East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council met Jan. 15.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

OPENING CEREMONIES

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PUBLIC COMMENTS

1) April Carruthers – Clay County Health Department

Resource Event at Charley Brown Park – April 25, 2024

2) Any Others

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Approve Agenda For January 15, 2024 Flora City Council Meeting Consent Agenda

• Accept Police Department Activity Report For December 2023

• Accept Building And Zoning Report For December 2023

• Approve Treasurer’s Report For December 2023

• Approve Special Meeting Minutes Of December 20, 2023

• Approve Regular Council Meeting Minutes Of January 2, 2024

• Approve Schedule Of Bills For Period Ending January 11, 2024

• Approve Use Of Charley Brown Park – May 25, 2024 (Masonic Lodge Auction For Shriners Hospital For Children)

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Rick Slaughter

Commissioner Linda Spicer

Commissioner Jeremy Henderson

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Commissioner Phil Wiley

Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher

City Attorney Bob Coble

City Administrator/Economic Development Director Mike Stanford

1) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3316, An Ordinance Approving The Sale Of Real Estate 611 W 4th Street, Flora Illinois

2) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3317, An Ordinance Approving And Ratifying A Grant Under The Façade Improvement Program For James Cory Walker Dba Doc’s Gym ($5,000)

3) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3318, An Ordinance Approving And Ratifying A Grant Under The Façade Improvement Program For The Vfw Post 3999 ($5,000)

Chief of Police Guye Durre

City Clerk Becky Burgess

1) Approve Closed Session Minutes of December 18, 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

ADJOURN

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