Lincoln City Council holds bond-issuance public hearing; no written comments, hearing adjourned

The Lincoln City Council held a public hearing on Dec. 1, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. to consider a plan to issue municipal bonds to finance capital expenditures and to pay costs of issuance. The hearing was convened under the Bond Issue Notification Act of the State of Illinois and related provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code and the Local Government Debt Reform Act of the State of Illinois.

An unidentified meeting official read the legal notice and the purpose of the proposed bond issue and stated that notice of the hearing had been published in the Lincoln Courier on Nov. 24, 2025. A roll call recorded the following members as present: Mister Anderson; Mister Bateman; Mister McCollum; Mister Parrot; Mister Downs; Mister Clemons; and Alderman O'Donoghue.

The official asked whether there were any written comments; the record shows none were submitted. The official then opened the floor for public participation; the record shows no members of the public spoke during the hearing.

Alderman O'Donoghue moved to adjourn the public hearing, and Alderman Clemons seconded. The assembly responded "Aye" and there was no recorded opposition. Unidentified Speaker closed the hearing: "This public hearing is adjourned at 06:02PM." The hearing lasted approximately two minutes from the 6:00 p.m. start time to adjournment.

Because no written comments or public testimony were offered, there were no substantive presentations or formal actions on the proposed bond terms during this session. Further council action on the bond issuance (such as introduction of an ordinance, resolution, or vote to sell bonds) was not recorded in this hearing.