McLean County Times

City of Fairbury City Council met Dec. 20.

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

The following items are considered routine business by the City Council and will be approved in a single vote. If discussion is desired, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered under item #8.

A. Minutes from December 6, 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

Members of the public are welcome to speak at this time. Please register with the Clerk prior to the start of the meeting.

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 of a sponsorship for the Fairbury Chamber of Commerce

B. Consideration to approve 2023-24 Pay Ordinance

C. Consideration to approve amendment to Zoning Board of Appeals Ordinance

D. Consideration to approve amendment to Employee Benefits Policy

E. Consideration to approve the 2024 Council Meeting schedule

F. Consideration to approve purchase of vehicle for Water Dept.

G. Consideration to approve Update to SCADA software for Wastewater Dept.

H. Consideration to pay out sick days to employees who have excess sick days at the end of the year

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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