Mayor John L. Dunkirk Jr. called the Regular Meeting to order August 7, 2003 at 7:00 P.M. Present on roll call were Bob Bertolis, Greg Beiermann, Fred Jones, David Schwab, Harold Lankutis, William Cornman, Gene Cailey and William Dees. Absent: None.

Mayor Dunkirk recognized the Sesquicentennial Committee and praised them for a job well done. Tonya Flannery received a collage of pictures in appreciation for her hard work on the Sesquicentennial.

RM Patton of Patton CPA presented and reviewed with the Council the Annual Audit for the year ending April 30, 2003.

A motion was made by Jones seconded by Cailey to approve the following items on the consent agenda: Minutes of the July 10, 2003 Regular Meeting, EMC monthly report, the Fire Department Report for July showing 12 Full Alarms, 9 still alarms, 5 rescue calls and 161 ambulance calls, the Police Department’s Report for July showing fines paid of $9,871.00, 157 tickets issued to 126 individuals, 46 accidents handled, 40 hours worked by auxiliary, 9 dogs picked up, $150.00 in Dog fines paid, $45.00 in Parking Fines paid, 2980 incident calls received, 116 incident calls completed, 43 warning tickets issued and 56 ordinance violation notices issued, the Water Plant Report for July showing 51,610,00 gallons treated with a daily average of 1,780,000 gallons, the Lake Dept report for July, the Street Dept report for July, the County Ambulance Report for July show Accounts Receivable of $391,429.70, the City Ambulance Report for July showing receipts of $16,260.70, disbursements of $37,036.31 and an operating loss of $20,775.61, the City Clerk’s Report for July showing Gross Cash Receipts $960,449.26, Net Cash Receipts (excluding fund transfers) $596,488.98, Net Cash Disbursements (excluding fund transfers and including payroll) $756,938.67, July Payrolls $257,565.85 and Water Revenue for July $85,144.21, a motion to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to issue warrants totaling $1,141,523.95, Fire Protection Applications from Terry Boerckel, Steven Walker and Paul Lowery, appointment of Nancy Krefft to the Library Board and James Wright to the Airport Board to replace Susan Bennett and Bob Parrish respectively who resigned, a motion to approve the second reading of proposed Ordinance No 3035 Recovery of costs for responding to Hazardous Waste/chemical Spills and/or related fires, a motion to approve the second reading of proposed Ordinance No 3036 rezoning lots 22 thru 31 of the Preliminary Plat of the Prairie Place Estates Subdivision now known as Lot 1 of Litchfield Homes Addition from "M-F" Multi-Family residence to "S-2" Single Family Zoning, a motion to approve the second reading of proposed Ordinance No. 3037 an Ordinance for Municipal Census, a motion to approve the second reading of proposed Ordinance No. 3038 amending Section 14-117 of the Code of Ordinances, parking weight limit of 10,000 pounds on the Edwards Street parking lot, a motion to approve the purchase of one new moving radar unit and two hand-held radar units from Decatur Electronics using money from the DUI fines account, a motion to approve the purchase of two metal storage cabinets from Viking Office Supply for $959.98 to store additional supplies and medications for the ambulances, a motion to approve the first reading of an Ordinance approving a Special Use Permit to change a single family dwelling into a two family dwelling at 121 W. Columbia, a motion to approve the first reading of an Ordinance annexing Kenneth Nail and Kevin Painter, a motion to approve the first reading of an Ordinance establishing a yield sign on East South Street at it’s intersection with S. Van Buren, a motion to approve the first reading of an Ordinance establishing a stop sign on S. Harrison at it’s intersection with E. Columbia, and a motion to contract with Layne Western to repair the lagoon pump at the water treatment facility in an amount not to exceed $15,200.00. On roll call voting aye were Bertolis, Beiermann, Jones, Schwab, Lankutis, Cornman, Cailey and Dees. Naye: None. Motion carried.

Cornman Oversight Committee:

The committee recommends that we approve the expenditure of $1,000.00 from Tourism grants for the Montgomery County Fair. Motion carried with Schwab abstaining.

The committee recommends that we direct the staff to complete the drainage work at McKay’s Auto Shop. On roll call voting aye were Beiermann, Jones, Schwab, Lankutis, Cornman, Cailey, Dees and Bertolis. Naye: None. Motion carried.

The committee recommends that we approve the second reading of proposed Ordinance No 3039 repealing a portion of Section 16-183 of the Code of Ordinances to allow fishing within fifty feet of the shore. On roll call voting aye were Jones, Schwab, Lankutis, Cornman, Dees, Bertolis and Beiermann. Naye: None. Abstaining: Cailey. Motion carried. A public hearing concerning same was held on August 4, 2003 at 6:30 P.M.

Unfinished Business: City Administrator Bob Knabel and City Attorney Brad Hantla advised the Council that they had spoke with IDOT concerning the Sallee Street Extension Project. If the project is not completed within 20 years money received from the federal government must be repaid.

New Business: A motion was made by Jones seconded by Schwab to approve the Audit Report as presented. Motion carried

A motion was made by Jones seconded by Bertolis to go into Executive Session at 7:40 P.M. to discuss 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 and the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body. On roll call voting aye were Schwab, Lankutis, Cornman, Cailey, Dees, Bertolis, Beiermann and Jones. Naye: None. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Cailey seconded by Beiermann to go back into Regular Session at 8:10 P.M. On roll call voting aye were Lankutis, Cornman, Cailey, Dees, Bertolis, Beiermann, Jones and Schwab. Naye: None. Motion carried.

There being no further business a motion was made by Jones seconded by Dees to adjourn at 8:11 P.M. Motion carried.

Approved,

Attest: John L. Dunkirk Jr, Mayor