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Council approves October accounts payable and payroll; one no vote and one abstention recorded
Summary
The Marseilles City Council approved $517,085.35 in accounts payable and $89,243.40 in payroll for October. Roll calls show one 'No' on the accounts payable item and one recorded abstention on the payroll vote; the meeting then adjourned.
The Marseilles City Council approved the city's October accounts payable and payroll during its meeting, recording one 'No' vote and one abstention across the two motions.
Moved by Commissioner Kaminski, the council approved accounts payable "for the last October in the amount of $517,085.35" and ordered a warrant be drawn on the city treasury for the sums. A council member then read the line items included in the packet, naming vendors and amounts such as a G.O. bond payment of $400,522.36, Blue Cross Blue Shield $30,408.24, and Illinois Power Marketing/Homefield Electric $29,210.54.
During the roll call on the accounts payable motion, the clerk recorded votes as follows: Commissioner Kaminski — "Aye"; Commissioner Small — "Aye"; Shibe — "No"; Commissioner Buckingham — "Aye"; Mayor Hollenbeck — "Aye." The motion passed with the recorded votes.
Commissioner Kaminski then moved to approve payroll for the last October in the amount of $89,243.40. The council discussed average payroll and overtime levels given recent mild weather. In the payroll roll call the transcript records one abstention by Shibe; the payroll motion was recorded as approved with that abstention.
The meeting concluded with Commissioner Buckingham moving to adjourn; the motion carried on a roll call and the council adjourned.
Why it matters: Approval of accounts payable and payroll are routine but necessary steps that authorize payments from the city treasury and make employee pay and vendor services lawful disbursements.
Speakers (first appearance in transcript): Commissioner Kaminski — mover of both motions (SEG 105 for accounts payable; SEG 142 for payroll) Shibe — roll-call voter (SEG 135 for accounts payable 'No'; SEG 155-156 abstention on payroll) Commissioner Buckingham — voted and moved adjournment (SEG 255) Mayor Hollenbeck — presiding officer (vote recorded at SEG 139)
Actions (from transcript): 1) Motion: Approve accounts payable for the last October in the amount of $517,085.35. Mover: Commissioner Kaminski. Second: unidentified (speaker who said, "I'll second that"). Outcome: approved. Vote record: Kaminski (aye), Small (aye), Shibe (no), Buckingham (aye), Mayor Hollenbeck (aye).
2) Motion: Approve payroll for the last October in the amount of $89,243.40. Mover: Commissioner Kaminski. Second: not specified in transcript. Outcome: approved. Vote record: Shibe (abstain); other recorded votes indicated in the roll as affirmative.
3) Motion: Adjourn. Mover: Commissioner Buckingham. Outcome: approved on roll call.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 103; topfinish SEG 269.
