McLean County Times

City of Fairbury City Council met Aug. 7.

Here is the minutes provided by the council:

1. Call to order – Mayor Slagel called the meeting to order.

2. Mayor Slagel directed the Clerk to call roll and the following members of Council answered present: Gary Norris, Steve Endres, Charles Hoselton, Jon Kinate, Bruce Weber, Gerald Hoffman and Lynn Dameron. Bill Schmidgall was absent.

3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

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

A. Minutes from the July 17, , 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 7-0. YES-Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron

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

→ Dave Shepherd asked if he could set traps on his property to catch groundhogs

6. Reports of Departments

→ Street Superintendent/Fire Chief Steidinger – no report

→ Sewer Superintendent Duncan reported

• 7th Street will not be paved now; the county wants more compaction prior to paving

• Vacuum pump in the lab went out so he purchased a new one

→ Water Superintendent Ifft was absent

→ Chief of Police McCormick reported

• The new hires are in their first week of academy

• Reissued uniforms and equipment that has accumulated over the years

• PDC Weekend went well; no significant issues to report

• Will work with Matt Curl from the speedway next summer on golf carts attending PDC

• Another part-time officer has been hired

→ City Superintendent Ashburn was absent

→ City Attorney Mann reported

• He will draft gaming regulations to be considered by the Council

7. Reports of Aldermen

→ Alderman Norris reported the pool will close for the season August 17th

→ Alderman Endres reported a burn hole in a screen at Marsh Park

→ Alderman Hoselton – no report

→ Alderman Kinate – no report

→ Alderman Weber reported a constituent had a little mishap with the construction project; Opperman Construction paid to remedy the situation

→ Alderman Hoffman – no report

→ Alderman Dameron – no report

→ Alderman Schmidgall was absent

8. Items Removed from Consent Agenda – NONE

9. Old Business – Discussion/Action Items

A. Motion by Norris, second by Weber to approve Ordinance No. 2019-9 Amending Parts of Chapter 4 of the Municipal Code Book of the City of Fairbury, Illinois in Relation to Municipal Purchasing. Motion carried 7-0. YES-Norris Enders Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron

10. New Business – Discussion/Action Items

A. Motion by Weber, second by Hoffman to approve a request for Brad Duncan and Logan Krippel to attend WEFTEC in Chicago from September 23-24 with one night of hotel accommodation in the amount of $420 plus tax. Motion carried 7-0. YES-Norris Enders Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron

B. Motion by Weber, second by Hoselton to approve a request from Craig and Connie Crutcher to block Locust Street between 4th & 5th Streets from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 15, 2019 for the 4th Annual RIDE TO REMEMBER MEMORIAL RIDE; also requests a Police escort from the VFW to 1st & Oak Street when the ride begins at 10:30 a.m. Motion carried 7-0. YES-Norris Enders Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron

C. Motion by Weber, second by Dameron to approve the hiring of Tyler Rafferty, Adam Schifferer and Andrew Mills as full-time Police Officers and David Turner and Graham Haley as part-time Police Officers. Motion carried 7-0. YES-Norris Enders Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron

D. Motion by Weber, second by Norris to approve the Morton Community Bank Commercial Credit Card Borrowing Resolution, number 2019-8-7, adding Robert McCormick as a Visa card holder on the City of Fairbury credit card account. Motion carried 7-0. YES Norris Enders Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron

E. Consideration of a bid from Beniach Construction in the amount of $39,521.06 for sealcoating – FAILED FOR LACK OF A MOTION

F. Motion by Kinate, second by Endres to approve a request for Mike Mellott and Bob Ziegenhorn to attend the 88th Annual Illinois Potable Water Supply Operators Association Conference in Springfield from September 11-13 in the amount of $450 for registration and $238 plus tax for hotel accommodations. Motion carried 7-0. YES-Norris Enders Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron

G. Motion by Weber, second by Hoffman to approve a request allowing a park name sign to be erected at Veteran’s Memorial Park similar to the Dominy Library. Motion carried 7-0. YES-Norris Enders Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron

11. Other Items for Discussion & Information

➢ NONE

12. Public Comment

❖ NONE

13. DID NOT ENTER

14. Adjournment – Motion by Dameron, second by Hoffman to adjourn @ 6:57 p.m.

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