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Votes and actions at a glance: Galesburg City Council, Jan. 21, 2025
Summary
The council approved minutes, a consent agenda, a liquor-license amendment, a RAISE grant resolution for the South Street Underpass study, an energy-aggregation authorization, a fuel contract, salary schedule changes, and an OPEB contribution; all recorded voice votes were in favor.
At its Jan. 21 session the Galesburg City Council took the following recorded actions by voice vote (clerk recorded results as shown):
- Approval of minutes from the Jan. 6, 2025 meeting — voice vote recorded as passed.
- Consent agenda 2025-02 (multiple routine items) — passed by voice vote (seven yes).
- Ordinance to remove one Class A-1 liquor license (Galesburg Municipal Code §113.043[a]) — moved to second reading, then passed on final action (recorded seven yes).
- Resolution supporting an application to the RAISE grant program for a project planning study of the South Street Underpass — passed (seven yes). Staff estimated the study cost at $1,683,988 with an 80% federal share and a 20% local match equating to $168,399 for the city’s share.
- Resolution authorizing the city manager to execute the municipal aggregation agreement (CEMA) upon receipt — passed (seven yes).
- Five-year fuel-supply contract with Air Petroleum — passed (seven yes).
- Adoption of FY2025 exempt-employee classification and salary schedule — passed (seven yes).
- Submission of budgeted FY2025 OPEB contribution of $146,325 to the city’s OPEB trust account — passed (seven yes).
Council also sat as a town board to approve bills (item 259002) and then resumed as city council.
