East Central Reporter

City of Mattoon City Council will meet on October 2. 

Here is the agenda as provided by the council:

6:30 pm Business Meeting

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 Special and Regular Meeting September 18, 2018

      2. Bills and Payroll for the last half of September, 2018

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

New Business

1. Motion – Adopt Resolution No. 2018-3023: Giving notice to the Illinois Department of Transportation of the “Celebrate Downtown” Parade on December 7th to be sponsored by the City of Mattoon. (Hall)

2. Motion – Adopt Special Ordinance No. 2018-1692: Authorizing a contract with Aetna for the Administration of the self-insured health plan and Qualified High-Deductible Health Plan, and Delta Dental of Illinois for the Administration of the self-insured dental plan for employees and retirees of the municipality; authorizing the continuation of an optional supplemental plan for those current Medicare participants; and authorizing the mayor to sign all documents. (Gover)

3. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2018-1876: Ratifying the appointments of Scott Wattles, Bernie deBuhr, and Trison Moss to the Mattoon Arts Council for terms ending September 30, 2019 and Mackinzie Graham to the Mattoon Arts Council for a term ending September 30, 2020. (Hall)

4. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2018-1877 Approving and authorizing the employment of Trenton Coy as a probationary firefighter effective October 25, 2018, pending passage of his evaluations. (Hall)

5. Motion –Adopt Special Ordinance No. 2018-1693: Approving an interest rate and terms for a $43,495 loan from the Revolving Loan Fund to Tina Prior of Vitality Skin Care Inc. to assist with the purchase of equipment at the Vitality Skin Care Facility located at 1630 Broadway Avenue, Mattoon, Illinois. (Owen)

Department Reports:

          City Administrator/Community Development

          City Attorney

          City Clerk

          Finance

          Public Works

          Fire

          Police

          Arts and Tourism

Comments by the Council

Adjourn

http://mattoon.illinois.gov/sites/default/files/citycouncil/100218.pdf