1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:07,759 The meeting come to order. Please rise for the pledge. 2 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:13,360 » I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic 3 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:19,880 for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and 4 00:00:16,240 --> 00:00:19,880 justice for all. 5 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:25,600 » Welcome to the village board meeting of August 10th, 2026. Roll call, please. 6 00:00:25,199 --> 00:00:26,400 Terry >> here. 7 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:27,680 » Smith, >> here. Krauss, 8 00:00:27,279 --> 00:00:29,760 » here. >> Denko, 9 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:30,720 » here. Stacy >> here. 10 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:33,680 » Gardner >> here. 11 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:37,440 » Okay. In your packet, you have minutes from the last meeting and I actually 12 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:42,079 have a couple of notations for it and then I'll ask if anybody else has 13 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:46,079 anything. So, um, for the first part and it was just not fully mentioned in there 14 00:00:44,480 --> 00:00:50,320 and I would rather have it in the minutes. When we talked about Beacher 15 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:53,760 Youth Commission verbally many years ago, the township and the village had 16 00:00:52,239 --> 00:00:57,520 agreed that the township would take care of senior programs and the village would 17 00:00:55,600 --> 00:01:01,920 take care of youth programs. Since there's no IGA and we did discuss that, 18 00:01:00,079 --> 00:01:05,760 I would prefer to have that in the minutes that it was discussed. Um the 19 00:01:04,559 --> 00:01:09,760 second item, you don't have to change the minutes because it wasn't a minutes 20 00:01:07,439 --> 00:01:13,040 problem. It was a Marcy problem. Uh I made a comment that fourth we had taken 21 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:17,759 over the Fourth of July fest from police. Uh it was from the fire 22 00:01:14,799 --> 00:01:22,080 district. So we can put that on this clarify that. Did anyone else notice any 23 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:26,560 issues with the minutes or have any changes or updates? 24 00:01:24,320 --> 00:01:30,560 » Okay. Can we have a motion to approve? with changes 25 00:01:27,759 --> 00:01:33,439 » some to the bills president report >> your changes added to the bill treasure 26 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:39,200 report >> um it'll just be to the minutes yeah 27 00:01:36,320 --> 00:01:42,159 like well the some for the minutes under your 28 00:01:40,320 --> 00:01:44,320 » yeah I'd make that motion with the changes 29 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:47,520 » there's a motion on the floor is there a second 30 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,479 » roll call >> Terry 31 00:01:48,159 --> 00:01:51,600 » yes >> Smith 32 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:53,040 » Krauss >> yes 33 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:53,840 » yes >> Stacy 34 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:56,079 » yes >> Gardner 35 00:01:54,479 --> 00:02:00,079 » yes Does anyone from the audience wish to 36 00:01:57,759 --> 00:02:04,880 address the board? Okay. Village clerk's report. We are 37 00:02:02,799 --> 00:02:09,679 going to We did the appointment at the last meeting um of Heidi Deas as I hope 38 00:02:08,479 --> 00:02:13,840 I said your name right. >> Dus close. Pretty close. 39 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:18,640 » Yeah. >> Miss 40 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:25,879 deputy treasurer. So, >> all right. village clerk will swear if I 41 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:25,879 will [snorts] come over here. 42 00:02:26,066 --> 00:02:28,086 [laughter] 43 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:35,680 » All right, repeat after me. I miss >> I miss 44 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:38,400 » having been appointed to the position of deputy treasurer. 45 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:40,800 » Having been appointed to the position of deputy treasurer 46 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:42,959 » in the village of feature >> in the village of feature 47 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:45,680 » in the county of will >> in the county of will. do solemnly swear 48 00:02:44,879 --> 00:02:49,040 or affirm >> do solemnly swear or affirm 49 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:51,760 » that I will support the Constitution of the United States 50 00:02:50,319 --> 00:02:53,920 » that I will support the Constitution of the United States 51 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,680 » the Constitution of the State of Illinois 52 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:58,160 » the Constitution of the State of Illinois 53 00:02:56,160 --> 00:03:00,640 » and that I will faithfully discharge the duties 54 00:02:58,879 --> 00:03:03,360 » and I will faithfully discharge the duties 55 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:06,879 » of the position of deputy treasurer according to the best of my ability 56 00:03:04,879 --> 00:03:11,972 » of the position of deputy treasurer to the best of my ability. 57 00:03:09,952 --> 00:03:11,972 [applause] 58 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:26,800 Can I ask just for clarification? You want me to add the minute corrections to 59 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:31,120 the president's report from this meeting? 