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Red Bud council approves financial statements, consent agenda, hires and extends pool season
Summary
The Red Bud City Council approved financial statements, a multi-item consent agenda including grant applications and equipment quotes, authorized an electrical-apprentice hire pending screenings, and extended the municipal pool closing date while noting budget support.
The Red Bud City Council approved routine financial business, multiple consent-agenda items and personnel recommendations at a recorded business meeting called to order at 6 p.m.
The council voted to approve the financial statements and a consent agenda that included the city—ouncil meeting minutes (June 1 and June 15), authorization to apply for a 2026 Energy Transition/ITEP grant, an Oates & Associates proposal for a 2026 ITEP grant application (not to exceed $7,000), and authority to use a letter of credit. The consent agenda also covered advertising in Discover Downstate Illinois ($700), conference attendance approvals, and ordinance No. 1584 regarding street-legal golf cart permits.
Procurement and personnel items on the consent agenda included vendor quotes and purchase approvals: a CTS camera and service contract for city facilities (quote not to exceed $14,000 plus a $59 monthly service fee for three years), an Ed Morris quote for a 2026 Dodge Durango pursuit vehicle (not to exceed $43,000), and a Datatronics quote to outfit that vehicle (not to exceed $19,000). The council approved a storage-shed purchase for the shooting range (not to exceed $3,000) and authorized multiple hiring actions pending required screenings: Raj Hudson as a part-time police officer, Helen Mackey as a part-time crossing guard, and the hire of a co-op student worker (Ty Boss) pending physical and drug screening. The consent agenda also included event and street-closure requests from Saint Peter's UCC and Dietrich Bank, charity-collection permits for Santa's Village and Knights of Columbus groups, and appointments to the Redbird America 250 festival committee.
On a separate personnel motion originating in Public Works, the council approved hiring an electrical apprentice at a starting pay of $26.53, pending a pre-employment physical and drug testing. The transcript records an inconsistency in the hire's name: Public Works referenced "David Stellan" but the motion text later uses the name "Jacob Stellborn." The council approved the hire despite that discrepancy.
Parks and Recreation reported a request to extend the Red Bud City Pool closing date and add roughly 39 lifeguard hours; staff said the budget can cover the additional hours and daily/weekly water-quality checks would continue. The council moved and approved a motion to extend the pool—season until the pool manager and the city superintendent agree it should close.
The council heard brief committee reports (finance, personnel, public health and safety reported no action) and approved a cultural-committee request for a "Norwegian riders" event on July 18. The chair announced two upcoming hearings on July 20: an ITEP hearing at 5:30 p.m. and an Oz-led grant hearing at 5:45 p.m., both tied to proposed sidewalk and park projects.
The meeting adjourned following a motion and roll-call vote.
