Sesser City Council met November 9.
Here is the minutes provided by the Council:
The regular meeting of the Sesser City Council was held on Thursday November 9, 2017. It was called to order by Mayor Ashmore at 6:32 pm. Prayer was led by Brother Larry Cook from the Bear Point Church. The pledge of allegiance was said. Mayor Ashmore asked for all Veterans to stand. The crowd showed appreciation for all the veterans with applause.
Clerk Stacey called the roll call as follows:
Rodney Zettler—here, Dana Laur—absent, Wayne Shannon—here, Rich Miller—here, Travis Zettler—here, David Bates—here.
A motion was made by Rich Miller and 2nd by Travis Zettler to approve the minutes from the October meeting. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #11-
Matt Tosh of Brown & Roberts presented information on the DRA Grant project. A motion was made by Wayne Shannon and 2nd by David Bates to approve the low bidder for the DRA Grant project JM Jones Inc. as presented by Matt Tosh. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #12-
Matt Tosh explained that in finishing some of the water lines, we need to apply for some permits to use right of ways. A motion was made by Travis Zettler and 2nd by Wayne Shannon to approve the Franklin County permit to use the right of way to complete the water lines. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #13-
A motion was made by Rich Miller and 2nd by Travis Zettler to approve the IDOT Resolution to use the right of way on Rt. 148 to complete water lines. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #14-
A motion was made to approve the engineering bill from Brown & Roberts for the amount of $4,000.00 by Rich Miller and 2nd by Rodney Zettler. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #15-
Matt Tosh explained the payment for contract A. A motion was made by Wayne Shannon and 2nd by Rich Miller to approve contract A payment #1 to Midwest Petroleum in the amount of $196,651.44 from the USDA grant. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #16-
Matt Tosh explained Contract B payment #1. A motion was made by Travis Zettler and 2nd by Rich Miller to approve Contract B payment #1 to Wiggs Excavating for the amount of $59,447.20 also from the USDA grant. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #17-
A motion was made to approve the engineering bill for services for Contract A for the project in the amount of $7,417.14 by Wayne Shannon and 2nd by David Bates. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #18-
A motion was made by Rodney Zettler and 2nd by Travis Zettler to approve the Right of Way Bill #2 for services for the project in the amount of $3,757.60. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #1-
Mayor Ashmore explained the TIF application from Brayfield-Gilbert Funeral home. A motion was made by Rich Miller and 2nd by Wayne Shannon to approve the TIF grant with Brayfield- Gilbert Funeral Home for up to $4,000.00 of their project with payment to be made upon completion of the project with bills provided. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Mayor Ashmore explained the TIF application from the VFW. Discussion was made by the council as the VFW does many things for the community and their building also serves as a polling place. A motion was made by Travis Zettler and 2nd by David Bates to approve the TIF project with the VFW Cox Post for 100% of the roof project with payment being made upon completion. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Mayor Ashmore explained the TIF agreement with the Pin up Salon. A motion was made by Wayne Shannon and 2nd by Rich Miller to approve the TIF agreement with Pin up Salon for the upper level residential apartments for up to $10,000.00 with payment upon completion. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion except Travis Zettler as he abstained from the vote. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #2-
Mayor Ashmore explained that we needed to pass the IMRF resolution for those elected officials who are IMRF qualified and this must be done after the elections of those officials each time. A motion was made to approve the IMRF resolution #13-2017 by Rich Miller and 2nd by Travis Zettler. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #3—tabled.
Agenda Item #4-
Mayor Ashmore explained that the new municipal handbooks were available for order. He asked how many he should order. It was decided he should order 8 new handbooks to be available for elected officials. A motion was made to order 8 new municipal handbooks by David Bates and 2nd by Rich Miller. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #5-
A motion was made by Travis Zettler and 2nd by David Bates to approve the renewal of the Nation Civic League membership at the cost of $175.00 for the year. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #6-
A motion was to approve the bid for Loyd Electric to replace the breaker boxes and panel at city hall for the cost of $1840.00 by Rich Miller and 2nd by Rodney Zettler. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #7—tabled
Agenda Item #8—tabled
Agenda Item #9-
Mayor Ashmore explained the agreement with the Building and Construction Trades Council. We already do this, but he asked that the council would approve the agreement with the
council. A motion was made by Rodney Zettler and 2nd by Travis Zettler to approve the agreement between the Building & Construction Trade Council for contracts over $75,000.00 be union labor. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #10-
Mayor Ashmore explained the new employee raises that he suggested. He also talked about the new insurance rates and that the raises would help with the employees with new rates. A motion was made by Travis Zettler and 2nd by Rich Miller to approve the new hourly employee pay schedule as presented. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #19—tabled
Agenda Item #20-
Mayor Ashmore explained that the 5 Loaves Café would be doing Thanksgiving dinner for their November meal on the 16th. He asked the council to approve the purchase of 12 turkeys for the meal. A motion was made by David Bates and 2nd by Rich Miller to purchase 12 turkeys for the 5 Loaves café community meal. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #21-
Mayor Ashmore explained that the city has always purchased a turkey or ham for city employees for Thanksgiving. He asked the council to approve the purchase of the turkey or ham from Foodland for city employees. A motion was made by Travis Zettler and 2nd by Rich Miller to purchase a turkey or ham for city employees. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #22-
Mayor Ashmore talked to the council about the Illinois Coalition for Local Government. A motion was made by Rich Miller and 2nd by Travis Zettler to approve the application for membership to the Illinois Coalition for Local Government (free for 2 years). All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #23-
Mayor Ashmore explained that there were two bids submitted to demolition the old nursing home—Redwood Manor. A motion was made to approve the lowest bid from Sierra Bravo to demo the old nursing home (Redwood Manor) for the cost of $60,400.00 by Rich Miller and 2nd by Wayne Shannon. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #24-
Mayor Ashmore discussed the new ordinance book and that they thought it was now complete with a few type errors that would be fixed and asked the board to approve the new book with the given changes. A motion was made by Rich Miller and 2nd by David Bates to approve the new revised code of ordinances (2017) with given changes. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #25-
Mayor Ashmore explained that the water department truck was in need of replacement. Mayor Ashmore also explained they had priced trucks and found one at Ford Square in Mt. Vernon for the cost of $21,272.00. Home rule money would be used for the purchase. A motion was made by Rich Miller and 2nd by Travis Zettler to approve the purchase of a new water department truck from Ford Square for the amount of $21,272.00 using Home Rule money. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
A motion was made to approve the bills as presented by Travis Zettler and 2nd by David Bates. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
A motion was made to approve the treasurer’s report by Rich Miller and 2nd by Travis Zettler. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
A motion was made to approve the police report by David Bates and 2nd by Wayne Shannon. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
A motion was made to approve the code inspector’s report by Travis Zettler and 2nd by David Bates. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
A motion was made to adjourn at 8:35 pm by David Bates and 2nd by Rich Miller. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
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