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City of Peoria 419 Fulton Street Peoria, IL 61602 Agenda and Notice Tuesday, May 4, 2021 6:00 PM Special City 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 4, 2021 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 4, 2021, at 6:00 P.M. SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING - NEWLY ELECTED CITY OFFICIALS SWEARING-IN CEREMONY AND SEATING OF THE NEW CITY COUNCIL, and to Take Action on Business Items, to be Held at City Hall, Council Chambers (Room 400), 419 Fulton Street, Peoria, Illinois. CONVENING OF THE OLD CITY COUNCIL ROLL CALL INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS - TOWN OF THE CITY OF PEORIA 21-111 Official Canvass Results of the Consolidated General Election for the Town held on April 6, 2021, with Request to Receive and File. PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS – CITY OF PEORIA 21-112 Official Canvass Results of the Consolidated General Election for the City of Peoria held on April 6, 2021, with Request to Receive and File. PRESENTATIONS TO RETIRING ELECTED OFFICIALS · 1st District Council Member Denise Moore · 4th District Council Member Jim Montelongo · City Treasurer Patrick Nichting · City Clerk Beth Ball · Township Supervisor Frank Abdnour · Mayor Jim Ardis 21-113 Consideration of a Motion to Request APPROVAL of the RESOLUTIONS Commending Outgoing Elected Officials and to Direct the City Clerk to Spread the Resolutions upon the Permanent Record. ADJOURNMENT City of Peoria Page 2 Printed on 4/29/2021 City Council Agenda and Notice May 4, 2021 Administering Oaths of Office · City Clerk Stefanie Tarr · Mayor Rita Ali · City Treasurer Stephen Morris · 1st District Council Member Denise Jackson · 2nd District Council Member Charles V. Grayeb · 3rd District Council Member Timothy D. Riggenbach · 4th District Council Member Andre Wesley Allen · 5th District Council Member Denis Cyr · Township Supervisor LaTrina Leary · Township Assessor Max E. Schlafley (Elected April 6, 2021, but will not begin his term until January 1, 2022, and will be sworn in on that date) CONVENING OF THE NEW CITY COUNCIL ROLL CALL REMARKS BY NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS - TOWN OF THE CITY OF PEORIA 21-114 Communication from the Township Supervisor Requesting Authorization for the Town Board to ADOPT a New RESOLUTION Reaffirming that Elected Official Positions Meet the ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT FUND (IMRF) Hourly Standard (1000 hours per year). 21-115 Communication from the Township Clerk Requesting Approval of Designating TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR LATRINA LEARY as the TOWNSHIP IMRF AUTHORIZED AGENT. 21-116 Communication from the Township Officials with a Request to APPROVE a RESOLUTION Authorizing NAMED BANK to Act as DEPOSITORIES, ETC., of the Town of the City of Peoria and Authorizing the Town of the City of Peoria to Accept and Release Securities for Safekeeping Held by a Third Party, and Authorizing Named Bank to Honor Checks, Drafts, etc. and Repeal the Resolution Adopted on May 2, 2017. PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS – CITY OF PEORIA 21-117 Communication from the Mayor and Corporation Counsel with a Request to APPROVE the DECLARATION OF LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY. City of Peoria Page 3 Printed on 4/29/2021 City Council Agenda and Notice May 4, 2021 21-118 Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller with a Request to APPROVE PUBLIC OFFICIAL BONDS for the MAYOR, the CITY CLERK, the CITY TREASURER, and the CITY COMPTROLLER From CALLENDER & CO. 21-119 Communication from the City Manager and Finance Director/Comptroller with a Request to ADOPT a RESOLUTION Authorizing Named Banks to Honor Checks, Drafts, Etc. of the City of Peoria, Authorizing the City Treasurer, City Manager and the Finance Director/Comptroller to Accept and Release Securities for Safekeeping Held by a Third Party, and REPEALING Resolution No. 11-466. 21-120 Communication from the City Manager and Interim Corporation Counsel with a Request to AUTHORIZE the City Council to ADOPT a New Resolution that Elected Official Positions Meet the ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT FUND (IMRF) Hourly Standard (1000 Hours Per Year). CITIZENS' OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL/TOWN BOARD BENEDICTION ADJOURNMENT *CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS AN ITEM 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 4 Printed on 4/29/2021