VILLAGE OF NEPONSET
BOARD MEETING AGENDA
September 17, 2022 @ 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 August 2022
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Treasurer’s Report for August 2022
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Invoices Payable for September 2022
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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 - Barb Safiran
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Ordinances and Garbage Collection – Sue Aldred
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Police, Emergency Plan – Mandy Mueller
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Streets – Matt Benecke
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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
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NextLink Contract – Internet
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Sidewalk Cement Ordinance/Contract – Still working on this
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Animal Ordinance – Still working on this
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Electronic Sign
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Housing Rehab Round 2
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Ordinance 778 – Drug & Alcohol Policy/Ordinance
MAYOR’S REPORT
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Terry Smith’s house
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IDNR Parks and Recreations Grant
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Clean up Days
EXECUTIVE SESSION – PERSONNEL
ADJOURNMENT MOTION ___________ 2ND ___________
MINUTES
VILLAGE OF NEPONSET
BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Community Building
August 17, 2022
Attending board members: Barb Safiran, Sue Aldred, Sid Dev, and Mayor Dave Mueller. Matt Benecke, Mandy Donovan, and Julius Maes were Absent.
Meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and roll call.
Guest – Grant Gerrond – Discussion of holes on North Street. The Village will be fixing the streets in a couple of weeks.
July Board Minutes, July Treasurers’ Report, and August Invoices payable
Motion to approve Barb Safiran, 2nd Sid Dev, roll call vote all ayes, Sue Aldred abstained.
Add Solar bill for $724.30 to approved bills.
Barb Safiran made a motion to roll over the CD at Community State Bank, 2nd Sid Dev, All ayes.
Sid Dev made a motion to close the Water Looping account and put that money towards the loan, roll call vote, all ayes.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Water and Sewer – Sid Dev/Markus Chapman – No water issues. Sewer dept replaced a control box on grinder pump last Monday. MVP pulled two (2) pumps on Commercial Street. It was stuffed with baby wipes. We had to call DePauw Septic to clean it out.
Community Events & Building Permits – Barb Safiran –No Permits.
Ordinances and Garbage Collection – Sue Aldred –. Sent out letters about cleaning up yards. We will be putting a lien on a property that didn’t get cleaned up. We haven’t received a response from that property owner.
Police, Emergency Plan – Mandy Donovan – Nothing to report
Streets – Matt Benecke – Ace in the Hole will be starting on our streets soon.
Village Equipment – Julius Maes – Nothing to report.
Finance, Insurance, License & Fees – Dave Mueller – Monthly budget discussion.
MAYOR’S REPORT
Housing Rehab Round 2 – We need 10 more surveys filled out.
Water Meter Project – Meters for every house, readers $65,000, Software $9,500, Tablet $8,500.
Rebild Main Street Grant – Waiting to hear if we will receive the grant.
Nextlink Contract – Working on negotiation with New Net Wave and Nextlink.
Sidewalk Ordinance- working on it
Animal Ordinance- working on it.
Electronic Sign – The sign has been ordered. Martin Engineering will reimburse us for the sign.
Shelter in the Park/Concrete for Cannon – The cannon is getting rehabilitated.
Ordinance 778 – Drug & Alcohol Policy/Ordinance – will be discussed next month.
A Motion to Adjourn made by Sid Dev, 2nd Barb Safiran, motion carried.