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Public commenters accuse utilities superintendent of licensing lapses and raise lost permit concern
Summary
Residents told the council that an HMG permit application was lost and alleged Utilities Superintendent Tipsword lacked required wastewater licensing for 2022–2024; the council did not record a response from Tipsword in the minutes.
Louie Campbell returned to address the council and told members that an HMG permit application was lost; he also said "Tipsword didn’t have the necessary licensing to operate the wastewater plant from 2022 to 2024," and urged that the superintendent not be allowed to work for neighboring towns. The minutes record Campbell's allegations but do not record any direct response from Utilities Superintendent Tipsword.
Scott Durrant, another resident, described an April basement overflow and said the family's communications with Utilities Department personnel had been initiated by his family rather than city workers; he asked whether the city maintains a formal sewer-line maintenance plan. Mayor Courtney later said a maintenance plan for sewers is included in the Compliance Commitment Agreement the city signed with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The minutes do not record any immediate disciplinary action or an official investigation launched at the meeting.
