East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council met July 7.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PUBLIC COMMENTS

1) Dirk Hockman, Agriculture Teacher at Flora CUSD #35

FFA Horse Judging Event - September 22, 2025

2) Lisa Erbacher - Ice Cream & Music in the Park - August 1, 2025

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVE AGENDA FOR JULY 7, 2025 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CONSENT AGENDA

• APPROVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF JUNE 16, 2025

• APPROVE SCHEDULE OF BILLS FOR JUNE 11, 2025 THROUGH JULY 1, 2025

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Rick Slaughter

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

2) Accept Resignation from Karen Anderson - Tourism Committee - Effective July 1, 2025

3) A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TERMINATION DATE: NOVEMBER 14, 2026)

Commissioner Linda Spicer

Commissioner Jeremy Henderson

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3435, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A TWENTY (20) YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE CLAY COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR ASSOCIATION (EXPIRES APRIL 1, 2045)

Commissioner Phil Wiley

1) REQUEST APPROVAL TO SEEK BIDS FOR CLEANING SERVICES OF THE CITY OF FLORA CITY HALL, PUBLIC WORKS, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT

Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher

City Attorney Bob Coble

Chief of Police Jeremy Ruger

City Administrator/Economic Development Director Mike Stanford

City Clerk Kaci O'Dell

City Treasurer Stephanie Bailey

Building and Zoning Official Chad Bayles

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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