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The council also recognized police officers and firefighters who were credited with life‑saving actions in two separate incidents that led to patient survival: the police department recognized Officers Ronald Freiman and Jacob Shepherd; the Bloomington Fire Department recognized firefighters John Capone, Cody Cheeseman, Trey Conley, Vernon Dickey, Mark Pitzer, Derek Stevens, Kyle Timan, Cody Tyner, engineers Eric Purchase and Shane Stork, EMS Supervisor Derek Rorden, Captain Eric Hall and Captain Jason Kurneski.

Fire Chief Matheny and Mayor Brady thanked the officers and firefighters for their response in a newborn resuscitation and an adult cardiac incident; Chief Matheny said the two cases \"remind us...what this work is really about being there, when every counts, stepping up to the plate\" and credited coordination between police and fire for the favorable outcomes. The council presented the recipients with public acknowledgement and handshakes; staff arranged photographs for the awardees and their families.

The proclamation and recognitions were ceremonial and did not require council votes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting - 6/9/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Mayor Dan Brady issued a proclamation recognizing June as LGBTQ Bridal Month, and the council recognized police officers and numerous fire department personnel with life‑saving awards for their roles in two incidents that resulted in patient survivals.","taxTitle","Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois","taxId",2828,"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},6209474,"Council approves move of 911 dispatch system to Tyler-managed cloud for resiliency and security",854,3078000,3932000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3734306-325496e7f1cc7f5cc73d88d96c093536&start=3078&end=3932","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3734306-325496e7f1cc7f5cc73d88d96c093536/thumbnail_3078000.jpg","/articles/6209474/Bloomington/McLean-County/Illinois/Council-approves-move-of-911-dispatch-system-to-Tyler-managed-cloud-for-resiliency-and-security","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6209474-50aaa4123cd38083b0fac50089c0b63e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771009992&Signature=ZW8Z228uTEcEIDNO-lV3R-Ps3dVnoqaO33vnEz4M2rTAPVd01pThvSTIrRWDj0koQc6Okuxlp9BVq~QykkGDK63JTeO5WvKlzHhafWNIoq3PyGqvKnw4B0rwtYKuFHbP0disF4wK33~-RmOLU7I0AmiOzYFaRMl5pHuciQdw2O6TnddITsNSri0-CDasGbMbG1eLwY6dmA2nwdMyPH3IXBqTH48f3nMbyMutqMwLgLtJwThBAIbkzkepM2~fMNW5XrHLIt93NFS2QXZmbCGCrdm-owTxfZ9qobFjAola0oMcWcJLr6rxs8xK-azZoVyjugRS4bH5uSaN5CU8U4h2UA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Bloomington City Council approved a three‑year agreement on June 9 to migrate the city's computer‑aided dispatch (CAD) system to a Tyler Technologies cloud environment, a change city staff said will improve resiliency, cybersecurity and long‑term sustainability for 911 operations.

City Manager Jeff Jurgens introduced Darren Wolf, who leads the city's dispatch operations, and Darren explained the CAD system—purchased in 2005—supports all 911 and non‑emergency call processing, real‑time incident tracking for police, fire and EMS, and integrates with electronic citations, crash reporting and patient care reporting.

\"Every 911 call received in our community... the system is used to process that call,\" Wolf said, describing the system's central role. He noted the system handled more than 85,000 calls last year and is deeply integrated with other public safety applications.

Information Technology Director Craig McBeth outlined cost considerations and staffing impacts. He said the city's current virtual environment runs about 18 virtual servers, and estimated an average cost of roughly $3,500 per VM per year; staff projected a roughly $63,000 offset in costs by moving to the cloud and said migration services are included in the proposal (McBeth cited an approximate $75,000 migration cost reflected in the vendor estimate). McBeth and Darren said Tyler's GovCloud (built on Amazon GovCloud) would assume infrastructure management, backups, updates, and security monitoring, while the city would retain ownership of its data.

Council Member Lee asked whether a formal cost‑benefit analysis had been completed; McBeth said direct cost savings are hard to pin down but identified the VM cost basis and the $63,000 offset. Member Mosley asked whether migration costs and decommissioning of on‑prem servers were included; staff said migration services were included but the minor costs to decommission local servers were not and are expected to be small. Staff said the contract includes a 24‑hour recovery point objective and recovery time objective requirement.

Council Member Montney moved to approve the agreement; the motion was seconded. Council voted electronically and staff announced there were \"no nays to announce.\" The clerk recorded Council Member Montney voting yes remotely. The contract term is three years, after which the council will review renewal.

City staff described key project benefits as: improved resiliency (not being tied to a single building or power source), enhanced cybersecurity protections that are costly to replicate locally, reduced in‑house IT maintenance, and the ability to provide separate training and test environments that mirror the live CAD. Staff also noted the move aligns other city software (Munis ERP and ImageTrend) that have recently moved to cloud hosting.

