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City of Jerseyville City Council met Oct. 3.

Here are the minutes provided by the council:

Mayor Kevin Stork called the regular session of the Jerseyville City Council to order Tuesday, October 3rd at City Hall beginning at 6:00 p.m.

ROLL CALL 

Present were Commissioners Anthony Steckel, Steve Pohlman, Zachary Crawford, John Miles, and Mayor Stork. City Attorney William Strang was present. City Clerk Denise Hayes took minutes.

Comm. Pohlman led the opening prayer and pledge of allegiance was recited.

MINUTES 

A motion was made by Comm. Pohlman, seconded by Comm. Miles, to approve the minutes from the regular meeting held Tuesday, September 19, 2023. Roll call vote showed all voted aye, no nays, motion carried.

BILLS 

A motion was made by Comm. Steckel, seconded by Comm. Crawford, to approve the bills as presented for October 3, 2023, in the amount of $376,096.21. Roll call vote showed all voted aye, no nays, motion carried.

NEW BUSINESS 

A. A motion was made by Comm. Crawford, seconded by Comm. Pohlman, to approve an ordinance for a design-build contract and agreement with JUN Construction for the municipal renovations building project. Mayor Stork began by mentioning reasons for the proposed renovations due to the following issues: leaking roof; inefficient HVAC system; and poor insulation. Director of Public Works Bob Manns confirmed the City has had success in the past with the design build concept and with JUN Construction as contractor and John Shortal as Architect. City Attorney Strang mentioned this is a common approach for a remodel project such as this with an AIA design build contract and addendum which allows JUN Construction to continue to find low bid pricing during the contract period and stated this is a performance bonded contract. The Council has been discussing the need for these renovations for 2 to 3 years. Roll call vote showed all voted aye, no nays, motion carried.

B. A motion was made by Comm. Miles, seconded by Comm. Steckel to approve an Illinois Department of Transportation resolution to close State Hwy #67 from Prairie Street to Exchange Street for the Veteran’s Day Parade on Saturday, November 11th at 10:00 a.m. Roll call vote showed all voted aye, no nays, motion carried.

C. A motion was made by Comm. Miles, seconded by Comm. Crawford, to approve a tourism grant request from Michael Ward of Downtown Country Christmas Inc. in the amount of $7,000.00 Roll call vote showed all voted aye, no nays, motion carried.

D. A motion was made by Comm. Steckel, seconded by Comm. Crawford, to approve the FY23 Audit as presented by Danny Phipps of Scheffel Boyle. A review of the audit was done with some of the talking points being significant audit findings which included GASB 87 related to lease reporting; financial reporting was neutral, consistent, and clear; no difficulties with management in completing audit; and accounting estimates. A summary of cash, revenues, and expenses for the last three years was provided. It was noted cash was down in general fund primarily due to projects, but interest was significantly more due to higher interest rates. There was $2.2 million in transfers from general fund to Road and Bridge, ParksRec, and IMRF. Special revenue funds are consistent, but expenses are more due to Hollow Avenue and Sandy Creek projects. Police Pension revenues are up quite a bit due to interest on investments. Fire Pension showed an increase in revenues due to the levy amount. Intergovernmental revenues showed the biggest portion received by the City comes from sales tax. The City currently has no debt service. An audit of Tif #3 was completed this year due to the fund reaching the $100,000.00 threshold. Roll call vote showed all voted aye, no nays, motion carried.

OTHER BUSINESS – Mayor Stork announced Trick or Treating will be held on Tuesday, October 31st and that the council meeting will be held on Monday, October 30th. He also mentioned the City is accepting bids for tree and stump removal with an October 25th bid letting.

PUBLIC COMMENT – None

CLOSED SESSION – A motion was made by Comm. Pohlman, seconded by Comm. Miles, to go into closed session to discuss insurance contract. Roll call vote showed all voted aye, no nays, motion carried.

ACTION AS A RESULT OF CLOSED SESSION – A motion was made by Comm. Crawford, seconded by Comm. Steckel to contract with WR Berkley as the new stop loss carrier in addition to keeping HealthComp as third-party administrator, and Cigna network. Roll call vote showed all voted aye, no nays, motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT 

Being no other business to be discussed, a motion was made by Comm. Miles, seconded by Comm. Pohlman, to adjourn the meeting at 6:52 p.m. Roll call vote showed all voted aye, no nays, motion carried.

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