East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council met Nov. 18.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PUBLIC COMMENTS

OPENING CEREMONIES

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVE AGENDA FOR NOVEMBER 18, 2024 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CONSENT AGENDA

• Accept Police Department Activity Report For October 2024

• Accept Building And Zoning Report For October 2024

• Approve Regular Council Meeting Minutes Of November 4, 2024

• Approve Schedule Of Bills For October 30, 2024 Through November 12, 2024

• Approve Treasurers Report For October 2024

• Approve 2025 City Of Flora Municipal Court Dates

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Rick Slaughter

1) Recognize Retirement of Rick Gindlesberger - Lineman

Commissioner Linda Spicer

Commissioner Jeremy Henderson

1) Approve Estimate from Spear for Pool Filter - $53,659.20

Commissioner Phil Wiley

1) ORDINANCE 24-3385, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8, CHAPTER 3, SECTION 3(J) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RATES

Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher

City Attorney Bob Coble

Chief of Police Jeremy Ruger

City Administrator/Economic Development Director Mike Stanford

1) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3384, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF FLORA AND CLAY COUNTY, ILLINOIS TO BORROW FUNDS FROM THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL LOAN PROGRAM ($33,000,000)

City Clerk Kaci O'Dell

City Treasurer Kim Adair

1) Approve Annual Treasurer's Report for Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2024

Building and Zoning Official Chad Bayles

1) ORDINANCE NO. 24-3386, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 7, CHAPTER 6

2) A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE MELISSA LINDSEY-PRIESTER REAL ESTATE AS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS

Superintendent of Public Services Toby Rinehart

1) Hire Dustin Herley as 3rd Shift Waste Water Treatment Plant Operator, $31.69 per hour (Effective immediately pending pre-employment screening, not to exceed December 2, 2024)

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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