East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council met Oct. 21.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

OPENING CEREMONIES

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL GALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PUBLIC COMMENTS

1) Anna Rounds, Flora Chamber of Commerce

Request to Host Moonlight Madness and Utilize Gaslight Square - November 8, 2024

2) Any Others

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVE AGENDA FOR OCTOBER 21, 2024 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING 

CONSENT AGENDA

. ACCEPT POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2024

. ACCEPT BUILDING AND ZONING REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2024

. APPROVE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

. APPROVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF OCTOBER 7, 2024

. APPROVE SCHEDULE OF BILLS FOR OCTOBER 2, 2024 THROUGH OCTOBER 15, 2024

. APPROVE TREASURERS REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2024

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Rick Slaughter

Commissioner Linda Soicer

Commissioner Jeremv Henderson

Commissioner Phil Wile^

Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher

October 21, 2024 Page 2 City Attorney Bob Coble

Chief of Police Jeremy Ruaer

City Administrator/Economic Development Director Mike Stanford 

1) Morgan Doggett, Adeline Development Group - Update on the Downtown Revltalizatlon Grant

2) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3381, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND RATIFYING A GRANT UNDER THE FAQADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR RODNEY HAWKINS AND GLORIA HAWKINS (Not to exceed $5,000.00)

3) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3382, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE IMLRMA MINIMUM/MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT ($284,533.73 if paid by November 15, 2024, a 1% discount will apply)

4) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3383, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FLORA, CLAY COUNTY, ILLINOIS CONCERNING THE RECDS INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM AND A LOAN THEREUNDER TO BE MADE TO WASH-N-RUN, LLC AND BRANDON L. BURKETT AUTHORIZING SUCH LOAN AND THE RELATED LOAN DOCUMENTS MATTERS ($125,000.00)

City Clerk Kaci O'Dell

City Treasurer Kim Adair

Building and Zoning Official Chad Bavles

Superintendent of Public Services Toby Rinehart

CLOSED SESSION

5ILCS 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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