There will be a special meeting of the City of Newton City Council on Wednesday, April 28th at the City of Newton City Hall. The meeting will be held at 6pm. Electric rates and the City of Newton budget will be among the items discussed.
AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE NEWTON CITY COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, April 28, 2021 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 Larry Brooks
3. ROLL CALL: Brenda Phillips, Deputy City Clerk
4. ADOPT OR AMEND AGENDA
5. APPROVAL OF REGULAR MINUTES of April 20, 2021
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS:
7. OLD BUSINESS:
A. Consider and act on not raising the city’s electric rates 5%.
B. Consider and act on raising the city’s electric rates 1.5% (The city has not raised
since 2016. The new rates will still be the lowest rates in the area.)
C. Consider and act on the new balanced budget.
8. NEW BUSINESS: None
9. COMMITTEE REPORTS OR COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS: Police
Committee Meeting April 28, 2021 at 5:30 PM
10.STATEMENTS BY: Council Members, City Attorney, City Treasurer, City Clerk and
Mayor
11.NEXT REGULAR MEETING: May 4, 2021 at 6:00 PM
SCHEDULED COMMITTEE MEETINGS: Insurance Committee Meeting May 3, 2021 at
6:00 PM, Finance Committee Meeting Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 5:45 PM.
12.EXECUTIVE SESSION: None
13.ADJOURNMENT
