McLean County Times

City of Fairbury City Council met June 5.

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 May 15, 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. Sidewalk requests as suggested by the Street Superintendent 

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: 

➢ NONE 

6. Reports of Departments 

→ Streets Lonnie Rhoads, Superintendent – none 

→ Fire – Josh Hoselton, Chief - none 

→ Sewer – Bruce Pride, Asst. Superintendent - none 

→ Water – Mike Mellott, Superintendent – absent 

→ Police – Robert McCormick, Chief - none 

→ City – Brett Ashburn, Superintendent reported – 

➢ An Annexation hearing will be held on June 19th, 2024 

➢ The Stafford Pool passed the state inspection after an adjustment of chlorine  levels 

→ Legal – City Attorney – absent 

7. Reports of Aldermen 

→ Alderman Norris - none 

→ Alderman Endres - none 

→ Alderman Hoselton – 

➢ Inquired about basketball court installation 

→ Alderman Kinate – 

➢ Inquired about Locust St planter boxes 

→ Alderman Weber - absent 

→ Alderman Hoffman - none 

→ Alderman Tipton reported - 

➢ Shared information for a downtown improvement grant 

→ 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 Schmidgall to approve Matt Schrock as City Attorney.  Motion carried 7-0 YES-Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Hoffman Tipton Schmidgall B. Motion by Hoselton, second by Tipton to approve purchase of new City Dumpsters.  Motion carried 7-0 YES – Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Hoffman Tipton Schmidgall  C. Motion by Kinate, second by Norris to approve design proposal for Water Treatment  Plant upgrade. Motion carried 7-0 YES Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Hoffman Tipton  Schmidgall 

D. Motion by Endres, second by Hoselton to approve sewer install estimate for alley at 2nd & Oak Streets. Motion carried 7-0 YES Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Hoffman Tipton  Schmidgall  

E. Motion by Endres, second by Hoselton to approve in-cab communications system for  Fire Dept. Motion carried 7-0 YES Norris Endres Hoselton Kinate Hoffman Tipton  Schmidgall 

11. Other Items for Discussion & Information 

➢ Sue Popejoy with United Way is hosting a lunch in Sunken Park on June  13th 

12. Public Comment 

NONE 

13. Executive Session 

NONE 

14. Adjournment – Motion by Norris, second by Kinate to adjourn at 6:58 p.m.

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