City Council Agenda for Tuesday, February 4, 2025

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

  • Finance and Audit Committee Meeting on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM.
  • City Insurance Committee Meeting on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 immediately following the
    Finance and Audit Committee Meeting.
    AGENDA
    NEWTON CITY COUNCIL
    Tuesday, February 4, 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 Gayle Glumac
  3. ROLL CALL: Maggie McDonald, City Clerk
  4. ADOPT OR AMEND AGENDA
  5. APPROVAL OF REGULAR MINUTES of January 21, 2025
  6. PUBLIC COMMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS:
  • Sarah Diel Kinkade with the Jasper County Chamber of Commerce
  1. COMMITTEE REPORTS OR COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS:
  • Water and Wastewater Committee Meeting on Monday, February 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM.
  • Finance and Audit Committee Meeting on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM.
  • City Insurance Committee Meeting on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 immediately following the
    Finance and Audit Committee Meeting.
  1. OLD BUSINESS:
    A. Consider and act on authorizing a material sale water connection fee reimbursement to 403 Woods
    Farm Ln. in the amount of $1,087.08, added as an Enterprise Zone incentive that was passed on
    September 18, 2024.
    B. Consider and act on authorizing a material sale water connection fee reimbursement to 303 Woods
    Farm Ln. in the amount of $1,087.08, added as an Enterprise Zone incentive that was passed
    September 18, 2024.
    C. Consider and act on authorizing a material sale water connection fee reimbursement to 500 Woods
    Farm Ln. in the amount of $1,084.50, added as an Enterprise Zone incentive that was passed
    September 18, 2024.
    D. Consider and act on authorizing the TIF Application submitted for 103 S. Jackson St.
    E. Consider and act on authorizing Cobra/IMRF’s continuation of rates effective March 1, 2025 to
    February 28, 2026.
  2. NEW BUSINESS:
    A. Consider and act on authorizing two city employees to attend Illinois Rural Water Association’s 43rd
    Annual Technical Conference on February 18-20, 2025 in Effingham, IL. Total cost is $380.00 plus
    milage expense.
  3. STATEMENTS BY: Council Members, City Attorney, City Treasurer, City Clerk, Mayor
  4. NEXT REGULAR MEETING: February 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
    SCHEDULED COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
  5. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
  6. ADJOURNMENT