Quincy Reporter

Village of Payson Village Board met July 12.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Meeting called to order- Mayor Dever asks for roll call. Those present were: Chris Dever, Kristi Shelton, Roger Sunde, Kyle Beckman, Robert Stock, Gary Epperson, Don Benjamin.

Guests- Chuck Fisher, Barney, Jason and Jeffrey.

Secretary’s Report:

Kristi motioned to accept the Secretary’s report from June, Gary seconded and all were in favor.

Guests/Communication/Recognition:

Chuck Fisher questioned whether side by sides were legal- yes. There have been reports of numerous 4-wheelers riding on the streets- Chris has contacted the police to follow up on this.

Maintenance Report:

Tree in Morgan Park needs removed- Jason submitted a bid for $3000 from Yoder Tree Service. Don motioned, Gary seconded and all approved.

Water Tower update- awarded the $350,000 grant for the project- Kyle will continue to work with the Adams County Board on this:

$    350,000 Grant

$    750,000 EPA Forgiveness (was $400,000)

$ 1,100,000 possible towards loan

$ 1,500,000 possible cost of project

($   130,000 COVID money)

Chris, Kristie, Kyle and Jason will basically head up the committee- possible start date of August, 2023- complete it by 2025. Jeffrey will get the project rolling and update the board as needed.

Sidewalks- $1750 to replace sidewalk in front of town hall from Danny Stout- tabled for now.

Pole lights- Steve Epperson has a bid to submit as soon as he gets a quote for the lights.

Police Report:

Break-ins are getting noticed.

Phill has confronted numerous homeowners on grass and clutter.

Parks:

Christmas planning- Kyle just wanted to get people thinking about this and what the needs are for this.

Monthly Bills/Treasurer’s Report and Misc. Financial Reports:

Bills for June- Rob motioned to approve expenses, Kyle seconded and all were in favor after roll call vote.

Appropriations Ordinance- Kristi motioned to approve with the changes to tree removal to $5000. Gary seconded and all approved.

Old Business:

Sealed bids for the Columbine Property were opened-

Received the following bids- 

$ 1800- Jason and Shanna Brinks

$ 3000- Jim and Dawn Shephard

$ 1002.99- Dave Sarver

$   100- Althea Stroud

Kristi motioned to accept the $3000 from the Shephards for the sale of the Columbine property- Don, Rob, Gary and Kyle voted against selling the property for the said amount. Will repost the ad with the minimum amount noted.

New Business:

Concern about the bricks falling and hitting someone from the old bank- Barney will get in touch with the owner to repair.

Discussion was held on the need to be at the meetings with minimal missing. We are all elected officials and need to attend.

Gary motioned to move to Executive Session to discuss personnel.

Back in open session, Kristi motioned to temporarily increase Jason’s salary to $30/hour retroactive to 7/1/2022 until one month after replacement for Chanse is hired. Kyle seconded and all were in favor.

Adjournment: Gary made a motion to adjourn. Kristi seconded and the meeting was adjourned.

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