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Sleepy Hollow board approves $125,086.24 in payments, awards public-works raise and accepts street-priority list
Summary
The board approved $125,086.24 in accounts payable, granted a $2-per-hour raise to a public-works employee (to $24.22 per hour on the record), and authorized the engineer to pursue contracts and cost estimates for a $145,000 street program prioritizing Willow Lane, the Saddle Club entrance and targeted patching.
The Sleepy Hollow Board of Trustees on May 5 approved routine payments, authorized personnel pay changes and directed staff to develop contracts for a prioritized 2025 street-repair program.
Accounts payable: Director of finance (identified in the meeting as Eugene) moved approval of accounts-payable disbursements totaling $125,086.24; the board approved the motion by roll call with unanimous affirmative votes. (Motion moved by Thorne; seconded by Carney as recorded.)
Personnel: Trustees voted to award a $2-per-hour raise to public-works employee Tyler Ward after Ward obtained a state pesticide license. The board recorded on the floor that Ward's wage will move to $24.22 per hour; the motion (moved by Harding, seconded by Bo) passed by unanimous roll call.
Streets and paving: Village engineer Jeff Steele presented the 2025 street program and said roughly $145,000 in MFT (Motor Fuel Tax) funds is expected to be available for paving and patching work. Steele said the funding would cover about a half-mile of paving and provided line-item estimates that trustees used to set priorities: approximately $53,000 to repave Willow Lane (Hemlock to the West Dundee border); about $23,000 to remove and repave the deteriorated surface at the Saddle Club entrance; and an estimated $12,000 for standard patching with an additional roughly $22,000 set aside for patching related to recent water-main breaks.
After discussion about priorities and coordination with the public-works crew, the board voted to accept the engineering priority list and authorized Steele to proceed with getting contractor estimates and preparing contract documents. Trustees clarified that this vote accepted the priority list and allowed staff to solicit bids or estimates; it did not by itself appropriate additional funds beyond the MFT allocation.
Appointments and administrative votes: The board also approved appointments to several village staff positions (village clerk, chief, village attorney, village engineer and code-enforcement officer) by roll call; the appointments passed with affirmative votes and no negatives.
Public comment and next steps: A resident urged greater resident engagement with the board; President Bowe asked staff and trustees to move forward on estimates and follow up with Representative Ness about shovel-ready capital projects and potential state funding for culvert repairs and larger projects.
Votes at a glance: minutes approval (passed), accounts payable $125,086.24 (passed), staff appointments (passed), Tyler Ward pay raise to $24.22 per hour (passed), acceptance of the street-priority list (passed).
