Mattoon City Council will meet Dec. 19.
Here is the agenda provided by the Council:
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Electronic Attendance
Consent Agenda:
Items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature and will be enacted by one motion. No separate discussion of these items will occur unless a Council Member requests the item to be removed from the
Consent Agenda. If an item is removed from the Consent Agenda, it will be considered elsewhere on the agenda for this meeting. Prior to asking for a motion to approve the Consent Agenda, the Mayor will ask if anyone desires to remove an item from the Consent Agenda for public discussion.
1. Minutes of the Regular Meeting December 5, 2017.
2. Fire Department Reports for the month of October and November, 2017.
3. IML Board Meeting Expenses – Mayor
4. Bills and Payroll for the first half of December, 2017.
Presentations, Petitions And Communications
This portion of the City Council meeting is reserved for persons who desire to address the Council. The Illinois Open Meetings Act mandates that the City Council may NOT take action on comments received on matters that have not been identified on this agenda, but the Council may direct staff to address the topic or refer the matter for action on the agenda for another meeting. Persons addressing the Council are requested to limit their presentations to three minutes and to avoid repetitious comments. We would ask you to state your name for the record as well as stand when speaking.
· Public comments/presentations and non-agenda items
· Read Across Mattoon Program
New Business
1. Motion – Adopt Special Ordinance No. 2017-1669: Levying taxes for all corporate purposes for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2017 and ending April 30, 2018. (Owen)
2. Motion – Adopt Ordinance No. 2017-5400: Ratifying the Mattoon Code of Ordinances to update Chapter 37: Employee Regulations with the Policy Prohibiting Sexual Harassment. (Gover)
3. Motion – Adopt Ordinance No. 2017-5401: Ratifying the Mattoon Code of Ordinances to establish Chapter 54: Yard Waste Facility operating policy, fee schedule and fines. (Graven)
4. Motion – Adopt Resolution No. 2017-3008: Approving an agreement between the City of Mattoon and Shelby County Energy Center, L.L.C. for water use of Lake Mattoon. (Cox)
5. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2017-1816: Authorizing the employment of Luke N. Wilson at the Mattoon Police Department as a probationary officer on January 07, 2018. (Gover)
6. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2017-1817: Approving a water adjustment in the amount of $1,511.78 for Partridge Inc. due to a water leak. (Owen)
7. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2017-1818: Authorizing the employment of Tyler S. Poland at the Mattoon Police Department as a probationary officer on January 07, 2018. (Gover)
Department Reports:
City Administrator/Community Development
City Attorney
City Clerk
Finance
Public Works
Fire
Police
Arts And Tourism
Comments By The Council
Recess to closed session pursuant to the Illinois Open Meetings Act for the purpose of the discussion of collective negotiating matters between the City of Mattoon and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees (5ILCS/20 (2)(C)(2)); and litigation is affecting the City and an action is probable or imminent (5ILCS/20 (2)(C)(11)). (Gover)
Reconvene
Adjourn
http://mattoon.illinois.gov/sites/default/files/citycouncil/121917.pdf
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