Cherry Valley Village Meeting Minutes: October 2022 Meeting Minutes

MINUTES

October 17, 2022

Meeting opened at 6:30 PM by Mayor Guido with the Pledge to the Flag. In attendance were Mayor Louis Guido, Trustee Edward Harvey, Linda Bouck, Clerk-Treasurer, and Taylor Miles, DPW Superintendent. Also in attendance were residents JoAnn Guido, Bill Compton, Business Owners Group, and Caspar Ewig, Journalist from the Freemans Journal.

Approval of the August minutes as members received in written form. It was upon motion of Trustee Harvey seconded by Mayor Guido, unanimously carried, to accept the minutes as written.

TREASURER’S REPORT

Checking Account		09/30/22 Balance
General		$235,798.86
Water		$111,559.66
Total Fund		$347,358.52
Trust & Agency		$336.21
Savings Accounts		09/30/22 Balance
Water System Repair Reserve		$2,900.35
Cemetery Capital Reserve		$10,841.56
Unemployment Insurance Reserve		$2,641.69
Water Debt Service Reserve		$20,935.81
Parks & Recreation Reserve		$3,574.99
General Fund Savings		$25,049.43

	Water	Taxes
Taxes Unpaid 9/1/2022 Water Unpaid 9/1/2022	$50,785.99	$14,079.39
Paid in September	$626.05	$859.61
Billed in September	$0.00	$0.00
Adjusted in September	$0.00	$0.00
Unpaid 10/1/2022	$50,159.94	$13,219.78

It was upon motion of Trustee Harvey, seconded by Mayor Guido, unanimously carried, to accept the report as given.

DPW

DPW Superintendent Miles discussed removing the fountain from the cemetery before it gets too cold. Also, turning off the Lithia Spring and getting that winterized. DPW Superintendent Miles asked to purchase plywood/boards to build shelving/cabinets for the newly acquired trailer for water breaks/repairs.

Motion made by Mayor Guido, seconded by Trustee Harvey, unanimously carried.

RESOLVED that plywood/boards may be purchased to build shelving/cabinets in the new utility trailer.

CEMETERY CLOSING

The Cherry Valley Cemetery will be closing on November 15^th. After said date there will be no burials, or access of any kind to the Cemetery.

OTHER BUSINESS

Resident, and Liaison for the Business Owners Group in Cherry Valley, has notified the Board of Trustees that all business owners of Cherry Valley will be participating in Trick or Treating. Mr. Compton also stated that the business owners are in discussion of possibly starting a new Chamber of Commerce. The business owners also wanted to thank the Board of Trustees for allowing them to use the Information Booth, and plan on making brochures that include maps of business in Cherry Valley.

AUDIT OF CLAIMS

After review by the board, it was upon motion of Trustee Harvey, seconded by Mayor Guido, unanimously carried to make payment on bills and budget amendments and modifications as follows:

General Fund	Ch. #’s 15322-15335	$19,643.49
Water Fund	Ch. #’s 15322-15335	$7,244.79
Total Fund	Ch. #’s 15277-15290	$26,888.28
Trust and Agency Fund	Ch. #’s 2026 & auto deductions	$4,291.83