East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council met Sept. 2.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PUBLIC COMMENTS

OPENING CEREMONIES

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVE AGENDA FOR SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CONSENT AGENDA

APPROVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF AUGUST 18, 2025

APPROVE SCHEDULE OF BILLS FOR AUGUST 12, 2025 THROUGH AUGUST 27, 2025

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Rick Slaughter

1) Proclamation - Gold Star Mother's Day - September 28,2025

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

Commissioner Linda Spicer

Commissioner Jeremy Henderson

Commissioner Phil Wiley

1) Accept Resignation of Mayor Rick Slaughter, Effective at Adjournment of September 2, 2025 Regular Council Meeting

Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher

City Attorney Bob Coble

Chief of Police Jeremy Ruger

City Administrator/Economic Development Director Mike Stanford

1) A RESOLUTION OF FINANCIAL COMMITMENT FOR ILLINOIS SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM – CYCLE 2025

2) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3452, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A SECOND AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT WITH NORTH AMERICAN LIGHTING, INC. (IEP BUILDING)

3) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3453, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A LOAN AGREEMENT AND DOCUMENTS WITH THE CLAY CITY BANKING COMPANY

4) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3454, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE SALE OF REAL ESTATE 412 E. 2ND STREET, FLORA, ILLINOIS

5) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3455, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND RATIFYING A GRANT UNDER THE FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR NO MORE NICOTINE #1 OF FLORA, INC. ($5,000.00)

City Clerk Kaci O'Dell

City Treasurer Stephanie Bailey

Building and Zoning Official Chad Bayles

Superintendent of Public Services Toby Rinehart

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3451, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH ECO WASH, LLC FOR HYDRO-EXCAVATING ($230.00 PER RESIDENT, FOR APPROXIMATELY 170 SERVICES)

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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