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Village of Carbon Cliff Board of Trustees met Oct. 1

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Village of Carbon Cliff Board of Trustees met Oct. 19.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Village President Bill Hintz called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.

Members Present: Robert Dreher, Leevon Harris, Alma Neels and Larry Scott

Members Absent: Todd Cantrell, Keith Curry,

Others Present: DOCAS Nick Gottwalt

5. Village President’s Agenda

a. Approved the Motion to set the Board Meeting and Committee Meeting dates and times for Fiscal Year 2022. (See attached schedule)

b. Approved the Motion To Pass and Approve Resolution No. 2021-07 “A Resolution Setting Forth The Compensation Packages For Full-Time Employees Of The Village Of Carbon Cliff.”

c. Approved the Motion to Pass and Approve Ordinance No. 2021-12 “An Ordinance Setting Salaries and Wages Beginning December 18, 2021, and Ending December 31, 2022, for Part-Time Village Officers and Employees”

d. Tabled until next Board meeting with amendments: Ordinance No. 2021-13 “An Ordinance Setting Salaries and Wages For Full-Time Officers and Employees Beginning December 18, 2021, and Ending December 31, 2022.”

e. Discussion had and new recommended wages will be presented at the next board meeting: Village President recommends the following salaries/wages for the following named employees/offices in 2022 as discussed and approved by the Administration Committee on October 12, 2021:

Maintenance Operator (ANNUAL SALARY) – Mitch Ellison $ 39,062.40 

(HOURLY RATE FOR FIGURING COMP TIME PAYOUT, ETC.) $ 18.78

Maintenance Operator (ANNUAL SALARY) – Marcus Martin $ 42,369.60 

(HOURLY RATE FOR FIGURING COMP TIME PAYOUT, ETC.) $ 20.37

Office Manager/Accountant & Village Clerk (ANNUAL SALARY) – Carly Neblung $ 53,372.80

Director of Community & Administrative Services (ANNUAL SALARY) – Nick Gottwalt $ 64,355.20

f. Tabled until next Board meeting: Motion to set the 2022 salaries/wages for the named employees/officers as recommended by the Village President in 5.e.

g. Village President appoints the following officers for 2022:

Carly Neblung, Village Clerk

Nick Gottwalt, Director of Community & Administrative Services

Liane DeVore, Budget Officer

h. Approved the Motion to approve the Village President’s appointments of Village Officers for 2022 as appointed in item 5.g.

i. Approved the Motion to approve Option 1 of the 2022 Illinois Municipal League Risk Management Association Annual Contribution. Total cost of the Village’s contributions is $37,508.00 and is due by December 17, 2021. There is a 1% discount if paid by November 19, 2021, for a total of $37,135.42. (Option 2 would be to make the contribution payments in two installments with no discount).

j. Approved the Motion to hire Mike Clark, Russ Gosa, and Gerald West as part-time seasonal snowplow drivers for the Village of Carbon Cliff. Hourly rate for snow plowing is set by ordinance at $20.00 per hour.

6. Correspondence:

a. Tax & Business Alert, October 2021

b. Rock Island County Soil & Water Conservation, Fall 2021 Newsletter

c. Our Mississippi, US Army Corps of Engineers, Fall 2021

d. Journal AWWA, September 2021, American Water Works Association

e. Opflow, Volume 47. No. 7 September 2021, American Water Works Association

f. The IAFSM Current, Fall 2021 Newsletter

g. IMLRMA Risk Report, Fall 2021

7. Meetings / Conferences:

8. Committee Meetings:

a. Public Properties Committee:

1. No Quorum for the October 13th meeting. Meeting was not held.

2. Next Meeting, Monday, November 8, 2021, 6:00 P.M. At the Village Hall.

b. Public Safety Committee:

1. Next Meeting, Monday, November 8, 2021, 7:00 P.M. At the Village Hall.

c. Administration Committee:

1. Next Meeting, Tuesday, November 9, 2021, 6:00 P.M. At the Village Hall.

d. Public Works Committee:

