East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council met Oct. 6.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

CALL TO ORDER

OPENING CEREMONIES

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PUBLIC COMMENTS

1) Kelli Massie, Flora High School - Homecoming Parade - October 8, 2025 (street closures)

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVE AGENDA FOR OCTOBER 6, 2025 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CONSENT AGENDA

• APPROVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2025

• APPROVE SCHEDULE OF BILLS SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2025

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Linda Spicer

Commissioner Jeremy Henderson

Commissioner Phil Wiley

1) Approve Purchase of Christmas Lights for Downtown $17,129.00

(Additional items to Budget)

Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher

Commissioner Lacey Lewis

City Attorney Bob Coble

Chief of Police Jeremy Ruger

1) A RESOLUTION APPROVING SOP FOR THE CITY OF FLORA POLICE DEPARTMENT (DIGITAL MEDIA RETENTION AND THE AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS POLICY)

City Administrator/Economic Development Director Mike Stanford

1) Lee Beckman, Milano & Grunloh Engineers, LLC – Update on Grants & Sewer Line Project

2) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3462, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE SALE OF REAL ESTATE TO MATTHEW R. WINTERROWD AND AMANDA E. WINTERROWD

(401 W. 5TH ST & 419 PRESLEY)

3) Update on New Wastewater Treatment Plant

City Clerk Kaci O'Dell

City Treasurer Stephanie Bailey

1) Approve 2024 Motor Fuel Tax Compliance Review

Building and Zoning Official Chad Bayles

1) A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE FRANK FULK REAL ESTATE AS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS (848 RIO GRANDE)

2) A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE JASON D. CAMERON REAL ESTATE AS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS (847 W. MAPLE)

Superintendent of Public Services Toby Rinehart

1) A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE USDI UTILITY SAFETY AND DESIGN, INC. LICENSE AGREEMENT (10/01/2025 – 10/01/2027)

2) Approve Change Order No. 1 Sanitary Sewer Improvements - Kieffer Bros. - $45,083.35 

3) Approve Change Order No. 2 Sanitary Sewer Improvements - Kieffer Bros. - $165,733.85

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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