Will County Gazette

Village of Peotone Village Board met Aug. 11.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

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

II. Roll call

Village Clerk, Stacey Hartwell, conducted the roll call and following persons were present: Trustee Bowden, Trustee Hudson, Trustee Richards and Trustee Sandberg. Also present was Village Administrator Palmer, Village Attorney Bartley and Village Engineer Golem.

III. Public Comments: None

IV. Approval of Consent Agenda:

A. Approve Minutes of the July 14, 2025, Regular Village Board meeting

B. Approve Minutes of the July 14, 2025, Executive Session

C. Approve Payroll/Accounts Payable

D. Approval Raffle License, Single Raffle, Manhattan American Legion Post 935, Will County Fair, August 20-24, 2025

E. Approve Special Event, Kristin McNeely, 109 W. Lincoln Street, August 23, 2025, 3:00pm 11:00pm, Birthday Party, Request to close off the East entrance of the alley between Lincoln and Sumner at Second St, West entrance to remain open at First St.

Moved by Trustee Hudson, Seconded by Trustee Richards

Roll Call Vote: Trustee Bowden, Trustee Hudson, Trustee Richards, Trustee Sandberg

Nays: None

Absent: Trustee Sluis, Trustee Strba

Motion passed

V. Staff Committee Reports:

A. Engineer – Troy reported that the Conrad Street Storm Sewer project is mostly complete and the Crawford Street Resurfacing project has begun.

B. Admin – Nick reported that B& F has been out doing code enforcement and the Village is working towards compliance, he has been working with the Mayor on economic development items and there will be a presentation on Placer AI at the upcoming Economic Development meeting. He has also been working on internal items including insurance renewal, vehicle updates and capital improvement.

VI. Mayor’s Comments – The Mayor announced that he is working on creating a 4th of July Parade committee and it will consist of board and community volunteers. He also asked that people keep Brandon Owens in their prayers for a quick recovery.

VII. Old Business: None

VIII. New Business:

A. Approve New Business Registration for Hope Homeschool Pod, LLC, 109 W. Main Street, Peotone, IL 60468

There was a representative that reported that there are two teachers with a combined 30 years of experience that will be running this to provide an alternative to public schools. There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday at 8am.

Moved by Trustee Richards, Seconded by Trustee Sandberg

Roll Call Vote: Trustee Bowden, Trustee Hudson, Trustee Richards, Trustee Sandberg Nays: None

Absent: Trustee Sluis, Trustee Strba

Motion passed

B. Approve Supplemental MFT Resolution to Appropriate More MFT Funds for the Crawford Street Resurfacing Project in the Amount of $35,000.00 Due to Field Conditions and Bids Coming in Higher than Anticipated

There was a resolution passed in April for this project and the cost came in higher than anticipated, this resolution appropriates use of MFT funds to cover the difference.

Moved by Trustee Hudson, Seconded by Trustee Sandberg

Roll Call Vote: Trustee Bowden, Trustee Hudson, Trustee Richards, Trustee Sandberg Nays: None

Absent: Trustee Sluis, Trustee Strba

Motion passed

C. Approve Payout 1 (Initial) to Iroquois Paving Corp. in the Amount of $453,031.38 for Work Completed on the Conrad Storm Sewer Project

Moved by Trustee Richards, Seconded by Trustee Hudson

Roll Call Vote: Trustee Bowden, Trustee Hudson, Trustee Richards, Trustee Sandberg Nays: None

Absent: Trustee Sluis, Trustee Strba

Motion passed

D. Approve Payout 6 (Partial) to D Construction, Inc. in the Amount of $65,328.08 for Work Completed on the 88th Ave/Wilmington Rd/I-57 Ramps

Moved by Trustee Hudson, Seconded by Trustee Sandberg

Roll Call Vote: Trustee Bowden, Trustee Hudson, Trustee Richards, Trustee Sandberg

Nays: None

Absent: Trustee Sluis, Trustee Strba

Motion passed

E. Approve an Ordinance Amending Various Sections of Chapter 50 (Garbage and Refuse) of the Village Code of the Village of Peotone Relative to Scavenger or Disposal Service Contracting and Individual Elections

In June the new agreement was approved with Homewood Disposal, the building code requires residents to have the Village contracted provider as their provider and does not offer an option to opt out, this ordinance clarifies the code to read Homewood Disposal as the specific provider and residents are required to pay for service.

Moved by Trustee Richards, Seconded by Trustee Bowden

Roll Call Vote: Trustee Bowden, Trustee Hudson, Trustee Richards, Trustee Sandberg

Nays: None

Absent: Trustee Sluis, Trustee Strba

Motion passed

F. Discussion Regarding New Finance System

There is an Administrative Oversite Committee meeting scheduled for next week and this will be a discussion item on the agenda for further discussion.

IX. Close Regular Session

G. Close Regular Session to go into Executive Session for:

a. Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the findings shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting. (5 ILCS 120/2(C)(11)

Moved by Trustee Hudson, Seconded by Trustee Sandberg

Roll Call Vote: Trustee Bowden, Trustee Hudson, Trustee Richards, Trustee Sandberg

Nays: None

Absent: Trustee Sluis, Trustee Strba

Motion passed

H. Open Regular Session

Moved by Trustee Hudson, Seconded by Trustee Richards

Roll Call Vote: Trustee Bowden, Trustee Hudson, Trustee Richards, Trustee Sandberg

Nays: None

Absent: Trustee Sluis, Trustee Strba

Motion passed

X. Questions of the Press: The Editor inquired if the Village has a contract for the current financial system, Administrator Palmer replied that there is an annual fee and the contract could be terminated at any time.

XI. Correspondence/Communications/Petitions: Trustee Richards inquired if it was possible for the board to do a tour of the Police Department and Public Works building, Chief replied he would give a guided tour. There was some discussion about if it would be a posted event to avoid any OMA violations, the attorney stressed that there could be questions asked of the Chief but there could be no discussion during it, it was the consensus to have a Committee of the Whole before the next board meeting and if needed, individual tours could be arranged. Trustee Hudson inquired if anything more could be done regarding the intersection at Rt.

50 and County Line. There was discussion about writing letters and reaching out to the Village of Manteno, Administrator Palmer will get a list of who letters should be sent to.

XII. Adjournment:

Motion by Trustee Richards, Seconded by Trustee Hudson

All said AYE

Nays: None

Absent: Trustee Sluis, Trustee Strba

Adjournment at 6:53pm

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