City of Newton Council Agenda for August 15, 2023

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AGENDA
NEWTON CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, August 15, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Newton City Hall
108 N. Van Buren
Newton, IL 62448

  1. CALL TO ORDER: Joshua J. Kuhl, Mayor
  2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Alderman Kaleb Wright
  3. ROLL CALL: Maggie McDonald, Deputy City Clerk
  4. ADOPT OR AMEND AGENDA
  5. APPROVAL OF REGULAR MINUTES of August 1, 2023
  6. APPROVAL OF BILLS & ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
  7. PUBLIC COMMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS:
  8. COMMITTEE REPORTS OR COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS:
    Personnel Committee on August 8, 2023 at 5:30 PM
    Electric Committee on August 8, 2023 at 6:00 PM
    Water and Wastewater Committee on August 8, 2023 at 6:30 PM or immediately following the
    Electric Committee meeting.
  9. OLD BUSINESS:
    a. Consider and act on moving forward with replacing 100 feet of sidewalk on South Van
    Buren Street.
    b. Consider and act on authorizing TIF application submitted by Jared Wagner to demolish
    204 West End Ave.
    c. Consider and act on authorizing the Treasurer to remove Rosetta York and add Deputy
    City Clerk Maggie McDonald as authorized signers on City accounts.
    d. Consider and act on accepting Police Officer Trevor Honomichl’s letter of resignation
    effective August 15, 2023.
    e. Consider and act on approving Police Chief Britton to seek full time officer.
    f. Consider and act on authorizing Connor & Connor to begin with project pertaining to the
    grant agreement between The State of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the
    City of Newton for the Lead Service Line Inventory.
    g. Consider and act on authorizing the revision to the Second Amendment to the Lease
    Agreement Between Saint Thomas Roman Catholic Church, As Lessor, and The City of
    Newton, Illinois, As Lessee. Changing the annual sum paid by the Lessee to the Lessor
    from $750.00 to $1,000.00 per water well.
    h. Consider and act on authorizing the purchase of a 2009 Vactor Ramjet Truck from Coe
    Equipment, Inc. in the amount of $65,000.00. With a one-month rental price deduction of
    $9,250.00, making the current purchase price of $55,750.00.
    i. Discuss eligible TIF expenditures.
    j. Discuss update with basement stairs railing.
  10. NEW BUSINESS:
    a. Consider and act on Resolution 23-08 Closed Session Minutes.

108 N. Van Buren Street, Rm. A
Newton, Illinois 62448
www.cityofnewtonil.com
Phone (618) 783-8451

b. Consider and act on Resolution 23-09 Authorizing the Destruction of Closed Meetings
Sessions audio recording between August 2021 through January 2022.
c. Discuss City Hall and Newton Police Department Fiber Internet Contracts.

  1. STATEMENTS BY: Council Members, City Attorney, City Treasurer, Deputy City Clerk
    (Wastewater Department PO# 10 to USA Bluebook for (1) BOD Incubator at a cost of $3,505.72),
    Mayor
  2. NEXT REGULAR MEETING: September 5, 2023 at 6:00 PM
  3. SCHEDULED COMMITTEE MEETINGS: Building Permits Committee Meeting Wednesday,
    August 16, 2023 at 5:30 PM.
  4. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Personnel, Purchase of Real Estate
  5. ADJOURNMENT