Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Council Votes topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Quincy council adopts vacation-policy change, approves highway funding and CIP change order; several items tabled
Summary
The Quincy City Council approved a new employee vacation policy, accepted Illinois motor fuel tax funding and approved a $188,896 change order for the 2024 Alley and Capital Improvement Project. The council tabled the lead service line replacement bid for one week and postponed a vote on a municipal grocery tax for two weeks.
The Quincy City Council on Feb. 28 adopted a revised employee vacation policy, approved use of motor fuel tax funds for street maintenance, and approved a $188,896 change order to the 2024 Alley and Capital Improvement Project, while tabling the lead service-line replacement bid and postponing final action on a proposed municipal grocery tax ordinance.
The council voted 13–1 to adopt the new vacation policy brought by the Human Resources director and the personnel committee. The resolution shortens some waiting periods for additional vacation weeks: employees become eligible for a third week after five years instead of eight, and at 25 years employees will receive four weeks instead of waiting to 30 years, the HR director said during the meeting.
Separately, the council adopted an Illinois Department of Transportation resolution to receive approximately $574,050 in motor fuel tax (MFT) funds for fiscal 2025–26. The funds were described by staff as intended for concrete, asphalt patching, road salt, traffic-signal parts and other routine road maintenance supplies. Roll call recorded unanimous support for that resolution.
The council also approved a change order adding $188,896 to the 2024 Alley and Capital Improvement Project. The central services and engineering staff said the additional money is needed to cover project costs; roll call recorded unanimous approval.
On a separate item, the council voted to table for one week a $4,038,430 bid from Wilm WeMelt Plumbing and Excavating Inc., Quincy, Illinois, for the 2025 lead service-line replacement project that would replace up to 340 lead water service lines between Cherry and Locust and Second to Fifth streets. The motion to table carried by voice vote.
An ordinance to amend the district map for property at (as stated in the record) "504 North 50 Fourth Street," changing the zoning from RU1 (agricultural/rural) to C2 (general commercial), was adopted by roll call (14 ayes). The council also approved routine petitions: a raffle-permit request from Southside Boat Club and a street-closure request for an Early Childhood and Family Center student parade on April 7; both were approved by voice vote.
Council members moved to table a proposed municipal grocery retailers and grocery services occupation tax ordinance for two weeks to allow staff to gather additional information about implementation timing and retail point-of-sale impacts. During debate staff said the city’s fiscal 2026 budget planning is in progress and that rescinding the grocery tax could increase next year’s budget gap; the ordinance will return for further consideration.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting transcript): - Resolution adopting new vacation policy: motion carried by roll call, 13 ayes, 1 nay (resolution adopted). - Lead service-line replacement bid (Wilm WeMelt Plumbing & Excavating Inc., $4,038,430): tabled one week (motion carried by voice vote; formal tally not recorded). - Illinois Department of Transportation MFT resolution (~$574,050): adopted by roll call, 14 ayes (resolution adopted). - 2024 Alley and Capital Improvement Project change order: approved by roll call, 14 ayes (resolution adopted); additional spending $188,896. - Municipal grocery retailers/service occupation tax ordinance: moved for adoption then tabled for two weeks (motion to table carried by voice vote). - Zoning amendment for 504 North 50 Fourth Street (RU1 → C2): adopted by roll call, 14 ayes (ordinance adopted). - Petitions (raffle permit, parade/street closure): approved by voice votes. - Finance report (transfers/expenditures) and vouchers: received and approved by roll call, 14 ayes.
Notes and clarifications: the transcript lists the lead service-line contractor name and the property address exactly as spoken; the council’s recorded roll-call tallies are shown above where the transcript recorded them. Several items were carried by voice vote with no numeric tally recorded in the transcript.
