Members of the Casey City Council met Monday, Aug. 1.
The Casey City Council meets at 6 p.m. on the first and third Monday of each month at City Hall, 108 E. Main St.
Here are the meeting minutes as provided by the Casey City Council:
City of Casey
108 East Main Street P.O. Box 425 Casey, Illinois 62420
217.932.2700
Mayor Ed Bolin
City Clerk Jeremy Mumford
City Treasurer Gail Lorton
Aldermen Bob Dane Jesse Dennis Steve Jenkins Michael Nichols Lori Wilson Jason Wimbley
A Small Town with a Big Heart
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY AUGUST 1, 2016 6:00 P.M.
The Regular Meeting of the City Council was held Monday August 1st, 2016; beginning at 6:00 p.m. Mayor Everett Bolin presided and called the Meeting to Order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call: Present: Alderman Dane
Alderman Dennis Alderman Nichols Alderman Wilson Alderman Wimbley
Absent: Alderman Jenkins A quorum was declared.
Public Forum: Carla Honselman with Friends of Fairview Park was present and read a letter from the group. In summary, they are hoping that nothing permanent is being done in regards to the pool. They are wanting a chance to be able to do more research and get more public opinion on what the citizens of this town want to do, in regards to the pool.
Alderman Nichols stated that at tonight’s meeting the council will just be looking at advertising for bids to tear down the pool. Currently the plan is to put a gravel parking lot in where the pool is, which allows opportunities in the future for changes.
Meeting Minutes: An error was found in the meeting minutes for July 18th 2016 meeting, they will be tabled for this meeting and Clerk Mumford will present them at the next meeting.
Mayor Bolin looked for a motion for approval of the Minutes of the July 18th, 2016 Public Hearing. Alderman Wimbley motioned approval of the July 18th, 2016 Public Hearing Minutes, seconded by Alderman Dennis. Upon roll call the vote was: Ayes: 3 – Dennis, Wilson, and Wimbley Nays: 0 – None Absent: 1 – Jenkins Abstain: 2 – Dane and Nichols
Motion declared carried
Officers Reports Clerk Mumford; Clerk Mumford requested approval of the July 2016 Bills paid. Alderman Wimbley motioned approval of the July 2016 bills paid totaling $1,773,711.48 seconded by Alderman Nichols. Upon roll call the vote was: Ayes: 5 – Dane, Dennis, Nichols, Wilson, and Wimbley Nays: 0 – None Absent: 1 – Jenkins Motion declared carried
Clerk Mumford presented and looked for approval to pay from the Wastewater Project fund to HWC in the amount of $25,614.56. Aldermen Nichols motioned approval to pay from the Wastewater Project Fund to HWC in the amount of $25,614.56, seconded by Alderman Wimbley. Upon roll call the vote was: Ayes: 5 – Dane, Dennis, Nichols, Wilson, and Wimbley Nays: 0 – None Absent: 1 – Jenkins Motion declared carried
Clerk Mumford looked for approval of the adoption of Ordinance #420. Alderman Dane motioned approval of the adoption of Ordinance #420, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF UP TO $4,990,000 WATERWORKS SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS OF THE CITY OF CASEY, CLARK AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE COST OF ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING AND EXTENDING WATERWORKS FACILITIES, AND RELATED MATTERS, seconded by Alderman Dennis. Upon roll call the vote was: Ayes: 5 – Dane, Dennis, Nichols, Wilson, and Wimbley Nays: 0 – None Absent: 1 – Jenkins Motion declared carried
Treasurer Lorton presented the Collection Deposit Report for July 2016. Alderman Wilson motioned approval of the collection deposit report for July 2016 in the amount of $475,384.51, seconded by Alderman Wimbley. Upon roll call the vote was: Ayes: 5 – Dane, Dennis, Nichols, Wilson, and Wimbley Nays: 0 – None Absent: 1 – Jenkins Motion declared carried.
