Editors Note: I have placed the following Havana City Council Meeting Minutes below (and all previous minutes) as received on 10/10/2008 9:25:55 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 September 16, 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.

Sept. 2, 2008               to the minutes of Sept. 2, 2008. 

 

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

TREASURER’S          on the Treasurer’s Report.             Cox, 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 Cox,

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 None

REPORT                     that the candidate packages for the

                                    Consolidated General Election

                                    to be held April 7, 2009, are ready

                                    and can be picked up from the

                                    City Clerk.

 

                                    Mayor Roberts reported that it            None

                                    is the responsibility of the owner

                                    of property to do the storm water

                                    review before the building permit

                                    will be issued.  They can have their

                                    engineer do it instead of us paying

                                    Farnsworth Group to do the

                                    engineering on storm water reviews

                                    in the future.                                                  

 

                                    Discussed police to bill Chamber            None

                                    for Oktoberfest security.

 

 

CITY CLERK’s            None                                                    None

REPORT

 

CITY TREASURER’S None                                                            None

REPORT                    

                                   

CITY ATTORNEY'S            None                                                    None   

REPORT                    

 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

REPORT                     Terry Svob reported to Council            None

                                    he has had a lot of interest in

                                    the loan and façade program.

                                   

                                    The Business Survey meeting             None

                                    last Wednesday was well attended.

                                   

PUBLIC WORKS            None                                                    None

REPORT                    

                                                             

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

PURCHASING         rescind the two sales tax reimburse-            Campbell, to rescind the payment of Qtr.2

                                    ment agreement payments to                  sales tax to Sunrise Ag totaling $6,392.00

                                    Sunrise Ag totaling $6,392.00 for            for the two businesses located on East

                                    the two businesses located on                    Laurel Street-Country Plaza and Promart.

                                    East Laurel Street –Country Plaza            Voting Yes- Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Palmer,

                                    and Promart.  Discussion: reason is            Stroh, Campbell, Stadsholt & Bryant.

                                    TIF contract ended 7/1/07 due to            Voting No-None

                                    the State ending sales tax payments

                                    to the City of Havana’s TIF account.

                                    Contract states agreement ends at

                                    that time.

                                                                       

HEALTH &                 None                                                    None

SANITATION

 

LICENSES, ORD.   None                                                    None

& LEGAL                    .

                                                                                               

PERSONNEL               None                                                    None                                                   

                                                                                                                                                           

PLANNING                None                                                    None

 

 
 

 

PROPERTY &             Alderwoman Brown asked Council            Motion made by Brown, seconded

ZONING                     to accept a bid from Jim Searcy to            by Stroh, to accept Jim Searcy’s bid

                                    install new T-8 lighting in Police/  to install T-8 lighting in Police/Fire

                                    Fire building and City Hall in the            building and City Hall in the amount

                                    amount of $3,844.80.                           of $3,844.80.

                                                                                                Voting Yes- Sarnes, Brown, Cox, Palmer,

                                                                                                Stroh, Campbell, Stadsholt & Bryant.

                                                                                                Voting No-None

                                                           

PUBLIC SAFETY            None                                                    None

                                   

PUBLIC WORKS            None                                                    None

                                     

                                   

ADJOURNMENT       Mayor Roberts adjourned the               None

meeting at 7:44 p.m.

 

 

 

_____________________                                          _______________________________

Dale Roberts                                                                Ruby J. Miller/CMC

Mayor                                                                          City Clerk

 

GUESTS:

Terry Svob                  

Blake Lindner

Ruth Anne Beaty                                                              

Kevin Noble                

Wendy Martin

Jewel Bucy

Tony Bassett

 

 

HOMEPAGE

 

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