City of Edwardsville City Council met May 2.
Here is the minutes provided by the Council:
The regularly scheduled meeting of the Edwardsville City Council was held at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers with Mayor Patton presiding.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all present.
Honorable Steve Stobbs, Associate Judge, Third Circuit Court administered the Oath of Office to Hal Patton, Mayor; Dennis McCracken, City Clerk; Rich Hampton, City Treasurer; Aldermen Jack Burns, Ward 2; Aldermen SJ Morrison, Ward 4 and Aldermen Craig Louer, Ward 6.
Mayor Patton called for roll of the Council Aidermen Risavy, Morrison, Krause, Louer, Stack and Burns answered present on roll call. Aldermen Stamer was excused.
Motion by Louer, seconded by Krause, to approve the Aldermanic Committee Appointments.
Aldermanc Committee Appointments
Administrative & Community:
Services Committee; Finance Committee:
Art Risavy, Chair; Craig Louer, Chair
SJ Morrison; Jack Burns
Will Krause; Janet Stack
Public Safety Committee; Public Services Committee:
Wii Krause, Chair; Barb Stamer, Chair
Janet Stack; Craig Louer
SJ Morrison; Jack Burns
Roll Call: Six Ayes, with Aldermen Risavy, Morrison, Krause, Louer, Stack and Burns voting aye. Motion Carried.
Motion by Louer, seconded by Stack, to approve the Appointments of City Officials and Department/Division Heads.
Executive and Administrative:
City Administrator - Timothy Harr 118 Hillsboro Avenue 692-7520
Collector - Dennis McCracken 118 Hillsboro Avenue 692-7500
Legal Department:
City Attorney - Jeffrey Berkbigler 118 Hillsboro Avenue 659-8806
Department of Human Resources:
Director - Emily Bates 118 Hillsboro Avenue 692-7547
Department of Police:
Director - Jay Keeven 400 N. Main Street 656-231
Department of Public Works:
Director - Eric Williams 200 East Park Street 692-7545
City Engineer - Ryan Zwijack 692-2330
Fire Department:
Chief – Richard Welle 410 N. Main Street 692-7541
Parks and Recreation Department:
Director - Bob Pfeiffer 118 Hillsboro Ave. 692.7538
Edwardsville Cable Television - ECTV:
Director - John Cunningham 118 Hillsboro Ave. 692-7551
Economic/Community Development:
Director - Walter Williams 118 Hillsboro Ave. 692-7533
Roll Call: Six Ayes, with Aldermen Risavy, Morrison, Krause, Louer, Stack and Burns votingaye. Motion Carried.
Motion by Stack, seconded by Risavy, to approve the Appointments of Boards and Commissions.
Band Board:
Vivian Raffaelle Term ending 2022
Beautification and Tree Commission:
Benna Denue Term ending 2019
Susan Bautsch
Kim Schoenfeld
Edwardsville technology Enhancement Committee:
Mike Pashea Term ending 2021
Fire and Police Commissioners:
Bob Stuart Term ending 2020
Health Insurance Advisory Committee:
Emily Bates Reappointed every year
Historic Preservation Commission:
Joe Hutton Term ending 2020
Bob Nickrent
Library Board:
Pete Fornof Term ending 2020
Kim Harrison
Chris Lafikes
Plan Commission:
Mike Rabe Term ending 2021
Recreation, Arts, and Special Events:
Tanner Alexander Term ending 2020
Janet Haroian
Suzanne Weiss
Roll Call: Six Ayes, with Aldermen Risavy, Morrison, Krause, Louer, Stack and Burns voting aye. Motion Carried.
The "Hit It Out of The Park" Award was issued to Doug Reames of the City of Edwardsville Street Department.
Mayor Patton recognized the number of volunteers who serve the City through Boards and Commissions providing talent, dedication, passion and years of service.
Mayor Patton gave a Power Point presentation on the ongoing projects of The City of Edwardsville. Such as the Joint Public Safety Facility, Plummer Family Park, the completion of many projects within the city. He also acknowledged all of the new investors in our Community such as: Starbucks, Queen's Cuisine, BlueWave Martial Arts & Fitness, Flint Law Firm, Prairie Farms, Amazon, First To The Finish to name a few.
Mayor Patton presented statistics for Parks & Recreation and the Wildey in regards to the number of visitors, activities, programs and events provided by each entity. He also recognized Walter Williams, Economic Community Development Director on his hard work he has done on the Economic Development Marketing Brochure.
Mayor Patton then recognized each Aldermen from their prospective ward, and commended them on their dedication and years of service.
Council adjourned at 7:35 p.m.
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