City of Mattoon City Council Met Aug. 3.
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 July 20, 2021.
2. Bills and Payroll for the last half of July, 2021.
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 also ask you to state your name and address for the record as well as stand when speaking.
New Business
1. Motion – Adopt Ordinance No. 2021-5444: Amending Title VII: Traffic Code to establish Chapter 73A of the municipal code for regulation of low-speed electric and gas-powered bicycles. (Hall)
2. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2021-2166: Approving the re-appointment of Janet Grove to the Planning Commission with terms ending 08/17/2026. (Hall)
3. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2021-2167: Approving the re-appointments of TJ Hesse, Tony Nicholson, and Mike Sullivan to the Tree Commission with terms ending 08/06/2023. (Closson)
4. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2021-2168: Approving a payment in the amount of $37,500 to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) for the annual National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit for the City’s Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP). (Closson)
5. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2021-2169: Approving the employment of Caymon Lopez to the position of Maintenance Worker II in the Public Works Department effective August 04, 2021 pending completion of a drug testing and background check. (Phipps)
6. Motion – Adopt Special Ordinance No. 2021-1787: Establishing the 2021/2022 Compensation Plan for managerial and non-union non-managerial employees of the municipality. (Hall)
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 the appointment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the City or legal counsel for the City. (5ILCS 120 (2)(C)(1)); 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 120 (2)(C)(2)); litigation which is affecting the City and an action is probable or imminent (5ILCS 120 (2)(C)(11)); and the minutes of meetings lawfully closed for purposes of the semi-annual review as mandated by Section 2.06 (5 ILCS 120(2)(c)(21)). (Hall)
Reconvene
7. Motion – Approve Council Decision Request 2021-2170: Authorizing release of minutes appropriate for disclosure from meetings in closed sessions of the City Council and destruction of disclosed executive session minute audio recordings through December 2019. (Hall)
8. Motion – Adopt Resolution No. 2021-3151: Approving the continuance of a Local State of Emergency due to the Coronavirus (COVID – 19). (Hall)
Adjourn
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