City Council

CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Thursday, May 24, 2018 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CARTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL The meeting was held in the Council Chambers with Mayor Bradley M. Robinson presiding. He called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. ROLL CALL Bradley M. Robinson Mayor Present Khristina Hollister City Clerk Present Michele A. Edwards Deputy City Clerk Present Mark Carney City Treasurer Absent John Allsopp Alderman/Ward 3 Present Doug Brinkley Alderman/Ward 3 Present Bud Edwards Alderman/Ward 1 Present Phyllis Emery Alderman/Ward 4 Present Tom Gentry Alderman/Ward 1 Absent Mike Helfrich Alderman/Ward 2 Present Tom Liebenrood Alderman/Ward 4 Present Curtis Oetjen Alderman/Ward 2 Present The Mayor declared a quorum present. Others present were: Garry Wiggs, Public Works Director; Retia Watson, Bookkeeper/Secretary; Janice McConnaughy, H R Specialist; Marvin Oetjen, Kamper Supply; and Retia Watson, Bookkeeper/Secretary. Recognition of Guests – No Comments The Mayor introduced several ordinances to be reviewed and approved. Motion 1: Helfrich moved and Edwards seconded to move to approve ORDINANCE NO. 1435-18, ORDINANCE TO CONFORM TO AN ACT REGULATING WAGES OF LABORERS, MECHANICS AND OTHER WORKERS EMPLOYED IN ANY PUBLIC WORKS BY THE STATE, COUNTY, CITY OR ANY PUBLIC BODY OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR BY ANY ONE UNDER CONTRACT FOR PUBLIC WORKS, APPROVED JUNE 26, 1941, CODIFIED AS AMENDED, 820 ILCS 1 30/1 ET SEQ. (1993), FORMERLY ILL. REV. STAT., CH 48, PAR. 39S-1 ET SEQ. A roll call vote was taken, and all present voted yea. The Mayor declared the motion carried. Curt Oetjen gave a detailed explanation of the electronic metering system that we will be installing. The rate increase that is being proposed will cover the cost of annual payments on this new system. John Allsopp questioned cutting costs by sending email statements rather than postcards. The new water system will have capability of allowing customers to opt out of paper statements. Special Meeting of the Carterville City Council Tuesday, May 24, 2018 Page 2 Motion 2: Helfrich moved and Oetjen seconded to approve ORDINANCE NO. 1436-18, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PRIOR ORDINANCE NO 1420-17 AND REVISING AND ESTABLILSHING WATER RATES. A roll call vote was taken, and all present voted yea. The Mayor declared the motion carried. Motion 3: Edwards moved and Helfrich seconded to approve RESOLUTION #R432-18. A RESOLUTION REGARDING A PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING A WATER METER PROJECT and to authorize Mayor Robinson to complete the paperwork for this project. A roll call vote was taken, and all present voted yea. The Mayor declared the motion carried. Motion 4: Allsopp moved and Liebenrood seconded to approve the Rotary Club Dog Jog on July 28, 2018 including road closure and police presence. All voted yea and the Mayor declared the motion carried. The Mayor thanked all the City employees who had a hand in handling the water outage from Rend Lake last week. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the U. S. Department of Agriculture contacted us about low interest loans and grants available for construction of a new water tower that will give us additional storage. Motion 5: Oetjen moved and Brinkley seconded to adjourn. All voted yea and the meeting was dismissed at 7:33 p.m. ____________________________ Khristina D. Hollister, City Clerk Next Ordinance No. 1437-18 ____________________________ Bradley M. Robinson, Mayor Next Resolution No. R433-18