City of Fairbury City Council met Nov. 1.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
1. Call to order
2. Roll Call of Council Members
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Consent Agenda
A. Minutes from October 4 and October 18, 2023
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. Sidewalk requests as suggested by the Street Superintendent
F. Overtime Report
5. Public Comment
6. Reports of Departments
Streets & Fire – Martin Steidinger, Superintendent & Chief
Sewer – Bruce Pride, Asst. Superintendent
Water – Mike Mellott, Superintendent
Police – Robert McCormick, Chief
City – Brett Ashburn, Superintendent
Legal – Steven Mann, City Attorney
7. Reports of Aldermen
Gary Norris –
Steve Endres -
Charles Hoselton –
Jon Kinate –
Bruce Weber –
Jerry Hoffman –
James Tipton -
Bill Schmidgall –
8. Items Removed from Consent Agenda
9. Old Business – Discussion/Action Items
10. New Business – Discussion/Action Items
A. Consideration to approve a renewal option for City insurance with IMLRMA
B. Consideration to approve the purchase of coats for public works employees
C. Consideration of a request from IHR to host the Overdose and Recovery Awareness 5k Race at Marsh Park
D. Consideration of a request from the Fairbury Area Chamber of Commerce to block off streets 2nd-4th on Locust Street from 9:00 a.m. until approximately 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 2nd, 2023, for the Fairbury Christmas Parade.
E. Consideration of a request from Wendy Edelman, owner of Woody & Bubba’s BBQ, to operate their food truck on a city street (101 E Locust St.) Friday, November 3, 2023 from 5-8 p.m. and Thursday, December 7, 2023 from 5-8 p.m.
11. Other Items for Discussion & Information
12. Public Comment
13. Executive Session
A. Personnel – Section 2(c)(1) – Employee hiring, firing, compensation, discipline and performance. (Note: An independent contractor is not an employee).
B. Litigation – Section 2(c)(11) – Pending, probable or imminent litigation. Probable or imminent litigation requires specific finding to that effect in closed session minutes.
Action from Executive Session:
14. Adjournment
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