Editors Note: I have placed the following Havana City Council Meeting Minutes below (and all previous minutes) as received on December 21, 2009 at 2:02:37 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 December 1, 2009

 

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 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 for                    The minutes were approved

MINUTES                   page 2 of minutes to be corrected             as corrected.

NOV. 17, 2009    to say Mason County would

                                    host the next County & City

                                    Officials meeting in Havana

                                    Townhouse in the minutes of

                                    Nov. 17, 2009.        

                                                           

FINANCE                   Mayor Roberts 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,  Palmer,

                                                                                                Stroh, Campbell, Stadsholt & Bryant.

                                                                                                Voting No-None

 

CONSENT                  Mayor Roberts asked for                    Campbell made a motion, seconded

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

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

                                                                                                                                Stroh, Campbell, Stadsholt & Bryant.

                                                                                                Voting No-None

 

MAYOR’S                  Mayor Roberts  asked for                    Sarnes made a motion, seconded by

REPORT                     discussion on the employee                      Campbell, to give the employees Christmas

                                    Christmas Bonus.  Terry Svob            bonus as $100 cash, with the City paying

                                    Explained the new “Shop Havana”            the taxes etc. so they get the $100.

                                    Program.  Discussion.                         Voting Yes-Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Palmer,

                                                                                                Stroh, Campbell, Stadsholt & Bryant.

                                                                                                Voting No-None

 

                                    Mayor Roberts reported that                 None

                                    Alderman Harold Palmer has

                                    Resigned effective 1/1/2010.

                                    Mayor Roberts said he would

                                    Have someone to recommend

                                    To Council at next meeting.

           

                                                                       

CITY CLERK’S            Clerk Ruby Miller asked for                      Campbell made a motion, seconded by

REPORT                     Council approval of 2010 Holiday            Stroh, to approve the list of 2010 Holiday

                                    & Council Meeting schedule of            & Council Meeting schedule of 2010

                                    Meetings.                                            meetings.

                                                                                                Voting Yes-Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Palmer,

                                                                                                Stroh, Campbell, Stadsholt & Bryant.

                                                                                                Voting No-None

 

CITY TREASURER’S  None                                                           None

REPORT                    

 

CITY ATTORNEY'S                None                                        None

REPORT                    

                                   

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

REPORT                     None                                                    None

                                                                                   

PUBLIC WORKS            Mayor Roberts reported that                 None

                                    Jewel Bucy’s  absence is due

                                    To his mother passing away.

                                                                       

FINANCE &               Alderman Palmer presented the            None               

PURCHASING         6 month budget comparison

                                    Report.

                                   

HEALTH &                 Alderman Stroh reported that                 None

SANITATION            John Kachanuk couldn’t be

                                    Here tonight; but he had told

                                    Him that Mauer-Stutz from

                                    Canton would look at a

                                    Building for $105/hr.     

 

LICENSES                  Alderman Cox 1st presentation                  None

ORD. & LEGAL            of Ord. #1311 being the 2009 Tax Levy.

                                    Alderman Cox 1st presentation

of Ord. #1312            being the Abatement

of part of the 2009 Tax Levy

for bond payments.

                                    Ord. #1311 and Ord. #1312 will be

                                    Available for review at City Hall.

 

 

 

 

 

                                    Alderman Cox said he’d like to            None

                                    Recognize  Gene Oney who

                                    Passed away this week.  He

                                    Employed a lot of people over

                                    The years.

 

PERSONNEL               Alderwoman Stadsholt  reported            None

                                    That she had a letter from Marie

                                    Harper.  Mayor Roberts said

                                    We should handle that with an

                                    FOP addendum to cover it.

                                   

                       

PLANNING                Alderman Bryant reported on the            None

                                    elevations at Sand Lake.  We have

                                    cleaned out the drainage culverts

                                    and the water will be moving toward

                                    the inlets to the big storm sewer

                                    that are at the high school corner.

 

PROPERTY &             Alderwoman Brown reported the            None

ZONING                     Committee will meet at 6:15pm

                                    on 12/15/09 to discuss the Riverside

                                    Club/Sr. Cit. bldg. repairs. Use

                                    TIF dollars to fix up building

                                    $125,000…..$25,000 per year.

 

PUBLIC SAFETY            None                                                    None

                                   

PUBLIC WORKS            Alderman Campbell & Council None

                                    discussed the east end water

                                    problem.

 

                                    Mayor Roberts recognized                    None

                                    Ed Haage.  Mr. Haage stated

                                    the ground pressure from the

                                    water table is part of the problem

                                    with the storm sewer.  The acquifer

                                    if 35 miles wide.                              

 

                                    Alderman Campbell reported that        None

                                    Jewel Bucy said it would cost $13,000

                                    to fix the media in the water filter…

                                    Layne Western would do the work.

 

 

ADJOURNMENT       Mayor Roberts adjourned the               None

meeting at 7:55 p.m.

 

 

_____________________                                          _______________________________

Dale Roberts                                                                Ruby J. Miller/CMC

Mayor                                                                          City Clerk

 

GUESTS:

Terry Svob                   Blake Lindner             Ruth Anne Beaty

Ed Haage                     Kevin Noble               Wendy Martin

Tony Bassett               

 
 

 

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