The City of Freeport, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, requests that persons with disabilities who require certain accommodations to allow them to observe and/or participate in the meeting(s), or have questions about the accessibility of the meeting(s) or facilities, should contact Human Resources at 815-235-2065 promptly to allow the City to make reasonable accommodations.
1. Approval of Agenda – Voice Vote
2. Approval of Minutes from Council Meeting on October 7, 2019 – Voice Vote
3. Public Comments –Agenda Items (limited to 3 minutes per person)
4. Consent Agenda – Roll Call Vote
All items on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature and will be enacted in one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council member so requests, in which event, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as the first item after approval of the Consent Agenda. View consent agenda
A. Approve and place on file:
1) Building Permit Report –September 2019
2) Fire Department Report –September 2019
3) Police Department Reports –July and August 2019
4) Financial Reports: General Fund, Library Fund, Water Fund, Sanitary Sewer Fund, Storm Sewer Fund –September30, 2019
5) Cash and Investment Reports –September 30, 2019
B. Approval of Finance Bills Payable (Register #236, #237 and unnumbered Register -invoices to be approved for registers dated October 3 through October 16, 2019) — $1,220,751.61
C. Approval of Payroll for pay period ending October 12, 2019 —$437,101.47 with fringe benefit payments in the amount of $126,776.78 for a total of $563,878.25
If applicable –Items removed from Consent Agenda
5. Appointments to Library Board and Housing Authority Mayor Miller
• Acceptance of an appointment of Michelle Richter to the Housing Authority shall be effective October 31, 2019 until October 31, 2024.
• Acceptance of an appointment of Mary Kaufman to the Library Boardeffective immediately until May 31, 2021.
• Acceptance of an appointment of Mark Farshtchi to the Library Board effective immediately until May 31, 2020.
6. Presentation of Annual Audit for Year Ended April 30, 2019 Presented by Klein Hall CPAs
7. Approval of Audit Management Letter
8. Reports of Department Heads
9. City Manager’s Report
10. Mayor’s Report
11. Council Announcements/New Business
12. Public Comments –Agenda or Non-Agenda Items (limited to 3 minutes per person)
13. Adjournment
The City of Freeport, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, requests that persons with disabilities who require certain accommodations to allow them to observe and/or participate in the meeting(s), or have questions about the accessibility of the meeting(s) or facilities, should contact Human Resources at 815-235-2065 promptly to allow the City to make reasonable accommodations. http://www.cityoffreeport.org
NOTICE OF MEETING & AGENDA –REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2019, AT 6:00 P.M.