East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council met March 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 MARCH 4, 2024 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING CONSENT AGENDA

• APPROVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 20, 2024 • APPROVE SCHEDULE OF BILLS FOR PERIOD ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 2024

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Rick Slaughter

Commissioner Linda Spicer

1) A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE FLORA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Commissioner Jeremy Henderson

Commissioner Phil Wiley

Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher

City Attorney Bob Coble

City Administrator/Economic Development Director Mike Stanford

1) Milano & Grunloh Engineers, LLC – Update on Grants

2) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3329, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF ILLINOIS – DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ($1,500,000.00)

3) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3330, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A CONTRACT WITH HOWELL PAVING, INC. FOR THE NORTH MAIN STREET PROJECT ($939,388.52)

4) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3331, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FLORA, CLAY COUNTY, ILLINOIS CONCERNING THE RECDS INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM AND A LOAN THEREUNDER TO BE MADE TO CLAYTON L. IRVIN, AUTHORIZING SUCH LOAN AND THE RELATED LOAN DOCUMENTS AND RELATED MATTERS ($250,000.00)

5) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3332, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A CHANGE ORDER WITH LUTTRELL BACKHOE, INC. ($1,611.50 Increase)

6) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3333, AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING BIDS FOR SURPLUS PROPERTY

Chief of Police Guye Durre

City Clerk Becky Burgess

1) Approve Closed Session Minutes of February 20, 2024

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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