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Middletown council approves $433,207.48 in claims, hires utility worker and OKs staff travel to IMEA conference
Summary
At its Sept. 3 meeting the Middletown Town Council approved minutes and claims totaling $433,207.48, voted 5-0 to hire Amy Wilson as a Grade 9 utility worker and approved travel for Carl Spears to an IMEA conference; brief discussions touched on sidewalks, backyard chickens and a proposal to create emergency vehicle funds.
The Middletown Town Council on Sept. 3, 2024 approved minutes from its Aug. 20 meeting and authorized payment of claims numbered 39964 through 40052 totaling $433,207.48, according to the council minutes.
Council member Dan Fountain moved and Council member Jake Smith seconded approval of the hire of Amy Wilson as a Grade 9 utility worker to assist with laboratory work at the town plant; the motion carried 5-0. The minutes record the motion text and the unanimous tally but do not list individual roll-call votes beyond the mover and seconder.
Fountain also moved and Smith seconded a motion allowing staff member Carl Spears to attend the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (IMEA) conference in Bloomington on Oct. 8–10; that motion carried 5-0. The minutes do not record travel costs, a funding source for the trip, or which department budget will cover the expense.
The council recorded discussions on several agenda topics but provided limited detail. Minutes note a discussion about the town's sidewalk program but do not describe proposed projects, locations, budgets or next steps. A discussion about allowing backyard chickens was recorded without proposed ordinance language, limits, or a recorded timeline for bringing an ordinance forward. The minutes also state there was discussion about ordinances to create new funds for emergency vehicles and the allowed uses for those funds; no ordinance text, fund amounts, or implementation timeline was included in the record.
There was no public-comment text, extended debate excerpts, or verbatim quotes included in the minutes. The meeting concluded with the clerk-treasurer’s signature block and an adjournment; no subsequent meeting date was listed in the minutes provided.
