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Village of Milan Council met May 20.

Here is the minutes provided by the council:

Roll Call

Roll call vote showed present, Trustees Bruce Stickell, Jim Flannery, Jay Zimmerman, Harry Stuart and Jerry Wilson. Trustee Karen Wilson was absent.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Attorney Scott led the Pledge of Allegiance.

CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF MAY 6, 2019

All Board Members received a copy of the May 6, 2019 Village Board minutes. There being no further additions or corrections, Trustee Flannery moved to approve them as presented. Trustee Jerry Wilson seconded the motion. All Trustees voted “Aye”. Motion carried.

CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF MAY 6, 2019

Mayor Dawson asked the Council to consider approval of the Closed Session minutes of April 1, 2019 and April 15, 2019. After six months these minutes will be brought before the Council to consider if they should be opened to the public.

Trustee Stickell moved to approve the closed session minutes as presented. Trustee Flannery seconded the motion. All Trustees voted “Aye”. Motion carried.

CONSIDERATION OF THE TREASURER’S REPORT

Mark Hunt, Treasurer, submitted his report ending April 30, 2019. He stated he was rather pleased with the way the village funds ended up.

Revenue was a bit higher than expected and expenses were kept under control by Department Heads.

General Fund ended with a deficit because of the way the expenses for the QComm911 Center expense flowed through that fund. Also, bonds were sold in the last fiscal year and were paid to the Police Pension Fund this fiscal year which made expenses look higher than they actually were.

All of the other Funds ended with positive cash balances. These balances do not reflect depreciation for Water/Sewer and Camden Centre.

Trustee Wilson moved to accept the Treasurer’s Report as presented and Trustee Stuart seconded the motion. All Trustees voted “Aye”. Motion carried.

CONSIDERATION OF THE SEMI-MONTHLY AND MISCELLANEOUS BILLS

Mark Hunt, Finance Director stated the bills received for payment which were purchased before April 30th are in a separate packet. This is to help in the upcoming 2019 fiscal year audit.

Trustee Zimmerman stated the larger semi-monthly bills consist of Hometown National Bank for Bond and Interest payments, Rock Island County Collector for property tax on village owned property, Mid American Energy for gas and electric, Meritain for employee health insurance claims, Zimmer Francescon for a new pump at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. The miscellaneous bill was to Blackhawk Bank & Trust for bond and interest payment.

There being no further discussion on the bills, Trustee Zimmerman moved to approve the semi-monthly bills in the amount of $256,570.51 and the miscellaneous bill in the amount of $93,745.00. Trustee Flannery seconded the motion. Roll call vote showed Trustees Flannery, Zimmerman, Stuart, Jerry Wilson and Stickell voted “Aye”. Motion carried. The bills will be paid from the following accounts.

General $ 126,472.94

Garbage 8,883.24

Motor Fuel Tax 5,296.43

Camden Center 2,432.64

Special Tax Allocation I 138,268.57

Special Tax Allocation II 12,114.98

Camden Center Deposit 500.00

Insurance Reserve 16,227.38

Water & Sewer 40,119.33

Total $ 350,315.51

CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO 1698 FY 2019-2020 APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE VILLAGE OF MILAN

Mayor Dawson stated a public hearing for questions from the public regarding the Appropriations Ordinance was held at 5:15 p.m. this evening. He commended Mr. Hunt, Finance Director, Administrator Seiver, Arion Cox and all Department Heads who have been working very hard on the appropriations for the fiscal year 2019-2020. This ordinance is a guide for expenses and revenues for the coming fiscal year.

Finance Director Hunt stated the ordinance is close to being the same as last fiscal year at 10.9 million dollars.

Trustee Stuart moved to pass Ordinance No. 1698. Trustee Zimmerman seconded the motion. Roll call vote showed Trustees Zimmerman, Stuart, Wilson, Stickell and Flannery voted “Aye”. Motion carried.

CONSIDERATION OF A CLASS F-1 LIQUOR LICENSE AND VIDEO GAMING LICENSE FOR LULI’S RESTAURANT AND BAR

Mayor Dawson stated he received an application for an F-1 liquor license from Lulije Limani for her restaurant at 1213 10th Ave. W. Milan. There was a question regarding the hours where all days were marked a.m. except Monday and Tuesday. Mayor Dawson will make sure that those two days are correct with Ms. Limani.

Trustee Zimmerman moved to approve the F-1 liquor license and

Trustee Wilson seconded the motion. All Trustees voted “Aye”. Motion carried.

Mayor Dawson read an application from Lulije Limani for a video gaming license. She will have five machines.

Trustee Zimmerman moved to approve the video gaming license and

Trustee Stickell seconded the motion. All Trustees voted “Aye”. Motion carried.

OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE VILLAGE BOARD

Mayor Dawson asked if anyone from the audience wanted to speak. No one responded.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Trustee Flannery stated he had a woman ask to hold a memorial at Camden Park with luminaries. He stated he thought it was o.k. but in checking with the Fire Department it was illegal. He let her know there could not be luminaries in the park.

Trustee Zimmerman stated he will be speaking with Zoning Officer Moller regarding a few lawns he has had complaints about. Mayor Dawson stated he has reported some lawn complaints to Mr. Moller also.

ADJOURN

There being no further business to come before the Board, Mayor Dawson asked for a motion to adjourn. Trustee Wilson so moved and Trustee Zimmerman seconded the motion. All Trustees voted “Aye”. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m.

http://www.milanil.org/docs/agenda_minutes/20190520.pdf