Village of Hinckley Village Board Met Nov. 9.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
Clerk Losiniecki stated that the Village President would not be participating in the meeting and asked if any Trustee had been asked to fill in. All Trustees stated that they had not.
CALL BOARD MEETING TO ORDER: Meeting was called to order by Village Clerk Losiniecki at 7:00 PM. Roll call was taken showing the following:
Present: Trustees Lou Manivong, Daniel Roop, Walter Rainford, and Mike Constant (all remote). Quorum Established.
Absent: Nancy Nelson.
Also Present: Village Clerk Elizabeth Losiniecki. Remote: Chris Ott (EEI), Attorney Tait Lundgren, and Members of the Public.
Trustee Constant moved to approve Trustee Manivong as president pro tem and Trustee Rainford seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Manivong-Aye, Roop-Aye, Constant-Aye, Rainford-Aye. Motion carried.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The pledge to the flag was recited.
PUBLIC COMMENT on Agenda Items Scheduled for Action Only
None.
GENERAL BUSINESS
• Agenda item for discussion/approval: Regular Board Meeting Minutes from October 12, 2020 Trustee Constant stated that he had had a discussion with Attorney Lundgren regarding voting requirements when there are vacancies on the Board. Lundgren stated that the October 12, 2020 minutes were deemed “not approved” at the last meeting (due to the abstention vote from the Village President). However, quorum is based on those present. There was a simple majority at the last meeting and therefore, the minutes were approved and there is no need to re-vote. The 10/26/20 minutes should be corrected to reflect approval of the 10/12/20 minutes.
• Agenda item for discussion/approval: Regular Board Meeting Minutes from October 26, 2020 Trustee Constant moved to approve the October 26, 2020 Regular Board meeting minutes, amended as noted above, and Trustee Roop seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Manivong-Aye, Constant-Aye, Roop-Aye, Rainford-Aye. Motion carried.
• Agenda item for discussion/approval: Payment of Invoices Due
Trustee Constant moved to approve the invoices as presented and Trustee Roop seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Rainford-Aye, Roop-Aye, Constant-Aye, Manivong-Aye. Motion carried.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
None.
ATTORNEY REPORT
Attorney Lundgren stated that he had discussed the cell tower lease with Derek Hiland and that they both agreed that the current offer is better than what many similarly sized municipalities have in place. Unless the Village needs the cash, they recommend keeping the lease agreement. He stated that the term sheet is incomplete and that a complete list of terms would be needed before he could render a final opinion.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Personnel
None.
Finance and Economic DevelopmentNo report.
Public Safety
No report.
Streets & Alleys
No report.
Buildings, Grounds & Parks
No report.
Water & Sewer
No report.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
OPEN DISCUSSION
None.
ADJOURMENT
Motion: Trustee Constant moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:17pm. Trustee Rainford seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Rainford-Aye, Roop-Aye, Manivong-Aye, Constant-Aye. Motion carried.
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