LaSalle council approves raffle and rep licenses, accepts retirement and resignations, and approves $1.66M in bills
Summary
At the meeting the council approved Mort's Pub's 2026 raffle license and Club 55's 2026 rep license, accepted the retirement of public works employee John Arbesi and resignations from three police-and-fire commissioners, and approved bills totaling $1,660,770.88.
The LaSalle City Council approved a set of routine items at its meeting, including licensing requests, personnel actions and payment of submitted bills totaling $1,660,770.88.
On licenses, the council approved a raffle license request for Mort's Pub for 2026 and granted a rep license for Club 55 for 2026 after confirming the agenda posting and packet materials were available. The motions were made, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Council also accepted the retirement of John Arbesi from the LaSalle Public Works Department; council members expressed regret at his departure. The council accepted resignations from three members of the LaSalle Board of Police and Fire Commissions (listed in the record as **** Martuso, Tom Pagati and John Delestri) with the mayor and aldermen describing the loss of long-serving members.
A resident raised a public-safety concern in public comment describing a recent hit-and-run on Dante Street: "they knocked her side light off, her side mirror off and left," the commenter said, and asked whether the mirror's identifying number could aid investigators. No formal council action on that public comment was shown in the record.
The council approved payment of submitted bills totaling $1,660,770.88 on roll call. After completing business the council adjourned and exchanged holiday well-wishes.