Attorney Mette stated that a legal agreement was needed between The City of Casey and himself for this Waterworks System upgrade project. Alderman Wimbley motioned approval of Resolution #080116A, which is a legal service agreement between the City of Casey and Attorney Lucas Mette, seconded by Alderman Nichols. Upon roll call the vote was: Ayes: 5 – Dane, Dennis, Nichols, Wilson, and Wimbley Nays: 0 – None Absent: 1 – Jenkins Motion declared carried.
Superintendent Biggs stated that preliminary work for the Casey-Marshall water line project was moving right along. We are now ready to start to advertise for bids for the project. Alderman Nichols motioned approval to proceed with the bidding process for the Casey- Marshall Waterline project, seconded by Alderman Wilson. Upon roll call the vote was: Ayes: 5 – Dane, Dennis, Nichols, Wilson, and Wimbley Nays: 0 – None Absent: 1 – Jenkins Motion declared carried.
Collector Hutton stated that the collector’s office will now be open during lunch hour. The drive up will be open from 12:00 to 1:00. There will also be 2 big events down at Fairview Park this weekend, the Clark County Farm Bureau will be having a picnic and also the Word of Life Church and The Church of Casey will be having their annual Family fun day.
New Business: None
Unfinished Business: Street and Alley Committee: Alderman Wimbley introduced Dallas Richardson to present information on this year’s MFT work and the East Main Street Overlay project. Mr. Richardson stated that the City was ready to advertise for bids for the East Main Street Overlay Project, which ran from 25th
Street to the east end of where the last project finished, which was around the Vets office. We also needed to approval of an engineering agreement between the City of Casey and himself for this project. We also opened bids for the 2016 MFT work and Lawrence Gravel was the only bid and we were ready for approval of that bid as well.
Alderman Nichols motioned approval to advertise for bids for the East Main Street Overlay Project and use Dallas Richardson as the City’s Engineer for this project, seconded by Alderman Wimbley. Upon roll call the vote was: Ayes: 5 – Dane, Dennis, Nichols, Wilson, and Wimbley Nays: 0 – None Absent: 1 – Jenkins Motioned declared carried.
Alderman Wimbley motioned approval of Lawrence Gravel’s bid for the 2016 MFT Oil and Chip work, in the amount of $52,334.40, seconded by Alderman Dennis. Upon roll call the vote was: Ayes: 5 – Dane, Dennis, Nichols, Wilson, and Wimbley Nays: 0 – None Absent: 1 – Jenkins Motioned declared carried.
Park Committee: Chairman Nichols reported on the meeting held on July 27th, 2016. The City met with Casey Township Park Board to discuss some improvements that can be made down at the Park. They talked about the Tax Levy and what we can do to change it in the future and also talked about getting bids for demolition of the pool and putting gravel down for a parking lot for now. Nichols stated the Attorney Mette stated that we can use the past years tax levy money that was slated to use for the pool, for demolition of the pool itself. Nichols said the Casey Township Park Board would like a written request from the City about changing the tax levy.
Alderman Nichols motioned approval to advertise for bids for demolition of the pool by using existing funds from the past years Tax Levy, seconded by Alderman Wilson. Upon roll call the vote was: Ayes: 5 – Dane, Dennis, Nichols, Wilson, and Wimbley Nays: 0 – None Absent: 1 – Jenkins Motion declared carried.
Alderman Nichols motioned approval of a letter to the Casey Township Park District requesting that in future years Tax Levy’s the money slated for use at the pool be changed to be used for General Park Improvements, seconded by Alderman Dane. Upon roll call the vote was: Ayes: 5 – Dane, Dennis, Nichols, Wilson, and Wimbley Nays: 0 – None Absent: 1 – Jenkins Motioned declared carried.
Alderman Reports: None
Mayor Bolin thanked The Friends of Fairview Park for being here and stated that we all need to work together to make the Park a great asset to the City again.
There was no further Business of the City Council for the August 1st, 2106 Meeting.
Adjournment:
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Alderman Nichols motioned to adjourn, seconded by Alderman Wimbley. Upon roll call the vote was: Ayes: 5 – Dane, Dennis, Nichols, Wilson, and Wimbley Nays: 0 – None Absent: 1 – Jenkins Motion declared carried. Adjournment of the City Council was at 6:28 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted by; Jeremy Mumford, City Clerk