Newton City Council Agenda for September 19, 2023

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CITY OF NEWTON

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

AGENDA
NEWTON CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, September 19, 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 RJ Lindemann.
3. ROLL CALL: Maggie McDonald, Deputy City Clerk
4. ADOPT OR AMEND AGENDA
5. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES of September 5, 2023
6. APPROVAL OF BILLS & ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
7. PUBLIC COMMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS: Brooke Frederick with South Central Illinois

Regional Planning and Development Commission on Safe Route to Schools Grant.

Sarah Kinkade with Jasper County Chamber of Commerce.
8. COMMITTEE REPORTS OR COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS: Finance/Audit

Committee Meeting Monday, September 18, 2023 at 6:00 PM. 9. OLD BUSINESS:

A. Consider and act on appointment of Maggie McDonald as Newton City Clerk.
B. Consider and act on sending one employee from the City Clerk’s office to attend the Clerks

Institute in Bloomington Illinois on October 8-13, 2023. Total cost of enrollment and lodging is

$1,300 plus allowable expenses. 10. NEW BUSINESS:

A.

B. C.

D.

E.

Consider and act on authorizing one city employee and two aldermen to attend Snedeker Risk Management 2023 Fall Client Conference on September, 27, 2023 with no attendance fee and no hotel fee, only allowable expenses (milage).
Discuss sidewalk replacement on the West side of N. Goble St.

Consider and act on sidewalk replacement on the West side of N. Goble St. going North from Hardees to 107 N. Goble with an estimated cost of $1,000, or continuing to the Hickory Dr. entrance with an estimated cost of $3,000.
Review and discuss, roofing quote for the Newton Water Plant from Ron Diel in the amount of

$17,000.
Consider and act on Ron Diel replacing the roof at the Newton Water Plant in the amount of

$17.000.
Consider and act on providing flu shots for all part-time and full-time city employees.

F.
G. Consider and act on approving Halloween Trick or Treat Night for Tuesday, October 31, 2023

between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM, with a rain date of Wednesday, November 1, 2023 from 5:00

PM – 7:00 PM. (If any questions call 618-783-8478).

  1. STATEMENTS BY: Council Members, City Attorney, City Treasurer, City Clerk, Mayor
  2. NEXT REGULAR MEETING: October 3, 2023 at 6:00 PM SCHEDULED COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
  3. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
  4. ADJOURNMENT