VILLAGE OF CAMERON REGULAR BOARD MEETING

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017

6:00 P.M.

300 N. 1^ST. STREET

     The Cameron Village Board met in regular session on Monday, February 13, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at the Cameron Village Hall.  Members present:  Jim Turner, Russ Hulback, Ben Hester, Randy Hill, Dave Ebner and Mark Trowbridge presiding. Absent: Travis Turner.

     Also present: Bill Koepp, Diane O’Donnell, Amy Kelsey, Dwayne Dummer, Gary Strand, Greg Hammerel, and Leiah Fundell.

      The minutes of the January 9, 2017 regular meeting and February 6, 2017 special meetings were mailed out prior to the meeting.  Jim Turner moved to approve the minutes of the January 9, 2017 regular and February 6, 2017 special meetings, second Ben Hester.  Carried 6-0

     The February payables were presented in printed form.  Jim Turner moved to approve the payment of the February payables and additions as printed, second Russ Hulback. Carried 6-0

APPEARANCES:

  Public Comment: No public comments.

Bill Koepp that work on the pole plant is on hold until spring and that there are contractors starting to ramp up for what should be another good year in Cameron.

Mike Lynch was not able to attend, but did give the board a breakdown of items that he would like to purchase with the 100% reimbursable DOT Tracs grant that the department was awarded. Randy Hill moved to allow Mike to purchase the computer related equipment for the police department in the amount of $4,811.45 per his request, second Jim Turner. Carried 6-0

OLD BUSINESS

Gary Strand presented an amendment to the Engineering contract for the 6^th Street Reconstruction project, changing the effective date of the contract from June 3, 2016 to June 3, 2015. Jim Turner moved to approve the amendment to the Engineering contract for the 6^th Street Reconstruction project, changing the effective date of the contract to June 3, 2015, second Dave Ebner. Carried 6-0

NEW BUSINESS

The board reviewed a quote to purchase a replacement grinder at the big lift station. Jim Turner moved to accept the quote from JWC Environmental in the amount of $11,716 for a new grinder for the big lift station, second Ben Hester. Carried 6-0

Randy Hill moved to approve Mike Schieffer as the new Chief Election Inspector, second Jim Turner. Carried 6-0

Mark Trowbridge gave a brief update on the financing of the Main Street project. Mark and Roger are working with Rural Development on a loan for the water portion in the amount of $1,871,000 and for the sewer portion in the amount of $1,189,000 and both loans are 2%. Rural Development has also awarded the Village a grant in the amount of $321,955 for the sewer portion of the project.

At 6:23 a roll call vote was taken to go into closed session according to State Statute 19:85 (1)(f) for consideration of financial, medical, social or personal histories or disciplinary data of specific persons, preliminary consideration of specific problems or investigation of charges against specific persons that, if discussed, would likely to have substantial adverse effect on reputation of any person mentioned in such histories or data, or involved in such problems or investigations. Randy Hill-Yes; Dave Ebner-Yes; Jim Turner-Yes; Ben Hester – Yes; Russ Hulback – Yes; and Mark Trowbridge-Yes.

At 6:39 Jim Turner moved to go back into open session, second Dave Ebner. Carried 7-0

As there was no further business to attend to, at 6:39 Jim Turner moved to adjourn, second Ben Hester. Carried 6-0