60 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:35,360 » Well, the one from the first one would be the last one. And then for this one, 61 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:38,239 you can put that under for uh the fire department, police department, because 62 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:43,319 that wasn't really a >> a minutes mistake from last time. Okay, 63 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:54,080 perfect. Did you have a tax revenue? 64 00:03:48,640 --> 00:04:00,200 » I do. The total tax revenue received in that is in July, excuse me, was 65 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:00,200 $334,75125. 66 00:04:02,959 --> 00:04:11,280 And that concludes my report. >> Okay. Um, under my report, um, I would 67 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:16,799 ask someone to make a motion approving ordinance number 1462 repealing chapter 68 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:20,959 5 of title two of the village of Beacher Code, thereby dissolving the Beecher 69 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:22,720 Youth Commission. Would someone make that motion? 70 00:04:21,519 --> 00:04:25,360 » I'll make that motion. >> There's a motion on the floor. Is there 71 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:28,639 a second? >> Second. 72 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:32,639 » There's a motion and a second. And under discussion, just to uh recap, this is 73 00:04:31,280 --> 00:04:37,520 something that Future Youth Commission had requested. they felt it would be a 74 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:42,479 little better for fundraising to be able to um to go out if they were not part of 75 00:04:40,639 --> 00:04:45,199 the village. And as far as anything else, once you get the paperwork done 76 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:49,440 and the bank account and everything, then we'll have a separate resolution 77 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:54,240 going forward for the other changes. >> Okay. Is there any further discussion? 78 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:55,440 Roll call. >> Gardner, 79 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:56,240 » yes. >> Stacy, 80 00:04:55,919 --> 00:04:57,360 » yes. >> Denko, 81 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:58,160 » yes. >> Krauss, 82 00:04:57,840 --> 00:04:59,440 » yes. >> Smith, 83 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:04,400 » yes. Terry, >> yes. 84 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:10,160 And I just have one thing here. Um, I have a lot of people that contact me in 85 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:16,080 a variety of ways with issues, problems, concerns, and I am always happy to hear 86 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:19,520 from you. But if if you talk to me at the grocery store or somewhere, I may 87 00:05:17,840 --> 00:05:22,800 not remember to do something about it by the time I get home or if it's, you 88 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:27,600 know, Saturday afternoon by the time Monday comes. the best way to contact 89 00:05:25,039 --> 00:05:31,360 the village if there are any problems especially because it gives you I don't 90 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:34,960 want to say a paper trail an electronic trail of when you have been when you've 91 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:40,960 contacted the village so that you can keep track of responses would be to send 92 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:46,240 an email to clerkvillageofbeer.org if you would prefer to get a hold of me 93 00:05:42,639 --> 00:05:49,639 personally it's myervillageofbeer.org that's mmevillageofbeer.org 94 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:56,160 If you call the village, I've seen a few comments on Facebook where people say, 95 00:05:54,479 --> 00:06:00,880 "Well, I called three, four times and nobody did anything." If you call the 96 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:04,560 village, ask who you're speaking to and then keep track of when you spoke to 97 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:08,800 them. If you don't hear from anyone back, send me an email or call and leave 98 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:12,160 me a voicemail. Um, you know, your concerns will be dealt with, but the 99 00:06:10,479 --> 00:06:15,039 best way to do it, I would say, since most people work, you don't have time to 100 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:19,199 be making phone calls and coming in here. Best way to do it would be to send 101 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:23,120 an email that everybody has a record of the conversation that's happened and it 102 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:29,039 just makes things a lot more expedient when we're trying to get things done. 103 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:31,600 All righty. And village commissions, fourth of July commission, trusty 104 00:06:30,639 --> 00:06:35,919 Krauss, >> uh we had a meeting last week. Uh they 105 00:06:34,479 --> 00:06:41,199 don't have any numbers out yet. They should have numbers for the fest within 106 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:44,319 a month or two. remember the next meeting was November 107 00:06:43,280 --> 00:06:47,319 or something. >> December. 108 00:06:47,919 --> 00:06:52,120 » Yeah. I don't remember when it was. 109 00:06:56,080 --> 00:07:00,560 » November 4th. >> November 4th. 110 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:03,120 » Next meeting is November 4th. >> Yes. 111 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:05,280 » Just so you know, Kenya's operation today. 112 00:07:03,840 --> 00:07:10,560 » Did anybody hear how he did? >> He's come through. So, so far so good. 113 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:14,400 He's uh I think now recovered. >> Okay. But I actually texted 114 00:07:12,319 --> 00:07:18,479 » it was a very long long thing. I I picked him up at 2:30 this morning. 