June 2026 Board of Trustees Agenda

VILLAGE OF COLFAX

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

June 8, 2026

7:00 p.m.

A G E N D A

1.    Call meeting to order.

2.    Roll call.

3.    Pledge of Allegiance.

4.    Minutes

_____________ made a motion to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the regular monthly meeting and approve as presented.

_____________ seconded the motion.

5.    Treasurer’s Report

_____________ made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report as presented.

_____________ seconded the motion.

6.    Pay Bills

_____________ made a motion to pay the bills as presented.

_____________ seconded the motion.

7.    PUBLIC COMMENTS-ITEMS ON THE AGENDA-5 minute limit per person.

8.    Special Reports:

A.  Police Department

B.   Maintenance Department

C.   Animal Control & Zoning Report

D.  EMA Report

E.   Mayor’s Report

9.    Committee Reports:

A.  Finance & Audit Committee – Rick Norton

B.   Police & Liquor Committee – David Rathke

C.   Water & Sewer Committee – Vincent Beck

D.  Streets & Lights Committee – Janice Edwards

E.   Maintenance Equipment & Vehicle Committee – Charles Morefield

10.  Old Business:

A.  Review and consideration of Compensation and Waiver of Siting Authority for Wind Turbines Agreement with Cardinal Wind Hold Co, LLC for Blue Anchor East Wind Farm.

B.   Continued discussion and review of possible funding for purchase of new dump truck.

C.   Consideration of proposal by Colfax Restoration Project for informational sign along Route 165.

11. New Business:

A.  Consideration and approval to hire Tanya Zehr-Pearce as Part-time Patrol Officer for the Colfax Police Department.

B.   Approval of the closure of Main Street from Center Street to Brook Street on Friday, August 7, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to midnight for concert and street dance.

C.   Review and approval for Mayor Dodds to sign the Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements Projects Planning Study at a cost of $28,600.

D.  Consideration of proposal from Vertical Bridge to extend the Lease five additional five-year renewal periods until July 2066.

E.   Discussion and approval to eliminate the shooting range at the Village of Colfax Sewer Plant.  

F.    Outline of proposal by Ridgeview CUSD #19 for sidewalk on the east side of Harrison Street between Wood Street and alley at the Ridgeview Baseball Field.

G.  Opening of bids and consideration of a motion to award bid for sidewalk on the east side of Harrison Street from Wood Street to the Ridgeview Baseball Field alley.

12. PUBLIC COMMENTS-ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA – 5 minute limit per person.

13. Executive Session to consider appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, dismissal of village employees, real estate and pending litigation pursuant to Section 2 (C)(11) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act.

14. ______________ made a motion to return to Open Session at ___ p.m.

______________ seconded the motion.

15. ______________ made a motion to ____________ as a result of the executive session.

______________ seconded the motion.

16. ______________ made a motion to adjourn the meeting.

______________ seconded the motion.