Village of Steeleville Information Directory
PURPOSE OF THE MUNICIPALITY: The City of Steeleville, Illinois, is a non-home rule municipality, incorporated and organized under the laws of the State of Illinois, with all the powers granted to it by the State pursuant to the Illinois Municipal Code, 65 ILCS 5/1-1-1 et seq.
FUNCTIONAL SUBDIVISIONS: The City of Steeleville has certain functional subdivisions which are shown on the following block diagram:
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AMOUNT OF OPERATING BUDGET: The approximate amount of the operating budget for the Village of Steeleville for the Fiscal Year ending April 30, 2022, is $6,164,550
LOCATION OF OFFICE: The Village office is located at:
Village Hall
107 West Broadway
Steeleville, IL 62288
618-965-3134
Office hours are Monday thru Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
NUMBER OF FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME EMPLOYEES: The Village currently employs approximately 12 full time employees and 54 part-time employees.
MEMBERSHIP OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND COUNCIL:
Elected Officials:
Village President – Andy Gerlach
Trustee – Cindy Sickmeyer
Trustee – Cliff Knop
Trustee – Larry Ruebke
Trustee – Robert Reiss
Trustee – Bruce Guebert
Trustee – Tom Bowlin
Appointed Officials:
Alan Farris………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Village Attorney
Rhutasel & Associates, HMG Engineers, JT Blankenship, Quadrant Design, Reyling Design & Consulting, LLC………….Village Engineer
James Zeidler……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Village Supervisor
Dale Ernsting………………………………………………………………………………………………………Maintenance Superintendent
Carlos Barbour……………………………………………………………………………………………………………Village Cemetery Sexton
Rebecca Kiehna………………………………………………………………………………….……………………Nutrition Site Coordinator
Amanda Holder…………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………..Zoning Administrator
Michael Armstrong………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………TIF Administrator
Donna Woods……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…Village Treasurer
Tanya Newby………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Village Clerk
James Zeidler……………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………..…….Chief of Police
Kendi Cottom ………………………………………………………………………………..Office Manager-Deputy Clerk-FOIA Officer
Michael Armstrong………………………………………………………………………………………………….Fire Chief/Civil Defense Director
Terry Alms……………………………………………………………………………Deputy Fire Chief/Civil Defense Director
Lyndon Thies………………………………………………………………………….……..…………….Director Emergency Management
Carlos Barbour………………………………………………………………………… …….Deputy Director Emergency Management
Dale Ernsting……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….Animal Control Officer
Water & Sewer Committee
Trustee: Tom Bowlin, Chairperson
Trustee: Larry Ruebke
Streets/Alleys/Sidewalks/Sanitation Committee
Trustee: Tom Bowlin, Chairperson
Trustee: Cliff Knop
Ordinance Committee
Trustee: Bruce Guebert, Chairperson
Trustee: Cindy Sickmeyer
Parks/Recreation/Beautification Committee
Trustee: Cindy Sickmeyer, Chairperson
Trustee: Larry Ruebke
Police Committee
Trustee: Robert Reiss, Chairperson
Trustee: Bruce Guebert
Website Committee
Trustee: Tom Bowlin
Trustee: Larry Ruebke
Donna Woods
Finance Committee
Trustee: Robert Reiss, Chairperson
Trustee: Bruce Guebert
Board of Health Committee
Trustee: Robert Reiss, Chairperson
Trustee: Tom Bowlin
Zoning Board of Appeals
Jeff Young, Chairperson
Deb Hasemeyer
A.J. Tretter
Nick Armstrong
Scot Alms
Rodney Barker
Sandra Fortner
Paradise Cemetery Committee
Trustee: Cliff Knop – Chairperson
Trustee: Cindy Sickmeyer
Police Board
Carlos Barbour
Mark Hanks
James Grothaus
Mark Byrd
Fire Board
Village President: Andy Gerlach
Michael Armstrong
Terry Alms
Carlos Barbour
Lyndon Thies
Richard Reitz
Trustee: Bruce Guebert
Senior Site Board
Trustee: Larry Ruebke
Jana Bollmann-Young
Ken Kruse
METHOD OF REQUISTING RECORDS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
- Written requests shall be directed to Deputy City Clerk Kendi Cottom as FOIA Officer. Written requests may be submitted in person at the Village Hall, 107 West Broadway, Steeleville, IL 62286, during the hours of 8:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, OR by U.S. Mail to the FOIA Officer, OR fax at (618) 965-9479 OR by e-mail to k.cottom@steeleville.org.
- All requests shall be in writing, shall include the name and mailing address of the requestor and, if the record(s) is/are to be used for a commercial purpose and indicate for what purpose they will be used. It shall be the responsibility of the requestor to provide the Village of Steeleville with a correct mailing address so as to efficiently process the requests OR if the record(s) is/are to be e-mailed, to provide the Village with a correct, legible e-mail address. FOIA REQUEST FORM
- Each request shall be granted or denied after its receipt, as required by law, except that the time limit prescribed above may be extended for good cause as provided in the FOIA. The person submitting the request shall be notified in writing of the extension, the reason(s) for the extension and the date on which the requested record(s) will be available.
- In accordance with 5 ILCS 140/3.5, the FOIA Officer has determined that there are no records which the Village of Steeleville shall be required to immediately disclose upon request. However, nothing prohibits or precludes the FOIA Officer from providing records immediately upon request, if possible.
- Copies of records will be provided in the format specified by the requestor. Charges for copies of records will be imposed in accordance with the following:
First fifty (50) black and white letter size and/or legal size pages will be………………………. free of charge
Pages exceeding the first fifty (50) will be provided at a cost of fifteen cents………………. .15 per page
Fees will not be waived for the first fifty (50) colored letter size and/or legal size pages, oversized copies, plats, maps, discs, diskettes, tapes, CD’s or DVDs will be provided at the Village’s actual cost for reproducing the record.
All required fees shall be prepaid.
FORECLOSURE NOTICES AND CONFIRMATION ORDERS:
A notice of foreclosure and confirmation order, that is located within the municipality, shall be sent to:
Village of Steeleville
107 West Broadway
Steeleville, IL 62288