East Central Reporter

City of Flora City Council met Nov. 17.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

OPENING CEREMONIES

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PUBLIC COMMENTS

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVE AGENDA FOR NOVEMBER 17, 2025 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CONSENT AGENDA

• Accept Police Department Activity Report For October 2025

• Accept Building And Zoning Report For October 2025

• Approve Treasurers Report For October 2025

• Approve Special Council Meeting Minutes Of October 27, 2025

• Approve Regular Council Meeting Minutes Of November 3, 2025

• Approve Warrant List October 29, 2025 Through November 11, 2025

REGULAR BUSINESS

Mayor Linda Spicer

1) Approve gifting Full-Time City Employees with Certificates for Local Dining Establishments ($50 per employee in lieu of Christmas Dinner)

2) Accept Resignation from Jessica Thompson from Zoning Board effective November 4, 2025

3) Appoint Beth Sulsberger to Industrial Commission - 4 Year Term (Term to Expire: 11/17/29)

Commissioner Jeremy Henderson

Commissioner Phil Wiley

Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher

Commissioner Lacey Lewis

City Attorney Bob Coble

Chief of Police Jeremy Ruger

City Administrator/Economic Development Director Mike Stanford

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3472, An Ordinance Amending Title 8, Chapter 3, Section 2 High Volume Use Service For Water

2) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3473, An Ordinance Approving A Contract For Roofing With Joiner Sheet Metal & Roofing, Inc.

3) A Resolution Of The City Of Flora In Support Of Tax Increment Financing

City Clerk Kaci O'Dell

1) A Resolution Adopting A Standard Operating Procedure For Returned Checks/Ach

City Treasurer Stephanie Bailey

Building and Zoning Official Chad Bayles

1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3474, An Ordinance Granting A Variance To Wesley A. Young (Self-Storage Units At 32 Crabapple)

2) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3475, An Ordinance Granting A Variance To Wesley A. Young (Self-Storage Units At 282 Juneberry)

Superintendent of Public Services Toby Rinehart

1) Approve Payment to VIPOWER Services for Upgrading Generator Controls $157,116.00 (Budgeted Item)

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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