City of Litchfield City Council met Oct. 17.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
Call Meeting to Order
Pledge to Flag
Roll Call
Recognition of Visitors and Special Guests:
Appointment:
Public Participation Applicant Comments
Other Business:
1. A motion to accept the minutes from the October 3, 2019 meeting.
2. ** to be passed only at the first monthly City Council meeting. A motion to direct the City Clerk to transfer funds from the city sales tax to the City�s general fund to issue checks and authorize to pay the bills.
New Business:
1. Tourism � Marilyn Sisson � A motion to approve a three-year (2020-2022) contract with ARC Pyrotechnics Inc., for pyrotechnic services at the Annual 4th of July Fireworks Display at Lake Lou Yaeger Recreational Area, not to exceed $15,000 per year and to authorize the Mayor to sign the contract.
2. Tourism � Marilyn Sisson � A motion to enter into an advertising contract with Terrain Magazine for a quarter page ad to run from January 2020 through December 2020, not to exceed $2,100.
3. Tourism � Marilyn Sisson � A motion to purchase Christmas light bulbs from Street D�cor not to exceed $3,120.
4. Police � Tim Wright � A motion to approve an ordinance declaring surplus of a 1996 Dodge Ram Pick-up bearing Illinois vehicle identification number 3B7HC13Z4TG170548 and to dispose of this vehicle and other property previously approved for surplus, via auction or salvage by Aumann Auction.
5. Water � Dave Hollo � A motion to authorize the purchase an electric pallet jack from Global Industrial for an amount not to exceed $4,199 plus freight and to authorize the City Clerk to issue a check upon satisfactory delivery.
6. Lake � Dave Hollo � A motion to approve the purchase of a T595 T4 Bobcat Compact Track Loader and an SGX 60 Stump Grinder from Bobcat of St. Louis, Fairview Heights, IL and to authorize the City Clerk to issue a check for the purchase upon satisfactory delivery for a total cost of $60,550.71.
7. Lake � Dave Hollo � A motion to approve the purchase of ten special order commercial steel entry doors with steel welded frames, welded hinges, handles, locks, thresholds, sweeps and closers from Negwer for $10,594 and to authorize the City Clerk to issue a check upon satisfactory delivery.
Executive Session
A Motion to Enter into Executive Session, as allowed under the Illinois Open Meetings Act, as found in Chapter 5 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, Section 120, to address these certain and restricted items:
1. �The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees of the public body�� (5ILCS 120/2(2)(C)(1).
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.� (5ILCS 120/2(C)(2))
3. �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.� (5ILCS 120/2(2)(C)(11)
New Business:
1. Possible business to follow.
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