McLean County Times

Village of Dwight Board of Trustees met Sept. 11.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

President Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:30PM and asked for a roll call.

PRESENT: Paul Johnson, Village President; Marla Kinkade, Trustee; Jenny Johnson, Trustee; Brian Berta, Trustee; Justin Eggenberger, Trustee and Pete Meister, Trustee

ABSENT: Randy Irvin, Trustee

OTHER Village Officials in Attendance: Crissy Livingston, Village Administrator; Cory Scoles, Public Works Director; Mike Nolan, Police Chief; Michael Callahan, EMS Director; and Whitney Scott, Village Clerk

The Village Board Minutes from August 28, 2023 were presented for approval. Trustee Kinkade made a motion, with a second from Trustee Eggenberger, to approve the minutes as submitted. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carries, 5-0.

FINANCIAL REPORTS

Payment of the September 11, 2023 bills in the amount of $311,639.78 were presented for payment from the various funds. Trustee Berta requested clarification regarding the payments due to NIU and Coleman & Son. Livingston confirmed that the payment to NIU was the second installment for the Comprehensive Plan and would be reimbursed by the 50/50 Grant that was awarded. Chief Nolan confirmed the payment to Coleman & Son was for oil changes, tire rotations, and brakes on two of their squads. Trustee Johnson made a motion, with a second from Trustee Meister, to pay the bills as submitted. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carries, 5-0.

Village Administrator Livingston presented a request for a fund transfer of $8,375.25 from the General Fund (01) to the Capital Expenditures Fund (38) to pay for the remainder of computer upgrades. Trustee Kinkade made a motion, with a second from Trustee Eggenberger, to approve the fund transfer. Roll Call. All voted aye. Motion carries, 5-0.

PUBLIC FORUM

Craig Krug advised that he had recently purchased a property on Rt. 17 and learned that it is zoned as B-1 and does not allow for bulk material storage, after the completion of the purchase. He inquired about the steps necessary to request a variance or rezoning of the property. The Board unanimously approved to refer this to the Zoning Board of Appeals for further consideration.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

None

VILLAGE REPORTS

Village Administrator Livingston stated that the OSLAD Grant was submitted and would be awarded in the Spring of 2024. She also stated that she, Scoles, Ryan Hansen of Chamlin & Associates, Josh DeLong, Superintendent, and Julie Schultz, Principal of Dwight Common School, had met with NCICG to further discuss the Safe Route to School Grant, and hope to hear back soon if they’re able to combine the two grant applications for the High School and Grade School. Livingston also advised that she has been working with the High School Photography class; that they’ll be taking photos throughout the Village, and she looks forward to showcasing the students’ work on the new Village Website. Livingston also announced that Lifetime Auto Corp will officially open for business on October 1, 2023 and introduced owner Arien Whitehead.

Chief Callahan advised that Ambulance 1824 was still having issues. He confirmed that it had been to D’Orazio Ford twice and then to DeLong Ford, and per Ford’s recommendation they’re taking the ambulance into Ford for oil testing every 100 miles and testing the oil daily themselves. Callahan also advised that the state inspections had been rescheduled for the end of this month. He also stated that Dwight EMS had recently been awarded $4,200 from Enbridge towards the purchase of rescue gear and that he’s pricing out several options.

Chief Nolan stated that the two new officers have started Week 3 of their training and are accelerating quite well. Nolan advised that he had attended a county-wide meeting with the State’s Attorney’s Office regarding the SafeT Act, and confirmed that most day-to-day things would remain business as usual; with their biggest hiccups on the jail/courtroom side.

Public Works Director Scoles advised there wasn’t much new to report; Public Works is trimming trees and continuing to tidy up prior to Harvest Days.

OLD BUSINESS

Roy Hoegger submitted a Sidewalk Pay Request in the amount of $700.00. Scoles confirmed that he verified the measurements of the sidewalks replaced. Trustee Kinkade made a motion, with a second from Trustee Meister, to approve the sidewalk reimbursement request. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carries, 5-0.

The Dwight Harvest Days Committee submitted a request to update their previous Road Closure Request to also include closing off an additional nine (9) parking spaces on the Historic Depot side to allow for a tent for their Fun Zone starting Thursday September 21st through Sunday September 24th. Trustee Kinkade made a motion, with a second from Trustee Johnson, to approve the amended Road Closure request. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carries, 5-0.

Livingston submitted Tobey Construction’s Pay Request #2, in the amount of $406,509.95, for the Williams Street Project. Trustee Kinkade made a motion, with a second from Trustee Meister, to approve the payment request as submitted. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carries, 5-0.

NEW BUSINESS

The DTHS Homecoming Committee submitted their proposed Homecoming Parade Route, for September 29th at 2:30PM, for approval. Trustee Kinkade made a motion, with a second from Trustee Johnson, to approve the Parade Route as requested. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carries, 5-0.

Daniel Vela submitted a Curb Cut Permit application for the property at 313 Prospect Ave, Scoles confirmed he visited the property and sees no issue with approving. Trustee Kinkade made a motion, with a second from Trustee Meister, to approve the Curb Cut. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carries, 5-0.

The Board discussed Trick or Treat Hours and unanimously agreed they would be on Halloween, Tuesday October 31st from 4:00PM – 7:00PM. Trustee Johnson made a motion, with a second from Trustee Meister, to approve the Trick or Treat Hours. Roll call. All voted aye. Motion carries, 5-0.

Finding no further new business, President Johnson requested a motion to Enter Executive Session to discuss Section 5 (c) 2 Collective Negotiating. Trustee Kinkade made a motion, with a second from Trustee Meister, to enter into Executive Session at 7:05PM.

The Board returned to regular session at 7:39PM, and with no action items from Executive Session and finding no further business, President Johnson asked for a motion to adjourn. A motion to adjourn was made by Trustee Berta, with a second by Trustee Kinkade. All voted aye by voice vote. The meeting adjourned at 7:39PM.

http://www.dwightillinois.org/Board%20Minutes/2023/VBM-23-9-11%20Minutes.pdf