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Regular City Council Meeting Tuesday, September 03, 2024 07:30 PM City Hall Annex - 128 East Railroad Street, Sandwich, IL 60548

1.Call to Order

2.Roll Call

3.Audience Comments

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 Council meeting of August 5, 2024

  2. B.Approval of Minutes from the Committee of the Whole Council meeting of August 19, 2024

  3. C.Approval of Minutes from the Regular City Council meeting of August 19, 2024

5.Mayor’s Report:  Todd Latham

  1. A.Proclamation - Payroll Professional Week - 2024

6.Attorney’s Report: 

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

7.City Clerk’s Report: Denise Ii

8.Treasurer’s Report: Vacancy

9.City Administrator’s Report: Geoff Penman 

10.City Department’s Reports

  1. A.EMA – Tony Eberle

  2. B.Police - Chief Senne

  3. C.Engineering – Curt Dettmann 

11.Council Reports

Alderman Adam Arnett

Alderwoman Karsta Erickson

Alderman Bill Fritsch

Alderwoman Rebecca Johnson

Alderman Fred Kreinbrink

Alderman Bill Littlebrant

Alderman Rich Robinson 

Alderman Rick Whitecotton

12.Old Business

  1. A.Discussion and possible approval of AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 – “ADMINISTRATION,” ARTICLE III – “OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES,” DIVISION 2 – “MAYOR,” SECTION 2-111 – “GENERALLY,” SUBPARAGRAPH (b) – “SALARY” OF THE CITY OF SANDWICH MUNICIPAL CODE. First reading. 

         1.                Discussion and possible action to waive first reading of AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 –                      “ADMINISTRATION,” ARTICLE III – “OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES,” DIVISION 2 – “MAYOR,” SECTION 2-            111 – “GENERALLY,” SUBPARAGRAPH (b) – “SALARY” OF THE CITY OF SANDWICH MUNICIPAL CODE. 

13.New Business

  1. A.Approval of Monthly bills in the amount of $1,180,711.08

  2. B.Discussion and possible approval of AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 – “ADMINISTRATION,” ARTICLE III – “OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES,” DIVISION 4 – “CLERK,” SECTION 2-187 – “HOURS OF WORK” OF THE CITY OF SANDWICH MUNICIPAL CODE. First reading.
    1.                Discussion and possible action to waive first reading of AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 – “ADMINISTRATION,” ARTICLE III – “OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES,” DIVISION 4 – “CLERK,” SECTION 2-187 – “HOURS OF WORK” OF THE CITY OF SANDWICH MUNICIPAL CODE. 

  3. C.Discussion and possible approval of AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 – “ADMINISTRATION,” ARTICLE III – “OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES,” DIVISION 5 – “COLLECTOR,” SECTION 2-218 – “OFFICE HOURS” OF THE CITY OF SANDWICH MUNICIPAL CODE. First reading.
    1. Discussion and possible action to waive first reading of AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 – “ADMINISTRATION,” ARTICLE III – “OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES,” DIVISION 5 – “COLLECTOR,” SECTION 2-218 – “OFFICE HOURS,” SUBPARAGRAPH (a) OF THE CITY OF SANDWICH MUNICIPAL CODE. First reading.

14.Executive Session

  1. A.Executive Session pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2): Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. Possible action to follow.

15.Announcements

  1. A.The next Finance Committee Meeting will take place on September 16, 2024 at 6:30 pm

  2. B.The next Committee of the Whole Council Meeting will be held September 16, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at the City Hall Annex

  3. C.The next Regular meeting of the Sandwich City Council will be held September 16, 2024 immediately after the Committee of the Whole Meeting

  4. D.Taste of Sandwich will be held September 25, 2024

16.Adjournment