East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council met Aug. 19.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

OPENING CEREMONIES

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PUBLIC COMMENTS

1) April Carruthers, Clay County Health Department - Request to use REA Building at Charley Brown Park on October 24, 2024 (Trick-or-Treat Street Seussibration)

2) Anna Rounds, Flora Chamber of Commerce - Request for Halloween Parade, Including Road Closures, on October 26, 2024

3) Any Others

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVE AGENDA FOR AUGUST 19, 2024 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CONSENT AGENDA

• ACCEPT POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT FOR JULY 2024 . ACCEPT BUILDING AND ZONING REPORT FOR JULY 2024

• APPROVE TREASURER'S REPORT FOR JULY 2024

• APPROVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF AUGUST 5, 2024

• APPROVE SCHEDULE OF BILLS FOR JULY 31, 2024 THROUGH AUGUST 13, 2024 . SET TRICK-OR-TREAT FOR OCTOBER 31, 2024 (6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.)

• APPROVE REQUEST FROM OSCAR GARCIA TO USE REA BUILDING AT CHARLEY BROWN PARK ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 (ALL AMERICAN CIRCUS)

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Rick Slauqhter

Commissioner Linda Soicer

Commissioner Jeremy Henderson

Commissioner Phil Wilev

Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher

City Attorney Bob Coble

Chief of Police Guye Durre

City Administrator/Economic Development Director Mike Stanford

1) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3364, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FLORA, CLAY COUNTY, ILLINOIS CONCERNING THE RECDS INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM AND A LOAN THEREUNDER TO BE MADE TO COMMON GROUNDS COFFEE, LLC, DEVIN L. DANNELLS AND DESTINY DANNELLS, AUTHORIZING SUCH LOAN AND THE RELATED LOAN DOCUMENTS AND RELATED MATTERS ($15,000.00)

2) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3368, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETVYEEN THE CITY OF FLORA AND THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS (Matt Hargis)

3) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3369, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE LED SERVICE LINE INVENTORY GRANT PROGRAM

4) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3370, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE UNSEWERED COMMUNITIES PLANNING GRANT

City Clerk Becky Buraess

City Treasurer Kim Adair

Building and Zoning Official Chad Bayles

1) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3365, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIANCE TO RODNEY HAWKINS AND GLORIA HAWKINS (301 North Avenue)

2) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3366, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE SALE OF REAL ESTATE - 220 W. 2^° STREET, FLORA ILLINOIS

Superintendent of Public Services Toby Rinehart

1) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3367, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A BID FOR THE EXTERIOR PAINTING OF PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY (Mitch's Painting Service - $33,600.00)

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

ADJOURN

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