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Major consent items approved on the agenda included:

- A professional services agreement with Kavanaugh and Associates PA for the district metered area design and implementation project in the amount of $155,428.70 (Council Memo 376-25).

- A professional services agreement with RJN Group, Inc. for the 2026 sanitary sewer rehabilitation program in the amount of $114,100 (Council Memo 377-25).

- Amendment No. 1 to Strand Associates Inc. for on-call wastewater treatment engineering in the amount of $30,000 (Council Memo 378-25).

- Final change orders and deductions for water main projects, including a deduction of $6,757.66 for Guernsey Park Phase 5B (CAMCO) and a deduction of $807,418.80 for Varnado Park Water Main Improvements (Steve Spies Construction) as presented (Council Memos 379-25 and 380-25).

- Payment to Locality Media, DBA First Due, for web-based fire inspection services in the amount of $112,793.51 (Council Memo 381-25).

Other resolutions adopted separately included an intergovernmental agreement with Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 for a school resource officer program (Council Memo 389-25); a sponsorship agreement with Pabst Brewing Company for a promotional event at Slammers Stadium (Council Memo 392-25); an MOU with Joliet Community Baseball and Entertainment LLC (the Joliet Slammers) for stadium netting (Council Memo 393-25); and a resolution approving a dedication of 0.019 acre portion of Oldcastle Road as public right-of-way to accommodate traffic signal work.

The council also approved a resolution authorizing an agreement between the city and the Joliet Fire Department Cares Foundation, and adopted an honorary street name designation for Staff Sergeant Jose Duenas.

All consent items listed as Council Memos 376-25 through 381-25 were approved together by motion and roll call. The meeting minutes show the council carried the consent agenda vote with the recorded ayes from members present.

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The measure followed public comments from business owners and residents and a lengthy council debate focused on a specific downtown/Jefferson Street location where police say recurring fights and loitering have occurred. Business owners said limiting package sales would penalize many lawful operators and hurt late-night revenue; Councilwoman Quillman and other council members described videos of violent incidents and said the ordinance is intended to reduce alcohol-fueled problems in parking lots.

Tom Noor, who said he operates a bar in Marycrest Shopping Center, told the council the proposed restriction would affect 28 families and that past short-term closures did not reduce outside loitering. Police and some council members said enforcement tools exist but that removing late-night packaged liquor sales citywide could reduce off‑premises alcohol-fueled incidents and send a community-wide signal.

Council members debated alternatives including a citywide moratorium, a short-term pilot study, or targeted enforcement and suspension for problem establishments. A motion to defer the ordinance to the next meeting failed. The ordinance was brought to a final vote and adopted.

The council’s recorded roll-call on the ordinance showed Councilman Moreno, Councilwoman Reardon, Councilman Cardenas, Mayor Terry Darcy and Councilman Navarro voting Aye; Councilwoman Quillman, Councilman Clement and Councilman Hugg voted No. The ordinance was adopted by the council and will be applied citywide as written.

City staff and the police department said they will continue to evaluate enforcement options and monitor locations where loitering and fights have been reported. Council members who opposed the change said they prefer stepped-up enforcement targeted to problem locations rather than a citywide restriction on late-night packaged liquor sales.

","After public comment and a divided council debate, Joliet passed an ordinance to stop packaged liquor sales after midnight citywide and to stop issuing new Class A packaged liquor licenses; proponents cited safety concerns tied to loitering and fights, opponents urged enforcement and targeted action.",{"_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},6181324,"Joliet council approves IAFF Local 44 contract despite disagreement over residency rule",3963,713000,4676000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5113366-bea9b601db2dda3025b6069975053531&start=713&end=4676","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5113366-bea9b601db2dda3025b6069975053531/thumbnail_713000.jpg","/articles/6181324/Joliet/Will-County/Illinois/Joliet-council-approves-IAFF-Local-44-contract-despite-disagreement-over-residency-rule","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6181324-0cc49e8640b8dbf2bdd1190fb900b8de/orig.mp4?Expires=1771180043&Signature=OjpjiQ8NTamdzqtNwDiHaj~iLEB1D37jFpFbCquX~2oh7shYEV0ftMVNa5MiLcdgoa5L1mRONDK-N79pKpVojUxeyqDpzUOaUdtIt0f0iWGgoI4YLEOtL05MnongHoO5~PiA10GmC0qZE601WftGP3UfqL0oTSIen-QSRw-ItT5oRsAQtl3sPXQWmqAPAdpsQei2xUYhFpyWj9SFvZ2CeTpA1w7l9Ai312BYAPQdfvFiaEQgPoWr0oi1O6eNBAV2XPtiPwNfVkQkPdcqoJ6TMbSBN7ySbdW5HuARMRijruUJaRYb782uLvGb3nlJbDxmyif1GpBSxkQlGfEg0dj0EA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Joliet City Council voted to approve a collective bargaining agreement with IAFF Local 44 on July 1, 2025, adopting the contract despite council members expressing concern over the contract's removal of a mandatory residency requirement for firefighters.

The agreement — identified in council materials as Council Memo 394-25 — was the subject of extended debate and public comment before the council approved it by roll call. Resident Damon Stunich told the council the decision would be “the most consequential decision the city will make in the next four years” and urged the council to retain residency requirements so firefighters “raise their families in Joliet” and support local institutions.

Council members discussed recruitment and housing constraints as reasons some supported the contract despite misgivings about residency. Mayor Terry Darcy and several council members said local housing shortages and the difficulty of recruiting public-safety personnel influenced the vote. A police department official reported low candidate interest in recent recruitment cycles and said residency rules have contributed to candidates removing themselves from consideration.

Council members who backed the agreement said they opposed removing residency but supported the remainder of the package because of its broader provisions. Council members who said they opposed the change nevertheless voted to approve the overall contract so the city could move forward with staffing needs.

The motion to approve the contract was made from the dais and seconded; the final recorded vote on the adopted resolution was recorded as unanimous in favor. The council's packet identifies the contract as a four-year agreement; the approved measure will govern terms between the city and IAFF Local 44 for the period specified in the agreement.

The council did not record any amendment or additional conditions that would reinstate the residency requirement at the time of the vote. Several council members said the city can revisit residency policy in the future if recruitment or retention outcomes change.

The agreement was listed on the agenda as “resolution approving and authorizing the collective bargaining agreement between the city of Joliet and IAFF Local 44” (Council Memo 394-25). The resolution passed and the council formally carried the motion at the July 1 meeting.

Council discussion and public comment indicated the decision was tied to longstanding hiring challenges and limited housing inventory; the council did not adopt any separate hiring incentives, housing program, or immediate changes to other departments’ residency rules at the meeting.

The contract’s approval completes the bargaining step documented on the council agenda; implementation and any future policy changes will be subject to future council action and collective-bargaining procedures.

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