East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council met Nov. 3.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PUBLIC COMMENTS

1) Jessica Muskopf, Flora Rotary Club - Elmwood Cemetery Tour - September 11 & 12, 2026

2) Stephen Smith, Flora Tourism - Kriskindlemarket December 12 & 13, 2025

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVE AGENDA FOR NOVEMBER 3, 2025 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CONSENT AGENDA

1 APPROVE CORRECTED REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF OCTOBER 6, 2025 (PREVIOUSLY APPROVED OCTOBER 20, 2025)

2. APPROVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF OCTOBER 20, 2025

3. APPROVE WARRANT LIST OCTOBER 15, 2025 THROUGH OCTOBER 28, 2025

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Linda Spicer

1) Appoint Becky Wiley to Police Pension Board - 2 Year Term - Term to Expire: 11/03/2027

Commissioner Jeremy Henderson

Commissioner Phil Wiley

Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher

Commissioner Lacey Lewis

City Attorney Bob Coble

Chief of Police Jeremy Ruger

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3468, AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING NO PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE OF NORTH MILL STREET FROM THE INTERSECTION WITH EAST NORTH AVENUE TO THE INTERSECTION OF EAST SECOND STREET

2) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3469, AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING TITLE 9, CHAPTER 3, SECTION 4 (1)

City Administrator/Economic Development Director Mike Stanford

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

2) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3466, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE 615 S. MILL STREET, FLORA ILLINOIS

3) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3467, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION MINIMUM/MAXIMUM PREMIUM AGREEMENT ($297,312.65 if paid by November 14, 2025, 1% discount applies)

4) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3470, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND RATIFYING A GRANT UNDER THE FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR DONOVAN D. SCOTT AND JUDITH L. SCOTT ($5,000.00 – 110 W. NORTH AVE.)

5) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3471, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE SELLING OF REAL ESTATE 1023 N. SYCAMORE AND 820 W. 3RD STREET, FLORA, ILLINOIS

6) Accept Roof Bid for City Hall and Flora Public Library

Joiner Sheet Metal & Roofing Inc. Base Bid: $324,700.00 Alternate Bid: $214,190.00

City Clerk Kaci O'Dell

City Treasurer Stephanie Bailey

Building and Zoning Official Chad Bayles

Superintendent of Public Services Toby Rinehart

1) Approve Payment #4 Sanitary Sewer Improvements - Section 1 to Kieffer Bros. Construction Co., Inc. $177,870.13

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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