A meeting of the
Board of Trustees of the Village of Trenton, NE, was convened in open and
public session, Monday, April 27 2015 at 6:30p.m. at the Village Office.
Present: Chairman Rundel, Vice-Chairman Frakes, Trustees Neely and Poppert, Clerk
McKain, Peter Burger, Jesse Kauffman, Roz Kauffman, Dave Lykins. Trustee
McArthur was absent. Availability of the agenda was communicated in advance
notice and in the notice sent to the Chairman and Trustees of the meeting. All
proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the meeting was open to the
public.
Roll Call was taken at
6:30pm and quorum was verified.
Chairman made “Open
Meeting Act” announcement.
Citizen Forum: None.
Motion made by Poppert and second by Frakes
to approve agenda. Ayes: Frakes, Neely, Poppert, and Rundel. Nays: None. Absent:
McArthur. Motion carried.
Motion made by Poppert and second by Frakes
to approve minutes of the April 14, 2015 meeting. Ayes: Frakes, Poppert, and
Rundel. Nays: None. Abstain: Neely. Absent: McArthur. Motion carried.
Unfinished Business: Mr.
Rundel stated that there has been a considerable amount of clean-up on the
property and thanked the Kauffmans for their attention. Rundel stated there is
still work to be completed. Mr. Burger presented information at the show cause
hearing for 321 West 4th. Ms. Kauffman stated they had cleaned up a
good portion of the property and hired a person to continue with the clean-up
and monitoring. She requested that the board give them an extension to June 1,
2015 to complete the clean-up. Mr. Lykins stated they have done a good job and
he thanked them for their hard work on the project. Motion made by Frakes and
second by Neely to extend the cleanup deadline to June 1, 2015 and if project
is not completed by that date, the board will file with the District Court to
proceed with the abatement. Ayes: Frakes, Neely, Poppert, and Rundel. Nays:
None. Absent: McArthur. Motion carried.
Discussion from the Street Committee was
made and five properties were identified to receive certified mailings of a
notice of nuisance abatement.
New Business: Information
was presented from three companies for a lift chair for the pool. Motion made
by Neely and second by Poppert to purchase a lift chair for the pool and the
attachments with Keno funds not to exceed $4,777.00. Ayes: Frakes, Neely,
Poppert, and Rundel. Nays: None. Absent: McArthur. Motion carried.
A review of the accounts receivable was
made. Motion made by Neely and second by Frakes to move nine accounts with a
total of $1,264.24 to bad dept. Ayes: Frakes, Neely, Poppert, and Rundel.
Nays: None. Absent: McArthur. Motion carried. Discussion was made on pursuing
some outstanding accounts in small claims court. Motion made by Frakes and
second by Neely to file in small claims court on three past due accounts. Ayes:
Frakes, Neely, Poppert, and Rundel. Nays: None. Absent: McArthur. Motion
carried. The board asked that a review of current policy for collection of
utility accounts be on the agenda for next month. Motion made by Neely and
second by Poppert to sign the Top Office Maintenance Agreement for the copier
for an additional year. Ayes: Frakes, Neely, Poppert, and Rundel. Nays: None.
Absent: McArthur. Motion carried.
Trustee Poppert left the meeting at 7:34
p.m.
Motion made by Frakes and second by
Neely to enter into executive session to discuss personnel issues without
damaging the reputation of the person and an insurance claim at 7:35 p.m.
Ayes: Frakes, Neely, and Rundel. Nays: None. Absent: McArthur and Poppert.
Motion carried. Motion made by Neely with second by Frakes to come out of
executive session at 8:09pm. Ayes: Frakes, Neely, and Rundel. Nays: None.
Absent: McArthur and Poppert. Motion carried.
Motion made by Neely with
second by Frakes to adjourn the meeting. Ayes: Frakes, Neely, and Rundel.
Nays: None. Absent: McArthur and Poppert. Motion carried.
With no further
business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:10p.m.
Next regular meeting
will be May 12, 2015, at 6:30p.m. in the Village Office.
John A. Rundel, Chairman
Trenton Board of
Trustees
ATTEST:
Wendy L. McKain,
Village Clerk
