Presentation of the Winners from the Why I Like My Hometown Essay Contest

Presentation of the Winners from the Why I Like My Hometown Essay Contest

AGENDA

MACOMB CITY COUNCIL

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2015

MACOMB CITY HALL

7:00 P.M.

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

PLEDGE

ROLL CALL

PRESENTATION OF THE WINNERS FROM THE “WHY I LIKE MY HOMETOWN” ESSAY CONTEST

CONSENT AGENDA

  1. Minutes of the Macomb City Council meeting held on Monday, October 19, 2015, minutes of the Special City Council meeting held on Thursday, October 22, 2015 and minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on Monday, October 26, 2015.
  1. Claims and Accounts
  1. Consideration to approve the purchase of decorative fence to be installed at the former Mummert property from Lovewell Fencing, Inc. in the amount of $10,580.00.
  1. Consideration to renew the agreement with Dr. David Miller d/b/a Medical Group of Macomb, LLC.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

  1. Consideration to authorize dividing the Candy Lane Paving project into two phases and to proceed with Phase I to construct a sidewalk from the intersection of Candy Lane and Grant Street south to the corporate limits.

This was discussed at committee last week and final action will be in order.

  1. Consideration to award the bid for sidewalk snow removal along East and West Jackson Streets and North Lafayette to Collins Excavating for a 2 year contract.

This was discussed at committee last week and final action will be in order.

  1. Other unfinished business.

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Consideration of an ordinance annexing certain territory located in a part of the Southwest Quarter of Section Thirty Two, Township Six North, Range Two West of the Fourth Principal Meridian, McDonough County, Illinois (Ronald D. and Charlotte Lowderman).

This ordinance will be presented for first reading. A copy is attached for your review.

Agenda

November 2, 2015

Page 2

NEW BUSINESS – Continued

  1. Consideration to authorize purchasing Chamber of Commerce gift certificates for city employees for Christmas.

This has been an annual tradition for the city and currently there are 115 employees.

Final action will be in order.

  1. Other new business.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

ALDERMANIC REPORTS

MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS

Appointment of John Biernbaum to the McDonough County Public Transportation

Committee

EXECUTIVE SESSION

To consider information relative to:

a) Appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of an employee of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, pursuant to Sec. 2(c) (1) of the Open Meetings Act.

b) Collective Bargaining matters between the public body and itsemployees or

representatives or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes ofemployees, pursuant to Sec. 2(c) (2) of the Open Meetings Act.

c) The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the publicbody,pursuant to Sec. 2(c) (5) of the Open Meetings Act.

d) The setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned bythepublic body,

pursuant to Sec. 2(c) (6) of the Open Meetings Act.

e) Pending or probable litigation, pursuant to Sec. 2(c) (11) of the OpenMeetings Act.

COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT

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