City of Sesser Council met Feb. 9.
Here is the minutes as provided by the Council:
The regular meeting of the Sesser City Council was held on Thursday, February 9,
2017. Mayor Ashmore called the meeting to order at 6:34 PM. Prayer was led by
Tom DeWitt from the First Baptist Church. The pledge of allegiance was said.
Mayor Ashmore asked for a roll call. Roll call was called by Clerk Stacey as
follows:
Rodney Zettler—here, Dana Laur—here, Carroll Kelly—here, Keith Kramer—here,
Travis Zettler—here, David Bates—absent.
A motion was made to approve the minutes of the regular January meeting by
Carroll Kelly and 2nd by Keith Kramer. All those in attendance were in favor of the
motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #2
Mayor Ashmore explained that he had received word that the city had received a
grant from Amren for $2,500.00 for tree cutting. He said they would be getting
bids and getting the trees trimmed.
Agenda Item #7
Cara Mullins from the West City/Benton Chamber of Commerce spoke to the
council about sponsoring the Rend Lake Fireworks again this year. The date is
Saturday, July 1, 2017. A motion was made by Travis Zettler and 2nd by Dana Laur
to approve the donation of $500.00 to the Rend Lake Fireworks event as a
Premier sponsor. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion
carried.
Agend Item #1--tabled
Agenda Item #3
Mayor Ashmore talked to council about the need for a new IT contractor.
Alderman Travis Zettler along with the mayor had gathered bids from three
companies. The need for a couple of new computers was also discussed and bid
taken. A motion was made to purchase a laptop computer for Chief White at
$1,166.88 and one new computer for the cemetery for $838.66 by Carroll Kelly and 2nd by Dana Laur. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
For new IT contractor, the Mayor and council looked at the bids and decided to go
with Megabytes. A motion was made by Travis Zettler and seconded by Keith
Kramer to contract Megabytes as the new IT contractor for a block of 60 hours for
$4,080.00 ($68.00 per hour). All those in attendance were in favor of the motion.
Motion carried.
Agenda Item #5
Mayor Ashmore explained that he had learned of a DCEO grant to help pay for the
LED lights on main street. The DCEO grant approved lights were a different light
than what we had previously planned. A motion was made by Dana Laur and 2nd
by Travis Zettler to approve the spending of $4600.00 for Loyd electric to change
out the DCEO approved lights on Main Street with a grant from the state for
$3,450.00. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #4 --tabled
Agenda Item # 6
Mayor Ashmore explained that FREDCO was doing the same thing as the Franklin
County Tourism group was and that there haven’t been any real results from
FREDCO. The city has been a part of FREDCO for many years, but council
discussed that it might not be worth the money it costs the city. A motion was
made by Carroll Kelly and 2nd by Keith Kramer to withdraw from FREDCO. All
those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #8
Mayor Ashmore asked the council to donate $100.00 for a full page ad in the
CASA spring event program. A motion was made to approve donating $100.00 to
the CASA by Travis Zettler and 2nd by Dana Laur. All those in attendance were in
favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Mayor Ashmore asked for approval of the bills as presented. A motion was made
by Carroll Kelly and 2nd by Keith Kramer to approve the bills as presented by the
finance committee. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion
carried.
Mayor Ashmore asked for approval of the treasurer’s report. A motion was made
by Rodney Zettler and 2nd by Travis Zettler to approve the treasurer’s report as
presented. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Mayor Ashmore asked for approval of the police report. A motion was made by
Travis Zettler and 2nd by Dana Laur to approve the police report. All those in
attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
A motion was made to approve the Code Inspector’s report by Rodney Zettler and
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nd by Keith Kramer. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion.
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Carroll Kelly and 2nd by Keith Kramer to adjourn at 7:17
PM. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 7:17 PM.
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