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Pinckneyville council approves minutes, payroll report, hires and ordinance supplements
Summary
At its Aug. 11 meeting the Pinckneyville City Council approved prior minutes, accepted the treasurer’s report noting $1,561,652.27 in gross payroll for the period ending July 2025, approved accounts payable additions, hired a full-time police officer and assigned a utility supervisor, and adopted Ordinance O-2025-11.
The Pinckneyville City Council approved a slate of routine business and personnel actions at its Aug. 11 meeting.
Commissioner Sammy D. Peradotta moved, and Commissioner William B. Stotlar seconded, to approve the minutes of the July 28, 2025 regular council meeting; the motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Stotlar reviewed the treasurer’s report and said Total Gross Payroll for the payroll period ending July 2025 was $1,561,652.27; regular hours (53,359.50) were down from last year while overtime hours (1,942) were up. The treasurer’s report was approved on a unanimous roll call.
The council approved accounts payable including added invoices totaling $10,732.97 (Clearwave: $1,349.58; Egyptian Electric: $383.39; Rice Sullivan: $9,000 for audit work). The council also voted to hire Kirsten Gill as a full-time police officer and to assign Jordan Brand to the Utility Department Supervisor position effective Aug. 11, 2025; the council authorized a Notice of Bid for a Utility Maintenance/Water & Sewer Treatment Plant Relief Operator to fill the resulting vacancy.
Commissioner William B. Stotlar moved to approve Ordinance No. O-2025-11 enacting and adopting a supplement to the Code of Ordinances for the City of Pinckneyville; Commissioner Kevin B. Hicks seconded and the ordinance was adopted by unanimous roll call. Mayor Robert L. Spencer presented Resolution No. R-2025-21 authorizing grant assistance for renovations at 104 West St. Louis Street (The Works Wellness); the council approved the resolution unanimously.
During public comment Laura Loos reported that local businesses raised $2,500 for the Baby Sarah Playground Equipment and that Kimberly Taylor of Modern Woodmen in Nashville matched the amount; Commissioner Joshua L. Kuhnert said donations to date total about $140,000. The council then recessed to an executive session at 6:19 p.m. to discuss purchase or lease of real property (Section 2(c)(5)), returned to open session at 6:27 p.m., and adjourned the meeting the same minute.