115 00:07:17,199 --> 00:07:22,130 » Oh jeez. >> So, but yeah, he's uh I think went 116 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:25,440 through well from everything all [snorts] the things we've heard from the 117 00:07:24,479 --> 00:07:27,919 surgeon. So, >> okay, good. 118 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:31,919 » I actually had just texted Bob before the meeting to ask if he heard anything 119 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:35,680 about Kenny yet. So, >> all righty. Youth Commission Trusty 120 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:40,000 Smith. Uh the next meeting is August 18th at 7:30. 121 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:44,479 » Sorry. And I guess we won't be hearing about that much anymore. 122 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:47,599 » We can still do the lean thing. >> Um historic preservation commission 123 00:07:46,479 --> 00:07:54,000 trusty gardener. >> Thank you. Uh last at uh last month's 124 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:57,520 Creek Township USA Fest, the commission was awarded the distinguish 125 00:07:55,759 --> 00:08:00,319 distinguished public service award. I'll just read the first part of it. In 126 00:07:58,879 --> 00:08:04,319 recognition of your outstanding dedication and commitment to the welfare 127 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:08,240 and quality of life of the people of Creek Township, the board of trustees 128 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:13,199 presents this distinguished public service award. Uh goes on a little bit 129 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:17,599 more. That's um if you'd like to see that award, the perfect time to see it 130 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:21,680 would be at our meeting which is on the 19th at 6 PM and we're always looking 131 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:25,360 for more volunteers. That's all I got. 132 00:08:22,879 --> 00:08:29,599 » All right. Finance and Economic Development Committee Trusty Krauss. 133 00:08:27,599 --> 00:08:35,440 Thank you. Variance reports are enclosed for your review. I will make a motion 134 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:39,320 approving payment of the list of bills in the amount of $134,934.37. 135 00:08:41,839 --> 00:08:46,880 » There's a motion on the floor. Is there a second? Second. Is there any 136 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:48,720 discussion? >> Roll call. Terry, 137 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:49,519 » yes. >> Smith, 138 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:51,200 » yes. >> Crazo, 139 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:52,000 » yes. >> Stacy, 140 00:08:51,680 --> 00:08:54,640 » yes. >> Garden, 141 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:58,399 » yes. That's all I have. >> Okay. public properties and community 142 00:08:57,040 --> 00:09:02,800 events. Trusty Denko. >> All right. Thank you, uh, mayor. Uh, 143 00:09:00,959 --> 00:09:07,200 just as a heads up, our update about the beach bulletin. The staff is working on 144 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:11,040 the fall 2026th edition of the villages newsletter. Uh, any articles that you 145 00:09:09,279 --> 00:09:16,560 would like to include should be submitted to village hall staff by 146 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:21,200 September 14th, uh, 2026. Uh, staff anticipate mailing the newsletter out 147 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:24,800 around October 12th. And that's all I have for tonight. 148 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:26,880 » Planning, building, and zoning. Trustee Terry. 149 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:32,560 » Thank you, Mayor. Uh, building department's monthly reports enclosed. 150 00:09:29,519 --> 00:09:36,959 And in addition, uh, we're going to have a planning and zoning commission meeting 151 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:42,301 that's scheduled for Thursday, August 20th at 6 p.m. here at the village hall. 152 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:44,800 Uh, the regular planning and [clears throat] zoning commission 153 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:50,720 meeting scheduled for Thursday, August 27th, um, is anticipated to be cancelled 154 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:54,560 due to a lack of agenda items. That concludes my report. 155 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:57,600 » Okay. Public Safety Committee Trustee Stacy. 156 00:09:55,440 --> 00:10:04,240 » Thank you, Mayor. Uh, the Police Department's monthly report is enclosed. 157 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:08,160 A EMA monthly report is enclosed. The code enforcement monthly report is 158 00:10:06,560 --> 00:10:15,680 enclosed. And uh, feature night out at Fireman's 159 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:18,959 Park is Tuesday, August 11th from 5 to 8:00 p.m. Chief, did you have anything 160 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:21,360 that you wanted to >> No, just to piggy back off of that. 161 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:24,320 We've been working on that, so it's going to be a good event. So, if you're 162 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:27,360 available, come on out and enjoy the night. 163 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:30,480 » Okay. Director Heim, did you have anything? 164 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:35,279 » I'm good. Nothing important. >> And uh I know our code enforcers here. 165 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:38,800 I'd like to thank him for the job he's doing. And that's all I have there. 166 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:43,920 » Okay. >> Public works committee trusty gardener. 