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Votes at a glance: Zion City Council approves maintenance, zoning, insurance, purchases and appointments
Summary
The Zion City Council unanimously approved a package of routine and substantive actions on April 1, including MFT maintenance funding, a PUD correction, insurance renewals, elimination of vehicle stickers, a stormwater IGA with Lake County, zoning changes, equipment purchases and a series of appointments.
The Zion City Council on April 1 approved a suite of resolutions, ordinances and routine items. The following is a concise list of actions, the motions recorded on the transcript and the outcomes listed at the meeting.
• Agenda acceptance — Motion by Bryson; second by McDowell. Outcome: approved on roll call (ayes recorded).
• Consent agenda: approval of minutes from 03/04/2025 and non‑release of closed session minutes — Motion by McDowell; second by Frierson. Outcome: approved (roll call recorded ayes).
• Approval of bills (vouchers listed) — Motion by Commissioner Fisher; second by Commissioner Stackhouse. Outcome: approved (roll call recorded ayes).
• Resolution (Item 7a): use of Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) funds for general maintenance (per Illinois Highway Code) — Motion by Commissioner Stackhouse; second by Commissioner Fisher. Outcome: approved (roll call recorded ayes).
• Resolution (Item 7b): correct a scrivener’s error in a resolution approving a planned unit development (PUD) near Zion Central Middle School — Motion by Commissioner Frierson; second by Commissioner Stackhouse. Outcome: approved (roll call recorded ayes).
• Ordinance (Item 8a): authorize Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC to provide insurance brokerage services and renew specified employee insurance policies (health, dental, life, voluntary benefits) — Motion by Commissioner Fisher; second by Commissioner Stackhouse. Outcome: approved (roll call recorded ayes).
• Ordinance (Item 8b): amend municipal code to eliminate the city vehicle‑sticker requirement — Motion by Commissioner McDowell; second by Commissioner Frierson. Outcome: approved 5–0.
• Ordinance/Agreement (Item 8c): intergovernmental agreement with Lake County Stormwater Management Commission for a two‑phase stormwater project (grant financing and city responsibilities described) — Motion by Commissioner Fisher; second by Commissioner Frierson. Outcome: approved 5–0.
• Zoning (Item 9a): zoning change request (25Z‑2) from R‑10 to R‑8 for property at 917 W. 17th St. — Motion by Commissioner Frierson; second by Commissioner Stackhouse. Outcome: approved 5–0.
• Zoning (Item 9b): consolidation of multiple parcels on Lewis Avenue into a single lot (25‑33) — Motion by Commissioner Frierson; second by Commissioner McDowell. Outcome: approved 5–0.
• Purchase (Item 9c): approve sales quote from Digicon Installations Inc. for new station alerting system, $52,345.18, funded from E901 fund — Motion by Commissioner McDowell; second by Commissioner Stackhouse. Outcome: approved 5–0.
• Maintenance agreement (Item 9d): generator maintenance agreement for three generators, total $2,775 (Genserv) — Motion by Commissioner McDowell; second by Commissioner Stackhouse. Outcome: approved 5–0.
• Appointments: multiple boards and commissions reappointments and new appointees (accident review board, electrical commission, fire and police commission, liquor control commission, planning and zoning commission, police pension board, special events commission, TIF review board) — Motion by Commissioner Frierson; second by Commissioner McDowell. Outcome: approved 5–0.
All roll calls recorded in the transcript show unanimous aye votes on the listed items; specific ordinance or resolution numbers were not read into the record for several items and are recorded as “not specified” in the meeting transcript. Where the transcript lists a funding source or dollar amount, that figure is noted above; where the transcript did not specify a number (for example, ordinance numbers), the record below lists the item as “not specified.”
