| Christmas Lake Village |
Board of Directors |
12/21/09 |
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 by President Jeff Stillman. He noted that a quorum was present and that the meeting was being taped.
Directors present were Jason Alban, Amy Busler, Judy Carter, Lee Powell, Brad Phillips, Mike Robinson, and Jeff Stillman. Rob Collins and Jim Davidson were absent.
President Stillman noted that the meeting had been called in order to vote Village preferences for two Town Ordinances and to recap the year end financials.
The first of the two ordinances was for the Town of Santa Claus to change the price of a speeding ticket within the Town from $30.00 ($50.00 if not paid within 30 days) to $75.00 ($50.00 if paid within 30 days). Jeff Stillman moved for the board to support the $75.00/$50.00 ticket program. It was noted that the Village does not get any of the funds.
Judi Carter seconded the motion.
Mike Robinson stated that several studies had shown that enforcement was more of a deterrent that the price of the ticket.
After some discussion the motion passed on yes votes from Jason Alban, Amy Busler, Judi Carter, and Jeff Stillman. Brad Phillips, Lee Powell, and Mike Robinson voted against the motion.
Secondly, President Stillman advised the Board that in reviewing its Ordinances, the Town noted that Prancer Drive and Holly Drive in the Village were supposed to have been 15 MPH roads. The question was whether we would prefer these streets to be 15 MPH or something else. It was assumed that this speed was shown because parks are on these streets. President Stillman stated his opinion that it was easier to follow and enforce a uniform speed throughout the Village. Jason Alban made a motion to remove 15 MPH restriction from these streets and make the entire Village 25 MPH. Brad Phillips seconded the motion which passed unanimously.
Lastly President Stillman asked for a year end financial recap. Treasurer Jason Alban noted we would be “in the black” as much as $70,000.00, more likely around $40,000.00. $27,000.00 in ’09 money had been approved to roll over to the Capital Improvement Fund. This money would be exposed to taxes. We would pay our 2010 insurance bill of about $20,000.00 in December that would reduce our taxable income by that amount. This is money we would have had to spend in January anyway. After some discussion the meeting adjourned on a motion by Amy Busler and a second by Lee Powell at 6:25 PM. |
