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Ray said the proposed budget plans to transfer about $6.3 million — roughly 50% of the home‑rule sales tax — to the capital projects fund to support infrastructure work, and that the city is funding pensions above the actuarial recommended percentage (moving the funded contribution toward 10.34%). She said expected revenues for the year are about $54.8 million and that the administration expects a beginning general‑fund balance near $6 million.

“Every year we attempt to prepare and present a balanced budget,” Ray said. She told the council the largest single category of general‑fund spending is salaries and benefits (about 60% of the general fund) and noted planned increases for wages and pensions tied to recent union settlements and actuarial guidance.

Ray said the budget currently includes continued subsidies for curbside brush collection and the city’s low‑cost garbage program. She also noted a policy accounting change that reclassifies certain items from capital outlay to supplies, which altered comparative totals.

Engineering manager Steve Bang presented a fiscal‑year 2026 infrastructure update and listed major projects the city expects to carry forward or start, with rough estimates:

- Broadway water‑main replacement (12th–30th Street) — roughly $8.5 million (12th–24th awarded; 24th–30th out for bid).
- South 18th Street utility improvements (Harrison–State) — about $800,000 (resurfacing to follow).
- North 30th Street (Maine–Chestnut) resurfacing and water main — $2 million (about 50% complete).
- 2025 lead service line replacements — $3 million.
- Prairie Crossing pavement patching and sidewalk (approved this meeting) — $1.1 million.
- A list of carryover resurfacing projects from last fall totaling about $1.6 million.

Bang said the city’s last pavement condition rating (from 2022) shows about 23% of streets in good condition, 70% adequate and 7% poor; he noted the city has improved about 2% to good since the prior report. He also outlined plans for additional ward allocations (approximately $250,000 per ward as a proposed figure) and described funding sources including MFT, federal grants, TIF and the capital fund.

Ray said the public budget document will be available March 31 and that a public hearing is scheduled for April 7; budget hearings and a final adoption are planned for later in April.

No votes were taken on the budget presentation or the infrastructure update; both were informational reports to the council.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Quincy City Council Meeting March 24, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City comptroller Sherry Ray presented a preliminary general-fund budget showing constrained but balanced revenues, transfers to capital and higher pension funding; engineering manager Steve Bang outlined about $19 million in planned street, water‑main and resurfacing projects for the coming fiscal year.","taxTitle","Quincy City, Adams County, Illinois","taxId",72971,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6098060,"Quincy City Council approves contracts, water‑treatment purchases, street projects and budget amendments",36,2538000,2574000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2825070-3ce0deddcc14e360f883e2c7e2d8ad62&start=2538&end=2574","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2825070-3ce0deddcc14e360f883e2c7e2d8ad62/thumbnail_2538000.jpg","/articles/6098060/Quincy-City/Adams-County/Illinois/Quincy-City-Council-approves-contracts-watertreatment-purchases-street-projects-and-budget-amendments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6098060-e222151dd62d344194b855c566a0f2af/orig.mp4?Expires=1771196914&Signature=bCjTXpiJfK~drYgOBL3dldTtRblCbVbsnLBCRNyCfXrl4LBR4Hh4f9iK0MkQXtjDErn81Ci-YJU-Oquej1NAYvh9bKx4fX5eknu5inOspGJSRnK9ao47UcDauWxjNZzcF8ES-j6B9sDUlCby3vkZdFtR7WCI3EX3q44bFiCdZAcjMFoFegvelqEGCVpWkAVP8wVoO~me4BhSdQOWKgFxgzHUf-mmra9mmLMaMbAnMqAnsc-cEkwWd5HFEKBlpCkLSZ-LNjdV6j0vsIF6kU6yLQ8hY9sklSmvE2uqjM22uM5Zd6Piyde3AGc51HSxMBpgaKyxjJdiU-pr2Ngx0L3L2Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Quincy City Council approved a package of routine contracts, purchases and ordinances that the administration said were needed to support daily operations and ongoing infrastructure work.

Resolutions passed included warranty purchases for recently acquired police utility vehicles, licensing and subscription renewals for fire reporting software, purchases of water‑treatment chemicals, and contracts for street and sidewalk work in the Prairie Crossing area. The council also adopted revisions to the city’s capital asset policy and an amendment to the 2024–25 fiscal year budget.

