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Votes at a glance: Oglesby Council appoints city clerk, approves ordinances and payments
Summary
At its Sept. 2 meeting the Oglesby City Council voted to appoint Jennifer Spratt as city clerk and adopted ordinances including a dual-metering ordinance and a definition amendment to include the Illinois Lottery Act; council also approved bills, payroll and routine authorizations for the new clerk.
The Oglesby City Council on Sept. 2 voted on a package of routine financial and personnel actions and adopted two ordinances.
Jennifer Spratt was nominated and approved by roll call as the city's new city clerk and was sworn into office during the meeting. The council also approved ordinance 1297-090225 establishing wage and benefits for the city clerk.
The council passed ordinance 1296-090225 (dual metering), described by a supporter as a city improvement that offers options for meter compensation. Councilmembers also approved an amendment to municipal code section 9.160.04 to add games authorized by the Illinois Lottery Act to the city's gambling definition; members said the change is definitional to accommodate a lottery-authorized game that vendors indicated was governed by the Lottery Act rather than the Video Gaming Act.
On routine finance items the council approved bills presented for payment (agenda listed $1,082,522.30; a motion recorded a different figure, $182,522.35, which the council did not resolve during the meeting) and approved payroll for Aug. 29, 2025 in the amount of $70,986.12 (one commissioner abstained, saying they had not reviewed time sheets).
The council also approved routine administrative forms to name Jennifer Spratt as the city's authorized redeemer/agent for the Heartland Bank credit card and as the city's IMRF authorized representative.
Votes at a glance
- Minutes (08/18/2025): Motion to approve was questioned for accuracy; council ultimately moved to table approval pending clarification. Outcome: tabled by roll call (approx. 4 ayes, 1 abstention reported during roll call discussion).
- Bills presented for payment: Agenda amount read $1,082,522.30; a motion referenced $182,522.35 (discrepancy noted). Outcome: approved by roll call.
- Payroll 08/29/2025 ($70,986.12): Outcome: approved (one abstention recorded by a commissioner who said time sheets were not reviewed).
- Appointment: Jennifer Spratt, city clerk. Motion carried; Spratt was sworn in and will take the clerk's duties.
- Ordinance 1297-090225: Establishing wage and benefits for the city clerk. Outcome: approved by roll call.
- Ordinance 1296-090225: Dual metering ordinance. Outcome: approved by roll call.
- Amendment to municipal code 9.160.04: To include games authorized by the Illinois Lottery Act in the gambling definition. Outcome: approved by roll call (at least one abstention during the roll call sequence).
- New-business authorizations: Designation of Jennifer Spratt as the Heartland Bank credit-card authorized agent and IMRF authorized representative. Outcome: approved by roll call.
No votes were recorded on hiring a new code-enforcement employee; council directed staff to draft code changes and return recommendations at a future meeting.
The meeting concluded with announcements, a public comment about a sewer odor and a missing no-parking sign near a school, and adjournment.
