Meeting record
Town Board — May 8, 2025
Summarized from the meeting minutes. Refer to the official documents below for the authoritative record.
The Nunda Township Board of Trustees met on May 8, 2025, to approve previous meeting minutes, appoint a new fire protection district trustee, and authorize warrant payments for township and road district operations. The board also honored Kelvin Jennings for his garden contributions and discussed upcoming agenda items including the road district budget and town hall stair repairs.
Present: Karen Tynis (Trustee), Rob Parrish (Trustee), Leda Bobera-Drain (Supervisor), Scott Puma (Township Attorney), Joni Smith (Township Clerk), Kyle Bussenger (newly elected Township Clerk)
- trustee appointment
- warrant payments
- road district budget
- fallen officer memorial
- cemetery board vacancies
- town hall repairs
- nunda garden
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1 Approval of Regular Board Meeting Minutes dated Tuesday April 8, 2025
Motion: Motion to review and approval of the regular board meeting minutes dated Tuesday April 8, 2025
Vote: unanimous Approved
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2 Approval of Special Board Meeting Minutes dated Monday April 14, 2025
Motion: Motion to review and approval of the Special board meeting minutes dated Monday April 14, 2025
Vote: unanimous Approved
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3 Resolution 05-08-25-01 Appointment of Cliff Morris as Trustee of the Nunda Rural Fire Protection District
Cliff Morris appointed as trustee for a three-year term, with filing of bond as trustee through the first Monday in May 2028. Official oath administered to Morris.
Motion: Resolution 05-08-25-01 Appointment of Cliff Morris – Trustee of the Nunda Rural Fire Protection District for a three (3) year term commencing with the approval of this Resolution or with the filing of his bond as Trustee, whichever shall last occur through the First Monday in May 2028
Vote: 3-0 Approved
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4 Motion to Approve for Payment Township Warrants for May 8, 2025 in the amount of $36,880.53
Motion: Motion to Approve for Payment Township Warrants for May 8, 2025 in the amount of $36,880.53
Vote: 3-0 Approved
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5 Motion to Approve for Payment Road District Warrants for May 8, 2025 in the amount of $286,081.49
Discussion followed but motion was not voted on.
Motion: Motion to Approve for Payment Road District Warrants for May 8, 2025 in the amount of $286,081.49
Other
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6 Motion to Approve for Payment Road District Warrants for May 8, 2025 in the amount of $253,361.51 minus $32,719.98 for warrants from Covers Concrete, Fischer Material, Mailbox Flag Co., Swenson Granite and Condon Engineering
Revised road district warrant payment excluding certain vendors.
Motion: Motion to Approve for Payment Road District Warrants for May 8, 2025 in the amount of $253,361.51 which is minus $32,719.98 for warrants from Covers Concrete, Fischer Material, Mailbox Flag Co., Swenson Granite and Condon Engineering
Vote: 3-0 Approved
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7 Road District pathway installation at Rimas Lodge subdivision
Trustee Rob Parrish distributed photos and drawings of a pathway installed by the Road District in the Rimas Lodge subdivision.
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8 Motion to Approve for Payment of Road District Warrants for May 8, 2025 in the amount of $32,719.98 for Covers Concrete, Fischer Material, Swenson Granite and Condon Engineering
Motion: Motion to Approve for Payment of Road District Warrants for May 8, 2025 in the amount of $32,719.98 for Covers Concrete, Fischer Material, Mailbox Flag Co., Swenson Granite and Condon Engineering
Vote: 2-1 Denied
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9 Proclamation Honoring Kelvin "LEE" Jennings for starting Nunda Garden
Supervisor Bobera-Drain explained Garden Volunteers requested the honor for Kelvin Jennings in recognition of his ten years implementing the garden, which has produced and distributed over 44,400 pounds of produce to the food pantry.
Motion: Proclamation Honoring Kelvin "LEE" Jennings for starting Nunda Garden
Vote: 2-1 Approved
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10 Road District Budget placed on June 12, 2025 Agenda
Supervisor Bobera-Drain stated the Road District Budget will need to be placed on the June 12, 2025 Agenda for review and approval.
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11 Town Hall Stairs repair tentative date inquiry
Trustee Karen Tynis inquired if there is a tentative date set for the Town Hall Stairs repair.
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12 Public Comment: Resident Diane Raycraft resignation from Cemetery Board
Resident Diane Raycraft announced her resignation from the Cemetery Board.
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13 Cemetery Board vacancies
Supervisor Bobera-Drain explained the Cemetery Board has all three open seats vacant and is accepting applications.
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14 Welcome to newly elected Township Clerk Kyle Bussenger
Clerk offered a tour of the Clerk's office for a smooth transition and inquired if anyone had contact information for Mr. Bussenger to schedule transfer of office keys.
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15 Road District spending discussion
Trustee Rob Parrish explained he has noticed higher spending in the Road District and will work with the Budget to ensure trimming of the head due to bringing the Road District back to being a maintenance company.
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16 Public Comment: Jim Aldana regarding fallen Officer Jake Keltner memorial
Jim Aldana expressed concerns regarding the fallen Officer Jake Keltner memorial being put in place by the Road District on Rawson Bridge Rd, providing McHenry County Planning & Development permit details and explaining that per MDOT the right away went back to the County, therefore the county should pay for the memorial not Nunda Township.