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Council OKs carryover of vacation hours for public‑safety staff and approves two block‑party closures
Summary
Belvidere council approved carryover of vacation/holiday hours for several public‑safety employees, authorized one‑day carryovers for two firefighters under their contract, and approved two block‑party street closures for June 12 and July 4.
Lede: The Belvidere City Council on May 5 approved a set of committee motions including vacation/holiday carryovers for public‑safety employees and two block‑party street closures.
Nut graf: Motions forwarded from the committee of the whole authorized carryover of unused vacation time for officers (listed in the packet) and one vacation day carryover for two firefighters under the collective bargaining agreement. The council also approved a Madison Street closure for an Ida Public Library event on June 12 and a North Valley Ridge Drive closure for July 4 festivities.
Body: Chairman Peterson presented motions from committee: carryover of 12 hours for Officer Joseph McDermott; 252 hours for Officer Caitlyn Lopez; and 335 hours for Officer Robert Kowski (as listed in the committee memo). The council approved the memorandum items by roll call. Peterson also moved to authorize one vacation day carryover each for firefighters Mitchell and Johnson as allowed by the collective bargaining agreement; the motion passed.
The council then approved a block party request from Ida Public Library to close Madison Street (North State to Kishwalki) on June 12, 2025, from 4–6 p.m., and a North Valley Ridge Drive closure (4417–4386 North Valley Ridge Drive) on July 4, 2025, from 2:30–9:00 p.m. Both motions passed by roll call.
Ending: These are routine administrative and community‑event approvals; the clerk recorded the roll calls and motions as passed.
