Regular Council Meeting Monday, December 16, 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 Regular City Council meeting of 12/02/2024

  2. B.Approval of Minutes from the Committee of the Whole meeting of 12/02/2024

  3. C.Approval of Monthly Treasurers Report

5.Mayor’s Report:  Todd Latham

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 

  1. A.Technology Committee Report/Recommendations

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

13.New Business

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.

  2. B.Executive Session pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1): 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.

  3. C.Executive Session pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5): 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

15.Announcements

  1. A.The next Finance Committee Meeting will take place on January 6,2025 at 6:30 p.m.

  2. B.The next Committee of the Whole Council meeting will be held on January 6, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

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

16.Adjournment