Editors Note: I have placed the following Havana City Council Meeting Minutes below (and all previous minutes) as received on February 5, 2010 at 3:12:48 P.M. Central Standard Time and without any alterations, changes, additions, or deletions. In compliance with (5 ILCS 120/2.06) (from Ch. 102, par. 42.06), Sec. 2.06. Minutes. Ted Connolly

 

Meeting Minutes from January 5, 2010

 

City Attorney Blake Lindner announced that he would swear in Randall Bell as the new Ward 2 Alderman.  Randall Bell repeated the Oath of Office after the City Attorney and took his seat as Ward 2 Alderman.

 

The City Council met in Regular Session in the Council Chambers; In Mayor Dale Roberts absence City Attorney Blake Lindner called for a motion to appoint a Temporary Chairperson.

  Motion made by Charles Campbell, seconded by Greg Cox, to appoint Jim Sarnes as Temporary Chairperson. Voting Yes-Brown, Cox, Bell, Stroh, Campbell, Stadsholt & Bryant.  Abstain:  Sarnes.  Temporary Chairperson Jim Sarnes called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.; City Clerk Ruby Miller called the roll and the following Aldermen answered to their names: Jim Sarnes, Portia Brown, Greg Cox, Randy Bell, Jim Stroh, Charles Campbell, Brenda Stadsholt & Don Bryant.  Absent: None   A quorum was present. Meeting taped.  Attorney Blake Lindner was in attendance.

The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was repeated by City Officials and Guests.

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TOPIC                         DISCUSSION                                                ACTION TAKEN

APPROVAL                Chairman Sarnes asked if there            There being none, the minutes

MINUTES                   were any additions or corrections            were approved as written.

DEC. 15, 2009    to the minutes of DEC. 15, 2009

 

SPECIAL MINUTES   Chairman Sarnes asked for a                 Motion made by Stadsholt, seconded

DEC. 21, 2009.   motion to approve the Special             by Campbell, to approve the Special

                                    Minutes of DEC. 21, 2009.               Minutes of DEC. 21, 2009.

                                                                                                Voting Yes-Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Bell,

                                                                                                Stroh, Campbell, Stadsholt & Bryant.

                                                                                                Voting No-None

                       

FINANCE                   Chairman Sarnes asked for                      Motion made by Campbell, seconded

REPORT                     a motion to approve the Finance            by Stroh, to approve the Finance

                                    Report.                                                 Report.

                                                                                                Voting Yes-Sarnes, Brown, Cox,  Bell,

                                                                                                Stroh, Campbell, Stadsholt & Bryant.

                                                                                                Voting No-None

 

CONSENT                  Chairman Sarnes asked for                      Cox made a motion, seconded

AGENDA                          a motion to approve the                        by Brown, to approve the Consent Agenda.

                                                Consent Agenda.                                            Voting Yes-Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Bell,

                                                                                                                                Stroh, Campbell, Stadsholt & Bryant.

                                                                                                Voting No-None

 

MAYOR’S                  Chairman Sarnes asked for a                   Motion made by Stadsholt, seconded by

REPORT                     motion to approve appointment            Bryant, to approve the appointment of

                                    of Randy Bell as Budget Officer.            Randy Bell as Budget Officer.

                                                                                                Voting Yes-Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Stroh,

Campbell, Stadsholt & Bryant.

Voting No-None

Abstain-Bell                                                           

 

                                    Chairman Sarnes asked City                    Motion made by Cox, seconded by

                                    Attorney Blake Lindner to                     Bell, to approve entering into the

                                    explain the Intergovernmental            Intergovernmental Agreement with

                                    Agreement.  City Attorney                       the Havana Regional Port District

                                    Blake Lindner explained that               (Airport) to cover them on the City’s

                                    this was an Agreement               liability insurance policy and get

                                    between the City and the                    reimbursed for any costs to cover

                                    Havana Regional Port District the Airport on the City’s insurance.

                                    so the Airport can be on the               Voting Yes-Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Bell,

                                    City’s liability insurance                      Stroh, Campbell, Stadsholt & Bryant.