The council did not adopt a new budget appropriation at the meeting; staff indicated ongoing operating costs would be part of normal budget planning and that vendor pricing covered hosting, managed services and migration.","The Bloomington City Council approved a three‑year software-as-a-service agreement to move the city's computer‑aided dispatch (CAD) system to Tyler Technologies' GovCloud, citing improved disaster recovery, cybersecurity, and reduced local IT maintenance burden.",{"_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},6209479,"Bloomington Council delays overhaul of massage-establishment rules after weeks of public comment",3889,1711000,5600000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3734306-325496e7f1cc7f5cc73d88d96c093536&start=1711&end=5600","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3734306-325496e7f1cc7f5cc73d88d96c093536/thumbnail_1711000.jpg","/articles/6209479/Bloomington/McLean-County/Illinois/Bloomington-Council-delays-overhaul-of-massage-establishment-rules-after-weeks-of-public-comment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6209479-cb5d2837604106a2f888f33c8ad352b2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771009992&Signature=cK38TvFhhgFhukqR8u8n6IM0R1qjIgqrkqSYlUHGaoz1sloTwYzWCpIKXrjrl49csdSVzYBO58trp9jBUmfOGh80ggedNysURytn9qYD1RFNNWt59RQJri5f3leCYELpfcjcD~RjaNuISS49pDKT8hJEVfLNh7O67ZKlgbBaxY90-JRyIVqtTIZXuXDB~HFCPet~Sl5I1u6cs327FJ~F-AEcXEI8Vk89Y6kZgQG6CErmPPIdeoihuwWboigflFFiUBjtmQM6jgJ4mspJ~VzjlYPexYc5pTReQ~DswTGMn1CXU1nyspplfVggZ4SONygLtcmZxCdKRU1KEr4PYrsEAw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Bloomington City Council voted June 9 to postpone consideration of a proposed ordinance that would require licensing of massage and body‑work establishments and add enforcement tools intended to curb illicit massage businesses and human trafficking.

Council Member Ward moved to table the item to the June 23 meeting; Member Hendricks seconded. The motion passed; Council Member Lee and Council Member Montney voted no.

The proposal brought forward by city staff and legal counsel would: require all massage and body‑work establishments to hold a city license; remove the requirement that individually licensed massage therapists also hold a separate city permit; add inspection and emergency suspension authority for the city manager; and standardize application, appeals and fee language across city licenses. City staff said the changes are intended to close regulatory gaps that make illicit establishments difficult to shut down.

City Manager Jeff Jurgens, reviewing staff work on trafficking issues that began in 2023, said the ordinance \"establish[es] that framework\" intended to give the city enforcement tools against bad actors while protecting legitimate providers. City Clerk Lehi Yoakam told the council the draft updates language that dates to 1975, adds a clear definition separating massage therapists from establishments, and aligns processes with other city licenses.

Dozens of people spoke during the public comment period; many were licensed massage therapists and small business owners who urged the council to change wording and fees before adopting the ordinance. Tracy Myers, owner of a local store who said an illicit spa once operated next door, described seeing people who \"you would see them carrying in groceries\" and said she worried for young workers she believed were living on the premises. Several licensed therapists said the draft lumped legitimate health providers with illegal businesses and would impose unfair costs.

\"I know human trafficking is real and I support your efforts to find the criminals who run these operations,\" said licensed massage therapist Erica Hartman. \"But I fail to understand how charging my legitimate business an additional $3.50 plus a year will prevent human trafficking in our city.\"

City legal staff cited research and multi‑jurisdictional enforcement efforts suggesting local licensing and inspection authority helps investigators identify and close illicit massage businesses. Corporation Counsel (Chris) and others said municipalities including Peoria, Springfield, Decatur and Chatham have similar ordinances and that aligning local code with state law and modern enforcement practices can reduce opportunities for exploitation.

Council members expressed a mix of urgency and concern. Member Ward said stakeholders needed to be part of the drafting process; Member Montney said she opposed further delay without a firm date but ultimately voted against the motion to table. The clerk later confirmed the item will return to the council agenda on June 23; staff said they will split the current draft into two ordinances and engage licensed massage therapists for feedback before that meeting.

Clarifying details provided during the meeting included the staff recommendation to set application and annual license fees at levels comparable to other city permits (staff noted a prior $2.50 figure had been updated to $100 for some licenses and that the city can set fees as it chooses), and that background check and fingerprint costs would reflect the city's contracted vendor rates. City staff said the goal of the licensing scheme is to empower inspections, background checks, records review and coordinated enforcement with law enforcement, not to penalize legitimate licensed therapists.

The council’s action leaves the proposed regulatory changes open for revision and public input. Staff said they will return the split ordinances and a summary of fee‑and‑language changes on June 23 for further council action.","After extensive public comment from licensed massage therapists and business owners, the Bloomington City Council voted to postpone action on a proposed ordinance regulating massage and bodywork establishments until June 23 to allow further stakeholder consultation and to split the draft into two ordinances.","actionData","errors"]

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Bloomington mayor proclaims June LGBTQ Bridal Month; city recognizes life‑saving police and fire personnel

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Bloomington Council delays overhaul of massage-establishment rules after weeks of public comment