East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council met July 21.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

OPENING CEREMONIES

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

AGENDA

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE INVOCATION

PUBLIC COMMENTS

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVE AGENDA FOR JULY 21, 2025 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CONSENT AGENDA

• ACCEPT POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT FOR JUNE 2025

• ACCEPT BUILDING AND ZONING REPORT FOR JUNE 2025

• APPROVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF JULY 7. 2025

• APPROVE SCHEDULE OF BILLS FOR JULY 2, 2025 THROUGH JULY 15, 2025 • APPROVE TREASURERS REPORT FOR JUNE 2025

• APPROVE REQUEST FROM CLAY COUNTY FARM BUREAU TO USE CHARLEY BROWN PARK ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 (RAIN DATE; SEPTEMBER 26, 2025) - FARM SAFETY DAY

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Rick Slaughter

1) Appoint Kylie Huber as Deputy Treasurer- Effective July 21, 2025

2) A RESOLUTION APPOINTING THE CITY TREASURER AS AUTHORIZED AGENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF FLORA, ILLINOIS TO THE ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT FUND

3) A RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE ANNUAL MEETING Commissioner Linda Soicer

Commissioner Jeremy Henderson

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3438, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FLORA AND CLINT GREEN (RETROACTIVE TO MAY 1, 2025 - APRIL 30, 2026)

Commissioner Phil Wiley

Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher

City Attorney Bob Coble

Chief of Police Jeremy Ruoer

1) Request to disburse Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board Retention Funds - $2,500 per Officer to be paid on July 25, 2026

(Fully Funded Grant - No Funding from the City of Flora)

City Administrator/Economic Deyeiooment Director Mike Stanford

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3442, AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING REAL ESTATE TO THE CITY OF FLORA, ILLINOIS REBEKAH S. BURGESS (1121 N. WORTHEY)

2) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3443, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BY AND BETVyEEN THEY CITY OF FLORA AND SCIRPDC ($2,500.00)

City Clerk Kaci O'Dell

City Treasurer Stephanie Bailey

Buildino and Zonino Official Chad Bayles

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3437, AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING TITLE 9. CHAPTER 1, SECTION 18 SPILLING OR DEPOSITING DEBRIS ON ROADWAYS

2) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3439, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 4, CHAPTER 3, SECTIONS 2 AND 3 ADOPTION OF ELECTRICAL CODE

3) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3440, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 4, CHAPTER 1, SECTION 1 ADOPTION OF BUILDING CODE

4) A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE BRYAN D. RILEY AND LORI MICHELLE RILEY REAL ESTATE AS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS (537 E. 3^° STREET)

Superintendent of Public Seryices 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)(S) 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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