MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON JUNE 7, 2010
The meeting was called to order at 7:03 P.M. by Mayor Steve Dean with all the council members present at roll call except Dawn Thompson. Staff members present were Steve Reynolds, Scott Bryant, Corey Edgington, Dave Jenkins, Gordon Beck, Jeff Clawson and Sue Marcum.
The mayor presented Austin Matlock with the state highway sign honoring his 2009 State Wrestling Championship.
Included on the consent agenda were the May 17, 2010 City Council Minutes, committee meeting minutes from 4/12, 4/26, 5/3 and 5/24, and invoices payable in the total amount of $65,723.92. Motion was made by Julie and seconded by Shirley to approve the consent agenda. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Nancy Bentley-yes, Julie Duncan-yes, John Haney-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Boyd Denner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes. Motion carried 7 yeas, 0 nays.
Corey reported to the council that he had successfully ordered and received 20 new filter canisters for the water treatment plant. Nine of the 20 canisters would be installed to bring the plant back to full capacity and the remaining 11 will be installed as needed in the future. He reported the Annual Consumer Confidence Report for water was due. Arrangements to publish this report and update the website with the current report were in progress. There would also be copies provided in various business locations in town.
Motion was made by Dawn H. and second was given by Boyd to approve the contract between the City of Le Roy and Dave Anderson at a cost not to exceed $5,000 for consulting services to assist in the hiring of a new city administrator. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Nancy Bentley-yes, Julie Duncan-yes, John Haney-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Boyd Denner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes. Motion carried 7 yeas, 0 nays.
Ordinance No. 10-06-01-80, An ordinance providing for and approving the sale of personal property of the City of Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois was passed on a motion was made by Dawn H. and seconded by Boyd. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Nancy Bentley-yes, Julie Duncan-yes, John Haney-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Boyd Denner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes. Motion carried 7 yeas, 0 nays.
Minutes of the meeting held 06/07/10 continued.
Motion was made by Boyd and seconded by Julie to approve the proposal from Gov Office in the amount of $2,879 for the implementation cost of a new city website to be installed by the end of 2010. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-no, Nancy Bentley-yes, Julie Duncan-yes, John Haney-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Boyd Denner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes. Motion carried 6 yeas, 1 nay.
The city was requested by the Fall Festival Association to help pay for the electrical upgrade at Howard Virgin Timber Park. This upgrade is needed to accommodate the campers and trailers for Swyear Amusements during the
Le Roy Fall Festival scheduled for August. Motion was made by Shirley and seconded by Nancy to approve payment of 50% of the cost of the electrical upgrade up to the cap of $1,000. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Nancy Bentley-yes, Julie Duncan-no, John Haney-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Boyd Denner-no, T. A. Whitsitt-yes. Motion carried 5 yeas, 2 nays.
Motion was made by T.A. and seconded by John for the city to sponsor the
Le Roy Fireworks 2010 with a donation of $1,500. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-abstain, Nancy Bentley-yes, Julie Duncan-yes, John Haney-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Boyd Denner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes. Motion carried 6 yeas, 0 nays and 1 abstain.
The council had been provided with a copy of the job description for the position of Billing Clerk. Motion was made by Shirley and seconded by T.A. to accept the job description for Billing Clerk. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Nancy Bentley-yes, Julie Duncan-yes, John Haney-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Boyd Denner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes. Motion carried 7 yeas, 0 nays.
Motion was made by John and seconded by Shirley to enter executive session to discuss 5ILCS 120/2 (c) (1), Personnel, specifically wage increases and benefit changes for Steve Reynolds, Scott Bryant, Corey Edgington, Katie Taylor, Dave Jenkins, Vicki Moreland and Sue Marcum for the fiscal year of 2010-2011. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Nancy Bentley-yes, Julie Duncan-yes, John Haney-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Boyd Denner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes. Motion carried 7 yeas, 0 nays.
Motion was made by Shirley and seconded by Dawn H. to adjourn the executive session at 9:15 P.M. and return to regular session. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Nancy Bentley-yes, Julie Duncan-yes, John Haney-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Boyd Denner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes. Motion carried 7 yeas, 0 nays.
Minutes of the meeting held 06/07/10 continued.
Motion was made by Dawn H. and second was given by Shirley to approve a wage increase of 4%, to provide payment of the annual replex memberships up too a cap of $425 (family of 4 or less) and to increase the city’s annual cap for deferred comp matching funds for participating employees to $750. This wage benefit package is effective for the fiscal year of 2010-2011 for Steve Reynolds, Scott Bryant, Corey Edgington, Katie Taylor, Dave Jenkins, Vicki Moreland and Sue Marcum. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Nancy Bentley-no, Julie Duncan-no, John Haney-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Boyd Denner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes. Motion carried 5 yeas, 2 nays.
Motion was made by Shirley and seconded by Dawn H. to adjourn the regular session of the city council at 9:18 P.M. Roll call: Dawn Hanafin-yes, Nancy Bentley-yes, Julie Duncan-yes, John Haney-yes, Shirley Chancellor-yes, Boyd Denner-yes, T. A. Whitsitt-yes. Motion carried 7 yeas, 0 nays.
Sue Marcum,
City Clerk