Board Meeting Minutes 02/13/2026

Village of Hammond Board Meeting Meeting Minutes Date: Friday, February 13th, 2026 Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Village Hall, 105 East 1st Street, Hammond, Illinois 61929 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by the Village President. 2. Roll Call John Drummond, President – Present Billie Larkins, Trustee – Present Josh Bartley, Trustee –Present Kristina Bjordahl, Trustee – Present Pam Thompson, Trustee – Present Kelsey Wells, Clerk/ Treasurer-Absent 3. Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 4. Acknowledgment of Videographer None at this time 5. Adoption of Agenda A motion was made to adopt the agenda. Motion: Kristina | Second: Pam| Vote: 5 yes, 0 no, Absent, and 2 open seats Vote: X Approved ☐ Denied 6. Consent Agenda A motion was made for the consent agenda of approval of the amendments of the monthly board meeting of January 13th, 2026, the Personnel Committee meeting January 29th, 2026 Motion: Billie | Second: John | Vote: 5 yes, 0 no, Absent, and 2 open seats Vote: X Approved ☐ Denied 7. Consent for Financial approval A motion was made for the consent agenda to approve the financial and the treasurer report for January 2026, Pay Bills for February 2026 Motion: Billie | Second: John | Roll Call Vote: Josh, Yes, Kristina, Yes, John, yes, Billie, yes, Pam, yes Vote: 5 yes, 0 no, 0 Absent, and 2 open seats Vote: X Approved ☐ Denied 8. Reports Village Clerk Report Kelsey was out nothing to go over. Public Works Superintendent Report 9. New Business Discussion/Action regarding: • Swearing in and Administration of Oath of Office to newly appointed board Trustee for the Village of Hammond. John administered Oath of Village Board Trustee to: Ted Day Motion: Josh| Second: Billie | Vote: 5 yes, 0 no, 0 Absent, and 1 open seats Vote: X Approved ☐ Denied • General Fund CD. The board had a discussion on the TD possibly being moved to a different bank they looked at different rates from the different banks that had options that we can move it to, compared to the rate that we have now it was decided that the CD would go for a 7-month rate at First Mid Bank in Decatur. Motion: Billie | Second: John | Roll Call Vote: Josh, Yes, Kristina, Yes, Ted, yes, Billie, yes, Pam, yes, Vote: 5 yes, 0 no, 0 Absent, and 1 open seats Vote: X Approved ☐ Denied • Accepting/setting up system for attending board meetings via Zoom for Board members who are out of town for work A motion was made by Khristina to set up slash, establishing a virtual option for members to attend meetings virtually, following all state guidelines Motion: Kristina| Second: Josh | Vote: 5 yes, 0 no, 0 Absent, and 1 open seat Vote: X Approved ☐ Denied • personnel policy Moved to talk about in executive session. 10. Old / Unfinished Business Discussion/Action regarding website updates At this time the website is pending to be finnshed and should be up and running in a few weeks. 11. Public Comment Public comment was received in accordance with Village policy. none 12. Executive Session Motion was made at 7:06 PM to enter executive session. Motion: Kristina| Second: Ted | Vote: 5 yes, 0 no, 0 Absent, and 1 open seats Vote: X Approved ☐ Denied Motion to enter Executive Session pursuant to: 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11) – Litigation 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) – Personnel A motion was made to come out of executive session at 8:02 PM. Motion: Kristina| Second: Billie | Vote: 5 yes, 0 no, 0 Absent, and 1 open seat Vote: X Approved ☐ Denied 13. President and Trustee Comments • personnel policy A motion was made to implement the personnel policy updates discussed, including some wording changes. Motion: Kristina| Second: Billie | Vote: 5 yes, 0 no, 0 Absent, and 1 open seat Vote: X Approved ☐ Denied Josh made a motion to purchase a punch tone clocking cards and holder up to $200, split between water, sewer, and general fund. Motion: Josh| Second: Kristina | Roll Call Vote: Josh, Yes, Kristina, Yes, Ted, yes, Billie, yes, Pam, absent Vote: 5 yes, 0 no, 0 Absent, and 1 open seat Vote: X Approved ☐ Denied 14. Adjournment Application was made to adjourn at 8:20 PM. Motion: Ted| Second: Pam | Vote: 5 yes, 0 no, 0 Absent, and 1 open seat Vote: X Approved ☐ Denied Village Clerk Date: Village President Date: