AGENDA
NEWTON CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 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 Eric Blake
3. ROLL CALL: Rosetta York, City Clerk
4. ADOPT OR AMEND AGENDA
5. APPROVAL OF REGULAR MINUTES of March 1, 2022
6. APPROVAL OF BILLS & ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
7. PUBLIC COMMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS: None
8. COMMITTEE REPORTS OR COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS:
Park, Cemetery and Pool Committee Monday, March 7, 2022 at 6:00 PM
Building and Grounds Committee with the Finance Committee Monday, March 7, 2022 at about 6:30 PM
Police and Building Permit Committee on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 6:30 PM
Street and Alley Committee Meeting on Monday, March 14, 2022 at 5:45 PM
Water and Waste Water Committee Meeting Monday, March 14, 2022 at 6:15 PM
9. OLD BUSINESS:
a. Consider and act on appointing Matt Tarr Electric Department Head.
b. Consider and act on raising Aquatic Center employee wages. (As of January 1, 2022, minimum wage increased to $12.00 per hour.)
c. Consider and act on authorizing up to $30,000.00 of expenses for improvements to City Hall in the 2021-22 fiscal year.
d. Discuss the beautification budget line item concerning funding for demolition of residential properties.
e. Discuss and review the City utility rates.
10. NEW BUSINESS:
a. Consider and act on approving opening the yard waste facility, the first and third Saturdays from 8:00 AM to noon beginning Saturday April 2, 2022 to October 15, 2022 and every Saturday in November under the landscape waste collection site rules.
b. Consider and act on authorizing the City Wide Clean Up on May 20-21, 2022.
11. STATEMENTS BY: Council Members, City Attorney, City Treasurer, City Clerk (Park PO), Mayor 12. NEXT REGULAR MEETING: April 5, 2022 at 6:00 PM
SCHEDULED COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
13. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Purchase of real estate, sale of real estate and personnel 14. ADJOURNMENT
