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City of Peoria 419 Fulton Street Peoria, IL 61602 Agenda and Notice Tuesday, May 5, 2015 6:00 PM Special Council Meeting Council Chambers City Council AGENDAS AND PROCEEDINGS ISSUED BY: BETH BALL, MMC, OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK CITY HALL, ROOM 401 (309) 494-8565 Agendas/Minutes and supporting documentation are available online at www.peoriagov.org. City Council Agenda and Notice May 5, 2015 DISABILITY ACCESS STATEMENT City Council/Town Board Meetings are wheelchair accessible. Individuals with hearing difficulties can request to use available FM auxiliary aids before or during the meeting by visiting the City Clerk ’s Office, Room 401, City Hall Building, 419 Fulton Street, Peoria, Illinois. Requests to receive an Agenda in an alternate format or other types of auxiliary aids and services must, when possible, be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office a minimum of 48 hours prior to the meeting. To contact the City Clerk’s Office, call 309-494-8565 (V). TTY users, call the Illinois Relay Center at 1-800-526-0844 (TTY) or 1-800-526-0857 (V). DATES SET: TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015, at 6:00 P.M. Special City Council Meeting - Newly Elected City Officials Swearing-In Ceremony and Seating of the New City Council to be Held at City Hall, Council Chambers (Room 400), 419 Fulton Street, Peoria, Illinois. CONVENING OF THE OLD CITY COUNCIL Roll Call Invocation by Pastor Jim Powell of Richwoods Community Church Pledge of Allegiance Petitions, Remonstrances & Communications - City of Peoria 15-144 Consideration of Qualifications of Electees and, if Necessary, Action Thereon. Adjournment ADMINISTERING THE OATHS OF OFFICE FOR AT-LARGE COUNCIL MEMBERS Remarks by Mayor Jim Ardis Oaths of Office are Administered to the At-Large Council Members CONVENING OF THE NEW CITY COUNCIL Roll Call Remarks by Newly Elected At-Large Council Members Benediction by Pastor Jim Powell Citizens' Opportunity to Address the City Council/Town Board City of Peoria Page 2 Printed on 4/29/2015 City Council Agenda and Notice May 5, 2015 Adjournment All matters listed under CONSENT AGENDA are considered to be routine and non -controversial by the City Council/Town Board and will be enacted by one motion and one roll call vote. There will not be separate discussion on these items. If discussion is desired by a Citizen or Members of the City Council/Town Board, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and discussed immediately after approval of the Consent Agenda. Citizens desiring discussion on any item listed under the CONSENT AGENDA should contact a City Council/Town Board Member or the City Clerk prior to the meeting and request that the item be removed for discussion. *CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS AN ITEM NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA SHOULD CONTACT A CITY COUNCIL/TOWN BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO THE MEETING. ALL OTHER PUBLIC INPUT WILL BE HEARD UNDER CITIZENS’ OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL/TOWN BOARD NEAR THE END OF THE MEETING. NOTE: THE ORDER IN WHICH AGENDA ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED MAY BE MOVED FORWARD OR DELAYED BY AT LEAST 2/3 VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL/TOWN BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT City of Peoria Page 3 Printed on 4/29/2015