May 29, 2023 Minutes
June 07, 2023
An emergency meeting of the Stratton Village Board of Trustees was held on Monday May 29, 2023 at 3:00 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 board room wall, and Chairman Hanes directed the attention of those present to the poster. All proceedings hereafter shown occurred while the meeting was in session. Present: Chairman S. Hanes, Trustee K. Sutton, Trustee P. Bohochik, Trustee J. Griffiths, Clerk T. Hedrick, Assistant Utilities Superintendent Clyde Stout, Kyle Clapp with Hitchcock County Emergency Management, members of the public Sherrie A. Johnson, Bruce Campbell, Elmer Case, Melissa Dailey, Wade D. Hanes, Kay Voss, Myra Meredith, Anthony Ruiz, LeAnn Price, JoDee Stout, Landon League, Katrina League, Linda Zahl, Randy Szejna, Donna Szejna, Darrell Zipperlen, Jessica Kohler, Eric Huffman, Gary Henderson, Justin Stewart.
The meeting was called to order at 3:14 p.m.
NEW BUSINESS
Brandon Myers Emergency Management Director joined via zoon along with members from the Village of Palisade. Myers explained emergency procedures and answered questions from both Palisade and Stratton. It was noted that after 72 hours emergency spending ended and would need to go back to non-emergency procedures to purchase or repair damaged infrastructure. Myers informed the boards that volunteer, and equipment logs would be needed with specifics in order to submit to FEMA/NEMA as well as before and after pictures.
It was mentioned that that FEMA/NEMA is not much help with residential property and individuals should check with their own insurance and/or Red Cross and other entities for assistance.
Other clean up procedures and plans were discussed. Kyle Clapp stated that estimates on damaged roads should be submitted as soon as possible or within 30 days. And clean up volunteer hours and equipment hours should be submitted weekly. It was mentioned that donations for individuals who had damage related to the flooding would be collected and several options for assistance were discussed. Businesses will be contacted to inquire about spraying for mosquitos and disposal of appliances with Freon. Clean up will begin on Wednesday or once ground has dried out enough to get equipment on.
Motion by Sutton and seconded by Hanes to adjourn the meeting. Roll call: Ayes: Sutton, Bohochik, Griffiths, Hanes. Nays: None. Motion carried and meeting adjourned at 4:06pm.
The next regular meeting of the Village Board of Trustees will be held on Monday, June 19, 2023 at 7:00 pm at the Village Office.
