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Highland council approves reappointments, vehicle purchases, water contract and personnel changes
Summary
The council unanimously approved mayoral reappointments, multiple change orders for department vehicles, a renewed water purchase contract, amendments to personnel policy adding the day after Thanksgiving and parental leave, a sole-source cyber software purchase, and accepted expenditures.
Highland’s City Council on Monday approved a slate of routine but operationally significant items, including mayoral reappointments, vehicle purchase change orders, a renewed water contract and amendments to the personnel policy manual.
The council unanimously approved the mayor’s reappointment of William Sloan to the Liquor Control Commission for a three-year term expiring June 2028 and the reappointment of Tyson Imming to the Police and Fire Commission for a term to expire June 2028.
Council members voted to adopt Bill #25-62/Ordinance #3393 declaring certain Police Department personal property surplus and authorizing its sale or disposal. The council also approved change orders increasing the purchase price of two 2025 Ram 1500 trucks: a Police Department vehicle to $55,050.00 (Bill #25-63/Resolution #25-05-3193) and a Light & Power Department vehicle to $53,852.00 (Bill #25-64/Resolution #25-05-3194).
The council authorized a renewed water purchase contract agreement with Country Hills Water, Inc. (Bill #25-65/Resolution #25-05-3195). City Manager Chris Conrad said Country Hills’ rates are now the same as other suppliers though the renewal terms are not identical.
On personnel matters, council approved Bill #25-66/Ordinance #3394 to add the Day after Thanksgiving as a paid holiday and to add a section covering maternity and paternity leave to the City Personnel Policy Manual; Mayor Kevin Hemann noted the changes align with recent negotiated union contracts and practices in neighboring communities.
Council also waived competitive bidding to authorize a sole-source purchase of a Palo Alto software solution through the State of Illinois Joint Purchasing Program (Bill #25-67/Resolution #25-05-3196) for cyber security purposes, and accepted Expenditures Report #1290 for May 3–16, 2025.
Council temporarily adjourned into executive session under the Illinois Open Meetings Act exemption 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11) to discuss litigation at 6:59 p.m. and reconvened at 7:42 p.m., then adjourned the meeting.
All formal roll-call votes reported in the minutes were unanimous (Councilmembers Klaus, Sloan, Bellm and Napper all voted aye where recorded).
