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Regular Council Meeting Monday, August 03, 2026 07:30 PM City Hall Annex - 128 East Railroad Street, Sandwich, IL 60548

1.Call to Order

2.Pledge of Allegiance

3.Roll Call

4.Audience Comments

5.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 July 20, 2026

  2. B.Approval of Minutes from the Regular City Council meeting of July 20, 2026

  3. C.Approval of Minutes from the Special Council Meeting of July 28, 2026

6.Mayor’s Report:  Todd Latham

7.Attorney’s Report: Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins LTD. 

8.City Clerk’s Report: Denise Ii

9.Treasurer’s Report: Position Vacant

10.City Administrator’s Report: Position Vacant

11.City Department’s Reports

  1. A.EMA – Tony Eberle

  2. B.Police – Chief Kevin Senne

  3. C.Engineering – EEI

12.Unfinished Business

  1. A.Resolution 26-15 entitled "A Resolution Approving a Solar Power Purchase Agreement with A2B Development, LLC D/B/A Mars Energy Solutions for the City of Sandwich Wastewater Treatment Plant Solar Project" - Council reserves the right to waive first reading and move to approve.

  2. B.Ordinance 2026-22 entitled " An Ordinance Amending Section 4: benefits, G. Cell Phone Allowance, Personnel Policy of the City of Sandwich, Illinois" - Council reserves the right to waive first reading and move to approve.

  3. C.Sandwich Sidewalk Program 2026 - Total Project Amount $37,500.00.

    1 - Remove and Replace Identified Sections as shown on Job Number .001261, including but not limited to Wells St, Arnold St, Charlotte St, Cindy Ln, and Latham St rail crossing- Motion to Waive Competitive Bidding and Award to Brady Construction, LLC in an amount not to exceed $6,800.00.

    2 - Remove and Replace Identified Sections as shown on Job Number .001262, including but not limited to Center St, Mechanic St and 1st St - Motion to Waive Competitive Bidding and Award to C. Johnson Trenching in an amount not to exceed $24,700.00.

    3 - Remove and Replace sections centered around the flagpole at Main & Railroad St near Parking Lot 1 - Motion to Waive Competitive Bidding and Award to Brady Construction, LLC in an amount not to exceed $6,000.00.

  4. D.HVAC for Annex Building - Motion to Waive Competitive Bidding and Accept Proposal of an HVAC unit for Annex Building with American Energy for an amount not to exceed $29,561.00 through the DCEO Appropriation SR230064.

13.New Business

  1. A.Motion to pay the Semi-Monthly invoices in the amount of $303,115.38 as recommended by the Finance Committee

  2. B.Ordinance 2026-24, entitled "An Ordinance Amending Section 14-16 of the City Code of the City of Sandwich Regarding Standards for the Keeping of Chickens" - Council reserves the right to waive first reading and move to approve.

14.Reports of Alderpersons

  1. Alderman Adam Arnett

  2. Alderman Matt Chunn

  3. Alderwoman Karsta Erickson

  4. Alderwoman Genelle Inman

  5. Alderman Jay Ketchum

  6. Alderman Fred Kreinbrink

  7. Alderman Rich Robinson

15.Executive Session

  1. A.Executive Session Pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) for the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline,  performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public  body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or  against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. 

  2. B.Executive Session Pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5) for the purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired.

16.Announcements

  1. A.The Next Finance Committee Meeting will be Held on August 17, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.

  2. B.The next Committee of the Whole Council meeting will be held on August 17, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

  3. C.The next Regular Meeting of the Sandwich City Council will be held on August 17, 2026 immediately following the Committee of the Whole meeting 

17.Adjournment