East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council met Mar. 3.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PUBLIC COMMENTS

1) Jessica Muskopf, Flora Rotary Club

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

Request use of Charley Brown Park - May 26, 2025 - Rotary Annual Disc Golf Tournament

2) Anna Rounds, Flora Chamber of Commerce

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Request use of Flora Pickleball Courts - May 17 - 1st Annual Flora Chamber Paddle Battle

Request use of Charley Brown Park - July 4 & 5, 2025 - 4th of July Celebration

Request use of Charley Brown Park - October 11, 2025 - 7th Annual Chamber Amateur Doubles Disc Golf Tournament

Request Street Closures - October 25, 2025 – Annual Halloween Parade

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVE AGENDA FOR MARCH 3, 2025 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CONSENT AGENDA

APPROVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 18, 2025

APPROVE SCHEDULE OF BILLS FOR FEBRUARY 12, 2025 THROUGH FEBRUARY 25, 2025

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Rick Slaughter

1) A RESOLUTION APPOINTING TOBY RINEHART TO THE GATEWAY REGIONAL WATER CO., INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Commissioner Linda Spicer

Commissioner Jeremy Henderson

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3410, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 7, CHAPTER 3, SECTION 7 "FEES FOR COLLECTION OF GARBAGE, REFUSE AND TRASH"

Commissioner Phil Wiley

1) A RESOLUTION APPROVING A SALES AGREEMENT CONFIRMATION WITH CONSTELLATION

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. 25-3409, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AWARD OF BID AND

CONTRACT TO KIEFFER BROS. CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. FOR TACKITT DRIVE 8” SANITARY SEWER EXTENSION ($55,294.38)

3) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3412, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING ACCEPTANCE OF AN EASEMENT FROM THE FLORA COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 35

City Clerk Kaci O'Dell

City Treasurer Kim Adair

Building and Zoning Official Chad Bayles

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3411, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE SELLING OF REAL ESTATE 315 E. SCUDAMORE, 412 E. LINCOLN, 508 VINCENNES AVENUE FLORA, ILLINOIS

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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