Will County Gazette

Village of Peotone Village Board met Feb. 24.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

I. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor March at 6:00 pm.

II. Roll call

Village Clerk, Stacey Hartwell, conducted the roll call and following persons were present: Trustee Hudson, Trustee Marevka, Trustee Sandberg and Trustee Strba. Also present was Village Administrator Palmer and Village Attorney Marrs.

III. Public Comments: None

IV. Present Certificates of Achievement for Years of Service to the Village of Peotone to Sergeant John Popek and Officer Robert Z. Stetson

V. Approval of Consent Agenda:

A. Approve Minutes of the February 10, 2025, Regular Village Board meeting

B. Approve Payroll/Accounts Payable

Moved by Trustee Hudson, Seconded by Trustee Strba

Roll Call Vote: Trustee Hudson, Trustee Marevka, Trustee Sandberg, Trustee Strba

Nays: None

Absent: Trustee Richards, Trustee Sluis

Motion passed

VI. Staff Committee Reports:

A. Building Committee – Trustee Hudson gave an overview of the Building Committee Meeting which included the training proposal and code update both from B&F Construction. Both items are being recommended by the committee and are on this meeting agenda for approval.

B. Public Works – Bob reported that the Conrad Street bid opening is this Thursday at 10am. NPL is still doing some minor gas main work and then Aqua will still have to do some work. Branch pick up will begin April 7th.

C. Admin – Nick reminded all Elected Officials to complete their Economic Interest Statements, they are due by May 1st. There will be a job posting soon for a Public Works position. The 528 Schroeder property is progressing and hopefully there will be an agreement for approval soon. There have been a lot of meetings about economic development in the area and a lot of focus along I-57.

VII. Mayor’s Comments – There is an AOC Committee meeting tomorrow and all trustees are invited to participate, there will be discussion about the proposed budget. He complemented the department heads and the treasurer for the strong document and is hopeful it will be on an agenda in March for approval.

VIII. Old Business: None

IX. New Business:

A. Approve Resolution Authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement for Participation in the Illinois Public Works Mutual Aid Network (IPWMAN)

This program brings in resources from different communities for assistance during emergencies and disasters.

Moved by Trustee Marevka, Seconded by Trustee Strba

Roll Call Vote: Trustee Hudson, Trustee Marevka, Trustee Sandberg, Trustee Strba

Nays: None

Absent: Trustee Richards, Trustee Sluis

Motion passed

B. Approve Authorization of Expenditure for Building Department Training for Village Staff in the Amount of $5,000

This item was on the last agenda and then was brought to the Building Committee for discussion. The Building Committee made a recommendation to approve.

Moved by Trustee Strba, Seconded by Trustee Marevka

Roll Call Vote: Trustee Hudson, Trustee Marevka, Trustee Sandberg, Trustee Strba

Nays: None

Absent: Trustee Richards, Trustee Sluis

Motion passed

C. Approve Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Service Agreement with B&F for 2021 Internation Code Update

The State passed a law requiring the Village to be on a more recent set of codes, the Village is currently on 2015 and would like to move to 2021. Trustee Hudson stated that the Building Committee inquired about having a meeting with B&F prior to the update to discuss local codes

Moved by Trustee Marevka, Seconded by Trustee Sandberg

Roll Call Vote: Trustee Hudson, Trustee Marevka, Trustee Sandberg, Trustee Strba

Nays: None

Absent: Trustee Richards, Trustee Sluis

Motion passed

X. Questions of the Press: None

XI. Correspondence/Communications/Petitions: Engineer, Troy, clarified that for the Conrad Street project that Aqua had a couple unknown service lines and they will be potholing to make sure they are not lead.

XII. Adjournment:

Motion by Trustee Marevka, Seconded by Trustee Strba

All said AYE

Nays: None

Absent: Trustee Richards, Trustee Sluis

Adjournment at 6:13pm

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