City of Flora City Council met March 2

City of Flora Mayor Rick J. Slaughter
City of Flora Mayor Rick J. Slaughter
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City of Flora City Council met March 2.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PUBLIC COMMENTS

1) Haley Coble, American Legion Post 14

Request to use Charley Brown Park April 4, 2026 – Easter Egg Hunt

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

• Approve Agenda For March 2, 2026 Flora City Council Meeting

CONSENT AGENDA

• Approve Regular Council Meeting Minutes Of February 17, 2026

• Approve Warrant List February 13, 2026 Through February 26, 2026

• Approve Permit For Mausoleum Placement At Elmwood Cemetery

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Linda Spicer

Commissioner Jeremy Henderson

Commissioner Phil Wiley

Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher

Commissioner Lacey Lewis

City Attorney Bob Coble

Chief of Police Jeremy Ruger

1) Approve Purchase to Vohne Liche Kennels, Inc. for Pre-Trained Narcotics Dog & 6-Week Training (Officer Luke Durre) $21,477.00

City Administrator/Economic Development Director Mike Stanford

1) Lee Beckman, Milano & Grunloh Engineers, LLC – Update on Grants

2) Ordinance No. 26-3486, An Ordinance Approving And Ratifying A Grant Under The Façade Improvement Program For Charm Hair Company, Llc ($2,394.98)

3) Ordinance No. 26-3487, An Ordinance Approving A Purchase Of Real Estate From Donnie E. Pollard And Joni D. Pollard (103 Rio Grande $30,000)

City Clerk Kaci O’Dell

1) Approve Closed Session Minutes of February 17, 2026

City Treasurer Stephanie Bailey

Building and Zoning Official Chad Bayles

Superintendent of Public Services Toby Rinehart

CLOSED SESSION

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity.

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2) Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.

.5 ILCS 120/2(c)(3) The selection of a person to fill a public office, as defined in this Act, including a vacancy in a public office, when the public body is given power to appoint under law or ordinance, or the discipline, performance or removal of the occupant of a public office, when the public body is given power to remove the occupant under law or ordinance

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5) The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired.

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6) The setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body.

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11) Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting.

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21) Meetings for the discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the Act either for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or a semi-annual review of the minutes as required by the Act.

OPEN SESSION

ADJOURN

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