City of Fairbury City Council met Nov. 6.
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, Jon Kinate, Bruce Weber, Gerald Hoffman, Lynn Dameron and Bill Schmidgall. Charles Hoselton 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 October 16, , 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 Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
5. Mayor Slagel opened Public Comment and the following persons provided comments:
→ Doug Aaron encouraged city officials to consider creating a commercial promoting the City of Fairbury and air it on channels catering to dirt track racing
6. Reports of Departments
→ Street Superintendent/Fire Chief Steidinger was absent
→ Sewer Superintendent Duncan reported
• Performed a start-up on 2 small pieces of equipment and everything went well
• The wind turbine had a malfunction; a repair crew will be dispatched soon to fix it
→ Water Superintendent Ifft was absent
→ Chief of Police McCormick was absent
→ City Superintendent Ashburn reported
• There was a water leak on Columbia Street the other day which has been repaired
→ City Attorney Mann reported – no report
7. Reports of Aldermen
→ Alderman Norris – no report
→ Alderman Endres – no report
→ Alderman Hoselton was absent
→ Alderman Kinate – no report
→ Alderman Weber – no report
→ Alderman Hoffman asked for more legible handwriting from employees when charging goods/services
→ Alderman Dameron provided a progress update on the new sign that’s being placed in Veteran’s Memorial Park
→ Alderman Schmidgall – no report
8. Items Removed from Consent Agenda – NONE
9. Old Business – Discussion/Action Items
A. Consideration of a recommendation from the Zoning Board of Appeals to amend the
Zoning Code of the Municipal Code Book of the City of Fairbury, Illinois - TABLED
10. New Business – Discussion/Action Items
A. Motion by Kinate, second by Norris to approve a donation request in the amount of $2,500 from Rick Wilson and the Shop Local group. Motion carried 7-0. YES-Norris Endres Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
B. Consideration of a recommendation from the Planning Commission on recreational cannabis - TABLED
C. FYI- Summary letter from MCK of the Audit Report - SHARED
D. Motion by Kinate, second by Dameron to approve Ordinance No. 2019-11 For The Levy And Assessment Of Taxes For The Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2020. Motion carried 7-0. YES-Norris Endres Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
E. Consideration of quotes for approval to connect several properties to City sewer system - TABLED
F. FYI- Summary of Cannabis Survey - SHARED
G. Motion by Schmidgall, second by Dameron to approve the 2020 City Council meeting schedule. Motion carried 7-0. YES-Norris Endres Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
H. Motion by Weber, second by Hoffman to purchase new safety coats for public works employees from Varsitee Screen Printing in the amount of $2,235. Motion carried 7-0. YES-Norris Endres Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
I. Motion by Kinate, second by Endres to approve an estimate from K&S in the amount of $2,779.90 for repairs to the 2016 Ford Explorer. Motion carried 7-0. YES-Norris Endres Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
11. Other Items for Discussion & Information
NONE
12. Public Comment
→ Wayne Varner encouraged the council to consider placing the cannabis questions on the ballot through a referendum
13. Motion by Kinate, second by Dameron to enter Executive Session at 7:26 p.m.
Motion carried 7-0. YES-Norris Endres Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
PERSONNEL – Section 2(c)(1) – Employee hiring, firing, compensation, discipline and performance. (Note: An independent contractor is not an employee).
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 Kinate second by Weber to enter Open Session at 8:04 p.m. Motion carried 7-0. YES-Norris Endres Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION: NONE
14. Adjournment – Motion by Weber, second by Norris to adjourn @ 8:04 p.m.
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