McLean County Times

City of Le Roy City Council met Nov. 18.

Here is the minutes provided by the Council:

The meeting was called to order at 7:03 PM at Le Roy City Hall, 207 S. East Street by Mayor Pro-Tem Dawn Hanafin with council members Rick Kline, Kyle Merkle, Kelly Lay, Ron Legner, Matt Steffen and Greg Steffen present at roll call. Brad Poindexter was absent.

Staff members present were Chief Williamson, Scott Bryant, Perry Mayer, Dan Lush, Treasurer Brad Frankovich, Samantha Walley and Vicki Moreland.

Included on the consent agenda were Regular Meeting Minutes from November 4, 2019, Invoices for November 18, 2019 in the amount of $108,861.18, Payroll for the period of November 8, 2019 totaling $47,224.68, and MOU of employment changes for Perry Mayer. Motion was made by Kelly and seconded by Rick for approval of the consent agenda. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-abstain, Rick Kline-yes, Kyle Merkle-yes, Kelly Lay-yes, Ron Legner-yes, Matt Steffen-yes, Greg Steffen-yes. Motion carried 6 yeas, 0 nays, 1 abstain.

Chief Williamson addressed the council regarding issues at Persimmon Court at the cul-de-sac regarding damaged manholes, curbing and water hydrants from semis driving over them. Samantha stated that she would contact Love's regarding the issue and staff will check to see if a "no semis past this point” sign could be posted.

Dan asked the council for direction regarding their expectations for salting and snow plowing during inclement weather. Council members stated that they would like to see the primary roads, intersections and problem areas treated when necessary.

Perry informed the council that he and Samantha were planning to visit two water plants that have the same technology as the plan that Chastain has for the City of Le Roy water plant upgrade.

Motion was made by Greg and seconded by Rick for approval of quote regarding liability insurance to Corkill Insurance for the policy year December 1, 2019 to November 2020. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Rick Kline-yes, Kyle Merkle-yes, Kelly Lay-yes, Ron Legner-yes, Matt Steffen yes, Greg Steffen-yes. Motion carried 7 yeas, 0 nays.

Motion was made by Greg and seconded by Kelly for approval to give Sterling Codifiers a 60 day termination notice and contract with GenCode/E-Code for the Standard $695 Package for 3 years for the City of Le Roy Code maintenance and accessibility. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Rick Kline-yes, Kyle Merkle-yes, Kelly Lay-yes, Ron Legner-yes, Matt Steffen-yes, Greg Steffen-yes. Motion carried 7 yeas, 0 nays.

Council discussed the quote for third party utility billing services through PSN as well as the information received from the City's current Software provider Tyler Technology regarding automatic withdraw on customer utility payments. Kelly would like to explore all options that Tyler Technology offers as well as check into the possibility of using PSN for online credit card payments only before making a decision.

Ordinance No. 19-11-03-41, An Ordinance Pursuant To Title Eight, Chapter Five, Section One Of The Municipal Code Of Le Roy, Illinois, 2006, Sewer Tap-On, Hookup And Construction Fees, and Ordinance No. 19-11-04-42, An Ordinance Pursuant To Title Eight, Chapter One, Section Three Of The Municipal Code Of Le Roy, Illinois, 2006, Water Taps (after hours/reinspection) was passed on a motion made by Rick and seconded by Kelly. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Rick Kline-yes, Kyle Merkle-yes, Kelly Lay-yes, Ron Legner-yes, Matt Steffen-yes, Greg Steffen-yes. Motion carried 7 yeas, 0 nays.

Motion was made by Kelly and seconded by Matt for Approval of proposed change to the Personnel Policy Manual, specifically Article N (residency). Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Rick Kline-yes, Kyle Merkle-yes, Kelly Lay-yes, Ron Legner-yes, Matt Steffen-yes, Greg Steffen-yes. Motion carried 7 yeas, 0 nays.

Sam provided the council with the numbers for the upcoming Tax Levy ordinance.

Motion was made by Kyle and seconded by Greg to enter executive session at 8:03 PM under section 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (11), litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting.

Motion was made by Rick and seconded by Greg to adjourn the Executive Meeting at 8:14 PM.

Motion was made by Kyle and seconded by Rick to go back into regular session at 8:15 PM.

Motion to adjourn the regular council meeting at 8:16 PM was made by Kyle and seconded by Kelly. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Rick Kline-yes, Kyle Merkle-yes, Kelly Lay-yes, Ron Legner-yes, Matt Steffen-yes, Greg Steffen-yes. Motion carried 7 yeas, 0 nays.

https://www.leroy.org/file/1971/20191206142443536.pdf