City of Fairbury City Council met Jan. 22.
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, Lynn Dameron and Bill Schmidgall.
3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
4. Motion to approve the Consent Agenda – Motion by Dameron, second by Kinate to approve the following items on the Consent Agenda:
A. Minutes from the January 8, 2020, 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 8-0. YES-Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
5. Mayor Slagel opened Public Comment and the following persons provided comments:
→ NONE
6. Reports of Departments
→ Street Superintendent/Fire Chief Steidinger was absent
→ Sewer Superintendent Duncan reported
• The headworks (the initial process of treating wastewater at the plant) is fully operational
• 7th Street generator is operational
• Overall, progress is being made and some things are coming online
→ Water Superintendent Mellott – no report
→ Chief of Police McCormick – no report
→ City Superintendent Ashburn – no report
→ City Attorney Mann – no report
7. Reports of Aldermen
→ Alderman Norris – no report
→ Alderman Endres – no report
→ Alderman Hoselton – no report
→ Alderman Kinate – no report
→ Alderman Weber – no report
→ Alderman Hoffman – no report
→ Alderman Dameron – no report
→ Alderman Schmidgall – no report
8. Items Removed from Consent Agenda – NONE
9. Old Business – Discussion/Action Items - NONE
10. New Business – Discussion/Action Items
A. Motion by Kinate, second by Weber to approve pay request #18 in the amount of $610,260.61. Motion carried 8-0. YES-Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
B. Motion by Weber, second by Schmidgall to approve adding Chief of Police McCormick and City Superintendent Ashburn as check signers on the Police Restricted Funds account and the Unawarded Seized Funds account at Bank of Pontiac. Motion carried 8- 0. YES-Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
C. Motion by Kinate, second by Endres to approve the purchase a sewer line inspection camera for the Wastewater Department at a cost of $9,957 from Key Equipment. Motion carried 8-0. YES-Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
D. Motion by Norris, second by Dameron to approve the purchase of a new diving board for Stafford Community Center Pool at a cost of $4,652.81 from Rec Supply Company. Motion carried 8-0. YES-Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
11. Other Items for Discussion & Information
NONE
12. Public Comment - NONE
13. Motion by Kinate, second by Norris to enter Executive Session at 6:47 p.m. Motion carried 8-0. YES-Norris Endres Hoselton 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. SALE OR LEASE OF REAL ESTATE – Section 2(c)(6) – Limited to actual setting of price for sale or lease of public property.
Motion by Weber, second by Norris to enter Open Session at 7:15 p.m. Motion carried 8-0. YES-Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION - NONE
14. Adjournment – Motion by Weber, second by Kinate to adjourn @ 7:15 p.m.
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