City of Fairbury City Council met July 20.
Here are the minutes provided by the council:
1. Call to order – Mayor Slagel called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
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, and Gerald Hoffman. James Tipton and Bill Schmidgall were absent.
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Motion to approve the Consent Agenda – Motion by Kinate, second by Hoselton to approve the following items on the Consent Agenda:
A. Minutes from the July 6, 2022, 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 6-0. YES-Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman
5. Mayor Slagel opened Public Comment and the following persons provided comments:
⮚ NONE
6. Reports of Departments
→ Streets & Fire – Martin Steidinger, Superintendent & Fire Chief was absent
→ Sewer – Brad Duncan, Superintendent – no report
→ Water – Mike Mellott, Superintendent – no report
→ Police – Robert McCormick, Chief was absent
→ City – Brett Ashburn, Superintendent reported
• The fire department found a vehicle;
• IDOT is working on RT 24
• The railroad is running behind but still hopes to be finished with the crossings before Prairie Dirt Classic weekend
→ 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 – no report
→ Alderman Hoffman – no report
→ Alderman Tipton was absent
→ Alderman Schmidgall was absent
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 Endres to approve the 2022-2023 Annual Appropriation Ordinance, No. 2022-10. Motion carried 6-0. YES-Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman
B. Motion by Hoffman, second by Weber to approve the amended City budget for fiscal year 2022-2023. Motion carried 6-0. YES-Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman
C. Consideration to approve amended pay ordinance – WILL BE ACTED ON AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION
D. Motion by Weber, second by Kinate to approve the agreement with Metro-Ag, Inc. for lime sludge removal and application. Motion carried 6-0. YES-Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman
E. Motion by Kinate, second by Endres to approve Ordinance No. 2022-11 amending Chapter 6: Refuse & Garbage in the Municipal Code Book of the City of Fairbury. Motion carried 6-0. YES-Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman
F. Motion by Hoffman, second by Weber to approve a proposal to change to LED lighting at Street and Fire Departments at a cost of approximately $3,340. Motion carried 6-0. YES-Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman
This section includes items received after the required posting of 48 hours prior to the start of the meeting.
11. Other Items for Discussion & Information
• Mayor Slagel shared information about a tire collection event sponsored by Livingston County Health Department
12. Public Comment
NONE
13. Motion by Kinate, second by Norris to enter Executive Session at 6:46 p.m.
A. Personnel – Section 2(c)(1) – Employee hiring, firing, compensation, discipline and performance. (Note: An independent contractor is not an employee).
Motion by Kinate, second by Hoselton to enter Open Session at 7:30 p.m.
ACTION AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION
10 C. Mayor Slagel authored the motion which reads:
Motion to approve the amended pay ordinance as per the provided worksheet, column number 2 for employees, except for managers, column number 1 and noting the star asterisk at the bottom is approved also.
Motion by Hoselton, second by Weber to approve the Mayor’s motion above. Motion carried 6-0. YES-Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Weber Hoffman
14. Adjournment – Motion by Kinate, second by Weber to adjourn at 7:33 p.m. Nancy Widlacki, City Clerk
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