East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council met Oct. 7.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

OPENING CEREMONIES

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PUBLIC COMMENTS

1) Storm Brewing, LLC - Request to close the road on E. 2"^ St. from the front of Storm Brewing to N. Main Street after the Halloween Parade on October 26, 2024 for Rocktober Fest.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVE AGENDA FOR OCTOBER 7, 2024 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CONSENT AGENDA

APPROVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 16. 2024.

APPROVE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 .

APPROVE SCHEDULE OF BILLS FOR SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 THROUGH OCTOBER 1, 2024

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Rick Slaughter

1) Matt Johnson, Engineer with Fehr Graham will discuss funding opportunities with lEPA and progress on Wastewater Treatment Plant

2) Appoint Guye Durre to Fire & Police Board (3 year term)

3) Appoint Chris Thompson to Tourism Committee (2 year term)

4) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3379 APPROVING THE CITY OF FLORA ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

Commissioner Linda Spicer

Commissioner Jeremy Henderson

Commissioner Phil Wilev

Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher

1) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3380 APPROVING A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF CHANGE OF PLANS (Submitted by IDOT - Main Street Project - Howell Paving $78,351.00)

City Attorney Bob Coble

Assistant Chief of Police Jeremy Ruaer

1) Remove Former Police Chief Guye Durre from Banking Institutions and add Assistant Chief of Police Kaleb Greenwood

City Administrator/Economic Development Director Mike Stanford

1) Approve Quote from Schulte Supply, Inc. for Guillotine Cutter ($16,945.00)

2) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3377 APPROVING THE SALE OF 729 N. STATE, FLORA, ILLINOIS

3) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3378 APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FLORA AND ILLINOIS FOP LABOR COUNCIL REPRESENTING THE CITY OF FLORA POLICE DEPARTMENT - TELECOMMUNICATORS

City Clerk Kaci O'Dell

1) Approve Closed Session Minutes - September 16, 2024

2) A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE RELEASE OF CLOSED SESSION MINUTES

City Treasurer Kim Adair

Building and Zoning Official Chad Bayles

1) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3376 APPROVING THE BID FOR THE SALE OF 220 \N. 2^0 ST, FLORA, ILLINOIS

Superintendent of Public Services Toby Rinehart

2) Approve Job Change for Matthew Hargis - Effective October 8, 2024

From Water Journeyman ($35.56/hour) to Lineman 1^^ Nine Months ($34.57/hour) 3) Approve Job Change for JC Masters - Effective October 8, 2024 From Gas Journeyman ($36.57/hour) to Water/Sewer Serviceman 1®^ Year Apprentice ($30.55/hour)

4) Approve Job Change for Gene Darrough - Effective October 8, 2024

From Wastewater Class II Operator ($34.38/hour) to Gas 1st Year Apprentice ($32.14/hour)

5) Approve Job Change for Trenton Brown - Effective October 8, 2024

From Wastewater Operator 3^*^ Shift to Wastewater Operator Swing Shift (no change in pay)

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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