Meeting on July 15, 2008

The City Council met in Regular Session in the Council Chambers; Mayor Dale Roberts 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, Harold Palmer, Jim Stroh, Charles Campbell, Brenda Stadsholt  & Don Bryant.  Absent: None   A quorum was present. Meeting taped.  Attorney Blake Lindner was not 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                Mayor Roberts asked if there              There being none, the minutes

MINUTES                   were any additions or corrections            were approved as written.

July 1, 2008                to the minutes of July 1, 2008.          

APPROVAL OF       Mayor Roberts asked for questions            Motion made by Campbell, seconded by

TREASURER’S          on the Treasurer’s Report.             Stadsholt, to approve the Treasurer’s

REPORT                     Mayor Roberts asked for                    Report.

a motion to approve                                    Voting Yes-Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Palmer,

            the Treasurer’s Report.             Stroh, Campbell, Stadsholt  & Bryant.

                                                                                                Voting No-None

FINANCE                   Mayor Roberts asked for                    Motion made by Stroh,

REPORT                     questions on the Finance                        seconded by Campbell, to approve

                                    Report.  Mayor Roberts             the Finance Report.

                                    asked for a motion to approve                        Voting Yes-Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Palmer,

                                    the Finance Report.                        Stroh, Campbell, Stadsholt & Bryant.

                                                                                                Voting No-None

MAYOR’S                  Mayor Roberts reported to Council Motion made by Sarnes, seconded by

REPORT                     that beginning August 1, 2008            Cox, to approve the appointment of

                                    he would like to appoint Marty            Marty Balbinot as Deputy Clerk beginning

                                    Balbinot as Deputy Clerk. The            August 1, 2008.

                                    compensation for Deputy Clerk            Voting Yes-Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Palmer,

                                    is $1,200 per year.                             Stroh, Campbell, Stadsholt & Bryant.

                                                                                                Voting No-None

CITY CLERK’s            None                                                    None

REPORT

CITY TREASURER’S   None                                                            None

REPORT                    

CITY ATTORNEY             Absent                                                 None   

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

REPORT                     Terry Svob reported to Council,            None

                                    a Pennsylvania company is

                                    working on purchasing the

                                    Intermet plant for demolition.

                                    Mr. Svob had four locals meet

                                    with them re buying all or part

                                    of the plant.

PUBLIC WORKS            Jewel Bucy was not at the meeting            None

REPORT                     due to being in the hospital over

                                    the weekend with a heart related

                                    illness.

FINANCE &               Alderman Palmer asked Council            Motion made by Palmer, seconded                     

PURCHASING         to approve payment of $3,065.05            Campbell, to pay the Havana Rural

                                    from TIF 2 money to the Havana            Fire District $3,065.05 from TIF 2

                                    Rural Fire District as payoff for            for 5 years of lost taxes on the TIF 2

                                    5 years of taxes that they would            property annexed into City Limits.

                                    not receive because of the                Voting Yes-Sarnes, Brown, Cox,

                                    transfer of the land into the                    Palmer, Stroh, Campbell, Stadsholt

                                    City Limits in the formation of            & Bryant.

                                    TIF 2.                                                  Voting No-None

HEALTH &                 None                                                    None

SANITATION

LICENSES, ORD.            Alderman Cox asked Council             Motion made by Cox, seconded by

& LEGAL                    approval on Ordinance 1298 being            Bryant, to approve Ordinance 1298

ORD. #1298               an ordinance amending Chapter            an ordinance requiring two readings

                                    2.08 of the Code of Ordinances            of new ordinances before council action.

                                    of the City of Havana, Mason              Voting Yes-Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Palmer,

                                    County, Illinois, allowing for                    Stroh, Campbell, Stadsholt & Bryant.

                                    two readings of new ordinances            Voting No-None

                                    before council action on such.

PERSONNEL               Alderwoman Stadsholt reported            None                                                              

                                      her Committee had been meeting

                                    on salaries and looked over the

                                    final form of the Teamster Contract.

                                    The Teamster Contract will be on

                                    the next agenda; retroactive to

                                    May 1, 2008.              

PLANNING                None                                                    None

PROPERTY &             None                                                    None

ZONING                    

PUBLIC SAFETY            None                                                    None

PUBLIC WORKS            Alderman Campbell reported                       None

                                    we started working with Farmington

                                    on Duropatcher.  Larry Lacey

                                    worked on preparing the streets

                                    for seal coating.

                                    Part-time employee Jeremy

                                    Duckwiler fell off the tractor last night

                                    spraining his ankle/foot.

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ADJOURNMENT       Mayor Roberts adjourned the               None

meeting at 7:14 p.m.

_____________________                                          _______________________________

Dale Roberts                                                                Ruby J. Miller/CMC

Mayor                                                                          City Clerk

GUESTS:

Terry Svob                  

Ruth Anne Beaty                                                              

Kevin Noble                

Bruce Hallmark

Democrat reporter Logan Richardson