East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council will meet July 1.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

OPENING CEREMONIES

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PUBLIC COMMENTS

1) Kristen Logan, Clay County Farm Bureau Young Leaders

Rodeo at Charley Brown Memorial Park (July 19, 2024)

2) Amy Allen, Flora Tourism Committee

Kriskindlemarket at Library/City Hall Area (December 13-14, 2024)

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVE AGENDA FOR JULY 1, 2024 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING CONSENT AGENDA

• APPROVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF JUNE 17, 2024

• APPROVE SCHEDULE OF BILLS FOR JUNE 13, 2024 THROUGH JUNE 25, 2024

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Rick Slaughter

1) A RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE ANNUAL MEETING (September 19-21, 2024)

2) A RESOLUTION APPROVING INCREASE IN ALLOWANCE FOR VOLUNTEERS OF ESDA AND VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT (from $75.00 per month to $100.00 per month)

Commissioner Linda Spicer

1) A RESOLUTION APPROVING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SIGNATURE OF CITY TREASURER (Kim Adair)

Commissioner Jeremy Henderson

1) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3359, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FLORA AND CLINT GREEN (Little Toot Railroad – May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025)

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. 24-3358, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AGREEMENTS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES

Safe Routes to School – IDOT Design Phase 1 ($27,848.00)

Safe Routes to School – IDOT Construction Phase 1 ($20,886.00)

3) Seeking Approval to Reject all Bids for the New Truck for Building and Zoning

4) Seeking Approval to Waive Formal Bidding for a New Truck for Building and Zoning

5) Seeking Approval to Accept Proposal from Jim Hayes Inc. for a new 2024 Dodge Ram 1500, 4x4 Crew Cab ($41,297.52) for Building and Zoning

6) Seeking Approval to Waive Formal Bidding for a New Truck for Public Works

7) Seeking Approval to Accept Proposal from Jim Hayes Inc. for a new 2024 Ford Maverick ($27,115.00) for Public Works

8) Update Council on Downtown Parking Lot Project and Payment Request ($27,660.57) City Clerk Becky Burgess

City Treasurer Kim Adair

Building and Zoning Official Chad Bayles

Superintendent of Public Services Toby Rinehart

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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