South Central Reporter

City of Hillsboro City Council met Aug. 6.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Public Comment

5. Approval of Minutes from July 16, 2024 Regular Meeting

6. Mayor and Commissioners’ Departmental Reports

7. Economic Development and Community Planner Report

8. City Engineer Report

Ordinances/Resolutions

9. Discussion / Action – Ordinance No. 1795 an Ordinance Implementing a Non-Home Rule Municipal Retailers’ Occupation Tax and a Non-Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation Tax for the City of Hillsboro

10. Discussion / Action – Ordinance No. 1802 an Ordinance Regarding Funding for Boat Slips at Lake Glenn Shoals and Directing the Allocation of Certain Revenues

11. Discussion / Action – Ordinance No. 1803 an Ordinance Authorizing Negotiation and Execution of a Lease of City-Owned Real Estate

12. Discussion / Action – Resolution No. 2024-15 a Resolution for Improvement Under the Illinois Highway Code Regarding Tremont Street & Jefferson Street

Administration

13. Discussion / Action – Addendum to Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the City of Hillsboro and Laborers Local 773 Regarding Deputy Supervisor of Lakes and Parks

14. Discussion – Tim and Jill Ulrici from Q-1-7 to Address Council Regarding Food Truck Ordinance

15. Discussion / Action – Creating Ordinance Mandating Food Trucks on Private Property or with Permission on Closed Roads During Festivals

Public Health & Safety

16. Discussion / Action – Purchasing Fan(s) from Dinges Fire Company for City of Hillsboro Fire Department

Public Properties & Utilities

17. Discussion / Action – Agreement for Municipal Electrical Aggregation

18. Discussion / Action – Community Solar Agreement and the Third Party Electric Supply Contract for the City of Hillsboro Municipal Electric Bills

19. Discussion / Action – Purchase of Pump(s) and Equipment for Water Treatment Plant from Illinois Electric Works

20. Discussion / Action – Proposal from Hurst-Rosche Engineers for Elevated Water Tower Project and Painting of Water Tower with Approved City of Hillsboro Design

21. Discussion – Displaced Citizens of Hillsboro and the Surrounding Communities 22. Discussion – Hillsboro Library Drain and Blocked Street Parking Spaces 23. Discussion – Chain Link Fence Around Corner Block Building

Other

24. Discussion / Action – “Closed Session” in Accordance with 5 ILCS 120 Section 2(C)

a. (1) The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or specific volunteers of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, a specific individual who serves as an independent contractor in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or a volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity; and

b. (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.

25. Discussion / Action – Wage Increase for Part-time Public Property Department Employees

26. Discussion / Action – Directing City’s Attorneys Regarding Pending Litigation

27. Discussion / Action – Adjourn

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