East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council met Aug. 18.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PUBLIC COMMENTS

1) Cassie Devore, Clay County Garden Club

Request to use Library Park - Community Clean-Up Day - October 4, 2025

2) Amy Allen, Clay County Hospital

Request to use Charley Brown Memorial Park - Zombie Fun Run - October 17, 2025

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVE AGENDA FOR AUGUST 18, 2025 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CONSENT AGENDA

• ACCEPT POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT FOR JULY 2025

• ACCEPT BUILDING AND ZONING REPORT FOR JULY 2025

• APPROVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF AUGUST 4, 2025

• APPROVE SCHEDULE OF BILLS FOR JULY 30, 2025 THROUGH AUGUST 12, 2025 APPROVE TREASURERS REPORT FOR JULY 2025

• APPROVE REQUEST FROM CLAY COUNTY FARM BUREAU TO USE CHARLEY BROWN PARK ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 (RAIN DATE: SEPTEMBER 26, 2025) - FARM SAFETY DAY

• SET TRICK-OR-TREAT FOR OCTOBER 30, 2025 6:00 P.M. TO 8:00 P.M.

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Rick Slaughter

Commissioner Linda Spicer

Commissioner Jeremy Henderson

Commissioner Phil Wiley

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3450, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE CONTRACT FOR CLEANING SERVICES OF THE CITY OF FLORA CITY HALL, PUBLIC WORKS, POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT AND LIBRARY WITH PAULA FRUTIGER d/b/a FRUTIGER'S CLEANING (09/01/2025-08/31/2028)

August 18, 2025

Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher

City Attorney Bob Coble

Chief of Police Jeremy Ruger

City Administrator/Economic Development Director Mike Stanford

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3446, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 1, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 9 "MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL"

2) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3449, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A TAX INCREMENT REDEVELOPMENT PLAN WITH FLORA COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT #35 ($52,029.00)

3) RESOLUTION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR THE OPEN SPACE LANDS ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT GRANT FOR THE CITY OF FLORA 2025

City Clerk Kaci O'Dell

City Treasurer Stephanie Bailey

Building and Zoning Official Chad Bayles

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3447, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIANCE TO THE CLARA LOUISE BOOTH REVOCABLE TRUST (206 S. STATE ST.)

2) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3448, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL USE TO JANICE SCHOFIELD (447 E. 2ND STREET & 551 E 2ND STREET)

Superintendent of Public Services Toby Rinehart

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3445, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING PROPOSAL TO FURNISH MATERIALS AND APPROVAL OF AWARD (OIL AND CHIPPING) (MT. CARMEL STABILIZATION GROUP, INC. - $188,684.55)

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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