October 5, 2022 Minutes
October 13, 2022
A special meeting of the Stratton Village Board of Trustees was held on Wednesday October 5, 2022 at 7:00 pm CT at the Village Clerk’s Office. Notice of the meeting was posted and availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance notice. A poster of the “Open Meetings Act” was clearly visible on the wall, and Chairman J. Griffiths directed the attention of those present to the poster. All proceedings hereafter shown occurred while the meeting was in session. Present: Chairman J. Griffiths, Trustee T. Jones, Trustee J. McDonald, Trustee S. Hanes, Trustee M. McDonald, Utilities Superintendent D. Magley, Clerk T. Hedrick, members of the public Wade Hanes and Melissa Dailey.
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm.
OPEN FORUM: Clerk Hedrick advised that Topkote had been in town the past two days doing street repairs and are completed now. Clerk Hedrick distributed information regarding radio read water meters for review and will be discussed at the regular board meeting on the 17th of October. Melissa Dailey had concerns regarding consequences for damages to village equipment and what the tracking process was for the use of the equipment and fuel. Wade Hanes inquired regarding vehicle mileage logs and time clock use for employees.
NEW BUSINESS:
Concrete Quotes: Trustee M. McDonald presented a quote to the board from Krutsinger Construction for several projects for the Village. Trustee S. Hanes suggested that cement by the new fence at the Village Office wasn’t priority and rock could be used at this location. Concrete for the drainage ditch on Railway was not included on the quote. Trustee M. McDonald stated a few of the repair projects were not at the point of needing the new concrete yet. Motion by T. Jones and second by M. McDonald to advertise for bids for concrete at four locations to review at the next regular meeting. Roll call: Ayes: J. Griffiths, J. McDonald, T. Jones, S. Hanes, M. McDonald. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Employee Review: Motion by T. Jones and second by M. McDonald to enter executive session for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual. Roll call: Ayes: J. Griffiths, J. McDonald, T. Jones, S. Hanes, M. McDonald. Nays: None. Motion Carried. Executive session entered at 7:30 pm to prevent the needless injury to the reputation of an individual. Motion by T. Jones and second by J. McDonald to leave executive session for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual and enter back into open session. Roll call: Ayes: J. Griffiths, J. McDonald, T. Jones, S. Hanes, M. McDonald. Nays: None. Motion Carried. Open session entered at 7:44 pm.
Motion made by T. Jones and second by M. McDonald to adjourn the meeting at 7:46pm. Roll call: Ayes: J. Griffiths, J. McDonald, T. Jones, S. Hanes, M. McDonald. Nays: None. Motion Carried.
The next regular meeting of the Village Board of Trustees will be held on Monday October 17, 2022 at 7:00 pm at the Village Office.
