East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council met April 21.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

OPENING CEREMONIES

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PUBLIC COMMENTS

1) Kristen Logan, Clay County Farm Bureau Young Leaders

Rodeo at Charley Brown Park - July 18, 2025

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

3) Judy Adams - Discuss Animal Control

4) Anna Rounds, Flora Chamber of Commerce

Request for additional street closure - Spring Fest - May 3, 2025 - 7am to 4pm

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Approve Agenda For April 21, 2025 Flora City Council Meeting

CONSENT AGENDA

• Accept Police Department Activity Report For March 2025

• Accept Building And Zoning Report For March 2025

• Approve Regular Council Meeting Minutes Of April 7, 2025

• Approve Schedule Of Bills For March 26, 2025 Through April 15, 2025

• Approve Treasurers Report For March 2025

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Rick Slaughter

1) Recognize Retirement of Charles Behnke - Chief Sewer Operator

2) Appoint Stephanie Bailey as City Treasurer - $92,000.00 annually - Effective May 1, 2025

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) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3422, AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF FLORA ANNUAL BUDGET 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR

2) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3423, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF FLORA ANNUAL BUDGET 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR

City Clerk Kaci O'Dell

Building and Zoning Official Chad Bayles

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3424, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING ACCEPTING OF BIDS FOR SURPLUS REAL ESTATE 532 W 6TH STREET AND 514 E NORTH AVENUE, FLORA, ILLINOIS

2) A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE ZACHARY D. CHAMPLIN, JOHN CHAMPLIN, DANIEL LAROSE AND LISA A. CHAMPLIN REAL ESTATE AS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS (525 W 6TH ST)

3) A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE HAROLD LEE COOPER REAL ESTATE AS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS (717 N. STATE)

4) A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE ANTHONY E. FULK AND BRANDY L. FULK REAL ESTATE AS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS (732 S. MAIN)

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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