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Bloomington board approves $249,920 pay application, multiple licenses and personnel actions
Summary
The Village of Bloomington board approved Pay Application #8 to JI Construction for $249,920, granted several alcohol and retailer licenses, contracted quarry access, approved a summer help wage increase and engaged Johnson Block Accounting to cover clerk duties during FMLA while maintaining the clerk’s health insurance premiums.
At its June 2 meeting the Village of Bloomington board approved several fiscal and personnel items including a $249,920 pay application for paving and routine licensing and contracting decisions.
Trustee Dennis Moris moved and Trustee Alan Mergen seconded approval of Pay Application #8 to JI Construction for $249,920 for paving work tied to the 2024 infrastructure project; the motion carried unanimously. Delta 3 Engineering had reported Wall Street work was about 75% complete, with cleanup and landscaping expected by June 6, and revised an earlier overrun estimate to about $55,000 above contract after accounting for added items such as additional fills, storm sewer work, paving on West Court Street, additional water services, and tree removals.
The board also unanimously approved alcohol, tobacco and operator licenses for local businesses, including Route 35, Blue Jay’s Bar & Grill, Whispers & Thyme, Bloomington Stop & Go, Bloomberg Park Concession Stand Group (six-month Class B), Economy Feed Mill and Hoffman’s Court Street Property; each license motion was made and seconded as recorded in the meeting minutes.
Public-works and personnel items approved included acceptance of an extended access contract with WTCC for the village yard-waste quarry at $2,000 per year, and a wage increase for summer helper Brenden Jentz from $11 to $12 per hour. Maintenance items discussed included creek erosion at two locations and a broken airline to a sewer pit with a small estimated repair cost.
After a closed session on personnel matters under Statute 19.85(1)(c), the board voted to accept an Engagement of Services from Johnson Block Accounting to assist with clerk duties during the Clerk/Treasurer’s FMLA and voted to continue paying the Clerk/Treasurer’s health insurance premiums while she is on FMLA leave; both motions passed as recorded.
Why it matters: The pay application and change orders affect the capital budget for local street improvements; the accounting engagement and maintained insurance premiums address continuity and benefits during the clerk’s FMLA absence.
What happens next: Pay Application #8 was approved for payment; Delta 3 will continue project oversight and the village will implement the accounting engagement to cover clerk duties during the leave.
