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City of Bloomington Township Board of Trustees met May 27

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Jenna Kearns, Ward 1 Council Member | City of Bloomington

Jenna Kearns, Ward 1 Council Member | City of Bloomington

City of Bloomington Township Board of Trustees met May 27.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

The Board of Trustees for the Town of the City of Bloomington convened in regular session in the Government Center Boardroom at 5:30 PM, Monday, May 27, 2025. The meeting was called to order by Trustee Mwilambwe who led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Roll Call 

Attendee Name 

Title 

Status

Dan Brady

Trustee, Chair

Present

Jenna Kearns

Trustee

Present

Micheal Mosley

Trustee

Present

Sheila Montney

Trustee

Present

John Danenberger

Trustee

Present

Michael Straza

Trustee

Present

Cody Hendricks

Trustee

Present

Mollie Ward

Trustee

Present

Kent Lee

Trustee

Present

Abby Scott

Trustee

Present

Elected Officials/Staff Present: Deborah L. Skillrud, Township Supervisor; Steve Scudder, Township Assessor; and Leslie Smith-Yocum, Township Clerk.

Public Comment 

No in-person or emailed public comment was received.

Consent Agenda 

Items listed on the Consent Agenda are approved with one motion; Items pulled from the Consent Agenda for discussion are listed and voted on separately. 

Trustee Hendricks made a motion, seconded by Trustee Danenberger, to approve the Consent Agenda. 

Item 5.A. Consideration and Action to Certify the April 2025 Statement of Funds for the General Town Administration Fund, General Assistance Fund, and Cemetery Fund, as requested by the Township Supervisor. (Recommended Motion: The April 2025 Statement of Funds be certified.) 

Item 5.B. Consideration and Action to Approve the May 27, 2025 General Town Fund Request for Payment, as requested by the Township Supervisor. (Recommended Motion: The May 27, 2025 Request for Payment be approved.) 

Trustee Brady directed the clerk to call roll:

MINUTES 

AYES: Kearns; Mosley; Montney; Danenberger; Straza; Hendricks; Ward; Lee; Scott; Brady

Motion carried. 

Regular Agenda 

No Items to consider. 

Reports by Elected Officials 

The following item was presented: 

Item 7.A. Presentation and Discussion of the Township Supervisor's Report, as requested by the City of Bloomington Township. 

Supervisor Skillrud welcomed the new Trustees and noted staff were finishing the final building restoration items including landscaping.

Item 7.B. Presentation and Discussion of the Township Assessor's Report, as requested by the City of Bloomington Township. 

Assessor Scudder shared a comparison table of tax rates from municipal areas in McLean County. He noted that the tax rates appeared to be going down.

Trustee Lee and Assessor Scudder discussed the rate formula, and Assessor Scudder explained that it involved levy and taxable assets, and that exemptions could affect the taxable assessment portion, ultimately creating the tax rate assigned to everyone.

Adjournment 

Trustee Ward made a motion, seconded by Trustee Hendricks, to adjourn the meeting. 

Trustee Brady directed the clerk to call roll: 

AYES: Kearns; Mosley; Montney; Danenberger; Straza; Hendricks; Ward; Lee; Scott; Brady

Motion carried (viva voce). 

The Meeting Adjourned at 5:36 PM.

https://bloomingtoncitytownship.org/documents/

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