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Crest Hill council approves consent agenda, payroll and emergency well repairs; votes to enter executive session
Summary
The council approved seven consent agenda items (including a $265,787.06 pay request to Furpail Construction), approved payroll and bills, authorized $11,725 in emergency repairs to booster pumps at Well 4 and Well 9, and voted to enter executive session citing personnel, real‑estate and collective bargaining exemptions.
At its June 1 meeting the Crest Hill City Council approved several routine and time‑sensitive items before recessing to executive session.
Consent agenda: The council approved seven consent items on a single motion, including minutes from May 18, permit and road‑closure waivers and a three‑day liquor license for Festa Italiana; a pay request number 3 from Furpail Construction USA LLC in the amount of $265,787.06 was read and directed to Strand and Associates for submission to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for approval and disbursement. The council recorded the resolution adopting the City of Crest Hill Brandstar standards guide as resolution 1420. The motion to approve the consent agenda carried on a roll call vote.
Payroll and bills: City Treasurer Jamie Malaya presented payroll and a list of bills for approval; the council voted to approve both the payroll for the cited period and the list of bills.
Emergency well repairs: Public Works Director Gary Richardson requested emergency repairs for two booster pumps (Well 4 and Well 9) and a variable frequency drive at Well 4 for a total of $11,725, describing them as unbudgeted but urgently needed due to operational concerns. A motion to approve the emergency repair proposal (moved by Alderman Guzzelle and seconded by Alderman Oberlin, as recorded in the transcript) passed on roll call.
Executive session: City Attorney Mike Stiff said three items would be discussed in executive session under the transcript‑listed exemptions (transcript citations: 5 ILCS 1 22 c 1; 5 ILCS 1 22 c 5; 5 ILCS 1 22 c 2). The council voted to enter executive session; the meeting recessed to executive session at 7:53 p.m.
Public comment: Resident Linda Dyke raised concerns about litter and broken glass at the Lidice Memorial and asked who pays for a locked water pipe at the site; council members said the pipe is a private well and staff would address cleanup.
