City Council

TOWN OF CICERO TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM Call to Order: President Cox called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Ms. Gary gave the prayer. President Cox called for roll call. Members of the Cicero Town Council were present or absent as follows: Present: Joseph Cox Absent: Jacob Everett Eric Hayden Dennis Johnson Emily Pearson Declare a Quorum Present: President Cox declared a quorum with all five members present. Others Present: Rhonda Gary, Clerk Treasurer Jeff Rednour, Police Chief Lance Overholser, Fire Chief Frank Zawadzki, Cicero/Jackson Township Plan Commission Director Terry Cooper, Street & Utilities Director Jim Hunter, Parks Superintendent Aaron Culp, Town Attorney Keith Bryant, Town Engineer Bruce Freeman, Storm Water Management Board President Dan Strong, Project Coordinator Approval of Agenda: Mr. Johnson made a motion to approve the agenda as amended, Ms. Pearson seconded, motion carried 5-0. Approval of Prior Minutes: Town Council Executive Session Memorandum, November 5, 2025, 6:00 PM Town Council Meeting Minutes, November 5, 2025, 7:00 PM Ms. Pearson made a motion to approve the minutes listed above. Mr. Johnson seconded, motion carried 5-0. Approval of 11/18/25 Claims: Mr. Johnson made a motion to approve claims dated 11/18/25 as presented. Ms. Pearson seconded, motion carried 5-0. Council Committee Reports: 1. EDC Report – No report. 2. SWU Management Board Report – No report. Legal Counsel Report – Mr. Culp had nothing at this time. 1 Cicero/Jackson Township Plan Commission Report – Mr. Zawadzki and Mr. Strong had nothing to report. Town Engineer Report – 1. Wastewater – Mr. Bryant stated that Reynolds continues to work on the oxidation ditch #2 rehab. Digester demo is done they will start to work on improvements there as well as miscellaneous work. Weekly meeting is tomorrow. Mr. Bryant will have more details. 2. West Jackson Street – Mr. Bryant has been in touch with Midwest Paving. Morphey is working on obtaining the new globes and doesn’t know why it’s taking so long. Mr. Everett inquired about what is not done. Mr. Byrant replied the lights/globes/fixtures, striping on north Byron Street, a service pole and a few other items. They will do a walkthrough and punch list once they are finished. Mr. Bryant believes they will be wrapped up shortly. Afterwards, Mr. Hayden made a motion to purchase the damaged railing for Superintendent Hunter’s crew to replace. Ms. Pearson seconded, motion carried 5-0. 3. 2025 Community Crossings Matching Grant – Mr. Bryant reported DC Construction has finished the work and submitted Pay Application #1 (emailed to the town yesterday). After a brief conversation, Mr. Hayden made a motion to approve Pay Application #1. Mr. Johnson seconded, motion carried 5-0. 4. Morse Landing Drive Project – Mr. Bryant said that there is no change. The plan is to advertise in December for January bids. Old Business: Comfort Letter – Mr. Everett made a motion to approve the Comfort Letter from August Mack. Mr. Hayden seconded, motion carried 5-0. New Business: a. Peerless Midwest Quote – Mr. Hayden gave a brief explanation of the quote. Afterwards, Mr. Hayden made a motion to approve the quote. Ms. Pearson seconded, motion carried 5-0. b. Ambulance Billing Rates – Chief Overholser distributed a handout and gave a brief synopsis of the charges and types of pay i.e. self-pay , Medicare, Medicaid, etc. After discussion, council will revisit this at the next meeting or before the end of the year. c. 2026 Salary Ordinance No. 11-18-2025-01 – Mr. Johnson made a motion to approve the 2026 Salary Ordinance. Ms. Pearson seconded, motion carried 5-0. d. Ordinance No. 11-18-2025-02 Use of ALS Fund – After lengthy discussion and suggested changes, Mr. Hayden made a motion to approve Ordinance No. 11-18-2025-02 with no expiration date. There was no second, motion died. After further discussion, Ms. Pearson made a motion to approve Ordinance No. 11-18-2025-02 with a temporary time period. Mr. Johnson seconded, motion carried 4-0 with Mr. Hayden voting nay. e. Lights Over Morse Lake (LOML) – Ms. Roosa with LOML asked confirmation of sponsorship for 2026. Mr. Everett made a motion to approve the sponsorship. Mr. Johnson seconded, motion carried 4-0. Ms. Pearson abstained as she is a member of LOML. Miscellaneous: 2  a. Fire Territory – Mr. Hayden inquired if council would like to have further discussion with Jackson Township concerning a fire territory to see what that might potentially look like. Consensus was to have that discussion. b. ISO Discussion – Mr. Hayden would like to have a discussion to get the facts as we don’t really know what they are. He proposed a small board meeting, not a public meeting, to find out what’s real and not real. Ms. Pearson and Chief Overholser will lead this effort. President Cox added that the council is doing their due diligence to find solutions. c. Barnes and Thornburg – Ms. Gary stated that Mr. Pittman with Barnes and Thornburg would be available to attend a council meeting to do a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) presentation. Council was in favor of that. Ms. Gary will reach out to Mr. Pittman to confirm the date. Comments by Citizens: There were none. Motion to Adjourn: Mr. Johnson made the motion. Ms. Pearson seconded, motion carried 5-0. Signatures on Official Documents! Signatures of Cicero Town Council AYE NAY Joseph R Cox Jacob T Everett Eric C Hayden Dennis D Johnson Emily K Pearson Attested: Rhonda Gary, Clerk Treasurer The Next Cicero Town Council Meeting will be on December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM at Cicero Town Hall. 3