City Council Meeting Agenda--March 9, 2026 at 7:00 P.M.
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AGENDA
City of Staunton
101 W. Pearl Street
Monday, March 9, 2026
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 – 02/23/2026
Collector’s Report
Staunton Area Ambulance (January & February Dispatch Fees)--$1,000.00
MJM Electric Cooperative (8/2025 – 1/2026 Utility Taxes)--$1,473.49
Staunton Police Department (Reports)--$10.00
Staunton Super 8 Motel (Hotel/Motel Tax)--$1,340.70
State of Illiinois (MFT Tax Allotment)--$9,113.65
State of Illinois (MFT Renewal Fund)--$10,204.20
State of Illinois (Personal Property Replacement Tax)--$1,252.81
Applications
None
Monthly Report
Distributed by the City Clerk’s Office
Claims
March 9, 2026
Business Licenses Issued
Macoupin County Patriots Friends of NRA (Raffle License)
V. Guests
VI. Correspondence (7:10-7:15)
Received a letter of resignation from part time police officer Sean Yates, effective March 1, 2026.
VII. Treasurer’s Report (7:15-7:17)
Certificates of Deposit recently matured and cashed in at Bank of Springfield:
Bond/Interest Fund - $700,000.00 plus $21,593.96 interest
Civic Improvement Fund - $100,000.00 plus $3,084.85 interest
General Fund - $250,000.00 plus $7,712.12 interest
Infrastructure Fund - $500,000.00 plus $15,424.26 interest
MFT Fund - $500,000.00 plus $15,424.26 interest
Sewer Fund - $200,000.00 plus $6,169.71 interest
Telecommunications Fund - $200,000.00 $6,169.71 interest
VIII. City Clerk’s Report (7:17-7:20)
IX. Approval of Committee Reports and Motions (7:20-8:20)
Public Health & Safety – Frank (7:20-7:25)
Motion to pay Invoice #423913 to Leads Online for annual Total Track Investigation System Service Package in the amount of $1,873.00. The service dates are May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027.
Motion to spend up to $35,000.00 for a virtual patrol trailer. This will be paid from budget line item #01.21.831.2.
Park & Civic Improvement - Berg (7:25– 7:30)
Motion to pay Invoice #10375 to Potts, Smoot & Crawford Civil Engineering and
Land Surverying for Zoning Map Updates in the amount of $1,000.00
Finance/Claims – Tipler (7:30-7:35)
Motion to pay Invoice #10392 to Potts, Smoot & Crawford Civil Engineering &
Land Surveying for Design Engineering on the Main Street Improvements Project
in the amount of $218,980.00. This will be paid from budget line item
56.45.532.0.
Utilities / Water - Bagaglio (7:35-7:40)
Motion to approve spending up to $2,000.00 for water treatment plant employees
Zac Besserman and Jonathon Parish to attend a water conference in Peoria, IL
from April 14th through April 16th.
Street / Sewer – Machota (7:40-7:45)
Motion to purchase pick up truck from Staunton Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram at a
cost not to exceed $45,000.00. This will be paid half from streets and half from
sewer.
Public Grounds – Machota (7:45-7:50)
Tourism – Neuhaus - (7:50-7:55)
Personnel – Frank (7:55-8:00)
Annexation – Manning (8:00-8:10)
Special Committees – (8:10-8:15)
Economic / TIF
Moton to pay Invoice #45981 to Environmental Operations, Inc. for Pre-Demo
Inspection for property located at 110 E. Main Street in the amount of $3,143.75
Judiciary – Frank - (8:15-8:20)
Motion to approve Ordinance #2327 An Ordinance Approving A Pre-Annexation
Agreement With Donald & Donna Sievers Regarding Property Located At 202
Bentrup Road, Staunton, IL But Not Physically Annexing The Property To The
City’s Corporate Boundaries At This Time
Motion to approve Ordinance #2328 An Ordinance Approving A Pre-Annexation
Agreement With Howard And Lori Zenner Regarding Property Located At 77
Bentrup Road, Staunton, IL But Not Physically Annexing The Property To The
City’s Corporate Boundaries At This Time
Motion to Approve Ordinance #2329 An Ordinance Approving A Pre-Annexation
Agreement With Ivan Isenberg Regarding Property Located At 195 Bentrup
Road, Staunton, IL But Not Physically Annexing The Property To The City’s
Corporate Boundaries At This Time
Motion to approve Ordinance #2330 An Ordinance Approving A Pre-Annexation
Agreement With Cory And Jaclyn Rodriguez Regarding Property Located At
163 Bentrup Road, Staunton, IL But Not Physically Annexing The Property To
The City’s Corporate Boundaries At This Time
1st reading of Ordinance #2332 An Ordinance Approving A Charity Roadblock
By The Lion’s Club To Conduct Their Annual Tootsie Pop Day Sale Drive At
The Intersection Of Main And Route 4 And Main And Union
1st reading of Ordinance #2333 An Ordinance Granting A Zoning Variance For
Real Property Located At 603 North Edwardsville Street, Staunton, Illinois
Motion to waive 1st reading of Ordinance #2334 An Ordinance Amending
Staunton Revised Code Section 38-4-20 Regarding Basic User Rates For
Wastewater Facilities Within The City Of Staunton
Motion to approve Ordinance #2334 An Ordinance Amending Staunton Revised
Code Section 38-4-20 Regarding Basic User Rates For Wastewater Facilities
Within The City Of Staunton
Motion to waive 1st reading of Ordinance #2335 An Ordinance Creating A
Consolidated Fee Schedule For The City Of Staunton
Motion to approve Ordinance #2335 An Ordinance Creating A Consolidated
Fee Schedule For The City Of Staunton
1st reading of Ordinance #2336 An Ordinance Approving A Pre-Annexation
Agreement With Nea & Anthony Thompson Regarding Property Located At 9056
Renken Road, Staunton, IL, But Not Physically Annexing The Property To The
City’s Corporate Boundaries At This Time
X. Unfinished Business (8:20-8:25)
XI. New Business (8:25-8:30)
Opening of sealed bid for Olive Street property bearing parcel number 01-002-161-00
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.