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Village of Annawan Village Board met Oct. 13.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

The Annawan Village Board met at 6:30 PM in the Village Hall. Present were:

Trustees: President Tim Wise, Brent Heitzler, Kim Goodley, John Davis and John Rico

Clerk: Sue Nelson

Also attending: Kelsey Cathelyn and Chief Doug Elliott

Prior Month’s Minutes

Davis, seconded by Goodley, made a motion to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion passed.

Monthly Bills

Goodley, seconded by Davis, made a motion to pay the monthly bills. Motion passed. The balance in the General Fund on September 30, 2020 was $98,932.38

Police Report

Chief Elliott reported there were 25 calls for service, 371 Self-Initiated Activities, 10 Traffic Enforcement Activities, and 11 Agency Assists for the reporting period. Training for the month included: Police Law Monthly Online Training; Online Training via Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board and School walkthroughs with Mr. Nordstom have resumed. The full report is on file in the village office.

There will be a cook out for Law Enforcement Week to benefit families of Officers that have been killed in the line of duty on October 19th from 11-2. This has been organized by Karen Wolf.

The cameras, router & sonic firewall needed for the Police Station will be paid for out of the DUI fund.

Parks and Recreation Report

Kelsey reported the Community Center had 3 free and 1 paid rental in September and 4 Shelter rentals. The Community Center has 72 members between single and family.

Tumbling has added a Saturday class due to popular interest and has a once a month open gym. There will be an offering to purchase leotards, t-shirts and shorts bundle order for the program. There has been great feedback from the program and is scheduled through the rest of the year.

Halloween trick or treat hours will be Saturday, October 31st from 5-7

The Love Light Tree event will be Sunday November 29th with the tree lighting portion, reading names and have someone sing Silent Night. I will also do a Facebook Live for people to watch from home. Santa in the library is scheduled for Wednesday, December 16th with the status to be determined. Future Events: In December, the residents could decorate/light up their homes for people to drive by and look at displays. Residents could call in with their address and a list could be posted. It is a family event, but all can stay in their cars with no gatherings.

If we don’t have Santa come to the Village this year, I could offer to write up a letter from Santa and deliver a bag of treats or have a candy cane hunt on a porch. This could be dropped off at a select time so the kids wouldn’t see that it wasn’t delivered by Santa. No one would need to leave, but can still have a fun little treat bag or hunt. Parents would sign up for this with a fee to be determined.

The carpet at the Community Center will be cleaned on Friday, October 30th by One Way Carpet Service. The claim adjuster was out regarding the wind damage at Howes Park.

I have been working on the materials needed for the Local Cure Reimbursement program.

Halloween Events

Trick or Treating for the Village will be Saturday, October 31st from 5-7. There will be no event at the Community Center this year.

Community Center Loans Consolidation

The loans for the Community Center have been consolidated into one loan at Bank Orion with the first payment due March 14th, 2021

Compliance Award List

The Village water department has achieved Perfect Compliance in Henry County for the past 25 years. Congratulations to Mark Crosby for achieving this award.

Purchase of Sanitizing Equipment

Goodley, seconded by Davis, made the motion to purchase sanitizing equipment to be used by the Public Works Dept., Police Station, Community Center and Office. 4 devices will be purchased at $700 each. Motion passed.

Adjournment to Executive Session

Heitzler, seconded by Goodley, made a motion to adjourn to the executive session. Motion passed.

After Executive Session

Heitzler, seconded by Rico, made the motion to offer the position of Village Clerk to Lynnette Schwenneker at $14.00 per hour with possible increase after 2 month probation. Motion passed.

There being no further discussion, Heitzler, seconded by Rico, made the motion to adjourn. Motion passed.

http://www.annawanil.org/minutes/20201013.pdf