East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council met Dec. 4.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

OPENING CEREMONIES

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PUBLIC COMMENTS

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVE AGENDA FOR DECEMBER 4, 2023 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING CONSENT AGENDA

• APPROVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 20, 2023

• APPROVE SCHEDULE OF BILLS FOR PERIOD ENDING NOVEMBER 30, 2023

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Rick Slaughter

Commissioner Linda Spicer

Commissioner Jeremy Henderson

Commissioner Phil Wiley

Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher

City Attorney Bob Coble

City Administrator Mike Stanford

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

2) A RESOLUTION APPROVING A LETTER OF COMMITMENT FOR STORM BREWING, LLC IRP (not to exceed $194,250.00)

3) ORDINANCE NO. 23-3298, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND RATIFYING A GRANT UNDER THE FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR LI BAO HUA AND XUE YUN CHEN (China Buffet – not to exceed $5,000.00)

4) ORDINANCE NO. 23-3300, AN ORDINANCE REGARDING THE ILLINOIS PAID LEAVE FOR ALL WORKERS ACT FOR THE CITY OF FLORA, ILLINOIS

5) Approve Non-Union Wage Increases – Approximate Total - $31,233.59

• Utility Clerk - 3.75% increase effective January 1, 2024 and a 6-month increase of 50₵/hour effective January 24, 2024

• Police Department Administrative Assistant, Finance Clerk, Billing Clerk - $1.00/hour raise plus a 3.75% increase effective January 1, 2024

• Building & Zoning Official, City Clerk, Chief of Police, City Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Services, Assistant Chief of Police – 3.75% increase effective January 1, 2024

Chief of Police Guye Durre

City Clerk Becky Burgess

City Treasurer Abbie Orel

1) ORDINANCE NO. 23-3299, AN ORDINANCE FOR THE LEVY & ASSESSMENT OF TAXES FOR THE FLORA POLICE PENSION FUND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING MAY 1, 2024 AND ENDING APRIL 30, 2025 ($200,000.00)

2) ORDINANCE NO. 23-3301, AN ORDINANCE LEVYING TAXES FOR CORPORATE PURPOSES FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, COMMENCING ON THE 1st DAY OF MAY, 2023 AND ENDING ON THE 30th DAY OF APRIL, 2024 FOR THE CITY OF FLORA, ILLINOIS

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.

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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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