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Pinckneyville council approves infrastructure purchases, facade grant and labor addendum
Summary
At its July 14 meeting, the Pinckneyville City Council approved payroll and accounts-payable items, several equipment and infrastructure purchases including a $71,487.49 Bobcat and a $34,007 fire station door replacement, committed a $40,000 façade grant for a downtown counseling office, and placed a labor addendum on file.
Pinckneyville Mayor Robert L. Spencer convened the council on July 14, 2025, where members approved routine financial reports and a series of equipment, infrastructure and downtown improvement measures. Council votes included authorizing a bid file for a Bobcat compact track loader, accepting a contractor payment for a water-main replacement, and committing façade-improvement funds for a downtown counseling office.
The meeting opened at 6 p.m. with all five members present: Commissioner Kevin B. Hicks, Commissioner Joshua L. Kuhnert, Commissioner Sammy D. Peradotta and Commissioner William B. Stotlar. Commissioner William B. Stotlar reported Total Gross Payroll of $1,329,555.48 for the payroll period ending June 2025 and said regular hours (44,893) were down year-over-year while overtime (1,607) had increased; the council approved the treasurer’s report by unanimous roll call.
Business approvals included an accounts-payable vote that added $1,329.64 to Clearwave for internet service and multiple procurement items intended to maintain city operations. The council approved a $34,007 proposal from The Door Doctor to replace failing overhead doors at the fire department and placed Resolution No. R-2025-20 on file to accept Bobcat of Marion’s $71,487.49 bid for a Compact Track Loader for the Street Department, which the resolution package lists as including a 48-month warranty and OSHA-required attachments. Commissioner Sammy D. Peradotta introduced the Bobcat resolution; Commissioner Joshua L. Kuhnert seconded.
On utility and maintenance spending, the council approved Payment Application No. 1 from Haier Plumbing & Heating, Inc., for the IL-154 and Fairground Road Water Main Replacement Project and authorized paying Logicon $5,769.63 from the Water Fund for four service trips related to the water plant and city lake. The council also approved purchasing pool chemicals from Spear for $5,511.00 and an estimate from Brand Electric for $4,206.48 to replace pool lighting.
Commissioner Kuhnert requested and won approval of a $19,652.68 Groebner quote for materials to replace roughly six miles of gas line on Wren Road; Mayor Spencer noted a potential grant referral for that project. The council also approved adding Daniel Malanowski to the volunteer firefighter roster on Fire Chief Curtis Miller’s recommendation.
In economic-development actions, the council approved a $1,500 donation from the hotel/motel tax fund to the Southern Illinois Chapter 32 of International Harvester Collectors for Cubfest advertising and approved spending $12,800 on holiday lights for the downtown square to be split between Public Affairs–Community Relations and the Pinckneyville Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Spencer presented Ordinance No. O-2025-10 to commit façade-improvement grant funds to Larry and Lisa Wild for repairs to the Counseling Office of Lisa Wild at One North Main Street; Mr. Wild said the bid for the work is $40,000.00. The ordinance passed with Commissioner Kuhnert recorded as abstaining.
During public comment, Genevieve Hester asked the city to be a Gold Level sponsor for the Pinckneyville High School Golf Team’s Aug. 17 golf scramble, a $100 sponsorship that City Attorney Don Bigham advised is within the city’s spending limit and will be added to the next accounts-payable list.
The council recessed into executive session at 6:25 p.m. to discuss personnel and probable litigation and returned to open session at 6:44 p.m. The meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
Votes at a glance - Approval of minutes (June 23, June 26): Yea 5–0 (Peradotta moved; Kuhnert seconded) - Treasurer’s report: Yea 5–0 (Stotlar moved) - Accounts payable (with Clearwave addition $1,329.64): Yea 5–0 (Stotlar moved) - Eagles Lodge street closure (Sept. 20, 2025): Yea 5–0 (Hicks moved) - Cubfest hotel/motel donation ($1,500): Yea 5–0 (Hicks moved) - Add volunteer firefighter Daniel Malanowski: Yea 5–0 (Hicks moved) - Door replacement at fire department ($34,007): Yea 5–0 (Hicks moved) - Payment Application No. 1 — Haier Plumbing & Heating: Yea 5–0 (Kuhnert moved) - Logicon invoice ($5,769.63): Yea 5–0 (Kuhnert moved) - Pool chemicals (Spear) $5,511: Yea 5–0 (Kuhnert moved) - Pool lighting (Brand Electric) $4,206.48: Yea 5–0 (Kuhnert moved) - Groebner materials for Wren Road $19,652.68: Yea 5–0 (Kuhnert moved) - Bobcat resolution (R-2025-20) — place on file: Yea 5–0 (Peradotta moved) - Collective bargaining addendum (R-2025-19) — place on file: Yea 5–0 (Peradotta moved) - Ordinance O-2025-09 (place on file — sale along Blue Bunting Road): Yea 5–0 (Stotlar moved) - Ordinance O-2025-10 (façade grant to Larry & Lisa Wild): Yea 4–0, Abstain 1 (Commissioner Joshua L. Kuhnert abstained) (Peradotta moved)
What’s next: Several procurement and contracting actions proceed to implementation by city departments; the Water Fund payment and equipment purchases will be processed per standard purchasing procedures.
