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Carlinville council approves routine agenda, accepts tax-delinquent property and appoints library trustee
Summary
The City of Carlinville City Council unanimously approved minutes, bills and multiple procurement items May 19, accepted title to 516 Anderson St. by paying $799.50 in back taxes, appointed Jessica Yeager to the Library Board and swore in Alderman John LeVora.
The City of Carlinville City Council met May 19, 2025, and unanimously approved a slate of routine items including minutes, bills, software and equipment purchases, a property acceptance and a library board appointment.
Mayor Doug Downey opened the meeting and read the attendance. The council approved both sets of previous minutes on a motion by Alderman Ober, seconded by Alderman Wagstaff, and voted to approve payment of the bills on a motion by Alderman Brockmeier, seconded by Alderman Reichmann; both votes passed unanimously, 8-0.
In new business, the council sworn in Alderman John LeVora. Alderman Reichmann moved, and Alderman Ober seconded, to designate City Clerk Mary Heller as the administrator for the city’s Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) account; the motion passed 8-0.
The council approved a Locis software upgrade: Alderman Reichmann moved to accept a Locis 8 upgrade for $5,600 and an additional $185 to run Locis 7 historical data for one year; Alderman Link seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Council members voted 8-0 to accept possession of 516 Anderson Street and to pay $799.50 in back taxes to clear the property’s delinquency after a motion by Alderman LeVora and a second by Alderman Brockmeier.
Procurement approvals included accepting a bid from Central Equipment Rentals for a new lawn mower for the Wastewater Treatment Plant at $13,451.99 (moved by Alderman Ober; seconded by Alderman Reese) and accepting a bid from Illini Tech for new Police Department computers at $14,037.00 (moved by Alderman Ober; seconded by Alderman Link). Both motions passed unanimously.
The council appointed Jessica Yeager to the Library Board of Trustees on a motion by Alderman Wagstaff, seconded by Alderman Reese; the appointment passed 8-0.
Mayor Downey used the public-comment portion of the meeting to thank Public Works and Public Safety staff for storm response on May 16, and to note that the county provided a generator to the Police Department during outages. He also recognized National EMS Week and reminded residents that the State of the City presentation is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Thursday, May 22, 2025.
The meeting adjourned at 6:19 p.m. on a motion by Alderman Reichmann, seconded by Alderman LeVora, after which the meeting minutes were signed by Mayor Doug Downey and attested by City Clerk Mary Heller.
