PLEASE BRING YOUR MASK
AGENDA
NEWTON CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, April 20, 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 David Brown
3. ROLL CALL: Brenda Phillips, Deputy City Clerk
4. ADOPT OR AMEND AGENDA
5. APPROVAL OF REGULAR MINUTES of April 6, 2021
6. APPROVAL OF BILLS & ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
7. PUBLIC COMMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS: Mike Swick, City Wide Clean Up
8. OLD BUSINESS:
a. Consider and act on 2021-22 City of Newton balanced budget.
b. Consider and act on Department Heads’ wage increase of $0.85/hour effective May 1, 2021.
c. Consider and act on Part-time employees’ wage increase of $0.50/hour effective May 1, 2021.
d. Consider and act on Aquatic Center employee wages effective May 1, 2021.
e. Consider and act on Resolution 21-06 establishing a time and place for a public hearing to consider
the proposed 2021 Amendment to the TIF Redevelopment Plan and Project for redevelopment of
TIF Project Area No. 1.
f. Consider and act on authorizing Connor & Connor to obtain IEPA permit and solicit bids on a new
Water Well #10, as a replacement to failed Well #6.
g. Consider and act on approving Chief Swick’s 1 year agreement.
9. NEW BUSINESS:
a. Consider and act on Special Event Application from Newton Elite Fitness.
b. Consider and act on TIF application for Flo’s Coffee Bar, LLC (Brady & Alissa Shull), 507 W
Jourdan.
c. Consider and act on TIF application for 3B General Contracting, LLC,
503 W Washington St.
d. Consider and act on writing off an uncollectible debt in the amount of $6462.95 for utility account
10-0875-00, ALCO Stores Inc., from 2014, due to bankruptcy.
e. Consider and act on the annual 21-05 Resolution for MFT Street Maintenance Program.
f. Consider and act on authorizing the City Attorney to draw up an ordinance necessary to make
Decatur Street to one-way West from the intersection of Stanley Street and Decatur to the
intersection of Decatur and Hutton Street.
g. Consider and act on purchase of a vehicle for Newton Police Department.
10. COMMITTEE REPORTS OR COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS: Water Committee on April 7,
Finance Committee Meeting on April 7, Joint Police and Street Committee on April 14, Finance Committee
Meeting on April 15
11. STATEMENTS BY: Council Members, City Attorney, City Treasurer, City Clerk (EL Dept PO #23279,
Police PO #20210, and Police router PO), Mayor
12. NEXT REGULAR MEETING: May 4, 2021 at 6:00 PM
SCHEDULED COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Litigation, potential litigation, sale of real estate, purchase of real estate, and
personnel
13. ADJOURNMENT
