McLean County Times

City of Fairbury City Council met Nov. 1.

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, Jerry Hoffman, Jim Tipton, and Bill Schmidgall. Bruce Weber was 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 October 4 and October 18, 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:

➢ Joe Kmiecik came to request a lower speed limit on Stanley Dr

6. Reports of Departments

→ Streets & Fire – Martin Steidinger, Superintendent & Fire Chief reported –

➢ Fire Truck 245 has lights installed. Still waiting on equipment installation.

➢ Locust St sidewalk construction is almost complete

→ Sewer – Bruce Pride, Asst. Superintendent - absent

→ Water – Mike Mellott, Superintendent - none

→ Police – Robert McCormick, Chief reported –

➢ Sent more impound vehicles to auction

➢ Two surplus city vehicles are ready to be sent to auction

→ City – Brett Ashburn, Superintendent reported –

➢ Received compliance review from IDOT

→ Legal – Steven Mann, City Attorney – absent

7. Reports of Aldermen

→ Alderman Norris - none

→ Alderman Endres - none

→ Alderman Hoselton – none

→ Alderman Kinate reported - The Old Hospital construction is coming along

→ Alderman Weber - absent

→ Alderman Hoffman – none

→ Alderman Tipton – none

→ Alderman Schmidgall – none

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 Hoffman to approve the $93,980.25 rate option for City Insurance with IMLRMA. Motion carried 7-0 YES- Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Hoffman Tipton Schmidgall 

B. Motion by Schmidgall, second by Endres to approve the $2,100 purchase of coats for public works employees. Motion carried 7-0 YES- Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Hoffman Tipton Schmidgall 

C. Motion by Hoselton, second by Norris to approve a request from IHR to host the Overdose and Recovery Awareness 5k Race at Marsh Park. Motion carried 7-0 YESNorris Endres Hoselton Kinate Hoffman Tipton Schmidgall 

D. Motion by Tipton, second by Schmidgall to approve a request from the Fairbury Area Chamber of Commerce to block off streets 2nd -4 th on Locust Street from 9:00 a.m. until approximately 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 2nd, 2023, for the Fairbury Christmas Parade. Motion carried 7-0 YES- Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Hoffman Tipton Schmidgall 

E. Motion by Tipton, second by Hoffman 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.) Friday, November 3, 2023 from 5-8 p.m. and Thursday, December 7, 2023 from 5-8 p.m. Motion carried 7-0 YES- Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Hoffman Tipton Schmidgall 

11. Other Items for Discussion & Information

12. Public Comment

NONE

13. Executive Session

NONE

14. Adjournment – Motion by Schmidgall, second by Kinate to adjourn at 6:55 p.m.

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