AGENDA
City of Staunton
101 W. Pearl Street
Monday, December 12, 2022
7:00 p.m.
I. Call to Order (7:00-7:01)
II. Pledge of Allegiance (7:01-7:02)
III. Roll Call Vote (7:02-7:04)
IV. Consent Agenda (7:04-7:06)
Minutes
Regular Meeting – 11/28/2022
Collector’s Report
Southwestern Electric Cooperative (Utility Tax)--$595.81
M.J.M. Electric Cooperative (Utility Tax)--$202.83
Staunton Police Department (Ordinance Violations)--$200.00
Staunton Area Ambulance Service (October & November Dispatch Fees)--$1,000.00
State of Illinois (Personal Property Replacement Tax)--$3,968.18
State of Illinois (MFT Tax)--$9,754.50
State of Illinois (MFT Renewal Fund)--$7,492.15
State of Illinois (Sales Tax)--$61,525.51
Macoupin County Circuit Clerk (Fine Disbursement)--$380.42
Macoupin County Circuit Clerk (Arrest Agency Fee)--$64.82
Macoupin County Circuit Clerk (E-Citation Fee)--$4.00
Macoupin County Circuit Clerk (Police Vehicle Fund)--$.50
Applications
None
Monthly Report
Distributed by the City Clerk’s Office
Claims
December 12, 2022
Business Licenses Issued
The Macoupin Art Collective (Raffle License)
V. Guests
VI. Correspondence (7:10-7:15)
VII. Treasurer’s Report (7:15-7:17)
VIII. City Clerk’s Report (7:17-7:20)
Petitions packets for the April 4, 2023 Consolidated Election are being accepted at the City Clerk’s Office through December 19, 2022, which is the filing deadline. The City Clerk’s Office will be open until 5:00 P.M. on the final filing day.
The City Clerk’s Office, along with all public works employees except for one water treatment plant operator, will be off on Friday, December 23rd and Monday December 26th for the Christmas holidays.
Governor Pritzker has signed a new Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation extending the statewide declaration through January 6, 2023, which means that public meetings may continue to be held remotely.
IX. Approval of Committee Reports and Motions (7:20-8:20)
Public Health & Safety – Manning (7:20-7:25)
Motion to approve Full Time Placement List compiled by the Police Commission from recent interviews, to be good for six months
Motion to approve Quote from Southwest Solutions Group for detention bench for the Police Department at a cost of $1,799.99
Park & Civic Improvement - Tipler (7:25– 7:30)
Motion to pay Invoice #411 to Christmas Décor Systems for Main Street
Christmas decorations in the amount of $3,500.00
Motion to pay Invoice #2886 to Laughlin Electric, Inc. for lighting repair labor
and ballasts at the Soccer Fields in the amount of $5,535.00. $1,763.00 will be
paid from Line Item #17.51.895.0 and the balance of $3,772.00 will be paid from
Line Item #17.51.891.0.
Motion to accept Request For Qualification (RFQ) from John H. Crawford &
Associates to administer housing grant
Finance/Claims – Moore (7:30-7:35)
Motion to approve Invoice #744309 from Sandberg Phoenix for Special Projects
in the amount of $1,263.20
Utilities / Water - Moore (7:35-7:40)
Motion to approve Renewal Quote with Hach Co. for annual maintenance at the
water treatment plant in the amount of $12,525.00. Starting date is January 1,
2023 and end date is December 31, 2023.
Street / Sewer – Machota (7:40-7:45)
Public Grounds – Machota (7:45-7:50)
Tourism – Neuhaus - (7:50-7:55)
Personnel – Dias (7:55-8:00)
Motion to approve hiring Robert Jackowski as full time Police Officer from the recently approved Full Time Placement List compiled by the Police Commission
Annexation – Dias (8:00-8:10)
Special Committees – (8:10-8:15)
Judiciary – Manning - (8:15-8:20)
Motion to waive 1st reading of Ordinance #2189 Approving A Charity Roadblock
By The Salvation Army At The Intersection Of Main And Route 4 And Main And
Union (December 17, 2022)
Motion to approve Ordinance #2189 Approving A Charity Roadblock By The
Salvation Army At The Intersection Of Main And Route 4 And Main And Union
(December 17, 2022)
X. Unfinished Business (8:20-8:25)
XI. New Business (8:25-8:30)
Discussion regarding second City Council Meeting on Tuesday, December 27, 2022
(to be held or not)
XII. Executive Session (8:30-8:50)
XIII. Motions from Executive Session (8:50-9:00)
XIV. Adjournment (9:00)
Any item listed on this agenda, including any request made in correspondence to the City, may be considered and the subjected to a vote and final action.
Any guests that are wanting to attend the City Council Meeting can do so in person or remotely. Please email dstiegemeier@stauntonil.com to receive the invitation to attend the meeting remotely.