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Pinckneyville council adopts municipal grocery taxes, approves leases and emergency water‑plant purchase
Summary
On Feb. 24 the Pinckneyville City Council adopted Ordinance O-2025-01 implementing municipal grocery occupation taxes, approved two agricultural land lease resolutions, accepted the treasurer’s report and authorized a $5,793.75 emergency purchase for the water plant; all recorded council votes were unanimous.
The Pinckneyville City Council on Feb. 24 adopted an ordinance creating a Municipal Grocery Retailers’ Occupation Tax and a Municipal Grocery Service Occupation Tax, approved two resolutions to lease city-owned agricultural land, accepted the treasurer’s report and authorized an emergency equipment purchase for the water plant.
Mayor Robert L. Spencer presented Ordinance No. O-2025-01, described in the meeting record as implementing both a Municipal Grocery Retailers’ Occupation Tax and a Municipal Grocery Service Occupation Tax for the City of Pinckneyville. Commissioner Kevin B. Hicks moved to approve the ordinance; the motion was seconded by Commissioner Joshua L. Kuhnert and the council voted yea with no nays.
Commissioner Joshua L. Kuhnert presented Resolution No. R-2025-02 authorizing a lease of city-owned real estate to Edward J. Bruns for agricultural purposes; the council approved the resolution on a unanimous roll-call vote. Commissioner Kuhnert also introduced Resolution No. R-2025-03 to lease city-owned real estate to Steve and Brent Epplin; the council placed R-2025-03 on file and voted yea.
Commissioner William B. Stotlar reviewed the treasurer’s report, reporting an ending balance of $11,771,018.29 for the period ending January 2025 and an unrestricted balance of $2,458,637.19. Stotlar moved to accept the report; the council approved the motion unanimously. The council also approved accounts payable following a motion by Commissioner Stotlar and a second by Commissioner Peradotta.
Commissioner Kuhnert requested and the council approved an emergency purchase of a Toshiba variable frequency drive (VFD) plus installation for high-service pumps at the water plant from Illinois Electric Works in the amount of $5,793.75 to be paid from the water fund for equipment repairs; the motion passed on a unanimous roll-call vote.
Several routine items—approval of the Feb. 10 meeting minutes, treasurer’s report, accounts payable, and the lease resolutions—were all approved on unanimous voice or roll-call votes as recorded in the minutes. At 6:27 p.m. the council moved into executive session to discuss collective negotiating matters and probable litigation and returned at 7:07 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 7:08 p.m.
Votes at a glance: all recorded roll-call votes in the minutes show Commissioners Kevin B. Hicks, Joshua L. Kuhnert, Sammy D. Peradotta, William B. Stotlar and Mayor Robert L. Spencer voting YEA with no recorded NAY votes.
