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Georgetown council approves routine business, creates Capital Projects fund and authorizes $99,593 in payments

Georgetown City Council · February 17, 2026

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Summary

At its Feb. 17 meeting the Georgetown City Council approved minutes, authorized vendor payments totaling $99,593.11, and—on the treasurer’s recommendation—created a Capital Projects fund; the council also recorded a building permit issuance and approved routine public-works reports.

The Georgetown City Council on Feb. 17 approved routine administrative business, authorized payments to vendors totaling $99,593.11 and accepted a Treasurer’s recommendation to create a Capital Projects fund.

Mayor Darin Readnour opened the meeting and the council took up approval of the Feb. 2 meeting minutes and the Feb. 9 personnel committee minutes; Alder Michelle Brooks moved to approve the Feb. 2 minutes with Alder Nick Krabel seconding and the motion was recorded as approved. The minutes record the personnel committee minutes as approved; those minutes also note Alders Dennis Davidson and Curt Gordon abstained but do not provide a consistent vote tally in the text of the minutes.

The council authorized payment of the bills listed in List 903, consisting of 36 vendor payments totaling $99,593.11. Alder Dennis Davidson asked about an IEPA payment; Treasurer Amy Cavanaugh said the line was a loan payment. The motion to approve the payments was moved by Alder Curt Gordon and seconded by Alder Michelle Brooks and recorded as approved.

Treasurer Amy Cavanaugh reported she had met with auditors via videoconference and established a Capital Projects fund for the city; the council approved creation of the fund (motion moved by Alder Dennis Davidson, seconded by Alder Robert Weaver).

City Clerk Jacqueline Wilson reported collecting waste pad payments totaling $4,369.00 and issued a building permit to Chancy Spencer at 419 E. 10th St.; the clerk’s report was approved (motion moved Alder Davidson, second Alder Brooks). The council also reviewed operational reports from Streets & Alleys, which logged 46.5 overtime hours for Jan. 22–Feb. 4, and Water & Sewer staff (identified in the minutes only as “Will”), who reported routine plant maintenance and 8 overtime hours for Jan. 21–Feb. 4; both reports were approved.

The meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m.