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City of Colona City Council met June 8.

Here is the minutes provided by the council:

CALL TO ORDER: 6:32 p.m.

ROLL CALL:Mayor Lack, Attorney Wright, Aldermen Feliksiak, Swemline, Holman, Shady-Dahl, Jones, Tapscott, Clerk Winegar answered present. Aldermen Hillman and King were absent.

STAFF PRESENT: 

C. Lenth, Public Works Director

M. Winters, Office Manager

PUBLIC COMMENTS: None

MAYOR’S REPORT: None

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

➢ Alderman Holman made the motion to approve the council meeting minutes of May 26, 2020. Alderman Swemline seconded. Roll call: Aldermen Feliksiak, Swemline, Holman, Shady-Dahl, Jones, Tapscott voted yes. Aldermen Hillman, King were absent. Motion passed with 6 affirmative votes, 2 absent.

CONSENT AGENDA:

Alderman Shady-Dahl made the motion to approve consent agenda items:

1. Payment of bills for period May 27 – June 8, 2020

2. Payment of manual bills for period May 27 – June 8, 2020

3. Payroll for period May 26 – June 10, 2020 NTE $70k

Alderman Holman seconded. Roll call: Aldermen Feliksiak, Swemline, Holman, Shady-Dahl, Jones, Tapscott voted yes. Aldermen Hillman, King were absent. Motion passed with 6 affirmative votes, 2 absent.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Public Works Committee: (Alderman Swemline, chair; Aldermen Feliksiak, Jones, members; C. Lenth, staff). A copy of these minutes is available at City Hall and on the City’s website.

1. Alderman Holman made a motion to reinstate penalties and shut offs for nonpayment of waters bills with the caveat that if a resident is still being negatively impacted by COVID-19 and can present documentation from a doctor, work or unemployment then the Office Manager or City Clerk can make the determination to waive these. Alderman Shady-Dahl seconded. Roll call: Aldermen Feliksiak, Swemline, Holman, Shady-Dahl, Jones, Tapscott voted yes. Aldermen Hillman, King were absent. Motion passed with 6 affirmative votes, 2 absent.

2. Alderman Shady-Dahl made motion to approve rescheduling the City-wide drop off for tires (for a cost depending on the size of the tire), furniture ($5.00 charge), appliances, and E-waste with a date to be determined by the Public Works Department. Alderman Feliksiak seconded. Aldermen Feliksiak, Swemline, Holman, Shady-Dahl, Jones, Tapscott voted yes. Roll call: Aldermen Hillman, King were absent. Motion passed with 6 affirmative votes, 2 absent.

CLERKS REPORT: None

OLD BUSINESS:

1. Alderman Holman made a motion to approve sexual harassment policy. Alderman Feliksiak seconded the motion. Aldermen Feliksiak, Swemline, Holman, Shady-Dahl, Jones, Tapscott voted yes. Aldermen Hillman, King were absent. Motion passed with 6 affirmative votes, 2 absent.

2. Upon returning to regular session after the closed session, Alderman Holman made the motion to approve the contract between the City of Colona and Teamsters Local 371 with the following correction: Section 5.4, third sentence remove the words “be considered upheld” at the end of the sentence. Alderman Tapscott seconded the motion. Roll call: Aldermen Feliksiak, Swemline, Holman, Shady-Dahl, Jones, Tapscott voted yes. Aldermen Hillman, King were absent. Motion passed with 6 affirmative votes, 2 absent.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Alderman Holman made the motion to approve Resolution R-20-03, 2020 MFT Funds. Alderman Feliksiak seconded. Roll call: Aldermen Feliksiak, Swemline, Holman, Shady-Dahl, Jones, Tapscott voted yes. Aldermen Hillman, King were absent. Motion passed with 6 affirmative votes, 2 absent.

2. Alderman Swemline made the motion to approve maintenance engineering to be performed by a consulting engineer. Alderman Feliksiak seconded. Roll call: Aldermen Feliksiak, Swemline, Holman, Shady-Dahl, Jones, Tapscott voted yes. Aldermen Hillman, King were absent. Motion passed with 6 affirmative votes, 2 absent.

3. Alderman Holman made the motion to approve the Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Colona and the Henry County Highway Department. Alderman Swemline seconded. Roll call: Aldermen Feliksiak, Swemline, Holman, Shady-Dahl, Jones, Tapscott voted yes. Aldermen Hillman, King were absent. Motion passed with 6 affirmative votes, 2 absent.

CLOSED SESSION:

Alderman Shady-Dahl made a motion to go into closed session per 5 ILCS 120/2, Section 2. Open Meetings, paragraphs (c) (2)Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. Alderman Tapscott seconded. Aldermen Feliksiak, Swemline, Holman, Shady-Dahl, Jones, Tapscott voted yes. Aldermen Hillman, King were absent. Motion passed with 6 affirmative votes, 2 absent.

The council returned to regular session at 7:24 p.m. under the same roll call as above and took action on item 2 under old business.

ADJOURN:

Alderman Holman made a motion to adjourn. Alderman Shady-Dahl seconded. An oral vote was called with all ayes received. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 7:26 p.m.

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