VILLAGE OF NEPONSET
BOARD MEETING AGENDA
FEBRUARY 15, 2025, 7:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Pledge of Allegiance
ROLL CALL
Consent Agenda will approve all three with one motion.
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Board Minutes for January 2025
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Treasurer’s Report for January 2025
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Invoices Payable for February 2025
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Motion _______ 2nd _______ Roll Call
COMMITTEE REPORTS
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Water and Sewer – Sid Dev/Markus Chapman
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Community Events & Building Permits – Emali Porter
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Ordinances and Police – Sue Aldred
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Garbage and Emergency Plan – Jill Dzekunskas
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Streets – Steve Blades
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Village Equipment – Julius Maes
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Finance & Insurance - Dave Mueller
OLD BUSINESS
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Shelter in the Park/Veteran’s Memorial/IDNR Park & Recreation Grant
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Electronic Sign –
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Housing Rehab Round 2
MAYOR’S REPORT
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Property clean-up – W. Center Street
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175th Anniversary
EXECUTIVE SESSION – PERSONNEL
ADJOURNMENT MOTION ___________ 2ND ___________
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MINUTES
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VILLAGE OF NEPONSET
BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Community Building
February 19, 2025 @ 7:00 pm
Attending board members: Sid Dev, Julius Maes, Sue Aldred, Jill Cinnamon, and Dave Muller, Mayor. Absent: Emali Porter, and Steve Blades.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and roll call.
January Board Minutes, January Treasurers’ Report, and February Invoices payable
Motion to approve Sid Dev, 2nd Julius Maes, roll call vote, all ayes.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Water and Sewer – Sid Dev/Markus Chapman –filters have been checked, repairs are needed.
We haven’t heard back about the generator warranty renewal. Sid Dev made a motion to accept the quote from Tonka for $4,788 to make repairs, 2nd Jill Cinnamon, roll call vote, all ayes. Sid Dev made a motion to spend approximately $2,000 for sleeves to complete the meter installations, 2nd Julius Maes, roll call vote, all ayes.
Community Events & Building Permits – Emali Porter – Nothing to report.
Police & Ordinances - Sue Aldred – A letter will be going out in the next water bill about cleaning up yards.
Garbage & Emergency Plan – Jill Cinnamon – Sending out a reminder to place garbage cans 2 ft from the street.
Streets – Steve Blades – Nothing to report.
Village Equipment – Julius Maes – Trucks are running fin.
MAYOR’S REPORT
Budget – Discussion on budget.
Shelter in the Park & IDNR Grant – There was a meeting with the engineers. They will be making repairs to the bandstand.
Housing Rehab Round 2 – three homes have been approved. They are starting the historical surveys.
Electronic Sign – No update.
403 W. Center – the Village now owns this property. We are starting the clean-up.
Neponset’s 175th Anniversary – The Neponset Historical Society will be looking to doing something for this.
Dumpster fees – Jill Cinnamon made a motion to increase the $40 and $45 dumpster fees on the next billing dumpster fees raised to $55.
Julius Maes made a motion to move into executive session, 2nd Jill Cinnamon.
Sue Aldred made a motion to move back into regular session, 2nd, Jill Cinnamon.
Sue Aldred made a motion to increase Amy Dev’s hourly wages, 2nd Jill Cinnamon. Roll call vote, all ayes.
A Motion to Adjourn made by Sid Dev, 2nd Julius Maes, motion carried.