City of Flora City Council met July 17.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
OPENING CEREMONIES
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
1) Lisa Erbacher - Possible Approval of Music in Library Park (August 4th or 11th)
2) Amy Allen
a) Possible Approval of Shadows of Elmwood Cemetery Tours (September 8th and 9th)
b) Possible Approval of Ford Town USA Festival (September 22nd and 23rd)
c) Possible Approval of Kriskindlemarket Christmas Festival (December 8th through 10th)
3) Any Others
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
APPROVE AGENDA FOR JULY 17, 2023 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CONSENT AGENDA
• ACCEPT POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT FOR JUNE 2023
• ACCEPT BUILDING AND ZONING REPORT FOR JUNE 2023
• APPROVE TREASURER’S REPORT FOR JUNE 2023
• APPROVE SCHEDULE OF BILLS FOR PERIOD ENDING JULY 13, 2023
• APPROVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF JULY 3, 2023
REGULAR BUSINESS
Mayor Rick Slaughter
Commissioner Linda Spicer
Commissioner Jeremy Henderson
Commissioner Phil Wiley
1) ORDINANCE NO. 23-3280, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FLORA, ILLINOIS AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A NATURAL GAS ALL-REQUIREMENTS SALES AGREEMENT WITH THE ILLINOIS PUBLIC ENERGY AGENCY
Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher
City Attorney Bob Coble
City Administrator Mike Stanford
1) ORDINANCE NO. 23-3279, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE – 547 W. NORTH AVENUE ($28,000.00)
2) Hire Brittine Denoncour – Utility Clerk (Effective July 24, 2023 – $18.00 per hour, plus benefits)
Chief of Police Guye Durre
1) ORDINANCE NO. 23-3281, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE SALE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY – POLICE VEHICLE (Clay County Highway Department - $8,500.00)
2) Hire Jennifer Wainscott – Telecommunicator (Effective August 8, 2023 - $18.37 per hour plus benefits)
City Clerk Becky Burgess
1) PASS A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE RELEASE OF CLOSED SESSION MINUTES
2) Approve Closed Session Minutes of July 3, 2023
City Treasurer Abbie Orel
Superintendent of Public Services Toby Rinehart
Building and Zoning Official Chad Bayles
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
Any Action Required from Closed Session
ADJOURN
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