City Council

AGENDA FLORA CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING CITY HALL 131 EAST SECOND STREET FLORA, ILLINOIS MARCH 17, 2025-4:30 P.M. OPENING CEREMONIES CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE INVOCATION PUBLIC COMMENTS 1) Anna Rounds, Flora Chamber of Commerce Requesting to collect donations at Charley Brown Park gate during 4*"^ of July Celebration to assist with event costs. APPROVAL OF AGENDA APPROVE AGENDA FOR MARCH 17, 2025 FLORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING CONSENT AGENDA ACCEPT POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2025 ACCEPT BUILDING AND ZONING REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2025 APPROVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 3, 2025 APPROVE SCHEDULE OF BILLS FOR FEBRUARY 26, 2025 THROUGH MARCH 11, 2025 APPROVE TREASURERS REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2025 ACCEPT REQUEST FROM KARI THACKREY - ANNUAL FLORA'S 6K FOR WATER - MAY I?"*"", 2025(6K participants are required to comply with the laws regarding use of public streets) REGULAR BUSINESS Mavor Rick Slaughter Commissioner Linda Soicer 1) RESOLUTION APPROVING FINANCIAL INSTITUTION SIGNATORIES Commissioner Jeremv Henderson 1) Approve Flora Pool Hours and Fees- 2025 Season 2) Approve Flora Pool Employees- 2025 Season 3) Approve Waiving of Tent Camping Ban During Approved Flora Coon Club Hunt Dates - Charley Brown Campground Area and Within the Fairgrounds ($20 per tent, per day) Commissioner Phil Wilev March 17,2025 Page 2 Commissioner Jim Fehrenbacher 1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3415, AN ORDINANCE APPOINTING INDIVIDUALS TO CONTRACT WITH THE STATE OF ILLINOIS City Attornev Bob Coble Chief of Police Jeremy Ruoer City Administrator/Economic Deyelooment Director Mike Stanford 1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3413, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A LABOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FLORA, ILLINOIS AND LOCAL UNION NO. 702 OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS(EFFECTIVE: MARCH 7, 2025 THROUGH MARCH 6, 2028) 2) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3416, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE AWARDING OF BID AND SALE OF REAL ESTATE FOR 715 W.4™ ST, FLORA, ILLINOIS 3) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3417, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE AWARDING OF BID AND SALE OF REAL ESTATE FOR 421 E. 3"° STREET, FLORA, ILLINOIS 4) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3418, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE AWARDING OF BID AND SALE OF REAL ESTATE FOR 203 E 8™ STREET, FLORA, ILLINOIS City Clerk Kaci O'Dell 1) PASS A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE RELEASE OF CLOSED SESSION MINUTES City Treasurer Kim Adair Building and Zoning Official Chad Bayles 1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3414, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIANCE TO NIKKI GREEN (417 S. WALNUT ST.) 2) A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE JASON PAUL DAWSON REAL ESTATE AS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS(114 PARK AVENUE) Superintendent of Public Services Toby Rinehart 1) ORDINANCE NO. 25-3419, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT AND EXTENSION OF FARM LEASE(3 YEARS - APRIL 1, 2025 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2027) CLOSED SESSION 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(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. .5 ILCS 120/2(c)(3) The selection of a person to fill a public office, as defined in this Act, including a vacancy in a public office, when the public body is given power to appoint under law or ordinance, or the discipline, performance or removal of the occupant of a public office, when the public body is given power to remove the occupant under law or ordinance 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(S)The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6)The setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(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. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21) Meetings for the discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the Act either for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or a semi-annual review of the minutes as required by the Act. OPEN SESSION ADJOURN