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City of Aledo City Council met Nov. 17.

Here is the agenda provided by the council

I. Call to Order

II. Pledge of Allegiance

III. Roll Call

IV. Consent Agenda: (Note: Items listed under Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature and will be acted upon by one motion and one vote. If separate action on any particular item is desired, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately.)

A. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of November 03, 2025. B. Approval of Finance: Invoice Listing – AP21.

C. Approval of Special Event/Parade: Aledo Main Street Holly Days Electric Parade on December 5th, 2025.

D. Approval of Special Event/Race/Walk: Holly Days Hot Chocolate Hustle on December 6th, 2025.

V. Public Comment: (Note: Each Speaker shall confine comments to five (5) minutes or less, restrict remarks to matters relevant to the governance of the City, avoid repetitious statements and refrain from vulgar or otherwise inappropriate language or references.

VI. Action Items:

A. Ordinance No. 22, Series of 2025; Adopting a Municipal Budget for the City of Aledo Fiscal Year 2026. (First Reading)

B. Ordinance No. 23, Series of 2025; Levying Taxes in and for the City of Aledo, in the County of Mercer and State of Illinois, for the Corporate and Municipal Purposes of said City, for the Fiscal Year commencing January 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2026, and Authorizing the City Clerk of said City to Certify the same to the County Clerk of said County of Mercer. (First Reading)

C. Ordinance No. 24, Series of 2025; Amending Title 13 of the City Code of Aledo, Illinois. (Cemetery Fees). (First Reading)

D. Ordinance No. 25, Series of 2025; Amending Title 13 of the City Code COP of Aledo, Illinois (Certified Copies). (First Reading)

E. Ordinance No. 26, Series of 2025; Amending the Regulation of Peddlers and Itinerant Merchants for the City of Aledo. (First Reading)

F. Ordinance No. 27, Series of 2025; Approving the Purchase of Real Property for Dog Park and Neighborhood Vehicle Path. (First Reading)

G. Ordinance No. 28, Series of 2025; An Ordinance Abating 2025 Tax Levy for the 2025 Series Alternative Revenue Bonds of the City of Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois. (First Reading)

H. Resolution No. 41R, Series of 2025; Approving a Mercer County Animal Control Agreement beginning January 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2026 in the amount of $14,386.68.

VII. Old Business:

VIII. New Business: (For Discussion only)

IX. Closed Session: Council to meet in closed session to discuss: X. Reconvene in Open Session:

XI. Adjournment

https://www.aledoil.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_11172025-478