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City of Geneseo Committee of the Whole met May 26.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

1. PARTICIPATE REMOTELY

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2. NOTE: THIS IS A LIVE MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE WOULD LIKE THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO LIMIT OUR CAPACITY TO 10.

3. INVOCATION

4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

5. ROLL CALL

6. PUBLIC COMMENT

City Ordinance allows members of the Public to speak and give input up to 3 minutes during Public Comment, there can be no debate or action by the City Council at this time.

7. MAYOR'S COMMENTS

8. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS

9. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S COMMENTS

9.1. Restaurants and bars can have outdoor seating due to a relaxation of the liquor regulations. The requirements are set at the municipal level.

9.2. Review Facade Improvement Program

9.3. Review Rooftop Program

10. POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMENTS

10.1. Presentation of the Road to Recovery Program

ROAD TO RECOVERY-Casey 5222020

Henry County Toolkit Casey 5222020

11. ADMINISTRATION

11.1. Discussion on Pension Spiking.

Motion to take to City Council the plan to proceed with the proposed changes as discussed with the IBEW and to put consent agenda.

11.2. Presentation of Preliminary 6 month budget

Motion to recommend to City Council the 6 month preliminary budget and to put on the consent agenda.

Budget Book FY 2020 -2

Budget without raises

11.3. Resolution R-20-15 for Improvement of the northeast drainage-Chicago Street/Ash Street.

Motion to recommend resolution R-20-15 for improvement of the northeast drainage - Chicago Street/Ash Street and to put on the consent agenda.

R-20-15 Drainage Chicago and Ash Street

11.4. The IBEW and FOP have been put on notice that we need to impact bargain due to the financial constraints created by the COVID-19 epidemic and loss of City revenue.

Council may or may not want to move into executive session for discussion. If moving into Executive Session it would be Motion to move into executive session per 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2) Collective negotiating matters.

12. PAYMENT OF CITY AND UTILITY BILLS

12.1. Approval of payment of City Bills

Approval of payment of City Bills

13. PUBLIC COMMENT

City Ordinance allows members of the Public to speak and give input up to 3 minutes during Public Comment, there can be no debate or action by the City Council at this time.

14. EXECUTIVE SESSION

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal council 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.

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2) Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules of one or more classes of employees.

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(3) The selection of a person to fill a public office, as defined in this Act, including a vacancy in a public office, when the public body is given power to appoint under law or ordinance, or the discipline, performance or removal of the occupant of a public office, when the public body is given power to remove the occupant under law or ordinance.

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5) The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired.

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6) The setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body.

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11) Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting.

14.1. Enter into Executive Session Per: 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2) Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules of one or more classes of employees.

Motion to move into Executive Session per: 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2) Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules of one or more classes of employees.

14.2. Return to Open Session

Motion to move into Open Session

15. ADJOURNMENT

15.1. Move to close the meeting

Motion to Adjourn

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