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Votes at a glance: Vandalia council approves contracts, pay-plan changes and emergency ordinances
Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting the Vandalia City Council approved multiple resolutions and emergency ordinances, including hiring a new city manager under an emergency ordinance and contract and pay-plan adjustments. All recorded roll-call votes were unanimous (7-0).
Key votes and outcomes from the Vandalia City Council meeting on Dec. 16 are summarized below. All recorded roll-call votes shown in the meeting transcript were 7-0 in favor.
- Agenda amendment (addition of Ordinance 24-26 as an emergency): Motion moved by Vice Mayor Blakesley and seconded by Councilman Lewis. Vote: 7-0 in favor.
- Resolution 24-R-67: Waive formal bidding and authorize the city manager to negotiate and enter into a professional services contract with OHM Advisors for Robinette Park design work (not to exceed $68,500). Motion: Councilman Follett; second: Councilman Lewis. Vote: 7-0 — approved.
- Resolution 24-R-68: Amend the general services pay plan for 2025. Council staff described changes to the full-time pay plan presented during the budget process, including a title change from police lieutenants to police captains, addition of a police recruit position, addition of a construction inspector for DES, and a pay-group reclassification for the police support services manager. Motion: Councilman Dugan; second: Councilwoman Abelotis Weaver. Vote: 7-0 — approved.
- Resolution 24-R-69: Amend the part-time pay plan for 2025. Staff said the changes adjust pay classifications related to camp programming in the recreation center. Motion: Councilwoman Farst; second: Councilman Follett. Vote: 7-0 — approved.
- Resolution 24-R-70: Authorize the city manager to enter into a lease with Air Commerce for storage space at 28100 Old Springfield Road (approximately 59,100 sq. ft.) with a 3% increase in the 2025 lease rate. Motion: Councilman Follett; second: Vice Mayor Blakesley. Vote: 7-0 — approved.
- Ordinance 24-25 (emergency): Supplemental appropriations/cleanup for current expenses and other expenditures for calendar year ending Dec. 31, 2024; amends Ordinance 23-28. Staff described this as the cleanup supplemental referenced at the earlier study session. Motion: Councilwoman Farst; second: Vice Mayor Blakesley. Vote: 7-0 — approved as an emergency.
- Ordinance 24-26 (emergency): Authorize Mayor Richard Herbst to enter into an employment contract with Kurt Althouse for city manager, set salary and declare emergency. Motion: Councilwoman Dugan; second: Councilwoman Abelotis Weaver. Vote: 7-0 — approved as an emergency.
Other items on the consent/administrative side that were described in the meeting record include the approval of multiple sets of council and special meeting minutes (dates listed in the agenda), and the November 2024 bill listing in the amount of $4,227,112.65 with monthly purchase card detail of $29,741.58. The transcript did not record separate roll-call votes for the minutes and the bill listing within the excerpt provided; those items were introduced during the meeting.
All motions were recorded on the public record with roll-call votes as described above. No votes failed or were tabled during the session.
