Meeting Minutes: September 5, 2017

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Meeting Minutes: September 5, 2017

            RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS:

 

Council called to order by Mayor Amy Joseph on

Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at 7:30 pm at the Rockford Village Hall.

 

Invocation by Jeff Long

 

Pledge of Allegiance

 

Those present: Rutledge, Fox, Pontsler, Now, Heitkamp

Gehle absent

 

Also attending: Judy Koesters, Jeff Long, Srgt Stetler, Tom Stankard of the Daily Standard.

 

Motion Now. Second Fox to accept the agenda as orders of the day. Pontsler called for the question. Now = y, Fox = y, Pontsler = y, Rutledge = y, Heitkamp = y. Passed 5 yes,

 

Motion Fox. Second Rutledge to accept the minutes from the

August 15, 2017 council meetings as presented. Now called for the question. Fox = y, Rutledge = y, Now = y, Pontsler = y, Heitkamp = y.  Passed 5 yes.

 

Visitors to Address Council:

 

Mayor’s Report and Correspondence:

 

Community Announcements and events:

 

 

Rockford Fire Department Chicken Dinner and Reverse Raffle – September 9th

 

8th Annual – Sock Hop on Market St @ The Belle – September 30th

 

“Soup”er Concert in the Park – October 8th – Shanes Park 11:30 am

 

Rockford Chamber Banquet – October 23rd – Community Building

 

 

 

Village Administrator’s Report – Jeff Long

 

Subject – Rogers land is annexed

 

 

 

Committee Reports

 

Finance Committee – Steve Gehle – absent

 

Motion Fox to pay bills as submitted in the amount of $29,291.13.  Second Pontsler Now called for the question. Fox = y, Pontsler = y, Now = y, Rutledge = y, Heitkamp = y. . Passed 5 yes.

 

 

Motion Pontsler to approve the monthly financial reports –

Cash Summary by Fund, Appropriations report, Revenue Report,

Budget vs Actual activity report and Bank reconciliation. Second Now. Fox called for the question. Pontsler = y, Now = y, Fox = y, Rutledge = y, Heitkamp = y. Passed 5 yes.

 

Motion Now to approve monthly transfers and purchase orders. Second Fox. Heitkamp called for the question. Now = y, Fox = y, Heitkamp = y, Rutledge = y, Pontsler = y. Passed 5 yes.

 

Motion Now to approve supplemental appropriations to date. Second Fox. Heitkamp called for the question. Now = y, Fox = y, Heitkmap = y, Rutledge = y, Pontsler = y. Passed 5 yes.

 

 

Audit for 2015/2016 continues – should be completed by the end of October.

 

Service Committee:   Greg Pontsler

 

Park Board looking into getting WIFI at the park.

 

Safety Committee:     Chris Heitkamp

 

Need to report a tree for review – believe it needs removed.

 

Submitted the Stop sign / street sign list of needed signs.

 

Economic Development Committee: Rob Rutledge – nothing

 

Public Utilities Committee:  Wilbur Fox –nothing

 

Rules Committee:      Brad Now – nothing.

 

 

 

 

 

Old Business

 

Jones building – report at the next meeting. Sale of Pearl St. property. Need information to Mayor for Facebook post.

 

 

 

New Business

 

 

 

 

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Mayor                                                              Fiscal Officer

 

 

Meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm.