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City Council adopts Ordinance 1560 raising utility tap fee; approves bills and consent agenda
Summary
At its public business meeting the City Council adopted Ordinance 1560 to increase the utility tap fee, approved routine financial statements and bills (including a $23,830.73 draw), accepted a commission resignation and passed a multi-item consent agenda that included equipment purchases and a preservation covenant for the Redwood Business Park.
The City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1560 to raise the municipal utility tap fee and approved a package of bills and consent-agenda items at its public meeting, which Chair called to order at 6:00 p.m.
The council first approved the financial statements included in meeting packets and then authorized the estimated and listed bills, clarifying that approval allows previously authorized draw requests to be processed as invoices arrive. Council later approved a first draw from the Roan loan for $23,830.73 after a motion to add the item to the agenda and a roll-call vote in which members voiced 'aye.'
Chair read the consent agenda aloud "so that we have full transparency with that," noting a single adjustment attaching a property map to the preservation covenant. Items A through T approved by the council included benefit renewals, equipment quotes (camera and key-fob systems), hiring approvals for part-time crossing guard and part-time police officer, street-closure and event-collection requests (including the Red Bud Lions Club), authorization to advertise a water/wastewater operator position, a sewer-equipment purchase not to exceed $101,000, acceptance of an insurance settlement of $9,450.85, a section 00510 addendum for the Redwood Business Park project with Jelly Excavating and Construction, and an Illinois Department of Natural Resources preservation covenant for Archaeological Site 11 R937.
The council also approved transfers of $275,000 each from electric and gas cash funds to their respective capital fund accounts and authorized a Farnsworth contract not to exceed $3,500 to assist with the Lincoln Park OSLAD grant application.
Separately, a council member introduced Ordinance 1560 in public works, moving its passage. The ordinance was seconded and passed on roll call. The council recorded motions and roll-call votes for the financial approvals, the additional Roan-loan draw, the consent agenda and Ordinance 1560; in each case members voted in favor and the motions carried.
The meeting also included routine departmental reports and concluded after brief calendar review. The council adjourned at 6:12 p.m.
Votes at a glance - Ordinance No. 1560 (utility tap fee increase): adopted (motion carried on roll call). Provenance: SEG 316–SEG 334. - Roan loan first draw, $23,830.73: approved (motion carried on roll call). Provenance: SEG 099–SEG 140. - Consent agenda items A–T (including transfers, equipment purchases, contracts, and preservation covenant): approved. Provenance: SEG 149–SEG 224. - Farnsworth contract for OSLAD grant assistance, up to $3,500: approved. Provenance: SEG 199–SEG 207. - Sewer rodder/sewer equipment purchase, not to exceed $101,000: approved. Provenance: SEG 188–SEG 191.
Next steps The actions approved take effect as specified by contract or ordinance process; no additional votes were recorded in the transcript. Routine follow-up—such as contract execution and processing of draws and transfers—was implied by staff direction but not itemized in the meeting record.
