Finance Committee Meeting at 5:45
AGENDA
NEWTON CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, February 18, 2020 at 6:00 PM
Newton City Hall, 108 N. Van Buren, Newton, IL 62448
1. CALL TO ORDER: Mark Bolander, Mayor
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Alderman Robert Reisner
3. ROLL CALL: Rosetta York, City Clerk
4. ADOPT OR AMEND AGENDA
5. APPROVAL OF REGULAR MINUTES of February 4, 2020
6. APPROVAL OF BILLS & ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
7. PUBLIC COMMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS: None
8. OLD BUSINESS:
a. Consider and act on authorizing Cobra/IMRF’s continuation of rates effective March 1,
2020 to February 28, 2021.
b. Consider and act on authorizing the Intergovernmental Agreement Concerning Starcom
Radio Communication System.
c. Consider and act on purchasing 8 mobile and 4 portable refurbished Starcom radios.
d. Consider and act on authorizing the City Wide Clean Up on May 15-16, 2020.
e. Consider and act on authorizing the entering into the Illinois Commerce Commission
Stipulated Agreement 2037 which is a safety upgrade on Scott Ave. crossing.
9. NEW BUSINESS:
a. Consider and act on passing Resolution 20-01 concerning Closed Session Minutes.
b. Consider and act on passing Resolution 20-02 Authorizing the Destruction of Closed
Meetings Sessions tapes between 2/6/2018 to 7/17/2018.
c. Consider and act on not raising the City’s electric rates for the fiscal year 2020-21.
d. Consider and act on passing 20-02 City Ordinance Amending the 21-2-7 Class E liquor
licenses. (Increasing the number of Class E Liquor Licenses from 4 to 6.)
10. COMMITTEE REPORTS OR COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS: Water and
Wastewater Committee on February 10, 2020, Street Committee on February 10, 2020,
Finance Committee on February 17, 2020 and Insurance Committee on February 18, 2020.
11. STATEMENTS BY: Council Members, City Attorney, City Treasurer, City Clerk, Mayor
12. NEXT REGULAR MEETING: March 3, 2020 at 6:00 PM
SCHEDULED COMMITTEE MEETINGS: None
13. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Litigation, potential litigation, sale of real estate and Closed Session
Minutes
14. ADJOURNMENT
