City of Fairbury City Council met Nov. 18.
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, Gerald Hoffman, Lynn Dameron and Bill Schmidgall. Bruce Weber was absent.
3. NONE
4. Motion to approve the Consent Agenda – Motion by Dameron, second by Hoffman to approve the following items on the Consent Agenda:
A. Minutes from the November 4, 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 7-0. YES-Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
5. Mayor Slagel opened Public Comment and the following persons provided comments:
Joe Costa thanked the council for agreeing to resurface the pickle ball courts and for allowing a tennis court to be converted to an additional pickle ball court
6. Reports of Departments
→ Streets & Fire – Martin Steidinger, Superintendent & Chief was absent
→ Sewer – Brad Duncan, Superintendent reported
• The treatment plant will be fully operational by early December which is several weeks earlier than originally projected
→ Water – Mike Mellott, Superintendent was absent
→ Police – Robert McCormick, Chief – no report
→ City – Brett Ashburn, Superintendent reported
• City Hall has suffered its first real impact of COVID-19 which is why City Hall is currently closed to foot traffic however, City Hall remains “open” regular hours for phone calls and such
→ Legal – Steven Mann, City Attorney was absent
7. Reports of Aldermen
→ Alderman Norris – no report
→ Alderman Endres – no report
→ Alderman Hoselton – no report
→ Alderman Kinate – no report
→ Alderman Weber was absent
→ 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 Norris to approve pay request #28 in the amount of $167,490.71. Motion carried 7-0. YES-Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
B. Motion by Dameron, second by Hoffman to approve the 311 mobile app for the City of Fairbury. Motion carried 7-0. YES-Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall Alderman Weber arrived at 7:25 p.m.
C. Motion by Schmidgall, second by Hoffman to approve Ordinance No. 2020-15 For The Levy And Assessment Of Taxes For The Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2021. Motion carried 8-0. YES-Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
D. Motion by Hoffman, second by Norris to approve employee Christmas gifts of $225 for full time and $150 for part time employees. Motion carried 8-0. YES-Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
E. Motion by Weber, second by Endres to approve a variance request from Seth Welch, 407 E Oak Street, to reduce the distance to lot lines for a chicken coop. Motion carried 8-0. YES-Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman Dameron Schmidgall
F. Consideration of a request from Farnsworth Group in relation to Long Term Control Plan Project - TABLED
11. Other Items for Discussion & Information
NONE
12. Public Comment
NONE
13. DID NOT ENTER
14. Adjournment – Motion by Kinate, second by Norris to adjourn at 8:04 p.m.
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