East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council met Feb. 3.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

RECOGNITIONS

1) Retirement - Randy Dennis (November 13, 2007 January 10, 2025)

2) American Red Cross Lifesaving Award for Professional Responders Recipients - Carter Collins (Flora Pool Manager) & Abby Collins (Flora Pool Lifeguard)

PUBLIC COMMENTS

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVE AGENDA FOR FEBRUARY 3, 2025 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CONSENT AGENDA

APPROVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF JANUARY 20, 2025

APPROVE SCHEDULE OF BILLS FOR JANUARY 15, 2025 THROUGH JANUARY 28, 2025

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Rick Slaughter

1) Reappoint Stephen Smith to the Tourism Board (2-year term to expire February 3, 2027)

2) Reappoint Phil Wiley to the Tourism Board (2-year term to expire February 3, 2027)

3) Reappoint Charles Buchanan to the Ethics Commission (2-year term to expire February 3, 2027)

4) Reappoint Brad Thompson to the Ethics Commission (2-year term to expire February 3, 2027)

Commissioner Linda Spicer

Commissioner Jeremy Henderson

Commissioner Phil Wiley

Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher

City Attorney Bob Coble

Chief of Police Jeremy Ruger

City Administrator/Economic Development Director Mike Stanford

1) Lee Beckman, Milano & Grunloh Engineers, LLC - Update on Grants

2) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3402, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FLORA, CLAY COUNTY, ILLINOIS CONCERNING THE RECDS INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM AND A LOAN THEREUNDER TO BE MADE TO STORM BREWING, LLC, AUTHORIZING SUCH LOAN AND THE RELATED LOAN DOCUMENTS AND RELATED MATERS ($194,250.00)

City Clerk Kaci O'Dell

City Treasurer Kim Adair

1) PASS A RESOLUTION ABATING TAXES ON SERIES 2012 BONDS (ORDINANCE NO. 12-2536)

2) PASS A RESOLUTION ABATING TAXES ON SERIES 2015A BONDS (ORDINANCE NO. 15-2672)

3) PASS A RESOLUTION ABATING TAXES ON SERIES 2017 BONDS (ORDINANCE NO. 17-2942)

4) PASS A RESOLUTION ABATING TAXES ON SERIES 2020 BONDS (ORDINANCE NO. 20-3102)

5) PASS A RESOLUTION ABATING TAXES ON SERIES 2022 BONDS (ORDINANCE NO. 22-3190)

Building and Zoning Official Chad Bayles

1) Approval to Hire Brandon Dagg - Effective February 18, 2025

Park Department Laborer - $27.76/hour (per union contract)

2) A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE BRIAN K. FRIEND AND EVELYN A. FRIEND REAL ESTATE AS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS (522 N. State)

3) A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE TRISTAN C. BOWMAN AND ARIEL M. BOWMAN REAL ESTATE AS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS (1023 N. Sycamore)

4) A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE JEREMIAH FERGUSON AND BRITTANY FERGUSON REAL ESTATE AS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS (615 S. Mill)

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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