DeKalb Times

Village of Hinckley Board of Trustees met June 10.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

CALL BOARD MEETING TO ORDER: Meeting was called to order by Interim Village President Quirk at 7:00 PM.

Roll call was taken showing the following:

Present: Sarah Quirk, Russell Kula, Michael Constant, Alyssa Prickett and Jennifer Klambauer. Quorum Established.

Absent: Steve Gayhart.

Also Present: Attorney Robert Kudlicki, Chief Gettemy, Treasurer Maroo, Bob Pritchard, Ceneca Wagner, Brandon Kramer, Dale Youngers, and Members of the Public.

PUBLIC COMMENT on Agenda Items Scheduled for Action Only

None.

GENERAL BUSINESS

• Agenda item for discussion/approval: May 28, 2024, Regular Board Meeting Minutes

Trustee Kula moved to approve the minutes from May 28, 2024, and Trustee Prickett seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Quirk-Aye, Klambauer-Abstain, Kula-Aye, Constant-Aye, Prickett-Aye. Motion carried.

• Agenda item for discussion/approval: Payment of Invoices Due

After a brief discussion about the village hall roof, Trustee Klambauer moved to approve the invoices as presented and Kula seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Constant-Aye, Kula-Aye, Klambauer-Aye, Prickett-Aye, Quirk-Aye. Motion carried.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Interim President Quirk informed the Board that the Village will be hosting artwork from a local HBR student in cooperation with the Ellwood House Museum “Frame of Mind” project. “Frame of Mind” is a collaboration between the Ellwood House Museum, K-12 classrooms from across DeKalb County, and local businesses.

• Agenda item for discussion/approval: Lauterbach & Amen Contract for Auditing Services Trustee Constant stated that the price had increased $600.00 from last year and Treasurer Maroo indicated that there may be an additional $1000.00 required for GASB 87 & 96 audit compliance reporting. If required, the expense will be added to the annual fee. Constant moved to approve the Lauterbach & Amen 3-year contract for auditing services and Quirk seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Constant-Aye, Kula-Aye, Klambauer-Aye, Prickett-Aye, Quirk-Aye. Motion carried.

• Agenda item for discussion/approval: Property Maintenance Ordinance No. 2024-XX Trustee Constant stated that he is fine with the ordinance as written. Quirk stated that she was happy to see section 34-B regarding can location. Constant moved to approve the ordinance as written and Kula seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Constant-Aye, Kula-Aye, Klambauer-Aye, Prickett-Aye, Quirk-Aye. Motion carried. Losiniecki stated that this will be ordinance No. 2024-05.

• Agenda item for discussion/approval: Landscape Ordinance No. 2024-XX

This item will be held for the next meeting.

• Agenda item for discussion/approval: Park Board/Tree Board Ordinance No. 2024-XX Klambauer stated that she is in favor of a combined Park Board/Tree Board. There was a discussion regarding the number of members and the chairperson. Trustees agreed on a (5) member board, including the chairperson. The chairperson will vote only in the case of a tie and the terms will be staggered. Any additional changes or additions should be forwarded to Losiniecki. This will be on a future agenda for discussion/approval.

• Agenda item for discussion/approval: Royal Estates Bond Reduction Request Quirk stated that the original agreement does not include provisions for withholding payments due to inflation. After additional discussion regarding verification of work completed, Klambauer moved to approve the bond reduction request and Kula seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Constant-Aye, Kula-Aye, Klambauer-Aye, Prickett-Aye, Quirk-Aye. Motion carried.

ATTORNEY’S REPORT

No report.

CLERK’S REPORT

Losiniecki stated that the shredding event occurred over the weekend and all went well. Quirk stated that she had received positive feedback from residents regarding the service.

ENGINEER’S REPORT

Brandon Kramer asked if the Village wanted EEI to verify the status of work completion for the Royal Estates bond reduction request. All agreed that the work had already been verified as complete by public works and Trustee Kula and there was no need to incur additional expense from EEI.

TREASURER REPORT

No report.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Public Safety

No report.

Finance and Economic Development

No report.

Streets & Alleys

Kula stated that the patching on Maple and McKinley was done last week and that the filling of potholes in Royal Estates was on-going and should be complete next week.

Buildings, Grounds & Parks

No report.

Water & Sewer

No report.

Personnel

No Report.

PUBLIC COMMENT

None.

OPEN DISCUSSION

None.

ADJOURMENT

Trustee Prickett moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:39 pm and Klambauer seconded the motion. Voice vote: All in favor. Motion carried. The next Regular Board Meeting will be held on June 24, 2024.

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