McLean County Times

City of Le Roy City Council met April 4.

Here are the minutes provided by the council:

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Dean at 7:00 PM at Le Roy City Hall, 207 S East Street, Le Roy. Council members present were Patti Welander, Dawn Hanafin, Matt Steffen, Ron Legner, Justin Morfey, and Sarah Welte.

Kyle Merkle and Kelly Lay, were absent.

Staff members present were Scott Bryant, Chief Williamson, Brad Frankovich, Perry Mayer, Dave Jenkins and Anita Corso.

Included on the consent agenda were Regular Meeting Minutes from March 21, 2022, Special Projects Meeting minutes from March 7, 2022, Special Projects Meeting minutes from March 21, 2022, invoices from April 4, 2022 in the amount of $197,578.68, and payroll for the period of March 25, 2022, in the amount of $42,260.82.

The items in the consent agenda were voted on separately.

Motion was made by Dawn and seconded by Matt for approval of the Council Meeting Minutes and the Special Projects Meeting minutes. Roll call: Patti Welander-yes, Dawn Hanafin-yes, Matt Steffen-yes, Ron Legner-yes, Justin Morfey-yes, and Sarah Welte-yes. Motion carried 6 yeas, 0 nays.

Motion was made by Dawn and seconded by Matt for approval of the invoices and payroll. Roll call: Patti Welander-yes, Dawn Hanafin-yes, Matt Steffen-yes, Ron Legner-abstain, Justin Morfey-yes, and Sarah Welte-yes. Motion carried 5 yeas, 0 nays, 1 abstain.

Chief Williamson reported there is one applicant left for the Patrol Officer position and they may have to run the ad again. Also the new squad car will be outfitted to be the new K-9 car as it’s more cost effective than re-fitting an existing vehicle.

Perry reported on the plant progress. All 4 softeners are up and running, two of the filters are online with the last 3 coming online by the end of the month. Hydrant flushing will begin the week of May 4th. The process should take about 30 working days to complete and should be done mid-June. There are more lead & copper samples that need to be done. Talks with the railroad about a possible well site are progressing.

Motion was made by Dawn and seconded by Sarah for the approval of the Christian Motorcycle Association funding request totaling $3,000.00 from the Hotel/Motel Tourism Fund for the 2022 Thunder on the Prairie Rally event. Discussion included planned events and adding the cost of the porta-potties for the event. Dawn amended the motion to $3,350.00. Sarah agreed. Roll call: Patti Welander-yes, Dawn Hanafin-yes, Matt Steffen-yes, Ron Legner-yes, Justin Morfey-yes, and Sarah Welte-yes. Motion carried 6 yeas, 0 nays.

Motion was made by Dawn and seconded by Justin for the approval of the Flock Group Services Agreement for two Flock Falcon cameras at $2,500 totaling $5,000 and professions services for same at $350 totaling $700 for a year one total of $5,700. Discussion included placement of the cameras and the one year contract being a trial period to see if the City would need more than the one pair. Roll call: Patti Welander-yes, Dawn Hanafin-yes, Matt Steffen-yes, Ron Legner-yes, Justin Morfey-yes, and Sarah Welte-yes. Motion carried 6 yeas, 0 nays.

Motion was made by Dawn and seconded by Matt for approval of the 2022-2023 MFT General Maintenance Program and Resolution totaling $355,000. Discussion revealed the projects would cover approximately 60 blocks with a map being available to council as soon as it’s finalized. Roll call: Patti Welander-yes, Dawn Hanafin-yes, Matt Steffen-yes, Ron Legner-abstain, Justin Morfey-yes, and Sarah Welte-yes. Motion carried 5 yeas, 0 nays, 1 abstain.

In Old and New Business Dawn asked about the project on the interstate ramps. Dave said the company is adding more lights to the on and off ramps as a state funded project.

Mayor Dean reminded everyone the Easter Bunny Parade will be April 16, 2022 at 1:00 pm.

At 7:22 PM a motion was made by Matt and seconded by Sarah to enter Closed session pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2) to discuss “collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representative”, specifically a collective bargaining agreement with Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 99 covering the time period May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2025. Roll call: Patti Welander yes, Dawn Hanafin-yes, Matt Steffen-yes, Ron Legner-yes, Justin Morfey-yes, and Sarah Welte-yes. Motion carried 6 yeas, 0 nays

Motion was made by Matt and seconded by Sarah to return to regular session at 7:34 PM.

Motion was made by Dawn and seconded by Sarah for approval of the 2022-2025 Agreement between the City of Le Roy and Local Union No. 99 of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry. Roll call: Patti Welander-yes, Dawn Hanafin-yes, Matt Steffen-yes, Ron Legner-yes, Justin Morfey-yes, and Sarah Welte-yes. Motion carried 6 yeas, 0 nays.

Motion was made by Sarah and seconded by Dawn to adjourn the regular council meeting. Roll call: Patti Welander-yes, Dawn Hanafin-yes, Matt Steffen-yes, Ron Legner-yes, Justin Morfey-yes, and Sarah Welte-yes. Motion carried 6 yeas, 0 nays.

Meeting was adjourned at 7:36 PM.

https://www.leroy.org/file/2312/2022%20reg%20mtg%20Apr%2004.pdf