City of Lebanon City Council met Aug. 10.
Here is the minutes provided by the council:
The council met in regular session in the council chambers with Mayor Wilken presiding.
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
Roll Call: Aldermen Fero, Gale, Jenkins, Johnson, Witty, Wright and Zurliene – present.
Alderman Mack – absent
Aldermen Jenkins/Fero Motioned to approve the July 27, 2020 Council minutes and the July 27, 2020 Executive Session minutes
Roll Call: Aldermen Fero, Gale, Jenkins, Johnson, Witty, Wright and Zurliene – Yeas
MOTIONED passed 7-0
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Streets/Alleys – MEET September 7, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.
Finance – MEET August 17, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.
Ordinance – MEET September 7, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.
Water/Sewer – MEET August 17, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.
Cemetery – MEET September 7, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.
Health/Safety – MEET August 17, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.
1. COVID-19 numbers are: 62254: Tested 1187
62254: Cases: 132 Deaths: 0
LCC: Cases: 60 Deaths: 11
Cedar Ridge: Cases: 78 Deaths: 12
Cedars Housing: Cases: 2 Deaths: 0
Alderman Mack joined the meeting at 7:07 p.m.
Public Property – MEET September 7, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.
Personnel – MEET August 17, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.
1. Personnel committee will be interviewing the janitorial prospects hopefully at end of this week or early next week
2. The chairman requested to go into executive session to discuss an employee.*
Clerk –
1. The city lawyer, John Long, informed the council concerning the liability and security of accepting credit card payment and the PCI level. The mayor suggested that our insurance company covers us with quite an amount of services. Mr. Long has sent the contract with more legal terms to Pay Star and is waiting their reply. The city will talk to the insurance company about this situation.
2. The Clerk expressed concern that the committee meeting minutes are needed. Please figure out who is responsible for producing the minutes and providing them to the Clerk.
Treasurer –
1. Budget analysis should be at 25%
Mayor –
1. Mayor questioned the Meter Deposit account being placed into a dormant account which costs us $5 per month.
2. The mayor presented information concerning the TWM agreement for the project at the
South intersection of Hwy 4/50. He asked for permission to sign agreement and start movement to initiate the project.
3. The Chamber of Commerce has requested the city to approve the city crew to remove the Christmas Lights sometime this fall.
Dept. Heads –
Chief – Chief reported the cameras have been installed but they are still programing
Streets/Alleys – Still cleaning up the streets from the storm
Water/Sewer – Supt Zimmerman reported that the alarms are now all back on line
Building/Code Enforcement Official – Received grant info for bicycle trail and will forward to council members. July was a busy month for occupancy inspections (131).
Accountant – There has now been two tax distribution payments received.
Alderman Wright announced that she just received a text from the ambulance crew. It said the wind blew the door on the building bending the hinges. Jody said he would check it out.
Alderman Zurliene questioned whether the review of the tap-on fee ordinance should go to the ordinance for review or somewhere else.
Unfinished Business –
1. No update on the Phase 2 for this year.
2. Having had a survey that showed 5-1 businesses and 4-0 residents in favor of returning the brick street to 2-way traffic Aldermen Gale/Fero MOTIONED to return the street back to 2-way Traffic. Implementation to be ASAP
Roll Call: Aldermen Fero, Gale, Jenkins, Johnson, Witty and Wright – Yeas Alderman Zurliene – Neas MOTIONED passed 7-1
3. The Farmers Market requested that they would like to continue the event another date on October 10th. Also a request to use the parking lot instead of the grass.
4. Alderman Fero/Gale MOTIONED to approve the RESOLUTION IMPLIMENTING THE FAMILY FIRST CORONAVIRUSRESPONSE ACT, EXCLUDING THE FIRST RESPONDERS.
Roll Call: Aldermen Fero, Gale, Jenkins, Johnson, Mack, Witty and Wright – Yeas
Aldermen Zurliene MOTIONED passed 7-1
New Business –
Call to go into *Executive Session under 5 ILCS 120 Sec 2(c)(2) of the Open Meeting Act for deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of municipal employees and/or 5 ILCS 120 Sec 2(c)(1) the consideration of the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity.
The Mayor announced at 8:12 the Council would leave regular session to go into Executive Session after a three minute break. Alderman Gale invited into executive session the following: Mayor, City Clerk, John Long, Chief Roth and the 8 Councilmen
Executive Session entered into at 8:15 p.m. Executive Session ended at 8:22
Regular Council Meeting Reconvened at 8:23 p.m.
Roll Call: Aldermen Fero, Gale, Johnson, Mack, Witty, Wright and Zurliene – Present
With no further business to be conducted, Aldermen Wright/Fero moved to adjourn the meeting. Roll Call: Aldermen Fero, Gale, Johnson, Mack, Witty, Wright and Zurliene – Present
Alderman Jenkins didn’t re-enter regular meeting
MOTIONED passed 7-0 Meeting adjourned at 8:24 p.m.
https://www.lebanonil.org/sites/default/files/fileattachments/city_council/meeting/4248/city_council_minutes_08-10-2020.pdf
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