City of Sesser City Council met Feb. 9.
Here is the minutes 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 2nd 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 p.m.
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