members would be willing to volunteer this year at the school's carnival. Trustee Hamilton and Trustee King both would like to volunteer, others will be contacting the PTA directly.

Approval and Consideration of the hiring of a part time police officer: Motion made by Trustee Heintz second by Hamilton to approve the hiring of an additional part time police officer. Chief Engle explained that the department is in need of coverage as many of the part-time officers have full time jobs elsewhere and this will help eliminate the overtime in the department. Voice Vote all in favor "Aye", none opposed. Motion carried.

Approval and Consideration of the Crimestar Annual Support Renewal: Motion made by Trustee Adams second by Trustee Goodman to approve the renewal with Crimestar Support. Chief Engle explained that Crimestar is a service that monitors and provides support to the department with reports. Roll call vote as follows: Adams, Goodman, Heintz, Hamilton, King and VanDieren: "Aye" Motion carried.

Approval and Consideration of the Platinum Information Services proposal: Motion made by Trustee Adams second by Trustee King. Discussion: Chief Engle was asking to purchase the existing equipment and possibly replace the main computer that the officers do all their reports on. After discussion the motion to purchase the existing equipment only with no new equipment. Roll call as follows: Adams, King, Heintz, Hamilton, VanDieren and Goodman: "Aye". Motion carried.

Approval and Consideration of the Platinum Information Services proposal: Motion made by Trustee Hamilton second by Trustee King. Discussion: Chief Johnson stated he wanted to purchase the existing equipment on the lease and continue the IT support. Roll call as follows: Hamilton, King, Heintz, VanDieren, Goodman and Adams: "Aye". Motion carried.

Approval and Consideration to run the Ad in the Newspaper for the Economic Development Committee: Motion made by Trustee Adams second by Trustee Goodman to table the matter until a revised Resolution would be written as the board was not clear on the advertising portion of the resolution. Voice Vote all in favor "Aye", none opposed. Motion carried.

Discussion regarding the next Hampton Days: President Vershaw questioned whether or not we should continue with Hampton Days. This is the 5th year for the event. The concern is it was not an event put on to make a profit, however, we need to help it grow more attention.

Discussion, Consideration and Approval of developing TIF IV: Motion by Trustee King and second by Trustee Goodman for Trustee King to speak with TIF Attorney K. Orr in obtaining a study of the area in the TIF IV. Voice Vote all in favor "Aye", none opposed. Motion carried.

Discussion, Consideration and Approval of payment of the Water Tower: Motion made by Trustee Van Dieren second by Trustee Adams to pay for the water tower out of the General Operating Fund and the General Operating Fund to be paid back by Public Works. Roll call as follows: VanDieren, Adams, Hamilton, King and Goodman: "Aye". Heintz: "Present". Motion carried.

Committee Reports - Streets and Alleys:

Trustee Heintz

Public Safety: No report

Trustee Hamilton

Police Chief Report: No report

Chief Engle

Fire Rescue Chief Report: No report

Chief Johnson

Finance: No report

Trustee Adams

Administration, Insurance and Code Enforcement: No report

Trustee Van Dieren

Village Clerk: No report

Clerk Bergeson

Public Works: Thank you for the plowing. Discussion regarding mailbox. Trustee King

Supervisor Report: No report

Supervisor McKay

Parks & Recreation: No report

Trustee Goodman

President's Report and Comments: Thank Christine Lage for 30 years of service to the village of Hampton as she is retiring tonight. We have asked Ben Barber to replace Christine.

President Vershaw

Village Attorney Report: No report

Attorney Lee

Acknowledgement of Visitors Who Desire to Address the Board: none.

Closed Session: Performance of an Employee, Motion by King to recess into closed session at 8:22 pm.

Return from closed session it was the recommendation of the Board to suspend the employee for 2 days without pay and a write up in employee file.

There being no further business, it was motioned by Trustee Adams second by Trustee VanDieren to adjourn until the next regular meeting, voice vote, All in favor: "Aye”. None opposed. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 9:04 pm.

http://www.hamptonil.org/downloads/02-13-18%20Minutes.pdf