Grundy Reporter

City of Highland City Council met May 15.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

MINUTES:

A. MOTION – Approve Minutes of May 1, 2023 Special Session (attached)

B. MOTION – Approve Minutes of May 1, 2023 Regular Session (attached)

PUBLIC FORUM:

A. Citizens’ Requests and Comments:

1. Finding Nemo Meet & Greet – Square Use Request – Hard Road Theatre Productions, Aimee Goodwin, Representative (attached)

Anyone wishing to address the Council on any subject may do so at this time.

Please come forward to the microphone.

B. Requests of Council:

C. Staff Reports:

1. Discussion on Purchasing Policy

NEW BUSINESS:

A. MOTION – Approve Mayor’s Reappointment of George E. Jones to the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners (attached)

B. MOTION – Approve Mayor’s Appointment of Thomas D. Friedrich to the Tree Commission (attached)

C. MOTION – Approve Mayor’s Reappointment of Jill Lawson to the Telecommunications Advisory Commission (attached)

D. MOTION – Approve Mayor’s Reappointment of Jeffrey Hebrank to the Liquor Control Commission (attached)

E. MOTION – Approve Transfer of Grave in City Cemetery from Feuquay and Peregrin to Feuquay as Sole Owner (attached)

F. MOTION – Bill #23-46/RESOLUTION Authorizing Allocation of Hotel/Motel Tax Funding for Highland Jaycees – 2023 Schweizerfest (attached)

G. MOTION – Bill #23-47/RESOLUTION Authorizing Allocation of Hotel/Motel Tax Funding for Highland Historical Society– Homestead Harvest Days (attached)

H. MOTION – Bill #23-48/ORDINANCE Authorizing the Sale of City-Owned Surplus Real Estate, Specifically 1808 Olive Street, to WGO Investments, LLC (attached)

I. MOTION – Bill #23-49/ORDINANCE Declaring Personal Property of the City Surplus and Authorizing its Sale and/or Disposal, Specifically one 1998 Pierce Fire Engine (attached)

J. MOTION – Bill #23-50/RESOLUTION Waiving Normal & Customary Bidding Procedures and Authorizing the Purchase of One 2023 Toyne Fire Engine from Dinges Fire Company for $575,165.92 (attached)

K. MOTION – Bill #23-51/RESOLUTION Waiving Normal & Customary Bidding Procedures and Authorizing the Purchase of a New Systems Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System from VIPower Services, LLC (attached)

L. MOTION – Bill #23-52/ORDINANCE Amending City Code, Chapter 2 – Administration, Article IV. – Department of Public Safety, Division 2. Emergency Medical Services and Fire Department Divisions of the Fire Department (attached)

M. MOTION – Bill #23-53/RESOLUTION Approving a Collective Bargaining Agreement with the International Association of Firefighters (I.A.F.F.), Local #3672 (attached)

REPORTS:

A. MOTION – Accepting Expenditures Report #1242 for April 29 , 2023 through May 12, 2023 (attached)

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

The City Council will conduct an Executive Session pursuant to the Illinois Open Meetings Act, citing exemptions allowing such meeting as follows: 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21) to discuss the approval of executive session minutes.

ADJOURNMENT:

https://www.highlandil.gov/City%20Council/Agendas/2023/05-15-2023%20Agenda.pdf