City Council Agenda For May 20, 2025

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AGENDA
NEWTON CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 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 Larry Brooks
  3. ROLL CALL: Maggie McDonald, City Clerk
  4. ADOPT OR AMEND AGENDA
  5. APPROVAL OF REGULAR MINUTES of May 6, 2025
  6. APPROVAL OF BILLS & ACCOUNTS PAYABLE:
  7. PUBLIC COMMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS:
  8. COMMITTEE REPORTS OR COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS:
  9. OLD BUSINESS:
    A. Consider and act on authorizing the Police Department to hire another officer.
    B. Consider and act on authorizing the estimate from Borgic Designs to purchase 3 new signs for the
    Old Mill Bridge and 2 new signs for the ERBA Head Start School in the amount of $320.00.
    C. Consider and act on authorizing the city attorney to proceed forward preparing Ordinance for 311 S.
    Jackson St. to condemn an unsafe and dangerous building.
    D. Consider and act on passing Ordinance 25-06 Amending Chapter 1-1-20(A) Penalty. Any person
    convicted of Code violations shall be fined not less than $200 and no more than $750 for any one
    offense.
    E. Consider and act on passing Ordinance 25-07 Prohibiting Storage of Junk and Other Miscellaneous
    Items.
  10. NEW BUSINESS:
    A. Consider and act on authorizing the hire of Evan Johnson and Caitlyn Schmidt for the two part time
    general maintenance positions.
    B. Consider and act on authorizing an additional time extension request to begin new construction on
    Lot 18 in Five Aprils Subdivision.
    C. Consider and act on authorizing the Final Pay Estimate #4 to Kieffer Bros. Construction Co., Inc., in
    the amount of $19,028.58, for work on the water main replacement project on S. Van Buren Street.
    D. Consider and act on authorizing the Final Invoice to Stone and Waggoner, PLLC, in the amount of
    $15,935.36, for work on the water main replacement project on S. Van Buren Street.
  11. STATEMENTS BY: Council Members, City Attorney, City Treasurer, City Clerk, Mayor
  12. NEXT REGULAR MEETING: June 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
    SCHEDULED COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
  13. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
  14. ADJOURNMENT