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Red Bud council clears consent agenda: loans, investments, contracts and hires approved
Summary
The council approved a multi‑item consent agenda including a $45,000 microloan to Slam Catering, CD reinvestment and $100,000 investments from police and fire plans, a $57,000 engineering contract for Red Bud Business Park, and several event and permit approvals; item H (travel reimbursement) was pulled for personnel committee review.
Mayor Susan Harbach read and summarized the consent agenda, then entertained a motion to approve the items as amended (item H removed). The council moved, seconded, and approved the consent agenda by roll call.
Items included in the approved consent agenda and related details read into the record by Mayor Susan Harbach included: authority for the finance officer to reinvest maturing CDs at the best local rate; approval to invest $100,000 each from the police and fire five‑year plans into Illinois funds; an application for a cemetery relief grant; a $45,000 microloan to Trevor Stellhorn doing business as Slam Catering for five years at 3% below prime; approval of Red Bud Business Park lot pricing; limited fee waivers for pavilion reservations and event permits; and an engineering services contract with Volker (phase 2) for the last seven lots at Redwood Business Park not to exceed $57,000.
On personnel and staffing matters, the council later approved a motion in the personnel committee to send Joe Landgraab to the IEDC basic economic development course in Naperville in October 2025 not to exceed $1,640. The public works report recommended hiring one part‑time meter reader (Barber Kellerman Stines) pending drug and physical screening at a rate of $18.10 per hour; that hire was approved by roll call.
During new‑business discussion, a council member said one party has expressed interest in a Red Bud Business Park lot now that pricing is official; a staff member reported contractor and engineer work should be finished and a final plat generated by about November 1, subject to approvals from grant funders.
The council did not provide full financing resolutions for all listed purchases and contracts during the meeting; several items were approved as motions under the consent agenda and will proceed to implementation steps handled by staff and the relevant departments.
