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O'Fallon City Council approves radio dispatch pact, subdivision and FY2027 budget; executive session set on union contracts
Summary
At its April 20 meeting the O'Fallon City Council approved an intergovernmental radio/dispatch agreement with Shiloh, a minor subdivision for the O'Fallon Business Park, a jurisdictional road transfer and the FY2027 budget ordinance; the council then recessed to executive session to discuss two union contract items to be voted on afterward.
The O'Fallon City Council on April 20 approved a series of resolutions and ordinances including an intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Shiloh to provide radio communications and computer-aided dispatch, a minor subdivision for the O'Fallon Business Park, a jurisdictional transfer of Salem Place frontage road and the city's FY2027 budget ordinance.
The meeting opened with a public hearing on the FY2027 municipal budget; no members of the public spoke during that hearing. During public comment, Doug Gaines (Ward Five) criticized rising property taxes and called for “zero-based budgets” and freezes on new levies. Vern Lawyer (Ward Three) questioned whether the Local 100 labor agreement applies to full-time and part-time positions and reviewed recent warrant spending for turf, signage and construction work.
Councilmember Blackburn moved the…
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