Votes at a glance

- Purchase three extended warranties from Jim City Ford, $3,825 per vehicle, total $11,475 — resolution adopted (roll call: 12 ayes, 1 absent, 1 vacancy).
- Annual license agreement for National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) with First Due, $33,838.09 — resolution adopted (12 ayes).
- Pay academy expenses for two firefighter recruits: training $12,400; lodging and meals estimated $13,664 — resolution adopted (12 ayes).
- Purchase approximately 20 tons of monosodium phosphate at $2,920/ton for drinking-water treatment — resolution adopted (12 ayes).
- Purchase 12 tons of granular sodium fluoride at $3,425/ton for drinking-water treatment — resolution adopted (12 ayes).
- Contract with Klingner and Associates (Quincy) for construction inspection/documentation — not to exceed $112,370 — resolution adopted (12 ayes).
- Low bid award to Rushville firm for Prairie Crossing pavement and North 30 Sixth Street sidewalk, $1,111,601 — resolution adopted (12 ayes).
- Three‑year contract for gasoline and diesel delivery at a markup of $0.095 above delivered cost (delivery margin $0.125/gallon), effective 04/01/2025–03/31/2028 — resolution adopted (12 ayes).
- Lawn maintenance services contract to 3B Property Maintenance LLC, $22,120 — resolution adopted (12 ayes).
- Demolition program low bid to H & D Construction for three properties, $53,000 — resolution adopted (12 ayes).
- Revised capital asset policy — resolution adopted (12 ayes).
- Ordinance amending fiscal year 2024–25 budget — ordinance adopted (roll call: 13 ayes, 1 absent, 1 vacancy).
- Ordinance vacating a public alley — ordinance adopted (13 ayes, 1 absent, 1 vacancy).
- Ordinance granting a special‑use permit for a planned development — ordinance adopted (12 ayes, 1 absent, 1 vacancy).
- Ordinance vacating an undeveloped road — ordinance adopted (13 ayes, 1 absent, 1 vacancy).
- Motion to place city‑owned properties at 206 Chestnut and 919 N. Fifth up for sale — motion adopted (voice vote: majority yes).

Many items were described by city staff during committee reports as standard procurement and contract awards. The agenda recorded the roll-call results for each resolution and ordinance; most routine business carried by unanimous or near‑unanimous votes with one member absent and one vacant seat on the council.

The agenda also included a first presentation of an ordinance to repeal a municipal residency requirement for contractor employees; that measure was presented for first reading and not acted on at this meeting.","At the council meeting the body adopted a series of routine resolutions and ordinances including purchases for police vehicles, water‑treatment chemicals, street-improvement contracts, and an amendment to the fiscal 2024–25 budget.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6098064,"Quincy residents urge council to adopt rental inspection, licensing ordinance ahead of April 1 vote",1061,839000,1900000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2825070-3ce0deddcc14e360f883e2c7e2d8ad62&start=839&end=1900","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2825070-3ce0deddcc14e360f883e2c7e2d8ad62/thumbnail_839000.jpg","/articles/6098064/Quincy-City/Adams-County/Illinois/Quincy-residents-urge-council-to-adopt-rental-inspection-licensing-ordinance-ahead-of-April-1-vote","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6098064-58c64baa85a104c94681bf807cabea3d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771196914&Signature=He1NmonGd-hq5qzYukj8vgDhMel5kL-DW1gNkbdVQCefh9n-RG6rG55oWWroseNs98Z3QF3MnKe0MQ2u8zJpa2V4-MhUtJd14ZuPRgqcVtUXz7d7XoVuT6cqE28IwKPyBET1sChN5RR1lC2AcZgMGDubN5ga~e7L-3XhxxEq2OZRgqZnwe9t2RwxLouE85AXemgNuhe3NqNsCcePlogPL8LKfCekDlpdYiyy63hA61GR-nTFXTsVr5qINi1Z5zFJOeqF46vkJg7RiFR2t7yg8AwZFyeQRsbw0RVApoQlLwEWH~rW5iGClDf5OwI8KkuiH-sijXt3zQqqD831JiLaQA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several Quincy residents urged the City Council to adopt an ordinance establishing a registration, inspection and licensing program for rental housing and said the matter will appear on the April 1 ballot as a referendum.

Bridal Hills, a Quincy resident, told the council, “I support safe housing, and safe housing does not always exist in Quincy right now,” and said she had helped place a referendum on the April 1 ballot asking voters how they feel about the issue. Hills left a letter of support from Megan Duerhouse at Aquinnata with the council, she said.

The proposed ordinance would create a proactive system to register, inspect and license residential rental units. Hills said the current complaint-driven process does not allow the city to enforce minimum-housing standards and that proactive inspection programs reduce blight and emergency calls while improving public health.

Nancy Dean, who said she is a renter, described multiple hazards in her former unit and told the council she faced “utility bills over $7,800” and recurring electrical and foundation problems. “There’s stuff like that going on around here, and it’s gotta stop,” Dean said.

Jerry Wagner, a longtime Quincy resident, said a registration and inspection program would be “one step” in a multipronged approach to improve housing stock and revive neighborhood values. “Licensing and registration are common requirements for many other businesses,” Wagner said, arguing the program would provide information and incentives for landlords to maintain properties.

A slideshow and comments by Lisonbee and remarks from Ryan Crist described unsafe conditions observed in rental units, including unsecured stair banisters and exposed live wiring. Crist said a tenant told him, “I don’t make the rules,” to explain why tenants often do not press for repairs; Crist added, “They deserve some decency.”

Speakers said unsafe rental housing disproportionately harms people fleeing domestic violence; Bridal Hills referenced a local agency’s goal to help survivors find safe housing and said the current complaint process “does not assist us in helping victims achieve safe, affordable housing.”

The council did not take formal action on the public comments during the meeting; public-comment speakers said they had brought the referendum to the ballot and left materials with the council. Council members move on to agenda items after the public-comment period.","Multiple residents told the Quincy City Council that unsafe rental housing is widespread and urged adoption of a city-run registration, inspection and licensing program; speakers said a referendum on April 1 will ask voters about the issue.","actionData","errors"]

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