East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council met Jan. 6.

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 January 6, 2024 Flora City Council Meeting·

CONSENT AGENDA

Approve Regular Council Meeting Minutes Of December 16, 2024

Approve Schedule Of Bills For December 11, 2024 Through December 31, 2024

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Rick Slaughter

1) Announce Christmas Light Contest Winners

Commissioner Linda Spicer

Commissioner Jeremy Henderson

Commissioner Phil Wiley

Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher

City Attorney Bob Coble

Chief of Police Jeremy Ruger

Hire Holden Clifton as Police Officer, Retroactively Effective January 2, 2025 ($28.95 per hour, per union contract)

City Administrator/Economic Development Director Mike Stanford

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3395 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FLORA, CLAY COUNTY, ILLINOIS CONCERNING THE RECDS INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM AND A LOAN THEREUNDER TO BE MADE TO CLAYTON L. IRVIN, AUTHORIZING SUCH LOAN AND THE RELATED LOAN DOCUMENTS AND RELATED MATTERS

2) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3396 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A CONVEYANCE BY THE CITY OF FLORA AND ACCEPTING A CONVEYANCE BY JERRY W. PRICE AND KATHY M. PRICE

3) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3397 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AMENDMENT TO GRANT ADMINISTRATION CONTRACT WITH ADELINE DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC

City Clerk Kaci O'Dell

City Treasurer Kim Adair

Building and Zoning Official Chad Bayles

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3394 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING DEVELOPMENT IN FLOODPLAIN AREAS

2) A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE NATHAN YARNELL REAL ESTATE AS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS

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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