City of Geneseo City Council met June 14.
Here are the minutes provided by the council:
The Regular Council of the City of Geneseo was called to order at 6:00 PM, in the Council Chambers, with the following members present:
COUNCIL PRESENT:
Council Bob James, Council Craig Arnold, Council Douglas Crow, Mayor Sean Johnson, Council Martin Rothschild, Council Keith Kennett, and Alderman James Roodhouse
COUNCIL ABSENT:
Council Brett Barnhart and Council Paula Simosky
STAFF PRESENT:
Director of Finance Jamie Matthews, City Administrator Brandon Maeglin, Director of IT Garrett Griswold, Attorney Derke Price, Chief of Police Casey Disterhoft, Director of Public Works Chad VandeWoestyne, Building Inspector Rick Mills, and Director of Electrical Operations Eric Rowold
PUBLIC PRESENT:
1 INVOCATION
2 Pledge of Allegiance
3 Roll Call
Meeting began at: 6:00 pm.
4 Chamber of Commerce Report
None
5 City Engineering Report
None
6 Public Comment - Agenda Items
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
None
8 City Council Comments
None
9 City Administrator's Comments
- PD: Congratulations to Officer Jamie Shoemaker on her appointment to Detective - Thrill on the Hill - July 2nd
10 Finance Director Comments
10.1. Treasurer's Report and Capital Asset Reports as Submitted.
Craig Arnold moved, seconded by Keith Kennett, Motion to approve the Treasurer's Report and Capital Asset Reports as submitted.
| RESULT: Carried
MOVER: Craig Arnold SECONDER: Keith Kennett AYES: Bob James, Craig Arnold, Douglas Crow, Martin Rothschild, Keith Kennett, and James Roodhouse ABSENT: Brett Barnhart and Paula Simosky |
Items requested to be removed from consent agenda.
None
12 Consent Agenda
12.1. Approval of previous City Council Minutes
12.2. Approval of previous Committee of the Whole Minutes
12.3. Omnibus method
Craig Arnold moved, seconded by Douglas Crow, Motion to approve using the omnibus method and to approve items 12.1 - 12.3
| RESULT: Carried
MOVER: Craig Arnold SECONDER: Douglas Crow AYES: Bob James, Craig Arnold, Douglas Crow, Martin Rothschild, Keith Kennett, and James Roodhouse ABSENT: Brett Barnhart and Paula Simosky |
13.1. Approval of the 2021 Fiscal Year Audit
Craig Arnold moved, seconded by Keith Kennett, Motion to approve the 2021 Fiscal Year Audit as presented.
| RESULT: Carried
MOVER: Craig Arnold SECONDER: Keith Kennett AYES: Bob James, Craig Arnold, Douglas Crow, Martin Rothschild, Keith Kennett, and James Roodhouse ABSENT: Brett Barnhart and Paula Simosky |
13.2. Win Stoller Lease Agreement
Craig Arnold moved, seconded by Douglas Crow, Motion to approve renewal of the office space lease with Senator Stoller through the end of 2022 for $250/month, with a clause for the lease to be automatically extended through June of 2023 upon the Senator's successful re-election.
| RESULT: Carried
MOVER: Craig Arnold SECONDER: Douglas Crow AYES: Bob James, Craig Arnold, Douglas Crow, Martin Rothschild, Keith Kennett, and James Roodhouse ABSENT: Brett Barnhart and Paula Simosky |
Craig Arnold moved, seconded by Martin Rothschild, Motion to approve R 22-13, a resolution approving the appointment of Jerica Minton to the Police Pension Board, Jim Schmedding to the Zoning Board, and Rhonda Ludwig and Joe Bedford to the Planning Commission Board.
| RESULT: Carried
MOVER: Craig Arnold SECONDER: Martin Rothschild AYES: Bob James, Craig Arnold, Douglas Crow, Martin Rothschild, Keith Kennett, and James Roodhouse ABSENT: Brett Barnhart and Paula Simosky |
14.1. Approval of City bills
Craig Arnold moved, seconded by Martin Rothschild, Motion to approve the City Bills as presented.
| RESULT: Carried
MOVER: Craig Arnold SECONDER: Martin Rothschild AYES: Bob James, Craig Arnold, Douglas Crow, Martin Rothschild, Keith Kennett, and James Roodhouse ABSENT: Brett Barnhart and Paula Simosky |
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.
A member of the public asked that chicken's in City limits (residential area's) be brought up and discussed again.
16 Move into Executive Session
16.1. Move into Executive Session
Executive session began at 6:30 pm.
Craig Arnold moved, seconded by Keith Kennett, Motion to move into executive session per:
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.
| RESULT: Carried
MOVER: Craig Arnold SECONDER: Keith Kennett AYES: Bob James, Craig Arnold, Douglas Crow, Martin Rothschild, Keith Kennett, and James Roodhouse ABSENT: Brett Barnhart and Paula Simosky |
Open session began at 7:03 pm.
17.1. Roll Call
James, Roodhouse, Crow, Rothschild, Kennett, and Arnold present.
18 Actions after executive session
18.1. Possible approval of union contract agreements with the FOP - Officers, Sergeants & Telecommunicators & IBEW - Electric & Street/Cemetery Employees
Douglas Crow moved, seconded by Bob James, Motion to approve the negotiated collective bargaining agreements between the City and the FOP, IBEW- Electric, and IBEW Street/Cemetery units, for a contract term of 07/01/2022 - 12/31/2024.
| RESULT: Carried
MOVER: Douglas Crow SECONDER: Bob James AYES: Bob James, Craig Arnold, Douglas Crow, Martin Rothschild, Keith Kennett, and James Roodhouse ABSENT: Brett Barnhart and Paula Simosky |
Meeting Adjourned at 7:07 pm.
19.1. Move to close the meeting
Craig Arnold moved, seconded by Martin Rothschild, Motion to Adjourn
| RESULT: Carried
MOVER: Craig Arnold SECONDER: Martin Rothschild AYES: Bob James, Craig Arnold, Douglas Crow, Martin Rothschild, Keith Kennett, and James Roodhouse ABSENT: Brett Barnhart and Paula Simosky |
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