East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council met April 7.

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 - Request use of Charley Brown Park - May 25, 2025 - Extend Rotary Annual Disc Golf Tournament to a two-day event (May 26, 2025 previously approved)

2) Mike Genthe, Clay County Cruisers Inc. - Request use of Charley Brown Park July 19, 2025 (21st Annual Car & Truck Show)

3) Roy Smith - 2nd Veterans Suicide Awareness Walk - May 10, 2025

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

• APPROVE AGENDA FOR APRIL 7, 2025 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CONSENT AGENDA

• APPROVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 17, 2025

• APPROVE SCHEDULE OF BILLS FOR MARCH 12, 2025 THROUGH MARCH 25, 2025

• APPROVE REQUEST FROM MEGAN PIERSON, CLAY COUNTY EXTENSION, TO USE CHARLEY BROWN PARK ON JUNE 17, 2025 (LIVESTOCK SKILL-A-THON CONTEST)

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Rick Slaughter

Commissioner Linda Spicer

Commissioner Jeremy Henderson

Commissioner Phil Wiley

Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher

1) A RESOLUTION FOR IMPROVEMENT UNDER THE ILLINOIS HIGHWAY CODE

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. 25-3420, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A CONVEYANCE TO VANESSA I. FOPAY AND RICHARD G. FOPAY

City Clerk Kaci O'Dell

Building and Zoning Official Chad Bayles

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3421, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE AWARDING OF BID AND SALE OF REAL ESTATE FOR 508 VINCENNES AVENUE, FLORA, ILLINOIS (ANTHONY WOOLEVER - $1,000.00)

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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