Fairbury City Council met Nov. 15.
Here is the agenda provided by the Council:
1. Call to order
2. Roll Call of Council Members
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Consent Agenda
A. Minutes from November 1, 2017 Council Meeting and the October 30, 2017 ESDA Table Top Exercise
B. Board Report listing the bills
C. Treasurer’s Cash Report (second meeting of the month)
D. Check Register (second meeting of the month)
E. Sidewalk requests as suggested by the Street Superintendent
F. Overtime Report
5. Public Comment
6. Reports of Departments
Streets & Fire – Martin Steidinger, Superintendent & Chief
Sewer – Frank McPherson, Superintendent
Water – Duane Ifft, Superintendent
Police – Mark Travis, Chief – Report included in packet
City – Brett Ashburn, Superintendent
Legal – Paul Mason, City Attorney
7. Reports of Aldermen
Gary Norris -
Nancy Gerdes-Hibsch -
Charles Hoselton –
Jon Kinate –
Bruce Weber –
Jerry Hoffman –
Lynn Dameron –
Bill Schmidgall -
Members of the public are welcome to speak at this time. Please register with the Clerk prior to the start of the meeting.
The following items are considered routine business by the City Council and will be approved in a single vote.
If discussion is desired, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered under item #8.
8. Items Removed from Consent Agenda
9. Old Business – Discussion/Action Items
A. Consideration to approve Christmas bonus for employees
B. Consideration of bids to repair fire truck #243
10. New Business – Discussion/Action Items
A. Consideration of a street closure request from the Fairbury Area Chamber of Commerce
B. Consideration to amend Chapter 5A, Sewer, of the Municipal Code Book of the City of Fairbury dedicated to grease traps
C. Consideration of a request to allow The Blade to rent space in the old city hall building
D. Consideration of a quote from SES, Smith Ecological Systems Company, in the amount of $1,712.95 to replace the fluoride equipment at the Water Plant
E. Consideration to purchase City insurance
F. Consideration to approve proposal to complete Amber Drive relief sewer in amount of $21,800
G. Consideration for Brett Ashburn and Bob Ziegenhorn to attend IRWA Training Session December 5th at the cost of $45 per IRWA member attendee for a total of $90
H. Consideration to renew Water Environmental Federation(WEF) membership at $170
I. Consideration of repairs to the Police Department’s 2016 Ford Explorer
11. Other Items for Discussion & Information
12. Public Comment
13. Executive Session
A. Personnel – Section 2(c)(1) – Employee hiring, firing, compensation, discipline and performance. (Note: An independent contractor is not an employee).
Action from Executive Session:
14. Adjournment
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