Will County Gazette

Godley Park District Board met May 15. 

Here is the minutes as provided by the board:

The Regular Board Meeting was called to order at 4:02 p. m. by President Alton. Upon roll call the following Commissioners were present: Commissioners K. DeMarse, R. Stanford, D. Schott and E. Alton. Absent: Commissioner J. Krug. Also present: Attorney Freeman. Staff present: Director Sorensen, Lee Ann Zaremba, Nick Taylor, Pete Dvorak, Aaron DeMarse

Public Comment / Correspondence

There were no comments at this time.

Jerry Hakey, Mayor of the Village of Essex, complemented Director Sorensen and maintenance on how well the Village ball fields looked.

Approval of Minutes

A motion to approve the April 10, 2018 Committee and Board Meeting Minutes was made by Commissioner DeMarse, seconded by Commissioner Schott. Upon roll call vote the following Commissioners voted aye: K. DeMarse, R. Stanford, D. Schott and E. Alton. With 4 ayes, 0 nays, the motion carried.

Approval of the Warrant

A motion to approve the warrant dated April 2018 was made by Commissioner DeMarse, seconded by Commissioner Schott. Upon roll call vote the following Commissioners voted aye: K. DeMarse, R. Stanford, D. Schott and E. Alton. With 4 ayes, 0 nays, the motion carried.

Finance Report

Mack and Associates will be here on June 8th to do the financial audit.

Director’s Report

Grounds: The drainage project is now complete. Seeding blankets have been laid and grass has begun to grow. Maintenance will begin working on a new landscaping design for the front of the Community Center building.

Director Sorensen stated he would like to remove the old horseshoe pit and create a new playground area instead. Miracle Recreation is currently running a sale on playground equipment. Design options and prices will be presented next month.

Old Business

 Adoption of the Combined Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance 0-125

A motion to approve the Adoption of the Combined Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance 0-125 was made by Commissioner DeMarse, seconded by Commissioner Schott.

Upon roll call vote the following Commissioners voted aye: K. DeMarse, R. Stanford, D. Schott and E. Alton. With 4 ayes, 0 nays, the motion carried.

New Business

Election of Officers

The election of officers was tabled until next month.

Approval of IAPD – Liquid Asset Fund/Us Bank & Grundy County Nation Bank as

Repositories for the District

A motion to approve IAPD – Liquid Asset Fund/US Bank & Grundy County Nation Bank as Repositories for District was made by Commissioner DeMarse, seconded by Commissioner Stanford. Upon roll call vote the following Commissioners voted aye: K. DeMarse, R. Stanford, D. Schott and E. Alton. With 4 ayes, 0 nays, the motion carried.

FY 2018-2019 Meeting Schedule

A motion to accept the FY 2018-2019 meeting schedule was made by Commissioner Schott, seconded by Commissioner DeMarse. Upon roll call vote the following Commissioners voted aye: K. DeMarse, R. Stanford, D. Schott and E. Alton. With 4 ayes, 0 nays, the motion carried.

Executive Session

No executive session was held.

Motion Adjournment

A motion to adjourn the meeting at 4:21 p.m. was made by Commissioner DeMarse, seconded by Commissioner Schott. Upon voice vote, all ayes, motion carried.

Respectfully submitted by: Lee Ann Zaremba

Official Reports:

1. Committee & Board Meeting Minutes (April 10, 2018)

2. Warrant (April 2018)

3. Adoption of the Combined Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance 0-125

4. FY 2018-2019 Meeting Schedule

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