East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council met June 3.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

OPENING CEREMONIES

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PUBLIC COMMENTS

1) Anna Rounds, Flora Chamber of Commerce – Request to use Charley Brown Memorial Park – July 4th Celebration

2) Any Others

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVE AGENDA FOR JUNE 3, 2024 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CONSENT AGENDA

• APPROVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF MAY 20, 2024

• APPROVE SCHEDULE OF BILLS FOR MAY 14, 2024 THROUGH MAY 28, 2024

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Rick Slaughter

1) Reappoint Karen Briscoe, Jon Akers and Rebecca Stocke to the Flora Public Library Board of Trustees (Term to Expire May 2027)

Commissioner Linda Spicer

Commissioner Jeremy Henderson

Commissioner Phil Wiley

Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher

City Attorney Bob Coble

Chief of Police Guye Durre

City Administrator/Economic Development Director Mike Stanford

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

2) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3349, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE USE OF THE CITY TENNIS COURTS BY THE FLORA COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT #35 (3-year lease)

3) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3350, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE USE OF THE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES BY THE CITY OF FLORA, ILLINOIS (3-year lease)

4) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3351, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE TENNIS COURT RESURFACING (General Acrylics - $59,500.00)

5) ORDINANCE NO 24-3352, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE BASKETBALL COURT AND TENNIS COURT PARKING LOT ($68,941.50 for both parking lots)

City Clerk Becky Burgess

Building and Zoning Official Chad Bayles

1) Approval to Seek Bids for New City Truck – Building and Zoning Department

Superintendent of Public Services Toby Rinehart

1) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3353, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A BID TO CONVERT A 2000 INTERNATIONAL TRUCK (Woody’s Municipal Supply - $14,545.00)

2) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3354, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AGREEMENT AND EXTENSION WITH CLEAN UNIFORM COMPANY FOR SUPPLYING AND CLEANING OF EMPLOYEE UNIFORMS (not to exceed budgeted amount of $22,300.00)

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

1) Possibly Hiring a City Treasurer – Effective June 17, 2024 ($65,000.00/year, plus benefits)

ADJOURN

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