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A presenter explained the system extension runs from Moynihan to a new well so the water system in that area will be looped; looping helps keep water fresh and allows alternate feed routes if a break occurs. The presenter also stated that all the new hydrants are in the utility easement and none are on private property.

The exchange occurred during trustees’ reports and was presented as an informational update rather than an item requiring a vote. No funding source or exact installation date was provided in the meeting transcript.

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Presenters said the new truck will be used for street repair and snow removal and will replace a high‑mileage 2006 truck that had growing repair costs. The $116,000 price covers the truck and outfitting was noted as not included in that figure; presenters said the purchase is in the current budget and there was a small buffer available.

A board member asked what would happen to the old vehicle; staff replied the village will put the old truck on the municipal auction list. Trustees voted by roll call to approve the purchase; the transcript records affirmative votes from multiple trustees and indicates the motion carried.

No amendments to the purchase were recorded in the transcript; presenters noted the village used a municipal bid process to source the purchase and that outfitting would be handled separately.

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Presenters noted the resolution formalizes who may disperse village funds and reiterated that two signatures are required for each payment. Trustees moved, seconded and approved the resolution by roll call with recorded “yes” votes in the transcript.

No amendments or additional procedural conditions were recorded in the meeting discussion. The village indicated the change was an administrative update to reflect current staff assignments.

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Board members said the village had approved demands at a prior meeting but, before the letters of credit expired, the bank provided updated letters of credit to the village and requested rescission of the earlier demands. The resolution lists the affected letters of credit and was presented to the board as addressing three original letters; the presenter said there are six items listed in the resolution.

Trustees moved, seconded and approved the resolution by roll call. Individual roll‑call responses recorded in the transcript include trustees Young, Dilling, Neighbors, Vernon, Doyle and Beheena each voting “yes.” The motion carried without recorded opposition.

The agenda materials attached to the resolution identify the letters of credit and the Villas of Prairie Trails subdivision as the related project; no additional conditions, amendments or follow‑up tasks were recorded in the meeting transcript.

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The swearing in took place during the opening of the meeting; family members attended and participated in the pinning following the oath. Chief Gully, Manhattan’s police chief, called the hire “a great addition to our police department,” and said Esparza “is gonna do great things here in Manhattan for the town.”

Village officials told the board Esparza brings several years of law‑enforcement experience and holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Family members attending included her fiancé, Jose, and her father, who took part in the badge pinning after the oath.

Board members and attendees offered congratulations during the meeting. The hiring and swearing in were presented as a completed personnel action; no further board motion was recorded in the transcript related to the appointment.

The board moved on to its regular agenda after the ceremony; the department’s staffing level was referenced later in members’ remarks as a point of satisfaction for those on the dais.

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