167 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:48,160 » Thank you. Public works monthly report is enclosed. The water operations 168 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:52,160 monthly reports for May and June are enclosed. The water billing register 169 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:57,120 report for the billing period of May through June 26 is enclosed. Wastewater 170 00:10:55,279 --> 00:11:00,959 treatment plant monthly report is enclosed. 171 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:05,040 Like to consider a motion approving reimbursement to Beacher Funeral Home in 172 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:10,560 the amount of $7,550 for sewer repairs related to the 173 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:13,360 Penfield Street reconstruction project. Make that motion. 174 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:15,200 » There's a motion on the floor. Is there a second? 175 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:19,519 » Second. >> There's a motion and a second. 176 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:23,200 Discussion. Are we um filing a claim with the company to get rid of this? 177 00:11:21,680 --> 00:11:25,600 » We're trying. I mean, it's going to be kind of hard to prove one way or the 178 00:11:24,399 --> 00:11:29,760 other to be honest with you because they did replace a pipe in that general area. 179 00:11:28,079 --> 00:11:34,000 So, I >> it's going to be difficult to prove. 180 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:38,880 » We will do our best though, but we didn't see a good reason to make them 181 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:44,000 have to wait since they had to, you know, so while we battle it out. 182 00:11:42,399 --> 00:11:45,360 » Any other discussion? >> Back. [clears throat] Do you have 183 00:11:44,560 --> 00:11:50,240 anything else? >> Oh, sorry. No. 184 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:51,680 Roll call. Yeah. Roll call. >> Getting ahead of myself. 185 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:52,560 » Gardner, >> yes. 186 00:11:52,079 --> 00:11:53,600 » Daisy, >> yes. 187 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:54,320 » Deno, >> yes. 188 00:11:53,839 --> 00:11:55,920 » Krauss, >> yes. 189 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:59,279 » Smith, yes. Tier, >> yes. The shirt. Eric, 190 00:11:58,079 --> 00:12:02,880 » do you have anything else, Bab? >> I will. I'll just add that we are still 191 00:12:00,959 --> 00:12:06,320 out collecting brush. Um, we've had a lot of phone calls on people asking when 192 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:11,680 we were going to come get their brush and whatnot. We just started our second 193 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:17,279 uh round town today. Um, we still have three crews out working. Um, one of 194 00:12:14,079 --> 00:12:20,480 which is a contractor. Um, Bluters tree service. So if you see them out um and 195 00:12:18,959 --> 00:12:26,480 if you need any private work done, you can talk to them outside of the village 196 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:30,639 um obviously, but um we are still collecting branches and whatnot. We do 197 00:12:28,399 --> 00:12:34,639 not have our wood chipper out yet. Uh we are still uh working on our the bigger 198 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:37,839 piles around town. Hopefully by next week we'll have the chipper out uh 199 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:42,000 picking up the smaller piles, cleaning up the the little debris around town, 200 00:12:40,079 --> 00:12:44,959 but I see we have a possible duratio tomorrow night again. So we'll see what 201 00:12:43,680 --> 00:12:49,360 that brings. So yeah, that's all I have. 202 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:53,920 » And that's all I have as well. >> All right. Administrative and government 203 00:12:51,519 --> 00:12:58,079 affairs committee trustee Smith. >> Um I have nothing to report this. 204 00:12:56,560 --> 00:13:00,800 » All righty. >> Is there any other business to come 205 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:04,480 before the board? >> I have something Mayor. Um last 206 00:13:02,733 --> 00:13:10,079 [clears throat] last month I went to our Lairway Communications Center and um a 207 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:13,839 board director's meeting. So, just to let everybody know too with um kind of 208 00:13:12,079 --> 00:13:21,200 falls in line with public safety, but they passed their 2026 2027 um budget. 209 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:26,079 Um the budget was an increase to 6% uh which mostly came from salaries and 210 00:13:23,839 --> 00:13:33,360 benefits. Uh their increase for their benefits was like 3.5% 211 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:33,360 increase. So, it came to their benefits. 212 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:43,120 We also will be receiving um whatever we have left uh from what we paid from like 213 00:13:39,839 --> 00:13:48,240 the from from what they allocated us what we budgeted um we'll have uh 214 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:53,440 surplus coming in and then I think we're going to go ahead and and get three uh 215 00:13:50,880 --> 00:14:00,199 motor radios for the police department and then we'll also still be able to add 216 00:13:55,519 --> 00:14:00,199 that credit um to our current 217 00:14:00,399 --> 00:14:02,639 » that 218 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:08,800 Any other business there? Someone would like to make a 219 00:14:07,839 --> 00:14:10,720 motion to adjurnn. >> So move. 220 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:14,560 » There's a motion on the floor. Is there a second? 221 00:14:11,279 --> 00:14:15,440 » Second. Roll call. Terry. 222 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:17,600 » Yes. >> Smith. 223 00:14:15,839 --> 00:14:19,199 » Yes. Crafts. Yes. Jenko. >> Yes. Stacy. 224 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:22,839 » Yes. >> Gardner. 225 00:14:19,839 --> 00:14:22,839 » Yes.