Meeting Minutes: May 6, 2014

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Meeting Minutes: May 6, 2014

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS:

 

Council called to order by Mayor Amy Joseph on

Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at 7:30 pm at the Rockford Village Hall.

 

Invocation was given by Gene Steiner

 

Pledge of Allegiance

 

Those present:  Steiner, Pontsler, Dooley, Heitkamp

Gehle, Fox – absent

Also attending:  Jeff Long, Marti Lentz, and  Amy K from the Daily Standard.

 

Motion Steiner.  Second Dooley to accept the agenda as orders of the day. Pontlser called for the question.   Steiner = y, Dooley = y, Pontsler = yHeitkamp = y.  Passed 4 yes.

 

Motion: Pontsler.  Second Dooley to accept the minutes from the

April 15 , 2014  council meetings as presented.  Heitkamp called for the question.

Pontsler = y, Dooley = y, Heitkamp = y, Steiner = y.  Passed 4 yes.

 

 

Visitors to Address Council:

 

 

Mayor’s Report and Correspondence:

 

 

Rockford Community Days Meeting – May 14th  at 7 pm @ Shanes Park
Culpepper & Merriweather Circus coming to Rockford – May 29th
2 shows 5 pm and 7:30 pm.  Pre-sale tickets ON SALE NOW at Barry’s Family Market, Rockford Carnegie Library, and the Rockford Village Hall

 

Rockford Community Days – June 13, 14, 15
Pre-sale inflatable wristbands will be sold at the same locations as the

Circus tickets – 1 month prior to the event.

 

Some permanent lighting will be installed at Shanes Park.
 

 

 

 

 

Village Administrator’s Report – Jeff Long

 

Give guys list of work and have them make a schedule.  Keep them motivated.  Need to document daily activities especially if something comes up.

 

 

 

Committee Reports

 

Finance Committee –  Chris Heitkamp

 

Motion Steiner to pay the bills in the amount of $15,380.97. Second Pontsler.  Dooley called for the question.  Steiner =y, Pontsler = y, Dooley = y, Heitkamp = y.  Passed 4 yes.

 

2015 Annual Budget due to the Auditor’s office by July 18th.

 

 

Service Committee:   Greg Pontsler

 

Service Committee and Park Board Meeting – May 8th at 7 pm.

 

Safety Committee:     Gary Fox – absent

 

 

Economic Development Committee:   Gene Steiner

 

The committee will be meeting again before the next council meeting on May 20th at 7 pm.

 

RADC and the Economic Development Committee will meet together on May 19th at the Rockford Library.

 

 

Public Utilities Committee:   Steve Gehle – absent

 

Rules Committee:      John Dooley

 

ORDINANCE 01-14

AN ORDINANCE SPECIFING UNSAFE BUILDINGS AND ESTABLISHING PROCDURES FOR REMOVAL/REPAIR OF SAID BUILDINGS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

 

Motion Pontsler.  Second Heitkamp to approve the declaration of emergency passage.  Steiner called for the question.  Pontsler = y, Heitkamp = y, Steiner = y, Dooley = y.  Passed 4 yes.

 

Motion Steiner.  Second Heitkamp to approve Ordinance 01-14.  Dooley called for the question.  Steiner = y, Heitkamp = y, Dooley = y, Pontsler = y.  Passed 4 yes.

 

 

 

Old Business

 

Trailer on North St. lot down to frame.  Discuss more on Thursday night meeting.

 

 

 

New Business

 

 

 

Meeting adjourned 8:01 pm