Metropolis City Council reviews homicide training request

By Wadi Reformado

Nov 13, 2016

The city of Metropolis City Council met Aug. 22 to review a police request for homicide training.

Here is the meeting's agenda, as provided by the council:

City Council Agenda

City Council

AGENDA

Monday, August 22nd, 2016

7:00 PM

City Hall Council Chambers

1. Roll call

2. Pledge of Allegiance – please stand and remain standing through the prayer

3. Prayer

4. Approval of minutes

5. Citizen’s request

6. Mayor’s Report

Adopt Resolution for the Annual Labor Day Parade sponsored by the Lions Club on Monday, September 5th, 2016 to begin at 10 am

7. Corporate Counsel Report

First Reading on an Ordinance Repealing Section 154.30, Sign Regulations of Chapter 154, Zoning and Land Subdivision of Title XV, Land Usage of the Code of Metropolis

8. Committee Reports

Ordinance Committee

Adopt an Ordinance Amending Title IX, General Regulations, Chapter 94, Health Regulations and Chapter 95, Nuisance of the Code of Metropolis

Adopt an Ordinance Amending Title III, Administration, Chapter 35, Taxation and Finance, Subchapter: Hotel Operator’s Occupation Tax

First Reading on an Ordinance Amending Title V, Public Works, Chapter 50, Electricity, Section 50.23, Reestablishing Electricity to Premises After Cutoff For Non-Payment of Electric Bill and Amending Title I, Chapter 10, Section 10.99(C) of the Code of Metropolis

First Reading on an Ordinance Amending Title XIII: General Offenses of the Code of Metropolis and Title I, General Provisions, Chapter 10, General Provisions, Section 10.99, General Penalty, the Schedule of Fine Only Offenses

Police & Fire Committee

Motion to adopt a Resolution classifying a member of the Metropolis Fire Department, Jason Morris, as a Peace Officer

Motion to accept/reject Annual Homicide Training Request for Sgt. Griffey and Officer Kennedy to attend from October 10th – 12th in the approximate amount of $1,402.00 through the Illinois Homicide Investigators Association

9. Department Heads

10. Old Business

Motion to adopt an Ordinance amending compensation of Elected (aldermen) Officials, Ordinance 2016-____

11. New Business

12. Miscellaneous Reports

13. Financial Report

Payment of Salaries, Payroll, and Contract Bills

Payment of Miscellaneous Bills

14. Executive Session

Pending Litigation

Personnel

Collective Bargaining