Meeting record
Town Board — August 14, 2025
Summarized from the meeting minutes. Refer to the official documents below for the authoritative record.
The Nunda Township Board of Trustees met on August 14, 2025, to approve warrants, authorize credit card accounts for the Road District, adopt a travel and meal reimbursement policy, and discuss infrastructure upgrades. The board approved $86,035 in Road District payments and $22,692 in Township payments, tabled a resolution on conference attendance, and discussed phone/internet service providers and property consolidation plans.
Present: Mike Shorten (Supervisor), Joe Bratanick (Trustee), Bob Murray (Trustee), Sheila Halasz (Trustee), Karen Tynis (Trustee, acting as clerk), Rob Parrish (Highway Commissioner)
- Road District warrants and bill payments
- Township warrants and bill payments
- Credit card authorization for Road District
- Travel and meal reimbursement policy
- Phone system and internet service upgrades
- Sherwood Park drainage and property review
- Office consolidation
- Highway Commissioner equipment sales
- Township account transition
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4a Approval of July 10, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes
Motion: Motion by Bob Murray, seconded by Joe Bratanick
Vote: unanimous Approved
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5A Road District Warrants for approval for payment for August 14, 2025
Approval of bills totaling $86,035 for Road District operations.
Motion: Motion by Joe Bratanick, seconded by Sheila Halasz
Vote: unanimous Approved
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5B Township Warrants for approval for payment for August 14, 2025
Approval of bills totaling $22,692 for Township operations.
Motion: Motion by Joe Bratanick, seconded by Bob Murray
Vote: unanimous Approved
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5C Resolution 08-14-25-01 Authorizing Credit Card Accounts for the Nunda Township Road District
Resolution authorizes credit card accounts for Highway Commissioner Robert Parrish and Casey Coss to facilitate incidental Road District purchases. This was required by the issuing bank to re-establish cards closed under the prior administration.
Motion: Motion by Joe Bratanick, seconded by Bob Murray
Vote: unanimous Approved
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5D Ordinance 08-14-25-02 Adopting Township Travel, Meal, and Lodging Reimbursement Policy
Ordinance updates reimbursement standards to align with the Illinois per diem schedule.
Motion: Motion by Bob Murray, seconded by Joe Bratanick
Vote: unanimous Approved
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5E Resolution 08-14-25-03 Authorizing Attendance and Travel Reimbursement for the TOI Educational Conference
Resolution would authorize attendance and travel reimbursement for Township Officials of Illinois Education Conference.
Motion: Motion by Bob Murray, seconded by Karen Tynis
Vote: unanimous Tabled
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7a Discussion: Phone System & Internet Service Upgrades
Supervisor Shorten reviewed proposals from Comcast and Clarity. Consensus indicated Clarity may provide better continuity and lower cost across township offices. A final decision will be made after additional review.
Other
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7b Discussion: Anita Sherwood Park
Board discussed property usage and drainage issues. A walkthrough will be scheduled before the next meeting to review the concerns.
Other
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7c Discussion: Office Consolidation
Office consolidation discussions remain ongoing and will continue into the fall.
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