McLean County Times

City of Fairbury City Council met Feb. 21.

Here are the minutes provided by the council:

1. Call to order – Mayor Slagel called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.

2. Mayor Slagel directed the Clerk to call roll and the following members of Council answered present: Gary Norris, Steve Endres, Charles Hoselton, Jerry Hoffman, Jim Tipton, and Bill Schmidgall.

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Motion to approve the Consent Agenda – Motion by Tipton, second by Hoselton to approve the following items on the Consent Agenda:

A. Minutes from the February 7, council meeting

B. Voucher Invoice Register listing the bills

C. Treasurer’s Cash Report (second meeting of the month)

D. Check Register (second meeting of the month)

E. None

F. Overtime Report

Motion carried 6-0 YES- Norris Endres Hoselton Hoffman Tipton Schmidgall

5. Mayor Slagel opened Public Comment and the following persons provided comments:

➢ Daryl Haney and Clayton Rosenberger came to discuss UTV’s on City Streets

6. Reports of Departments

→ Streets & Fire – Martin Steidinger, Superintendent & Fire Chief reported –

➢ Dave’s Supermarket would like to refinish the parking lot

➢ Fire Dept. will be voting on Fire Chief & Asst. Chief position

➢ Last day is April 5th

→ Sewer – Bruce Pride, Asst. Superintendent - absent

→ Water – Mike Mellott, Superintendent – absent

→ Police – Robert McCormick, Chief reported –

➢ Presented a quote for a new squad car

→ City – Brett Ashburn, Superintendent reported –

➢ A water committee meeting will be March 6th at 6:00 p.m.

→ Legal – Steven Mann, City Attorney – none

7. Reports of Aldermen

→ Alderman Norris - none

→ Alderman Endres - none

→ Alderman Hoselton - none

→ Alderman Kinate - absent

→ Alderman Weber - absent

→ Alderman Hoffman - none

→ Alderman Tipton - none

→ Alderman Schmidgall – none

8. Items Removed from Consent Agenda

NONE

9. Old Business – Discussion/Action Items

NONE

10. New Business – Discussion/Action Items

A. Motion by Hoselton, second by Norris to approve a property tax abatement agreement through GLCEDC with Sealtite. Motion carried 6-0 YES Norris Endres Hoselton Hoffman Tipton Schmidgall

B. Motion by Tipton, second by Schmidgall to approve purchase of materials for watermain extension for development along West Oak St. Motion carried 6-0 YES Norris Endres Hoselton Hoffman Tipton Schmidgall

C. Consideration to approve paying vehicle damages – Will be acted on after executive session

11. Other Items for Discussion & Information

NONE

12. Public Comment

NONE

13. Executive Session

Motion by Norris, second by Hoffman to enter Executive Session at 7:01 p.m.

A. Personnel – Section 2(c)(1) – Employee hiring, firing, compensation, discipline and performance. (Note: An independent contractor is not an employee).

B. Litigation – Section 2(c)(11) – Pending, probable or imminent litigation. Probable or imminent litigation requires specific finding to that effect in closed session minutes.

Motion by Tipton, second by Hoffman to enter Open Session at 7:38 p.m.

Action After Executive Session:

10B. Consideration to approve paying vehicle damages – TABLED

14. Adjournment – Motion by Schmidgall, second by Norris to adjourn at 7:38 p.m.

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