Tamaroa Employee to Work One Day to Keep Insurance
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[The Tamaroa Village Board unanimously voted to bring back the more senior of the two employees who had been laid off in February for one day to allow him to keep his health insurance.
Secretary Cheryl Pelker was asked to notify the less senior employee that, due to financial hardship, Tamaroa would not continue to pay his health insurance premiums. COBRA health coverage should be available through the Village's health care provider.
The board voted to lay off two full-time employees, but continue to pay their health insurance for 30 days in February. At the March meeting, the board voted to bring back the two employees for one day so that they would continue to be eligible for health insurance.
A discussion on raises was tabled until the Village is in a better financial position.
Village Treasurer Margaret Lee said the village received $4,145 from the State on April 10. The funds were collected in January and included $977 in revenue for the non-home rule tax. The state is approximately four months behind in disbursing taxes to the Village.
In other business, the board:
agreed to sell the pumper fire truck by sealed bid with a minimum price of $1,500. The truck was donated to the village by the Fire Department and is rarely used.
granted permission for Roseann Kristian to hold a Farmer's Market, beginning in early May. Kristian said she may move her stands a short distance because a business is preparing to open on her usual corner. The Board asked her to contact the business owner as a courtesy if she wishes to remain in the same place as last year. Kristian said she has extra tables and anyone interested in selling goods at the farmer's market should contact her.
heard from Mayor Curtis Stube that the Tamaroa First organization raised $1,018 for new signage. The funds have been donated to the village with the hope that new signs will be erected at the north and south ends of the village.
heard from Trustee Lisa Haycraft that the balance in the Tractor Pull fund is now $4,009. She collected $325 for advertising and the chicken and dumpling dinner raised $858. There has also been $92 collected on the 50/50 drawing so far. The drawing will take place at the tractor pull.
heard from Trustee Betty Roberts that a second chicken and dumpling dinner will be held Sunday, May 2. Roberts said that more food will be made in preparation for the next dinner. "We won't run out of dumplings," she said. Trustee Kirk Pestka estimated that 60 people were turned away after the chicken and dumplings sold out at the April 11 dinner. Roberts suggested that the village pay for the supplies for this dinner. She estimated it would cost $350. The board members donated the supplies for the April 11 dinner. Roberts said Joyce Mazzarella, Joe Burgess, Doretha Kellerman and all of the board members worked very hard to make the first dinner a tremendous success.