East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council met Feb. 18.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PUBLIC COMMENTS

1) April Carruthers, Clay County Health Department

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Request to use Library Park (with road closure) on April 24, 2025 (Child Abuse Prevention Month Event)

Request to use REA Building at Charley Brown Park on May 8, 2025 (Spring Resource Carnival)

Request to use REA Building at Charley Brown Park on October 9, 2025 (Trick or Treat Street Event)

2) Amy Allen, Flora Rotary Club

Shadows of Elmwood Cemetery Tours - September 12 & 13, 2025

3) Stephen Smith, Flora Tourism

• Request to use Library Park (with road closure & City Hall parking lot) May 3, 2025 (Spring Fest)

Request to use Charley Brown Park - 4th of July Celebration

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVE AGENDA FOR FEBRUARY 18, 2025 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CONSENT AGENDA

ACCEPT POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT FOR JANUARY 2025

• ACCEPT BUILDING AND ZONING REPORT FOR JANUARY 2025

APPROVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 3, 2025

APPROVE SCHEDULE OF BILLS FOR JANUARY 29, 2025 THROUGH FEBRUARY 11, 2025

APPROVE TREASURERS REPORT FOR JANUARY 2025

APPROVE FLORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO USE CHARLEY BROWN PARK ON MAY 20, 2025 (ACCELERATED READING CELEBRATION)

APPROVE REQUEST FROM MEGAN PIERSON, CLAY COUNTY EXTENSION, TO USE CHARLEY BROWN PARK ON MAY 9, 2025 (CONSERVATION DAY)

Mayor Rick Slaughter

REGULAR BUSINESS

1) Matt Johnson, Engineer with Fehr Graham - Update on new Waste Water Treatment Plant

2) Reappoint Herb Henson Sr. to Fire and Police Board (3-year term to expire February 18, 2028)

3) Reappoint Rick Gibbs to Fire and Police Board (3-year term to expire February 18, 2028)

Commissioner Linda Spicer

Commissioner Jeremy Henderson

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3408, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT AND EXTENSION OF THE WASTE DISPOSAL CONTRACT WITH REPUBLIC SERVICES OF INDIANA, LP

Commissioner Phil Wiley

Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher

City Attorney Bob Coble

Chief of Police Jeremy Ruger

1) Request to Waive Formal Bidding and Approve Budgeted Item Purchase of a 2025 Ford Interceptor for the Police Department (State Bid - Morrow Brothers Ford - $56,990.00)

City Administrator/Economic Development Director Mike Stanford

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3406, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO FEHR GRAHAM AGREEMENT

2) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3407, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FLORA AND FEHR GRAHAM APPROVED PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 23-3250

City Clerk Kaci O'Dell

City Treasurer Kim Adair

Building and Zoning Official Chad Bayles

1) A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE DONALD E. PERSINGER, JR. REAL ESTATE AS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS

2) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3403, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE SELLING OF REAL ESTATE 715 W. 4TH STREET, 421 E. 3RD STREET AND 203 E. 8TH STREET, FLORA, ILLINOIS

Superintendent of Public Services Toby Rinehart

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3404, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AWARDING OF A BID TO VISU-SEWER OF MISSOURI, LLC ($227,840.00)

2) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3405, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AWARD OF BID AND CONTRACT TO KIEFFER BROS. CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. ($1,374,716.74)

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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