East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council will meet Feb. 5.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

OPENING CEREMONIES

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

RECOGNITION OF RETIREMENT – Jim Woods (September 2, 1997 – January 24, 2024)

PUBLIC COMMENTS

1) Jessica Muskopf, Flora Rotary Club

Shadow of Elmwood Cemetery Tours – September 13 & 14, 2024

2) Any Others

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVE AGENDA FOR FEBRUARY 5, 2024 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CONSENT AGENDA

• A RESOLUTION ABATING TAXES ON SERIES 2012 BONDS (ORDINANCE NO. 12-2536)

• A RESOLUTION ABATING TAXES ON SERIES 2015A BONDS (ORDINANCE NO. 15-2672)

• A RESOLUTION ABATING TAXES ON SERIES 2017 BONDS (ORDINANCE NO. 17-2942)

• A RESOLUTION ABATING TAXES ON SERIES 2020 BONDS (ORDINANCE NO. 20-3102)

• A RESOLUTION ABATING TAXES ON SERIES 2022 BONDS (ORDINANCE NO. 22-3190)

• APPROVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF JANUARY 15, 2024

• APPROVE SCHEDULE OF BILLS FOR PERIOD ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 2024

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Rick Slaughter

1) Accept Resignation of City Treasurer Abigail Orel, Effective February 2, 2024

2) Appoint Brittine Denoncour as Deputy City Clerk, Effective February 5, 2024

3) Appoint Karen Anderson to the Tourism Board (2-year term)

4) Hire Becky Wiley, Temporary Help, Effective January 30, 2024 ($30.00/hour)

5) Appoint Rich Herring to the Zoning Board (5-year term)

Commissioner Linda Spicer

Commissioner Jeremy Henderson

1) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3319, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8, CHAPTER 5

FEES IN CHARLEY BROWN MEMORIAL PARK

Commissioner Phil Wiley

Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher

City Attorney Bob Coble

City Administrator/Economic Development Director Mike Stanford

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

2) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3320, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FLORA, CLAY COUNTY, ILLINOIS CONCERNING THE RECDS INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM AND A LOAN THEREUNDER TO BE MADE TO OUTPOST BAR & GRILL, LLC, SANDY L. GOODMAN AND DOUGLAS K. GOODMAN, AUTHORIZING SUCH LOAN AND THE RELATED LOAN DOCUMENTS AND RELATED MATTERS ($174,015.22)

Chief of Police Guye Durre

City Clerk Becky Burgess

1) Approve Closed Session Minutes of January 15, 2024

Superintendent of Public Services Toby Rinehart

1) Approve Job Change for Aaron Williams – Effective January 25, 2024

From Street Operator ($31.60/hour) to Street Head Serviceman ($35.63/hour)

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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