TOWNSHIP OF HOLLIS ~ COUNTY OF PEORIA ~ STATE OF ILLINOIS
MINUTES ~ MONTHLY BOARD AUDIT MEETING
TUESDAY, JULY 21 , 2020
The Supervisor called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. @ the Hollis Town Hall, 6430 West Wheeler Road, Mapleton, Illinois 61547-9615.
Board Members Present for Roll Call:
Supervisor William J Gerdes; Clerk Linda A Phillips; Trustees: Russell L Zeine, Rhonda L Hodges, Maryann S Morrison, and Rich D Murray.
The Supervisor announced a quorum was present.
The Road Commissioner, Dennis R Beckman, and the Tax Assessor, Alice B Dailey attended this meeting.
There were no visitors. There were no corrections or additions to the agenda.
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APPROVE MINUTES of Previous Meetings:
1. Prior to tonight’s meeting, copies of the June 16, 2020 Minutes from the Special Budget Hearing Meetings held at 7:00 & 7:15 P.M. were distributed to Board Members for their review.
MOTION to accept the Minutes as presented made by Russell Zeine; second Rhonda Hodges. Motion passed unanimously with all ayes.
2. Prior to tonight’s meeting, copies of the June 16, 2020 Minutes from the Regular Monthly Meeting held at 7:29 P.M. were distributed to Board Members for their review.
MOTION to accept the Minutes as presented made by Rhonda Hodges; second Russell Zeine.
Motion passed unanimously with all ayes.
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AUDIT CURRENT EXPENDITURES, Investments, Transfer of Funds, Budget Line Item Transfers:
1. MOTION to accept for payment all Town Fund Invoices as presented to the Board on the
Disbursement Summary July 21, 2020 in the amount of $ 7,547.45.
Motion Maryann Morison; second Rich Murray. The motion passed with all ayes on a roll call vote.
2. MOTION to accept for payment all General Road Fund Invoices as presented to the Board on
the Disbursement Summary July 21, 2020 in the amount of $ 10,866.57.
Motion Russ Zeine; second Rhonda Hodges. The motion passed with all ayes on a roll call vote.
3. MOTION to accept for payment all Joint Bridge Fund Invoices as presented to the Board on the Disbursement Summary July 21, 2020 in the amount of $ 902.34.
Motion Rhonda Hodges; second Russ Zeine. The motion passed with all ayes on a roll call vote.
VISITORS ADDRESSING THE BOARD: None
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TOWN BUILDING, GROUNDS & EQUIPMENT: Russ Zeine will look into getting a bid for painting the entrance to the administrative building.
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COMMUNICATIONS & CORRESPONDENCE: Discussed if we should update the language of the Township History on our website. Unanimous decision to make no changes at this time.
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TOWN BUSINESS ~ Supervisor: Bill announced that the power was off today. Our new auditor has said he will attend our September board meeting.
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CLERK BUSINESS / Comments: I have posted the notice for the Annual Town Meeting on August 18,
2020 on the township outside and inside bulletin boards, the Tuscarora Fire Department bulletin board, and the Mapleton Post Office bulletin board. This was done July 13th.
On July 6 I filed the Budget and Appropriation Ordinances for both the Township and Road District with the Peoria County Clerk’s office.
With Supervisor Gerdes’ approval I have signed up for the TOI webinar “A Close Look at the Township Election Process” taking place on July 29.
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ROAD BUSINESS ~ Highway Commissioner:
1. Had a lot of road washouts to be fixed and cleaned up. There is a question if any of the cost might be covered by FEMA.
2. Haven’t been able to do a lot of mowing.
3. Tel-Star not wanting to abide by our ordinance.
4. Peoria County Highway Department Motor Fuel Tax: No update.
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TRUSTEES/ Information / Business: None.
TAX ASSESSOR’S OFFICE / Information / Business: Alice reported there seems to be a standstill at the Peoria courthouse.
OLD UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None.
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NEW BUSINESS:
1. MOTION to adjourn made by Rich Murray; second Rhonda Hodges. The motion passed unanimously with all ayes. The Meeting adjourned at 7:24 p.m.
Minutes by
Linda A Phillips, Town Clerk