1. Next Meeting, Tuesday, November 9, 2021, 7:00 P.M. At the Village Hall.

9. Minutes / Reports / Public Notices:

a. Minutes not available, will approve at next meeting: Minutes of the October 5, 2021, Carbon Cliff Board of Trustees Meeting as Presented – Approved / filed

b. Monthly Comp Time Report for September 2021 as Presented – Approved / filed

c. Monthly Maintenance Report for September 2021 as Presented – Approved / filed

d. Placeholder Minutes NO QUORUM of the October 13, 2021, Public Properties Committee Meeting as Presented – Approved / filed

e. Minutes of the October 13, 2021, Public Safety Committee Meeting as Presented – Approved / filed

f. Minutes of the October 12, 2021, Administration Committee Meeting as Presented – Approved / filed

g. Minutes of the October 12, 2021, Public Works Committee Meeting as Presented – Approved / filed

h. Financial reports for the Month of September 2021 as Presented – Approved / filed

i. I-EPA Notice of Application for Permit to Manage Waste (LPC-PA16), Date: September 29, 2021, Site Name: Upper Rock Island County Landfill – 17201 20th Avenue North, East Moline, Illinois. IEPA ID#1618100014 – Description of Project: Request to Operate Leachate Forcemain. (To Elected Officials and Concerned Citizens: The purpose of this notice is to inform you that a permit application has been submitted to the Illinois EPA, Bureau of Land, for a solid waste project described above. If you have any comments, please submit them in writing to the Bureau of Land, Attn: Permit Section or contact 217/524- 3300 within 21 days.) – Placed on view for public comment

j. I-EPA Notice of Application for Permit to Manage Waste (LPC-PA16), Date: September 30, 2021, Site Name: Upper Rock Island County Landfill – 17201 20th Avenue North, East Moline, Illinois. IEPA ID#1618100014 – Description of Project: Request to Operate 2021 Landfill Gas Management System. (To Elected Officials and Concerned Citizens: The purpose of this notice is to inform you that a permit application has been submitted to the Illinois EPA, Bureau of Land, for a solid waste project described above. If you have any comments, please submit them in writing to the Bureau of Land, Attn: Permit Section or contact 217/524-3300 within 21 days.) – Placed on view for public comment

k. September 30, 2021; Illinois Commerce Commission, MidAmerican Energy Company – Verified Petition for Reconciliation of Revenues Collected Under Rider PZE – Illinois Power Agency Purchased Power Zero Emission Resource Recovery Adjustment. Docket # 21-0638. Notice is hereby given by the Administrative Law Judge that a Prehearing Conference in the above-entitled matter will be held on October 19, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois, at the hour of 9:30 a.m. The hearing will be held via WebEx and participants may join the meeting by clicking the link: https://illinois.webex.com/meet/terrance.garmon Access Code: 806-910-222. Join by phone: +1-312-535-8110 or +1- 415-655-0002 – Placed on view for public comment.

10. Old Business:

a. No old business

11. New Business:

a. No new business

12. Approval of Bills / Payroll / Transfers / Voided Checks:

a. Motion to Approve Bills / Payroll / Transfers / Voided Checks

• Payroll and Associated Transfers for October 13, 2021

• Accounts Payable (Bills) and Associated Transfers for October 20, 2021

• Bank Balances as of October 19, 2021

13. Motion to Establish Consent Agenda, As Follows:

5. a., b., c., h., i., j. (Village President’s Agenda)

9. a., c., d., e., f., g., h., i., j., k. (Minutes, Reports, Public Notices)

12. a. (Bills, Payroll, Transfers and Voided Checks)

Motion made by Trustee Harris to Establish Consent Agenda As Follows:

#1: Second by Trustee Scott. Motion Carried by the following roll call vote:

Cantrell – absent, Curry – absent, Dreher – yes, Harris – yes, Neels – yes, and Scott – yes. 4 – yes, 0 – no, and 2 – absent

14. Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda as Established:

5. a., b., c., h., i., j. (Village President’s Agenda)

9. a., c., d., e., f., g., h., i., j., k. (Minutes, Reports, Public Notices)

12. a. (Bills, Payroll, Transfers and Voided Checks)

Motion made by Trustee Harris to Approved Consent Agenda As Follows:

#2: Second by Trustee Scott. Motion Carried by the following roll call vote:

Cantrell – absent, Curry – absent, Dreher – yes, Harris – yes, Neels – yes, and Scott – yes. 4 – yes, 0 – no, and 2 – absent

15. Motion to Continue Meeting / Set Special Meeting / Adjourn.

Motion made by Trustee Scott to Adjourn Meeting:

#3: Second by Trustee Harris. Motion Carried by the following roll call vote:

Cantrell – absent, Curry – absent, Dreher – yes, Harris – yes, Neels – yes, and Scott – yes. 4 – yes, 0 – no, and 2 – absent

APPROVED AS PRESENTED / AMENDED on November 2, 2021

Meeting Adjourned At: 8:07 p.m.

https://www.carbon-cliff.com/documents/212/Board_Minutes_10-19-2021.pdf

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