South Moline Township Board of Trustees met March 3

By Rock Island Today Reports

May 11, 2020

South Moline Township Board of Trustees met March 3.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

PRESENT — Tracy Best, Supervisor; Lisa Griffin, Trustee; Mark Lundahl, Trustee; Brian Forsberg, Trustee; Bob Schultz, Road Commissioner; and Nick Vyncke, Clerk. Absent: Andrea Anderson, Trustee; Rick Mellinger, Assessor.

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER — Meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Supervisor Best.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

APPROVAL OF MINUTES — Motion by Griffin, second by Forsberg, that we approve the minutes of February 18, 2020. Motion carried, with all voting in favor.

OFFICIALS' REPORTS —

a. Road Commissioner — Culvert cleaning has been an issue as of late. There could be an elevation issue causing the problems. There will be some ditch digging starting as soon as possible.

b. Seniors — Best mentioned that we have rearranged a lot of expenses for the Senior Center. We will continue to close on Thursdays and Fridays if nothing is scheduled.

SUPERVISOR'S REPORT —

a. Budget — Best noted/highlighted a few changes to the budget. Each board member was presented a copy listing the proposed 2020-2021 budget numbers in comparison to the 2019-2020 numbers.

Best clarified by listing items and combining them into one item. For example, under Programs the line items 503 Community Work Program and 504 Miscellaneous will be combined into New Future Program. Items 615 Road and Bridge Assistance and 698 General Assistance Reserve will be removed. Item 602 Roof and Gutters was increased because of the aging roof of the South Moline Township office building.

Best then stated he changed an amount in the General Assistance section. That being under item 337 Emergency Assistance. This changed from $6,000 to $10,000.

Moving on to the Senior Center Budget, Best continued by stating that the Senior Center expenses are down. He also stated that the items 315 Program Food and 316 Bingo Food will be combined into one category named Program and Bingo Food. 402 Operational Supplies dropped by $2,000. Schultz agreed that it was a success that the Senior Center is able to do more with less money.

Schultz then went over the changes in Road and Bridge as far as the budget. He went into depth with item 201 Youth Program. Griffin asked for clarification as to what this was. Schultz informed the board that this was a program designed for young adults to work while home from school during the summer.

Best mentioned considering moving $100,000 to Road and Bridge again as was done last year. Future discussion is needed.

Best stated that these are not the final budget numbers and changes can still be made.

Motion by Lundahl to approve changes in the 2020-2021 budget, second by Griffin. All ayes, motion carried.

b. G.A. — Pending 0; Active 7; Approved 0; Denied 0; Term 2; Withdrawn 1; Total 10.

E.A. — Approved 1; Denied 3.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS —

Best then continued the conversation and reiterated that he will speak with LensCrafters in helping kids get glasses. Forsberg inquired as to who exactly qualifies. Best explained that this will be up to the schools to make the decision if a child needs financial assistance or not with glasses.

MEETINGS & EDUCATION —

TRUSTEES APPROVAL OF BILLS BY FUNDS —

a. TOWN FUND

1. TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATION — Motion by Griffin for approval; second by Forsberg.