Editors Note: I have placed the following Havana City Council Meeting Minutes below (and all previous minutes) as received on 3/13/2009 8:01:59 A.M. Central Daylight 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 20, 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 & Don Bryant.  Absent: Brenda Stadsholt.   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.

JAN. 6, 2009              to the minutes of JAN. 6, 2009. 

 

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

TREASURER’S          on the Treasurer’s Report.             Palmer, 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 & Bryant

                                                                                                Voting No-None

                                   

FINANCE                   Mayor Roberts asked for                    Motion made by Cox, seconded

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

                                    Report.                                                 Report.

                                                                                                Voting Yes-Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Palmer,

                                                                                                Stroh, Campbell & Bryant

                                                                                                Voting No-None

 

MAYOR’S                  Mayor Roberts reported that we        None

REPORT                     received a summons today that we will

                                    address when City Attorney Blake

                                    Lindner returns to his office.

 

CITY CLERK’S            City Clerk Ruby Miller reported            None

REPORT                     that she will attend an IMRF

                                    meeting Monday, Jan. 26th on

                                    rate setting information due

                                    to the markets.

 

CITY                           None                                                    None

TREASURER’S REPORT                 

 

CITY ATTORNEY'S            Absent                                                 None   

REPORT

 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

REPORT                     Terry Svob reported he is                 None

                                    currently working on loan

                                    requests for a couple of

                                    local businesses.

                                   

PUBLIC WORKS            Jewel Bucy thanked Council             None

REPORT                     for listening to the Brotke

                                    Report on the well maintenance

                                    program.

                                                             

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

PURCHASING         for approval of TIF façade grant            by Brown, to approve TIF payment

                                    payment of $5,000 to Kenneth &            to Kenneth & Jodie Shore a/k/a “A

                                    Jodie Shore a/k/a “A Cut Above”,            Cut Above” for $5,000 from TIF.

                                    building on N. Plum St.              Voting Yes-Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Palmer,

                                                                                                Stroh, Campbell & Bryant

                                                                                                Voting No-None

 

                                    Alderman Palmer asked Council            Motion by Sarnes, seconded by

                                    for a motion on the approval of            Campbell, to approve Brotke Well

                                    the well maintenance work on            to do well maintenance work on #4

                                    #4 and #5 in the amount of                     and #5 at a cost of $18,000 per well.

                                    $36,000 for both wells; to be                   Voting Yes-Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Palmer,

done by Brotke Well,            paid for out            Stroh, Campbell & Bryant

of this year’s Water dept. budget.            Voting No-None

 

                                    Alderman Palmer reported to                   None

                                    Council that the next item on

                                    Engineering would be tabled

                                    until another time.                            

 

HEALTH &                 None                                                    None

SANITATION

 

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

& LEGAL                    to adopt Ord. #1303, the                    to adopt Ord. #1303, the ordinance

ORD. #1303                ordinance that establishes                    establishing “No parking on both sides

                                    “No parking on both sides                 of E. Laurel from Charlotte to Promenade”.

                                    of E. Laurel from Charlotte                      Voting Yes – Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Palmer,

                                    to Promenade”.                            Stroh, Campbell & Bryant

                                                                                                Voting No - None

 

PERSONNEL               Mayor Roberts asked for                    Motion made by Sarnes, seconded by

                                    Council approval to add                        Stroh, to approve addition of Daniel

                                    Daniel Patton as a Volunteer                     Patton as a Volunteer Fireman.

                                    Fireman.                                             Voting Yes – Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Palmer,

                                                                                                Stroh, Campbell & Bryant

                                                                                                Voting No – None

 

PLANNING                None                                                    None

 

PROPERTY &             None                                                    None

ZONING                    

                                                           

PUBLIC SAFETY            Alderman Sarnes thanked the                   None

                                    Volunteer Fire Dept. for inviting

                                    us to their Holiday Dinner at

                                    Occasions.

                                   

PUBLIC WORKS            None                                                    None

 

                                    Mayor Roberts asked Gary

                                    Davis if he wanted to address

                                    the Council.  Mr. Davis requested

                                    that a committee meeting be

                                    scheduled some afternoon next

                                    week to review some project

                                    items.

 

ADJOURNMENT       Mayor Roberts adjourned the               None

meeting at 7:25 p.m.

 

 

 

_____________________                                          _______________________________

Dale Roberts                                                                Ruby J. Miller/CMC

Mayor                                                                          City Clerk

 

GUESTS:

Terry Svob

Jewel Bucy

Gary Davis

Ruth Anne Beaty

Donnie Green

 

 

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