McLean County Times

City of Fairbury City Council met Dec. 18.

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 Jr, Jon Kinate, Bruce Weber, Jerry Hoffman, Jim Tipton, and Bill Schmidgall.

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Motion to approve the Consent Agenda – Motion by Schmidgall, second by Hoselton Jr to approve the following items on the Consent Agenda:

A. Minutes from December 4, 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. 136 sq ft @ $2.50 per sq ft = $340 107 N 5th St

F. Overtime Report

Motion carried 8-0 YES-Norris Endres Hoselton Jr Kinate Weber Hoffman Tipton Schmidgall

5. Mayor Slagel opened Public Comment and the following persons provided comments:

➢ Jason Bunting presented a resolution honoring former Council Member Charles Hoselton Sr

➢ Jill Hammond made remarks regarding the Police Department 6. Reports of Departments

→ Streets - Lonnie Rhoads, Superintendent reported –

➢ Received the new Street Dept truck

→ Fire – Josh Hoselton, Chief reported –

➢ The Fire Dept had 126 responses this year

→ Sewer – Bruce Pride, Asst. Superintendent reported –

➢ The project on Marilyn Dr is wrapping up

→ Water – Mike Mellott, Superintendent – absent

→ Police – Robert McCormick, Chief - none

→ City – Brett Ashburn, Superintendent - absent

→ Legal – Matt Schrock, City Attorney - none

7. Reports of Aldermen

→ Alderman Norris - none

→ Alderman Endres - none

→ Alderman Hoselton Jr - none

→ Alderman Kinate reported about getting calls regarding Faithful Friends Daycare potential closure

→ Alderman Weber - none

→ 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. Consideration of quotes to update lighting in the gym/hallway at the Stafford Center – TABLED

B. Motion by Endres, second by Weber to approve $10k towards a quote for interior framing work in the gym at the Stafford Center. Motion carried 8-0 YES Norris Endres Hoselton Jr Kinate Weber Hoffman Tipton Schmidgall

C. Consideration to purchase a cutter attachment for the Vactor Truck - TABLED

D. Motion by Kinate, second by Hoffman to approve a quote from HTE Technologies of $4,127.86 to repair compressor at Wastewater Treatment Plant. Motion carried 8-0 YES- Norris Endres Hoselton Jr Kinate Weber Hoffman Tipton Schmidgall

11. Other Items for Discussion & Information

NONE

12. Public Comment

NONE

13. Executive Session

A. Motion by Norris, second by Kinate to enter Exec Session @ 7:07 p.m. a. Personnel – Section 2(c)(1) – Employee hiring, firing, compensation, discipline and performance.

Motion by Kinate, second by Schmidgall to enter Open Session @ 7:24 p.m.

Action from Executive Session:

NONE

14. Adjournment – Motion by Schmidgall, second by Hoffman to adjourn at 7:25 p.m. Alexandria Reis, City Clerk

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