2012 Special Annual Grafton Township Meeting Agenda – Part 1

 

"Pursuant to 60 ILCS 1/30-10, The objects of the meeting, which are relevant to the powers granted to the electors under the Illinois Township Code, are as follows: The electors, having had their authority ignored and contravened by the Township Trustees and Road Commissioner, make the following direction regarding the property commonly known as 10109 Vine Street, Huntley, Illinois, pursuant to the authority of the electors, 60 ILCS 1-30-50, to make all orders for the sale, purchase or conveyance of Township corporate property (including the direct sale of single township road district property). The electors specifically find that the deed to the property has not been transferred as required by resolution 2010 ATM 1 and that the actions taken in the Intergovernmental Agreement dated February 10, 2011 were not authorized by the electors. The electors find these actions to be willful violations of the direction of the electors. "

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      * The deed to the property has not been transferred because the payments have not been completed. The township still owes $300k on that property. It was decided by the electors at the 2011 Special Annual meeting that a lump sum payment would not be made because the audits had not been completed.

A little History:

After 2010’s annual meeting the trustees immediately went to work on coming up with a financially responsible way to pay back the Road District Loan. Please review the meeting minutes beginning May 13th, 2010 – the first board meeting after the annual meeting.

During the June 14th meeting the trustees expressed concern over not knowing the financial standing of the Township and suggested making payments to the Road District until a special audit can be performed. Scroll down to agenda item 5-A. Also notice that the SUPERVISOR, herself, voted against making payments to the Road District.

At the 2011 annual meeting we voted to allow the intergovernmental agreement until ALL the audits were completed. Why is Linda trying to circumvent your directive?  The audits are still not complete and the 2011 audit will be due soon.

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Linda gets caught trying to ignore your directive:

You may also be interested to know that after we voted NOT to pay the lump sum payment, Linda Moore attempted to push this payment through anyway at the general meeting held in April 14th.

Order of events:

03/10/2011 Regular Meeting, item 9C: Board approves to pay $200k as per the intergovernmental agreement (Linda Moore did not make this payment)

 04/12/2011(Special)Annual Meeting: Electors vote to approve the payment plan per the intergovernmental agreement until all the audits are complete.

04/14/2011 Regular Meeting, item 5A: Supervisor Moore attempts to make a $700k payment without regard to how the electors voted just 2 days prior. Trustees catch this and have the line item changed from $700k to $200k. Linda presents the $200k payment to the Road and Bridge. 

I'd also like to point out item 8D: "Discussion and potential action to pay the Road District $200,000, plus rent as per the Intergovernmental Agreement with the Road District, approved on February 10, 2011 and payment as approved at the March 10, 2011 Regular Township Board Meeting. Discussion: Supervisor Moore recommended to strike this item from the agenda since this subject has been resolved."

05/12/2011 Regular Meeting, 5A: Supervisor Moore makes an attempt to pay $300k to the Road and Bridge, again disregarding the directive of the electors. The supervisor explained that this was the balance of the loan. When asked why it wasn’t $500k, she explained that an additional $200k has already been paid: $200k from the 2010-2011 budget and $200k from the 2011-2012 budget and that the trustees approved both. 

As you can see from the timeline, two payments were not approved as the trustees were under the impression they were re-stating their original approval dated 3/10/11. Linda had acknowledged this on 4/14 when saying the issue was resolved and striking the item from the agenda.

Question #1:  Why didn’t Linda pay the $200k when it was originally approved? 

Question #2:  If her claim is sincere, that both payments were approved, why would she attempt to pay $700k on 4/14 instead of $500k which would have been the new total?

Supervisor Moore presented this bill again on June 9, August 11, September 8, and October 13. 2012 meeting minutes are not yet available.  A blatant disregard for the electors wishes.

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