The regular meeting of the President and Board of Trustees was held on December 16, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.

The President, Jerry Weber, called the meeting to order and upon roll call the following trustees were present: Greg Hess, John Mette, Kenneth Esker, Greg Oseland, and David Tegeler. Joe Kroeger was not present.

A hearing was held to review the delinquent water bills. None of the persons having a delinquent bill were present at the hearing. Since no one was present to give just cause for being late the Village Foreman was instructed to disconnect their water on the 17th.

It was moved by John Mette, seconded by Greg Hess and carried that the minutes of the last meeting be approved as read.

It was moved by John Mette, seconded by Kenneth Esker and carried that the treasurer's report be accepted and placed on file.

It was moved by Greg Oseland, seconded by Greg Hess and carried that the board report be approved and the December bills paid.

Dan Niemerg, Unit 50 Superintendent, addressed the board to see if the Village would be willing to make Oak Street one way from 3 to 3:30 p.m. when school is in session to see if that will help alleviate the traffic issue in that area. The board agreed to a trial period of making Oak Street one way for this half hour to see if this remedies the situation beginning January 5, 2010.

Robert Campbell spoke to the board regarding the wheat trucks parking along Main Street. He wants something done with the trucks illegally parking in yellow zones. Mr. Weber stated he has talked to the police and they will continue to issue tickets for any truck illegally parked.

Motion was made by John Mette, seconded by Greg Oseland to approve pay estimate #2 to Krick Construction in the amount of $28,969.05 for work completed on the water and force main projects. By roll call vote - 5 yes, 0 nays, 1 absent, motion carried.

Kenneth Esker stated he has received complaints with Wessel's burning container. He agreed to contact Mr. Wessel to see if something can be worked out.

Board members agreed to give all full and part time employees a Christmas Bonus.

Mr. Eric White, from DMI Solutions, gave a presentation on TIF. He explained what a TIF district is, how it works, how it is created, what kind of planning goes into the development for a TIF district and the costs for creating such a district.

Following his presentation Mr. Jack Klay from Effingham spoke out against TIF's. He presented the board with a letter explaining his position on TIF's and asked that board members carefully consider whether a TIF district should be created in Teutopolis.

It was moved by Greg Oseland, seconded by Kenneth Esker and carried to adjourn the meeting.