City of West Frankfort City Council met February 13.
Here is the minutes provided by the Council:
1. Commissioner Simpson Called The Meeting To Order At 7:00 p.m. Requesting A Roll Call. Mayor Jordan Was Not In Attendance; All Commissioners Were In Attendance, Along With The City Attorney And City Clerk.
2. Commissioner Simpson Asked For Approval Of The Minutes From The January 23, 2017 Council Meeting. Commissioner Harkins Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Blades. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
3. Commissioner Simpson Next Asked For Approval To Pay City Bills And Payroll In The Amount Of $411,480.94 Commissioner Blades Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Chambers. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
4. The Next Item Was Discussion, With Possible Action, Regarding A Change In The Time For The Start Of Council Meetings. Commissioner Simpson Stated Other Communities Have Changed Their Time To 6:00pm And There Has Been Some Members Of The Council That Have Expressed An Interest In Changing Our Time To 6:00pm. I Know We Have Some Affirmative People On The Council Any Negative Comments? Commissioner Chambers Stated If It Is Fine With Everybody Else I Am Fine With It. Commissioner Simpson Statedt Will Take A Motion To Change Our Starting Time From 7:00pm To 6:00pm For The Future Council Meetings. Commissioner Harkins Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Blades. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
5. The Next Item Was Approval Of A Proposed Wage Reopener Regarding The Collective Bargaining Agreement Between The City And The International Association Of Firefighters Local 2402 To Cover The Period Of March 1, 2018 Through February 28, 2019. Commissioner Simpson Stated The Mayor And Commissioner Harkins Met With The Firefighters And Do You Have A Proposal For A Wage Reopener? Commissioner Harkins Stated Everybody Agreed To The $.25 Cent An Hour Increase On The Base Starting March 1st 2018 And Ending One Year From That Day And A $500.00 Training Increase On March 1st, 2018. Commissioner Harkins Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Simpson. Roll Call Vote: Commissioner Harkins, Simpson And Blades Voted To Approve. Commissioner Chambers Abstained For Conflict Of Interest, Motion Carried.
6. The Next Item Was Approval Of A Donation To The Old King Coal Committee To Be Paid $4,000.00 From The Tourism Fund And $6,000.00 From The Gaming Fund For A Total Of $10,000.00. Commissioner Chambers Stated Were The Specific As To What This Money Will Pay For? Commissioner Simpson Stated It Is For The Old King Coal To Pay For The Event. Commissioner Blades Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Chambers. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
7. The Next Item Was Discussion, With Possible Action, Regarding Of An Offer For Purchase Of A Lot Deemed As Surplus Property. Commissioner Simpson Stated Kelly Senecal Has Made An Offer To Purchase A Lot At 208 N, Horn. We Had That Out For Bids Last Year And No Bid Was Received On That And He Has Offered $500.00 For That Lot. Commissioner Harkins Stated This Lot Is Right Next To Their House. Commissioner Blades Stated It Isn't A Very Big Lot Either. Commissioner Blades Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Harkins. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
8. The Next Item Was Discussion, With Possible Action, Regarding The Purchase Of A 2002 Ford F450 Regular Cab 4x4 Truck In The Amount Of $18,000.00 For The Street Department. Roger Stanley Stated It Is A Small Truck That All The Departments Can Use And Has A Spreader And Plow. Commissioner Chambers Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Blades. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
9. The Next Item Was Approval For Payment Of An Invoice From CDW Government LLC In The Amount Of $3,571.04 For The Purchase Of A New Computer For The Fire Department. Fire Chief Jody Allen Stated This Is A Computer For Our Ambulance. We Have Tried Several Different Cheaper Versions And They Don't Work. The Last One We Tried Was A Tablet And It Didn't Work So These Here Seem To Work Better And Last. Commissioner Harkins Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Blades. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
10. The Next Item Was Approval For Payment Of An Invoice From Julie Inc., In The Amount Of $2,955.30 For The 2018. Commissioner Blades Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Chambers. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
11. The Next Item Was Approval Of An Estimate From Dan Knox Commercial Floor Refinishing In The Amount Of $1,840.50 Regarding Refinishing The Mall Floor. Commissioner Harkins Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Chambers. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
12. The Next Item Was Approval For Payment Of An Invoice Zylem In The Amount Of $3,055.75 Regarding Items For The Sewer Department, Commissioner Blades Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Chambers. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners And Mayor Jordan Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
13. The Next Item Was Approval To Transfer Lake Lot Lease #107 From Joan Pugh And Lori Hall To Julie Lynn Shaw. Commissioner Blades Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Harkins. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
14.Officer Reports:
Chief Allen Read The Fire Department's Report.
Chief Irwin Read The Police Department's Report.
Ed Hammonds Read The Code Department's Report. 15. Building And Sign Permits:
Ed Hammonds The Codes Officer Has A Building Permit For Himself For An 8x10 Shed. Commissioner Harkins Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Chambers. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
Ed Hammonds Stated I Have A Request For A Sign Permit For Jimmy Sloan. He Is Using The Existing Sign That Is Out Front And Selling Tires, Golf Carts & Motorcycles. Commissioner Harkins Made A Motion To Approve, Seconded By Commissioner Blades. Roll Call Vote: All Commissioners Voted To Approve. Motion Carried.
16. Commissioners Reports:
Commissioner Simpson Stated We Had A Nice Grand Opening At The Dollar General Saturday Morning. We Are All Glad To See The Store Open And Soon To Get The Parking Lot Completed.
Commissioner Blades Stated Charles Has Been Doing A Lot Of Work At The Sewer Plant With The Solar Stuff And When The Mayor Gets Back I Would Like Us To All Meet And See What He Has Out There. All These Other Sewer Plants Are Going To This And It Is Over My Head Sot Want You There Mike. It Sounds Like A Pretty Good Deal.
Commissioner Chambers Stated Since The Last Council Meeting I Had An Opportunity To Sit Down With Roger And Everyone In The Street Department. We Talked About How Everything Is Going And They Had A Chance To Share Their Thoughts And Ideas On Things. Roger And I Were Able To Discuss Some Of These Things And It's Nice To Have Employees Who Care. We Talked About Our Motor Fuel Tax And What We Can Do To Make It Better. I Appreciate Roger And All The Guys For Willing To Participate And Making The City Better. Is There Anything That Can Be Said Police, Fire Or Codes On The Cleanup Of Barnetts? Ed Hammonds Stated The Insurance Company Has Contacted Me And I Have Given Them Tim Mcvickers Name As A Cleanup Contact.
Commissioner Chambers Stated Does Anybody Know If He Is Planning To Rebuild? Commissioner Blades Stated It Said He Was In The Paper.
Commissioner Blades Stated The Fire Department Did A Heck Of A Good Job To Save The House Next Door To It. Fire Chief Jody Allen Stated I Would Like To Thank Roger And The Street Department For Bringing The Backhoe And Helping
Us Out.
17. Audience Questions Or Comments:
Has There Been Any Other Discussion Or Thought On The Proposed Business License? Commissioner Simpson Stated It Has Been Under Discussion And At The Second Meeting This Month It Will Come Back Up And We Will Listen To The Proposals On That.
18. With No Further Business To Be Discussed, The Meeting Was Adjourned On A Motion By Commissioner Harkins At 7:27 p.m.
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