Wallace trustees approve Jorgenson contract, direct clerk to send shutoff letters

The Wallace Village Board of Trustees voted 5-0 on Jan. 14 to approve a contract with Jorgenson and directed the clerk to send letters to customers with delinquent water bills that could lead to shutoffs.

Chairperson Madisen Clough called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. and trustees approved the meeting agenda and the Dec. 10, 2024 minutes by unanimous consent. The board placed the budget and financial report on file and then moved through routine business, including approval of listed claims and payroll.

Trustee DoAnn McDonald moved to approve Jorgenson’s contract; Trustee Cristina Daniels seconded the motion. The board recorded the motion as passing 5-0. The minutes do not include individual recorded roll-call statements beyond the 5-0 outcome.

The board discussed delinquent water bills and directed the clerk to send letters to delinquent accounts about potential shutoffs; the minutes record that direction but do not show it as a formal, separate motion. The minutes also note a reminder that the Public Open Meetings Law is posted on the boardroom wall, and that the village was recording the meeting.

The minutes list claims approved at the meeting. Items called out in the record include Schaben Sanitation ($4,177.45), Midwest Electric ($1,825.41), Hild Propane ($1,110.05), and payroll of $6,760.72. Other listed claims include Consolidated Telco ($397.90), Olsson’s Pest Technicians ($100.00), and several debit-card purchases (examples: Display 4 Sales $1,051.90; Post Office $26.70). The minutes do not provide a single combined total for all claims.

Deputy Scott Sauser is listed among those present. The board set its next meeting for Feb. 11, 2025, and adjourned at 7:57 p.m.