City of Fairbury City Council met Sept. 6.
Here are the minutes provided by the council:
1. Call to order – Mayor Slagel called the meeting to order at 6:33 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, Jerry Hoffman, Jim Tipton, and Bill Schmidgall. Bruce Weber was absent.
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Motion to approve the Consent Agenda – Motion by Tipton, second by Schmidgall to approve the following items on the Consent Agenda:
A. Minutes from the August 16, 2023, 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 Tipton Schmidgall
5. Mayor Slagel opened Public Comment and the following persons provided comments:
➢ Odell Collins came representing Palen Real Estate to discuss potholes in front of their apartment complex on W Hickory St.
6. Reports of Departments
→ Streets & Fire – Martin Steidinger, Superintendent & Fire Chief - none
→ Sewer – Bruce Pride, Asst. Superintendent - absent
→ Water – Mike Mellott, Superintendent - absent
→ Police – Robert McCormick, Chief reported –
• The new cadet graduated academy last Friday
• Informed council on the new CHAOS task force
→ City – Brett Ashburn, Superintendent reported –
• The old hospital agreements have been signed. Demolition should be expected by the end of the year.
• The Auditors will be coming to present the audit on September 20th, at 6:15p.m.
→ Legal – Steven Mann, City Attorney reported–
• Assisted with getting the old hospital agreement finalized
7. Reports of Aldermen
→ Alderman Norris - none
→ Alderman Endres – none
→ Alderman Hoselton – none
→ Alderman Kinate -none
→ Alderman Weber - absent
→ Alderman Hoffman – none
→ Alderman Tipton – none
→ Alderman Schmidgall –
• Inquired about a vacant property on N Fourth St
8. Items Removed from Consent Agenda
NONE
9. Old Business – Discussion/Action Items
A. Motion by Schmidgall, second by Hoselton to approve quote from Popejoy’s for $11,357 to clean up electric for Downtown lighting. Motion carried 7-0 YES- Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Hoffman Tipton Schmidgall
10. New Business – Discussion/Action Items
A. Motion by Kinate, second by Hoselton to approve increase for City Dumpster rate from $12.60 per yard to $13 per yard. Motion carried 7-0 YES- Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Hoffman Tipton Schmidgall
B. Consideration for an amount for a sealed bid for a dump trick for the street department.
-Will be acted on after executive session
C. Motion by Endres, second by Norris to approve funding the shop local signs on the west side of town, sign option one on both sides, in the amount of $3,150. Motion carried 7-0
YES Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Hoffman Tipton Schmidgall
11. Other Items for Discussion & Information
NONE
12. Public Comment
NONE
13. Executive Session
Motion by Kinate, second by Schmidgall to enter exec session at 7:15 p.m.
A. Litigation – Section 2(c)(11) – Pending, probable or imminent litigation. Probable or imminent litigation requires specific finding to that effect in closed session minutes.
B. Acquisition of Real Property- Section 2(c)(5) – Purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body.
Motion by Schmidgall, second by Kinate to enter Open Session at 7:37 p.m.
ACTION AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION
10 B. Motion by Norris, second by Kinate to approve amount discussed in exec session for a sealed bid for a dump truck for the street department.
Motion carried 7-0 YES Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Hoffman Tipton Schmidgall
14. Adjournment – Motion by Schmidgall, second by Kinate to adjourn at 7:40 p.m.
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