MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE STAUNTON CITY COUNCIL, HELD IN THE RALPH & JOSEPHINE OLTMANN COMMUNITY CENTER, 101 W. PEARL ST., STAUNTON, ILLINOIS ON MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2021
I. CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Craig Neuhaus called the Staunton City Council Meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. on Monday, January 25, 2021
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Mayor Craig Neuhaus led the Pledge Allegiance to the Flag.
III. ROLL CALL:
Prior to roll call being taken, City Clerk Stiegemeier announced that tonight’s City Council Meeting was being conducted remotely and was being recorded due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
City Clerk Stiegemeier called roll with the following persons:
ATTENDING: Aldermen Maria Bodner, Brooke Wallace, Rick Johnson, Randy Hanks, Ryan Machota, Chad Plenske, John Moore, Jeff, Scanzoni, Mayor Craig Neuhaus, City Clerk Dennis Stiegemeier, City Treasurer Cindy Pirok and Public Works Director Mike Kuethe.
ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE: Attorney John Gilbert.
NOT ATTENDING: City Attorney Phil Lading and Police Chief Jeff Doerr.
IV. CONSENT AGENDA
Johnson moved, seconded by Bodner to approve Consent Agenda with the following items:
Minutes
Regular Meeting – 01/11/2021
Collector’s Report
Staunton Area Ambulance Service (Ambulance Dispatching)--$500.00
MJM Electric Cooperative (Utility Tax)--$260.57
Ameren Illinois (Utility Tax)--$20,345.63
Staunton Police Department (Reports)--$5.00
Staunton Super 8 Motel (Hotel/Motel Tax)--$926.79
State of Illinois (Use Tax)--$20,330.51
State of Illinois (Income Tax)--$54,488.10
State of Illinois (MFT Renewal Fund)--$6,604.67
State of Illinois (MFT Tax)--$10,454.86
State of Illinois (Telecommunications Tax)--$5,743.85
State of Illinois (Sales Tax)--$54,967.35
State of Illinois (Video Gaming Tax)--$4,504.31
State of Illinois (Cannabis Use Tax)--$568.08
State of Illinois (Personal Property Replacement Tax)--$2,996.85
Applications
None
Claims
January 25, 2021
Business Licenses Issued
Clippin House Pet Resort
Staunton FFA Alumni (Raffle License)
Republic Services/Allied Waste (Trash Hauling License)
Concordia Hall, Inc. (Meat Shoot Permit)
Roll Call Vote
AYES: Wallace, Johnson, Hanks, Machota, Plenske, Moore, Scanzoni, Bodner.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: None.
Motion declared carried.
V. GUESTS
No guests, attending physically or remotely, requested to speak.
VI. CORRESPONDENCE
Received an email from Zion Lutheran Church requesting to make the following streets one way on Sunday, February 14, 2021, from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. for their annual Sausage Supper:
Wood Street from Henry to Spring
Union Street from Henry to Spring
Hoxsey Street from Spring to Panhorst
VII. TREASURER’S REPORT
Nothing to report.
VIII. CITY CLERK’S REPORT
Republic Services/Allied Waste has renewed their trash hauling license for 2021, but they will still only provide commercial dumpster service, no residential pick up.
IX. COMMITTEE REPORTS
PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY -