BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 @ 8:00 A.M.
Meeting Location – Metro Centre or Remote
Zoom 312-626-6799, Meeting ID: 465 778 3908, Passcode: 111375
Agenda
1.0 Roll Call
2.0 Pledge of Allegiance
3.0 Public with Business to Come Before the Board
(Comments should be limited to three minutes)
4.0 Consent Agenda
4.01 Minutes September 23, 2025
4.02 Financials
5.0 Communications
5.01 Chairman Report
5.02 Managing Director’s Report
5.03 Operations Report
5.04 Complaints/Comments Report
5.05 Board Member Comments
6.0 New Business
6.01 Support Vehicles Quotes
6.02 Auditor Proposals
6.03 Federal Shutdown
7.0 Old Business
8.0 Questions from the News Media
9.0 Other Business to come Before the Board (includes Executive
Session, if necessary
Closed session in accordance with the Illinois Open Meeting Act 5
ILCS 120/2(c)(1).
(1) The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline,
performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public
body or legal counsel for the public body.”
10.0 Potential Action from Executive Session
11.0 Adjournment
Future Meetings and Events (Tentative Schedule)
Board Meetings are the fourth Tuesday of every month at 8:00 am.
(excluding July and December)
River Valley Metro Mass Transit District
Metro Centre, 1137 E 5000 North Road, Bourbonnais IL 60914
Board of Director Meeting Minutes
October 28, 2025
Chairman Argyelan called the regular monthly River Valley Metro Board of
Directors meeting to order at 8:00 AM.
Attending Board Members: Chairman Mark Argyelan, Vice-Chairman Jerry
Pearce, Secretary Nick Allen, Treasurer Ron Jackson, Board Members David
Hinderliter, Kenny Blake.
Members Absent: Ryan Nugent
Staff Members Present: Managing Director Siron Sims, Director of Administration
Mandy Taylor, Project Manager Cortney Koning, COO Ken Munjoy, Director of
Facilities Tim Goodman, MPO Tobe Fulford
Others Present: We Drive U G.M. Rod Kimbrough
Pledge of Allegiance led by: Mandy Taylor
Public with Business to Come Before the Board:
None
Consent Agenda: Kenny Blake made a motion to approve the consent agenda.
Jerry Pearce seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken of those in
attendance, with all in favor. Consent agenda approved.
Communications:
Chairman’s Report: Mark Argyelan
None
Managing Director’s Report: Siron Sims
A planning session will follow the November board meeting. Lunch will be
provided.
Operations Report:
Rod Kimbrough reported that we currently have 60 operators, 54 of whom are
currently eligible to drive. He is working with We Drive U to get better train-thetrainer for our location. We had 2 preventable and 3 non-preventable accidents in
the last month.
Siron Sims thanked Rod for his professionalism and leadership.
Ken Munjoy reported that September ridership this year was 51,119, compared to
53,905 last year. FY year-to-date rides are down 7.2 % from last year.
Complaints/Comments: Ken Munjoy
In the last month, there were 5 complaints, 4 of which were valid. We received 4
compliments. CCS and Transit Officers provided 63 rides.
Board Report:
Kenny Blake remarked that the facility looks very nice and complimented the
facilities team for keeping it that way. Mark Argyelan commented that the same is
true for the Manteno Transfer Centre.
New Business
Support Vehicle Quotes
We need a vehicle maintenance truck, a facilities truck, and a driver transport
van. The vehicle maintenance truck is urgently needed due to the age and
condition of the current truck. More than 20 dealers were contacted and asked to
provide quotes. Court Street Ford is the low bidder. David Hinderliter made a
motion to order the vehicle maintenance truck now and order the other 2
vehicles after the Federal Government shutdown ends. Nick Allen seconded the
motion which passed unanimously in a roll call vote.
Auditor Proposals
An RFP was posted and advertised. We received 3 proposals. Our current
auditor’s proposal is significantly lower cost than the other two. Jerry Pearce
made a motion to stay with our current auditor. Kenny Blake seconded the
motion which passed unanimously in a roll call vote.
Federal Shutdown
The shutdown does not affect our operating funds at this point. Capital projects
are on hold.
Old Business
None
Questions from the news media:
None
Other Business to come Before the Board:
None
Executive Session:
Nick Allen made a motion to go into Executive Session at 8:30 AM. Motion was
seconded by Kenny Blake and passed in a roll call vote.
Nick Allen made a motion to move out of Executive Session at 8:48 AM. Motion
was seconded by Kenny Blake and passed in a roll call vote.
Motion by Nick Allen and seconded by Jerry Pearce to resume Regular Session at
8:50 AM. Passed with a roll call vote.
Adjournment
Jerry Pearce made a motion to adjourn at 8:52 AM. Motion was seconded by
Kenny Blake and passed unanimously in a voice vote.
