Carbondale Reporter

Village of DeSoto Board of Trustees met May 7.

Here is the minutes as provided by the board:

President John Evans called the first regular meeting of the De Soto Village Board of Trustees to order at 7:00 P.M. Village Clerk Paula Parks was present to record the minutes.

Present: Brian Gleason          Paulette Johnson

             Tim Cochran             Eric Schuler

             John Evans              Larry White

             Tony Rushing

Motion made by Tony Rushing, seconded by Paulette Johnson, to dispense with the reading of the minutes and to approve them. Motion carried.

Motion made by Tony Rushing, seconded by Eric Schuler, to approve the April expense report. Motion carried.

Motion made by Larry White, seconded by Tim Cochran, to pay the list of bills. Upon roll call vote: Tony Rushing – Yes; Brian Gleason – Yes; Paulette Johnson – Yes; Larry White: Yes; Tim Cochran – Yes; Eric Schuler – Yes. Motion carried.

Village Clerk Paula Parks announced the election results.

Village President – John Evans         174 votes

Village Trustee , 4-year term

Heath Rushing                                 137 votes

Paulette Johnson                             136 votes

Tim Cochran                                    128 votes

Village Trustee, 2-year term

Brian Gleason                                  164 votes

Motion made by Paulette Johnson, seconded by Tony Rushing, to adjourn sine die at 7:08 PM.

Village Clerk Paula Parks administered the oaths of office to the newly elected president and village trustees.

The meeting was called to order at 7:15 PM by President John Evans.

Present: Tony Rushing                    Brian Gleason

              Paulette Johnson             John Evans

              Heath Rushing                 Tim Cochran

              Eric Schuler

President Evans reported that he had talked with the lady that owns the property in Carbondale next to the parcel of property that the Village owns. Board members decided they needed an aerial map to see exactly where her property is in relation to the Village’s property.

Tony Rushing reported that he had spoken with Harold Sheffer and Amanda Tinsley about extending the sewer main 385 ft. on Pinewood Court. Amanda will show Trustee Rushing grants that are available for extending the main. The property owners will have to pay the cost of tapping on to the main.

Trustee Paulette Johnson stated that there had been no responses to the advertisement for a ball diamond preparer. She said she is working on a solution.

Trustee Johnson reported that the Little League wanted to move the small ball diamond sideways because they thought the foul poles were in the wrong place. However, they had made the wrong assumption that the Carl Stein flag pole was in line with center field. Mrs. Johnson reiterated that the diamond is where it is supposed to be. John Johnson will check to make sure the bases are in the right place.

A De Soto Daze Committee meeting will be held Tuesday, May 2 at 7 PM at the Village Hall.

Motion made by Eric Schuler, seconded by Tony Rushing, to transfer $400 from Civil Defense Funds, Line Item 500-468, to the General Fund Contingencies, Line Item 150-495, to help pay for the cost of getting the storm siren working properly. Upon roll call vote: Tony Rushing – Yes; Brian Gleason – Yes; Paulette Johnson – Yes; Heath Rushing – Yes; Tim Cochran – Yes; Eric Schuler – Yes. Motion carried.

Director of Public Works David Griffin reported that the city employees had to help with problems with the water line on Township Road. The board directed Mr. Griffin to send a bill to Clay Fuhrhop for the hours the village employees spent and for time spent with the Village’s equipment.

Motion made by Paulette Johnson, seconded by Tony Rushing, to go into executive session at 8:15 PM to discuss personnel, pursuant to ILCS 120/2(c)(1). Upon roll call vote: Tony Rushing – Yes; Brian Gleason – Yes; Paulette Johnson – Yes; Heath Rushing – Yes; Tim Cochran – Yes; Eric Schuler – Yes. Motion carried.

Motion made by Paulette Johnson, seconded by Tony Rushing, to come out of executive session at 8:40 PM. Upon roll call vote: Tony Rushing – Yes; Brian Gleason – Yes; Paulette Johnson – Yes; Heath Rushing – Yes; Tim Cochran – Yes; Eric Schuler – Yes. Motion carried.

The next board meeting will be held Monday, May 15 at 7 PM at the Village Hall.

Motion made by Tony Rushing, seconded by Tim Cochran, to adjourn the meeting at 8:42 PM. Motion carried.

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