East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council met Jan. 20.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

OPENING CEREMONIES

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PUBLIC COMMENTS

1) Lacey Lewis - Requesting use of Charley Brown Park - Junktique Market Days (September 6, 2025)

2) Brody Burdine, Flora Coon Club President - Requesting approval of 2025 Flora Coon Club Hunt Schedule and possible tent camping during events.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVE AGENDA FOR JANUARY 20, 2025 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING CONSENT AGENDA

ACCEPT POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2024

ACCEPT BUILDING AND ZONING REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2024

APPROVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF JANUARY 6, 2025

APPROVE SCHEDULE OF BILLS FOR JANUARY 1, 2025 THROUGH JANUARY 14, 2025

APPROVE TREASURERS REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2024

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Rick Slaughter

Commissioner Linda Soicer

Commissioner Jeremv Henderson

Commissioner Phil Wilev

Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher

City Attorney Bob Coble

Chief of Police Jeremy Ruaer

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3401, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORA COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT #35 OF CLAY.WAYNE AND MARION COUNTIES, ILLINOIS

City Administrator/Economic Development Director Mike Stanford

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3398, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND RATIFYING A GRANT UNDER THE FAQADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR WASH-N-RUN, LLC

2) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3399, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM (CDBG) PROCUREMENT POLICY

City Clerk Kaci O'Dell

City Treasurer Kim Adair

Building and Zoning Official Chad Bayles

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3400, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIANCE TO FLORA LODGE NO. 151 OF THE INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS

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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