West Central Reporter

City of Macomb City Council met Dec. 16.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

PLEDGE

ROLL CALL

SWEAR IN FIREFIGHTERS

1. City Clerk Renee Lotz will swear in new incoming firefighters, Nathaniel Cichon, and Timothy Teslicka.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Citizens wishing to address the City Council on matters germane to the agenda of the meetings will be limited to 3 minutes and are asked to be brief and concise in making their remarks. Comments submitted by mail or email will not be read aloud but a copy will be provided to each member of the Council and made a part of the minutes.

MOTION TO SIT AS TOWNSHIP

CONSENT AGENDA

1. Claims and accounts for the month of November.

2. Supervisors Report for the month of December.

3. Assessors Report.

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

1. Annual Township Tax Levy Ordinance No. 177

2. Other new business.

MOTION TO RESUME AS CITY COUNCIL

CONSENT AGENDA

1. Meeting minutes of the Macomb City Council, held on December 2, 2024, and Committee of the Whole held on December 9, 2024.

2. Monthly Reports: Treasurer's Report for the month of November.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. Consideration of an Ordinance to Provide for Levy and Collection of Taxes for the Year 2024, Payable in 2025 for the City of Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois.

This ordinance will be presented for second reading. Final action is in order.

2. Consideration of an Ordinance to Abate the Direct Annual Tax Levied for 2024 to pay the Annual Debt Service on $2,275,000 in General Obligation Refunding Bonds (Waterworks Alternate Revenue Source), Series 2016 and $4,010,000 in General Obligation Refunding Bonds (Infrastructure Projects Alternate Revenue Source), Series 2020.

This ordinance will be presented for second reading. Final action is in order.

3. Consideration of an Ordinance to Create a Class SE Liquor License for St. Paul School's Annual Trivia Night Event.

This ordinance will be presented for second reading. Final action is in order.

4. Other unfinished business.

NEW BUSINESS

1. Discussion on an Ordinance Authorizing a Special Use Permit to Allow Large Scale Solar in an AG-1 Agriculture Zoning District on a Parcel within Section 3, Chalmers Township, McDonough County, Illinois.

This ordinance had first reading at Committee of the Whole due to time constraints. This will be discussed and staff is requesting Power to Act at Monday, December 23, 2024 Committee of the Whole.

2. Consideration to Authorize the Committee of the Whole Power to Act at their regular meeting on December 23, 2024 on an Ordinance Authorizing a Special Use Permit to Allow Large Scale Solar in an AG-1 Agriculture Zoning District on a Parcel within Section 3, Chalmers Township, McDonough County, Illinois.

First reading was done at Committee of the Whole December 9, 2024. Staff requests POWER to ACT. Final action is in order.

3. Consideration to Adopt Resolution to Re-Appoint Tom Claudon to the Macomb Airport Authority from 1/1/2025 to 1/1/2030.

Adoption is in order.

4. Consideration to Approve a New Contract with Baxter Woodman.

This was discussed at the Public Works Committee on December 5, 2024. Final action is in order.

5. Consideration to Approve Application of RAISE grant for infrastructure needs.

6. Consideration to Authorize Macomb Public Transportation Acceptance of WIAAA One Time Notification of Grant Award for the "Connecting Rural Older Illinoisians".

Final action is in order.

7. Presentation from Wermer, Rogers, Doran and Ruzon, LLC on the City of Macomb's Audit for the Fiscal Year ending April 2024.

A representative will be present to address the Council.

8. Other new business.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

ALDERMANIC REPORTS

MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS

1. Consideration to accept with regret the resignation of Sally Egler from the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Final action is in order.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

To consider information relative to:

1. Appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of an employee of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, pursuant to Sec. 2(c) (1) of the Open Meetings Act.

2. Collective Bargaining matters between the public body and its employees or representatives or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees, pursuant to Sec. 2(c) (2) of the Open Meetings Act.

3. The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, pursuant to Sec. 2(c) (5) of the Open Meetings Act.

4. The setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body, pursuant to Sec. 2(c) (6) of the Open Meetings Act.

5. Pending or probable litigation, pursuant to Sec. 2(c) (11) of the Open Meetings Act.

COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT

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