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Swansea trustees approve travel requests, a firefighter hire, bills and several ordinances
Summary
The board approved personnel travel requests, hired a paid-on-call firefighter, accepted the treasurer’s report and approved bills totaling $869,926.31; it also adopted an ordinance declaring surplus property and passed resolutions for a copier lease and liquor-code changes.
At its regular meeting the Swansea Board of Trustees approved personnel and finance items forwarded from committee and adopted several ordinances and resolutions.
Personnel actions: The board approved travel requests forwarded by the personnel committee including a $703 request for the Downstate chapter conference (training), $389.98 for the Shield of Armor wellness conference in Cape Girardeau, and $1,061.78 for attendance at the Southern Illinois Criminal Justice Summit. The board also approved the hire of a paid-on-call firefighter, Connor Mackin, at $15 per call and per training.
Finance and procurement: Trustees accepted the treasurer’s report (fund balances listed for multiple funds) and approved bills totaling $869,926.31. The board adopted Ordinance No. 2006 declaring specified village property surplus (a 2020 Ford Interceptor and a Mister Manhole 46 shooter) and approved Resolution No. 1-2724 authorizing a 60‑month copier lease with Amercom Imaging Systems for the police department at $188.25 per month. The board also passed Ordinance No. 2007 amending liquor-control section 115.07.
Voting: Items were moved, seconded and adopted by roll call; where roll-call tallies were read the board recorded unanimous ayes among trustees present for the listed items.
What’s next: Committee recommendations were implemented as motions; routine implementation steps (travel booking, onboarding for the firefighter, and contract execution for the lease) will proceed according to staff process.
