City Council Meeting Agenda--December 13, 2021 at 7:00 P.M.
City of Staunton
101 W. Pearl Street
Monday, December 13, 2021
7:00 p.m.
I. Call to Order (7:00-7:01)
II. Pledge of Allegiance (7:01-7:02)
III. Roll Call Vote (7:02-7:04)
IV. Consent Agenda (7:04-7:06)
Minutes
Regular Meeting – 11/22/2021
Collector’s Report
Staunton Police Department (Reports)--$25.00
Staunton Police Department (Ordinance Violations)--$300.00
Staunton Area Ambulance Service (Dispatch Fee)--$500.00
Staunton Super 8 Motel (Hotel/Motel Tax)--$2,115.96
Prairietown Feed Service (Jarman Farm Income)--$1,651.93
State of Illinois (American Rescue Plan Act Relief Dollars)--$347.87
State of Illinois (Personal Property Replacement Tax)--$1,642.56
State of Illinois (MFT Tax)--$10,549.21
Macoupin County Circuit Clerk (Fine Disbursement)--$300.46
Macoupin County Circuit Clerk (E-Citation Fee)--$9.83
Macoupin County Circuit Clerk (Arrest Agency Fee)--$98.00
Macoupin County Circuit Clerk (Police Vehicle Fund)--$.50
Illinois Public Risk Fund (2021 Safety Grant)--$6,755.00
Applications
Roxanne Marra (Zoning Administrator/Administrative Office Assistant)
David Tyree (Zoning Administrator/Administrative Office Assistant)
Ashley Lane (Zoning Administrator/Administrative Office Assistant)
Joshua Haddad (Zoning Adminstrator/Administrative Office Assistant)
Tonya Whaley (Zoning Administrator/Administrative Office Assistant)
Darcy Bruhn (Zoning Administrator/Administrative Office Assistant)
Monthly Report
Distributed by the Bookkeeper
Claims
November 8, 2021
(Expenditures - $42,795.50, Payroll - $129,735.84, Manual Checks –
$217,178.17)
Business Licenses Issued
None
V. Guests
VI. Correspondence (7:10-7:15)
VII. Treasurer’s Report (7:15-7:17)
VIII. City Clerk’s Report (7:17-7:20)
The City Clerk’s Office will be closed on Friday, December 24th and Monday, December 27th for the Christmas Holiday. All public works employees, except one water treatment plant employee, will be off those days as well.
Please turn in all completed Certificates of Participation for the state required Sexual Harassment Prevention Training, which are due by December 31, 2021.
IX. Approval of Committee Reports and Motions (7:20-8:20)
Public Health & Safety – Manning (7:20-7:25)
Motion to spend up to $39,000.00 for 2022 Dodge Durango police vehicle. A motion for $28,500.00 was approved at the September 27, 2021 meeting for a Dodge Charger, however, that vehicle is currently not available due to the computer chip shortage.
Motion to approve spending up to an additional $6,000.00 for police department remodeling
Park & Civic Improvement - Scanzoni (7:25– 7:30)
Motion to pay Invoice #142 from Hap Industries, Inc. (Christmas Décor
Systems) for Main Street Christmas decorations in the amount of $3,472.50.
This is the third payment of a three year agreement that was approved at the June10, 2019 City Council Meeting.
Finance/Claims – Moore (7:30-7:35)
Motion authorizing Mayor Neuhaus to sign Engagement Letter with C. J. Schlosser & Company, LLC confirming services for the City Audit for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2022. The fee for audit services this year will be $9,200.00.
Utilities / Water - Moore (7:35-7:40)
Street / Sewer – Machota (7:40-7:45)
Motion to approve Proposal No. OP-541848 from Vandevanter Engineering for
lift station repairs at the Canadian Crossing and Hi Café Lift Stations in the
amount of 13,595.00
Motion to pay Invoice #2634 from Laughlin Electric for Main Street electrical
repairs in the amount of $1,540.00
Motion to pay Invoice #2636 from Laughlin Electric for Main Street electrical
repairs in the amount of $3,035.00
Public Grounds – Machota (7:45-7:50)
Tourism – Neuhaus - (7:50-7:55)
Personnel – Johnson - (7:55-8:00)
Annexation – Johnson - (8:00-8:10)
Special Committees – (8:10-8:15)
Judiciary – Manning - (8:15-8:20)
Staunton, Illinois In Regards To The Number Of Available Class D Licenses
(increasing from Five (5) to Six (6)
1st reading of Ordinance #2150 An Ordinance Authorizing The Levy And
Collection Of Taxes For The Corporate And Municipal Purposes Of The City Of
Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, For The Fiscal Year Beginning May1, 2021
And Ending April 30, 2022
1st reading of Ordinance #2151 An Ordinance Accepting Findings Of Fact And
Recommendations Of The Zoning Hearing Officer To Approve An Application
For A Zoning Text Amendment Submitted By The City Of Staunton, Illinois
X. Unfinished Business (8:20-8:25)
XI. New Business (8:25-8:30)
XII. Executive Session (8:30-8:50)
XIII. Motions from Executive Session (8:50-9:00)
XIV. Adjournment (9:00)
Any item listed on this agenda, including any request made in correspondence to the City, may be considered and the subjected to a vote and final action.
Any guests that are wanting to attend the City Council Meeting can do so in person or remotely. Please email rjohnson@stauntonil.com to receive the invitation to attend the meeting remotely.
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