City of Litchfield City Council met Sept. 1.
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 September 15, 2022 meeting.
2. 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 and process payroll. To be passed only at the first monthly City Council meeting.
Old Business
No Old Business.
New Business:
1. Lake – Dave Hollo – A motion to authorize Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc., to perform the annual dam inspections for Lake Yaeger Dam and Litchfield Lake Dam for an amount not to exceed $9,700 and authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement.
2. Lake – Dave Hollo – A motion to approve the purchase of a Heavy Duty F550 Ford 2022 Dump Truck via the State Bid process. This vehicle will be purchased from Morrow Brothers, Greenfield, IL for an amount not to exceed $101,380 and authorize the City Clerk to issue a check upon satisfactory delivery.
3. Water – Dave Hollo – A motion to enter into an agreement with Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc., to prepare and execute bid documents for sludge removal from the Water Plant East Lagoon for a cost not to exceed $29,600 and to have the Mayor sign the agreement.
4. Streets – Kassidy Paine – A motion to approve an engineering proposal from Martin Engineering Co., for $23,100 for design, survey, bidding, project administration and construction observation for the reconstruction of Jefferson Street, from Sargent to Edwards, and authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement.
5. Streets – Kassidy Paine – A motion to approve the preparation by Martin Engineering for the IDOT ITEP Streetscape Improvement grant application and its submittal.
6. Economic Development – Ray Kellenberger – A motion to approve the professional services agreement with Milano and Grunloh Engineers, LLC for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Rebuild Illinois Public Infrastructure Grant Administration for the Utilities Extension Project for a cost not to exceed $35,000 and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the documents.
7. Administration – Woodrow Street – A motion to approve contracting Mike Klaves to fill the State Street and Union Avenue planters/beautification project for the fall/holiday season for an amount not to exceed $8,020.
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. “The setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body.” (5ILCS 120/2(2)(6)
4. “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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