City of Fairbury City Council met Oct. 19.
Here are 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, Jon Kinate, Gerald Hoffman & Jim Tipton. Charles Hoselton, Bruce Weber and Bill Schmidgall were absent.
3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
4. Motion to approve the Consent Agenda – Motion by Kinate, second by Endres to approve the following items on the Consent Agenda:
A. Minutes from the October 5, 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 5-0. YES-Norris Endres Kinate Hoffman Tipton
5. Mayor Slagel opened Public Comment and the following persons provided comments:
→ ESDA Director Deb Moran notified the City Council of a Disaster Tabletop Drill at the Fairgrounds on November 7th starting at 5:30 p.m. She then commented her opinion involving the recent departure of former City Clerk Nancy Widlacki.
6. Reports of Departments
→ Street Superintendent/Fire Chief Steidinger was absent
→ Sewer Superintendent Duncan was absent
→ Water Superintendent Mellott was absent
→ Chief of Police McCormick report included in packets
→ City Superintendent Ashburn reported
• Beginning January 1, 2023, the City will be handling payroll in house
• Scheduled a committee meeting for October 26, 2022 at 6 p.m. to discuss Police contract renewal involving Forrest
→ City Attorney Mann – no report
7. Reports of Aldermen
→ Alderman Norris – no report
→ Alderman Endres – no report
→ Alderman Hoselton was absent
→ Alderman Kinate – no report
→ Alderman Weber was absent
→ Alderman Hoffman – no report
→ Alderman Tipton – no report
→ 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 Norris, second by Kinate to approve a resolution appointing Dale Diller as the Clerk Pro Tem. Motion carried 5-0. YES- Norris Endres Kinate Hoffman Tipton
B. Motion by Kinate, second by Tipton to approve a resolution appointing Brett Ashburn as the Freedom of Information Act Officer. Motion carried 5-0. YES- Norris Endres Kinate Hoffman Tipton
C. Motion by Norris, second by Endres to approve a resolution appointing Brett Ashburn as the Open Meetings Act Officer. Motion carried 5-0. YES- Norris Endres Kinate Hoffman Tipton
D. Motion by Hoffman, second by Tipton to approve a resolution appointing Brett Ashburn as the Zoning Administrator Motion carried 5-0. Yes- Norris Endres Kinate Hoffman Tipton
E. Motion by Hoffman, second by Tipton to approve releasing security deposits. Motion carried 5-0. YES- Norris Endres Kinate Hoffman Tipton
F. Motion by Kinate, second by Hoffman to approve payment option one (1) of the renewal options for City Insurance with the Illinois Municipal League Risk Management Association. Motion carried 5-0. YES- Norris Endres Kinate Hoffman Tipton
G. Motion by Kinate, second by Endres to approve a request from Wendy Edelman, owner of Woody & Bubba’s BBQ, to operate their food truck on a city street (101 E Locust St.) Monday, November 7th from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Motion carried 5-0. YES- Norris Endres Kinate Hoffman Tipton
11. Other Items for Discussion & Information A. None
12. Public Comment - NONE
This section includes items received after the required posting of 48 hours prior to the start of the meeting.
13. Motion by Norris, second by Kinate to enter Executive Session at 6:50 p.m. Motion carried 5-0. YES- Norris Endres Kinate Hoffman Tipton
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 Hoffman to enter Open Session at 7:20 p.m. Motion carried 5-0. YES- Norris Endres Kinate Hoffman Tipton
ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION - NONE
14. Adjournment – Motion by Norris, second by Kinate to adjourn @ 7:20 p.m. Brett Ashburn, City Superintendent
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