West Central Reporter

Beardstown Park District Board met May 27.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

The May meeting of the Beardstown Park District board of commissioners was held on May 27th via remote conference call. First, the meeting resumed the executive session that was entered into at the end of the April meeting. Mr. Schroll said that during this executive session it was decided that the Director and Treasurer/Secretary would not be getting any pay increases at this time because of the uncertainty of our current financial situation. It was mentioned that the raises would be reconsidered after the Park District once again has a steady source of revenue. The executive session was then adjourned with a motion from Mr. Schafer and a second by Mr. Schroll.

President Johnny Hardwick called the May meeting to order and roll was taken. Commissioners present included Travis Schroll, Johnny Hardwick, Nathan Carls, Becky Jones and Bob Schaefer. Also, in attendance were Park Director Jason Brockschmidt and Secretary-Treasurer Julie Robertson.

Election of officers for the new fiscal year were as follows:

Nathan Carls was elected President after a motion by Mr. Schroll and a second by Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Jones was elected Vice President after a motion from Mr. Schaefer and a second from Mr. Schroll. Mr. Carls then took over the meeting.

The following appointments were made:

Secretary-Treasurer: Julie Robertson

Financial Institutions: First National Bank, Beardstown Savings and West Central Bank

Auditor: Myers & Myers, CPA’s Ltd

Attorney: Carrie Magerl

Meeting day and time: 4th Wednesday of each month at 12:00 noon at the Schewe Community Center

The minutes of the April meeting were approved on a motion by Mr. Schaefer and a second from Mr. Hardwick. The Treasurers report was approved on a motion from Mr. Schroll and a second by Mrs. Jones.

The Claims list was approved on a motion from Mrs. Jones and a second from Mr. Hardwick.

Next, it was mentioned that while it was understanding of the board that the Fight Club was giving the Park District the funds that they receive from the United Way as a means of paying rent, it has been discovered that they no longer receive these funds and are not paying rent. It was also mentioned that they will not use our facility this year without paying for the electric bill that provides heat to the part of the shop that the Fight Club uses.

Next, Mr. Brockschmidt said that the Annual Financial Reports were modified to show the actual year the pool funds were received in. This change would make it no longer necessary to prepare an audit for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. There was a motion from Mrs. Jones and a second by Mr. Schroll to accept the modified Annual Financial Report. Then a roll call vote was taken with all voting to approve except for Mr. Carls who abstained from voting.

Mr. Brockschmidt then presented the directors report. He first said that the board would need to discuss Mr. Schaefer’s replacement. They discussed and agreed that they had narrowed down the choice to the following five people: Clint Theivagt, Jack Fearneyhough, Josh Sorrells, Joe Mcclenning and Dustin Looker. There was a motion by Mrs. Jones and a second from Mr. Schroll to accept Mr. Schaefer’s resignation with the agreement that he would extend his stay on the board through the month of July to allow the board time to appoint his replacement. It was also mentioned that whoever took his position would be up for re-election in March of 2021.

Mr. Brockschmidt then brought up the minimum wage increase that would affect the Park District for the first time in on July 1, 2020. Mr. Schaefer asked if there was a minimum hour per week requirement for the increase, and Mr. Brockschmidt said he would check into this. He next said that since there were no spring sports played on the high school field, the Park would not be billing them for the $4,000 to maintain the fields.

Next to be discussed on the Director’s report was the current Covid 19 situation. It was decided to keep the weight and cardio rooms closed at this time, as well as the waterpark and shelters. The restrooms will be re-opened, and the board will reevaluate all decisions with the progression of phase 4.

At 1:12pm, it was agreed that the meeting would enter into executive session with a motion from Mr. Schroll and a second from Mr. Schaefer to discuss personnel. The executive session was adjourned at 1:50pm with a motion from Mr. Schaefer and a second from Mr. Schroll with no action taken. The regular meeting was then adjourned after a motion by Mrs. Jones and a second from Mr. Schaefer.

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