                                    and the airport can reimburse                     Voting No-None

                                    the City for costs involved in

                                    covering the Airport on the

                                    City’s liability policy.

 

CITY CLERK’S            None                                                    None   

REPORT                    

 

CITY TREASURER’S   None                                              None

REPORT                    

 

CITY ATTORNEY'S            Attorney Blake Lindner informed            None   

REPORT                     Council that they will also need

                                    to appoint an Open Meetings Act

                                    Officer and an Open Meetings Act

                                    Officer’s Assistant.

                                   

 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

REPORT                     None                                                    None

                       

PUBLIC WORKS            Jewel Bucy reported that the             None

REPORT                     Public Works Dept. had

                                    water leaks on Christmas Day

                                    and Sunday.

                                   

                                    City Attorney Blake Lindner

                                    excused himself from the meeting

                                    at 7:30pm.

                                   

FINANCE &               None                                                    None               

PURCHASING        

 

HEALTH &                 None                                                      None

SANITATION           

                                                           

LICENSES                  None                                                    None

ORD. & LEGAL           

PERSONNEL               Alderwoman Stadsholt brought a            Motion made by Stadsholt, seconded by

                                    resignation from Josh Putman             Campbell, to accept Josh Putman’s                                                  as part-time Police Officer              resignation as part-time Police Officer

                                    effective Dec. 1, 2009.                        effective Dec. 1, 2009.

                                                                                                Voting Yes-Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Bell,

Stroh, Campbell, Stadsholt & Bryant.

                                                                                                Voting No-None

 

PLANNING                Alderman Bryant reviewed his                 None

                                    concern over Sand Lake and

                                    the position of Havana on the

                                    new FEMA flood maps.

                                    Discussion.

                                                                                                                                   

PROPERTY &             Alderwoman Brown reported the            Motion made by Brown, seconded by

ZONING                     roof on the Riverside Club                 Stadsholt to approve using $25,000 out

                                    building needs some work and            of TIF to fix the roof on the Riverside Club.

                                    she would like approval to use            Voting Yes-Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Bell,

                                    $25,000 out of TIF to start the            Stroh, Campbell, Stadsholt & Bryant.

                                    renovations of that building.                        Voting No-None

                                    Discussion.

                                   

PUBLIC SAFETY            None                                                    None

                                   

PUBLIC WORKS            Alderman Campbell asked Council            Motion made by Campbell, seconded

to approve using Layne-Western            by Brown, to approve the  quote from

to clean the media in the water            Layne-Western to clean media at water plant

filter at the Water Plant for a                        for a cost of $13,005.00 plus motel costs

cost of $13,995.00 plus motel costs            and $40 per diem per man.

and $40 per diem per man.                                                           

 

Alderman Cox offered an                        Motion made by Cox, seconded by

Amendment that Layne-Western            Stroh, to approve the Amendment for

pay their own motel and per diem            Layne-Western to pay their own motel

costs. Alderwoman Stadsholt                        and per diem allowances.

suggested Bucy call Layne-Western  Voting Yes-Cox, Stroh, Stadsholt & Bryant

and ask them about the extra fees.      Voting No-Sarnes, Brown, Bell & Campbell

Discussion.                                                Tied vote fails.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                            Motion made by Campbell, seconded

                                                            by Brown to approve the quote from

                                                            Layne-Western to clean the media in the

                                                            Water Plant filter at $13,995 plus costs.                                                                                    Voting Yes-Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Bell,

                                                            Campbell.

                                                            Voting No-Stroh, Stadsholt & Bryant.

                                                            Motion passed.

 

ADJOURNMENT             Chairman Sarnes adjourned the               None

meeting at 8:09 p.m.

 

 

_____________________                                          _______________________________

Dale Roberts                                                                Ruby J. Miller/CMC

Mayor                                                                          City Clerk

 

GUESTS:

Blake Lindner               Gary Davis

Ruth Anne Beaty   John Kachanuk

Jewel Bucy                   Donnie Green

Wendy Martin              Kevin Noble

Josh Harken

               

 
 

 

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