December 14, 2009
A special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Arthur, IL, was held on Monday, December 14, 2009. Village President Ron Kingery called the meeting to order at 7;00pm. Roll call was answered by Trustees Terry Clark, Karen Good, Matt Bernius, Mike McWiiliams, and Iris Dicks. Trustee Darrell Duzan was absent.

New Business
President Kingery reviewed the discussions from the Police Committee meeting last Thursday, including discussions with Officers Kevin Mante and Ty Ledbetter.

L Dicks made a motion that as of midnight, December 31, 2009, the Police Department of the Village of Arthur be reduced by two full time employees based on seniority of the current staff. The two above name employees will be offered the position as part-time police officers at their current pay rate. The part-time position will reflect the 600 hours of employment critical to qualify for eligibility under the IMRF act. M. Bemius seconded. All Trustees voted YEA.

I. Dicks made a motion as of midnight, December 3I, 2009, the position of Animal Control Officer will be eliminated until further notice. K. Good seconded. All Trustees voted YEA.

Police Chief Mike Goodman stated that, due to health issues, Elmer Stanford is resigning as a school crossing guard. He is placing an ad in the newspaper and hopes to fill that position when school starts again in January,

Adjourn
President Kingery adjourned the meeting at 7:06pm.