Casey City Council met Monday, Sept. 19.
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 minutes as provided by Casey:
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
6:00 P.M.
The Regular Meeting of the City Council was held Monday September 19th, 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 Dennis
Alderman Nichols
Alderman Wilson
Alderman Wimbley
Absent: Alderman Dane
Alderman Jenkins
A quorum was declared.
Public Forum: None
Meeting Minutes:
Mayor Bolin looked for a motion for approval of the Minutes of the September 7th, 2016 Council Meeting. Alderman Wimbley motioned approval of the September 7th, 2016 Council Meeting Minutes, seconded by Alderman Dennis. Upon roll call the vote was:
Ayes: 3 – Dennis, Wilson, and Wimbley
Nays: 0 – None
Abstain: 1 - Nichols
Absent: 2 – Dane, Jenkins
Motion declared carried
Officers Reports
Clerk Mumford; Clerk Mumford requested approval of the September
19th, 2016 Bills payable. Alderman Nichols motioned approval of the
September 19th, 2016 bills payable totaling $228,695.91 seconded by Alderman Wilson. Upon roll call the vote was:
Ayes: 4 – Dennis, Nichols, Wilson, and Wimbley
Nays: 0 – None
Absent: 2 – Dane, Jenkins
A Small Town with a Motion declared carried
Clerk Mumford requested approval to pay from the Wastewater Project Fund to HWC. Alderman Dennis motioned approval to pay from the Wastewater Project Fund to HWC in the amount of $21,480.00, seconded by Alderman Wilson. Upon roll call the vote was:
Ayes: 4 – Dennis, Nichols, Wilson, and Wimbley
Nays: 0 – None
Absent: 2 – Dane, Jenkins
Motion declared carried
Treasurer Lorton looked for approval of the Statement of Cash and Investments for the following Months and Dollar Amounts:
May 2016: $10,600,934.40
June 2016: $11,280,966.27
July 2016: $10,535,148.55
August 2016: $10,657,291.70
Alderman Nichols motioned approval of the Statement of Cash and Investments for May, June, July and August 2016 in the amount read, seconded by Alderman Wilson. Upon roll call the vote was:
Ayes: 4 – Dennis, Nichols, Wilson, and Wimbley
Nays: 0 – None
Absent: 2 – Dane, Jenkins
Motion declared carried
Attorney Mette presented Ordinance #422: AN ORDINANCE ADDRESSING THE PAYMENT OF CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE FEES IN THE CITY OF CASEY, ILLINOIS. This Ordinance is needed for the City to continue collecting the franchise fee of 5% from Mediacom.
Alderman Wilson motioned approval of Ordinance #422, seconded by Alderman Dennis. Upon roll call the vote was:
Ayes: 4 – Dennis, Nichols, Wilson, and Wimbley
Nays: 0 – None
Absent: 2 – Dane, Jenkins
Motion declared carried
Collector Hutton reported on the 29th Annual Popcorn Festival. Hutton stated that this was on the best attended events she has been at. She thanked the Popcorn Festival Committee for all the hard work they do putting this festival on. She also thanked the following: EMA, Republic Service for donation of Roll-off Dumpsters, Shore Ag for donation of a Polaris.
New Business: Kevin McReynolds with CCRP was introduced and reported on the Grant for the Water Line Project in the NW part of town. A public hearing was held before this meeting where the project was discussed in great detail. Kevin requested approval of Resolution #091916A: A Resolution of Authorization of support and commitment of funds for CDBG Grant Application.
Alderman Nichols motioned approval of Resolution #091916A, seconded by Alderman Wimbley. Upon roll call the vote was:
Ayes: 4 – Dennis, Nichols, Wilson, and Wimbley
Nays: 0 – None
Absent: 2 – Dane, Jenkins
Motion declared carried
Unfinished Business:
Public Utility Chairman Nichols reported on the meeting held on Thursday September 15th, 2016. The meeting was held to discuss the purchase of a used Excavator from the City of Marshall. They are asking $27,500 for their used machine, a new one can run up to $65,000 for same size. Nichols stated that $30,000 was appropriated for this.
Alderman Nichols motioned approval to purchase of Excavator from the City of Marshall in the amount of $27,500, seconded by Alderman Wilson. Upon roll call the vote was:
Ayes: 4 – Dennis, Nichols, Wilson, and Wimbley
Nays: 0 – None
Absent: 2 – Dane, Jenkins
Motion declared carried
Alderman Reports:
Alderman Nichols reported that he has checked into possible Grant funding for pool work. He talked to Jennifer Bishop with the City of Marshall and they did not get any grant funding for their new pool because there was no funding available for pool work.
There was no further Business of the City Council for the September 19th, 2016 Meeting.
Adjournment:
Alderman Dennis motioned to adjourn, seconded by Alderman Wilson. Upon roll call the vote was:
Ayes: 4 – Dennis, Nichols, Wilson, and Wimbley
Nays: 0 – None
Absent: 2 – Dane, Jenkins
Motion declared carried
Adjournment of the City Council was at 6:18 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted by; Jeremy Mumford, City Clerk
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