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Regular Council Meeting Monday, April 21, 2025 07:30 PM City Hall Annex - 128 East Railroad Street, Sandwich, IL 60548

1.Call to Order

2.Roll Call

3.Public Hearing on City's Tentative Annual Budget

  1. A.Public Hearing on City’s tentative Annual Budget for May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026

  2. B.Motion to open Public Hearing on City’s tentative 2024-2025 Annual Budget

    Budget and any proposed increase or decrease or additional or deleted programs

    Persons desiring to be heard with an opportunity to present testimony and examine witnesses

    Motion to Close Public Hearing

4.Consent Agenda:

Motion to adopt the Consent Agenda as a whole. (All matters listed are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately). 

  1. A.Approval of Minutes from the Committee of the Whole meeting of March 17, 2025

  2. B.Approval of Minutes from the Regular City Council meeting of April 7, 2025

  3. C.Approval of Minutes from the Committee of the Whole meeting of April 7, 2025

  4. D.Approval of monthly Treasurer & Financial Reports

5.Mayor’s Report:  Todd Latham

  1. A.Proclamation: Motorcycle Awareness Month

6.Attorney’s Report: 

Attorney Cassandra Gottschalk / Foster, Buick, Conklin, Lundgren & Gottschalk LLC

7.City Clerk’s Report: Denise Ii

8.Treasurer’s Report: Vacant

9.City Administrator’s Report: Geoff Penman 

10.City Department’s Reports

  1. A.EMA – Tony Eberle

  2. B.Police - Chief Kevin Senne

  3. C.Engineering – Curt Dettmann 

11.Council Reports

  1. Alderman Adam Arnett

  2. Alderwoman Karsta Erickson

  3. Alderman Bill Fritsch

  4. Alderwoman Rebecca Johnson

  5. Alderman Fred Kreinbrink

  6. Alderman Bill Littlebrant

  7. Alderman Rich Robinson

  8. Alderman Rick Whitecotton

12.Old Business

  1. A.Discussion and possible action to approve resolution 25-09 authorizing intervention in a pending property tax assessment appeal before the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board

  2. B.Discussion and possible approval of Ordinance 2025-05 An Ordinance to define the role of the City Administrator.

13.New Business

  1. A.Approval of Invoices totaling $160,927.79

  2. B.Approval of Ordinance 2025-06 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANDWICH ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026

  3. C.Discussion and possible adoption of Resolution 25-10 to allow for the purchase of Out-of-State IMRF Service Credit. 

14.Executive Session

  1. A.Executive Session for personnel under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1); Discussion of meeting minutes under 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (21) and Litigation under 5ILCS120/2 (c)(11). 

  2. B.Possible action from Executive Session - Approval of Executive Session Minutes 

15.Announcements

  1. A.The next Finance Committee Meeting will be held on May 5, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.

  2. B.The next Committee of the Whole Council meeting will be held on May 5, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

  3. C.The next Regular Meeting of the Sandwich City Council will be held on May 5, 2025 immediately following the Committee of the Whole meeting 

16.Adjournment