East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council met April 15.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

OPENING CEREMONIES

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PUBLIC COMMENTS

1) Ministerial Alliance Representatives

2) Any Others

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVE AGENDA FOR APRIL 15, 2024 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING CONSENT AGENDA

• ACCEPT POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT FOR MARCH 2024

• ACCEPT BUILDING AND ZONING REPORT FOR MARCH 2024

• APPROVE TREASURER’S REPORT FOR MARCH 2024

• APPROVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF APRIL 1, 2024

• APPROVE SCHEDULE OF BILLS FOR PERIOD ENDING APRIL 10, 2024

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Rick Slaughter

1) Proclamation – Public Safety Communications Week (April 14-20, 2024) 2) A RESOLUTION APPOINTING CITY OF FLORA BUDGET OFFICER

Commissioner Linda Spicer

Commissioner Jeremy Henderson

Commissioner Phil Wiley

Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher

City Attorney Bob Coble

Chief of Police Guye Durre

1) Approve Purchase of a 2023 Ford Interceptor for the Police Department ($49,445.00)

City Administrator/Economic Development Director Mike Stanford

1) Approval to Seek Bids for the Resurfacing of the Tennis Courts

2) Approval to Seek Bids for the Parking Lot at the Tennis Courts

3) Approval to Seek Bids for the Parking Lot at the Basketball Courts

4) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3340, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A CONTRACT FOR SALE AND PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE WITH CLAY GROUP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

5) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3341, A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CEDING OF PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDING AUTHORITY

6) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3343, AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF FLORA ANNUAL BUDGET 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR

City Clerk Becky Burgess

Building and Zoning Official Chad Bayles

1) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3342, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE LEASE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF FLORA, ILLINOIS AND FRANK LUSK and KIM LUSK – KEL-KAY-CAM’S TREATS

Superintendent of Public Services Toby Rinehart

1) Approval to Reject All Previous Bids on the Dump Truck Conversion and Rebid Using Different Parameters

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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