City of Fairfield Council met January 9.
Here is the minutes provided by the Council:
Fairfield, Illinois Council Chambers, City Hall Regular Meeting, 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Meeting called to order by Mayor Brent Maguire at 6:00 p.m.
Prayer led by Alderman Ralph Barbre followed by the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
City Clerk Tina Hutchcraft called the roll:
Mayor: Brent Maguire
City Clerk: Tina Hutchcraft
City Treasurer: Julie Duncan
City Attorney: Darrin Rice
Aldermen: Ralph Barbre; Mike Pottorff; Jim Griffith; David Simpson; Eugene McGill; Jerry
Lisenbee; Terry Stahl; Ed Prince
Also Present: Marty David, Wayne County Press; Len Wells, WFIW Radio; D.E. Young, Garage Department; Flo Simpson, FADC; DiElle Rogers, City Collector; and other citizens from the community.
The minutes of the meeting of December 26, 2017, agendas and bills of January 9, 2018 were sent out to those entitled to receive them. Mayor Maguire asked for approval of the minutes for the December 26, 2017 meeting. Motion by Alderman Stahl, seconded by Alderman Prince to approve the minutes of the meeting of December 26, 2017. Vote yes: Lisenbee; McGill; Pottorff; Prince; Simpson; Stahl; Barbre; Griffith Vote no: none Mayor Maguire declared motion carried.
Mayor Maguire asked for approval to pay the bills for the January 9, 2018 meeting. A motion was made by Alderman Pottorff, seconded by Alderman Barbre to approve the bills for payment. Vote yes: McGill; Pottorff; Prince; Simpson; Stahl; Barbre; Griffith; Lisenbee Vote no: none Mayor Maguire declared motion carried.
Ordinance No. 18-0109-146/Redevelopment Agreement, Kieffer Development – A TIF Redevelopment Agreement with Kieffer Development Inc. has been made available to all aldermen for their review. This was brought up at the last meeting and there was a need for some changes to the language in the agreement. Attorney Rice has made the needed changes and it is now ready for Council approval. Alderman Pottorff made a motion, seconded by Alderman Griffith to adopt Ordinance No. 18-0109-146 approving this TIF Redevelopment Agreement.
Vote yes: Pottorff; Prince; Simpson; Stahl; Barbre; Griffith; Lisenbee; McGill
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried and Ordinance No. 18-0109-146 approved and duly adopted.
Payment Service Network Inc. – Ruth Ponder with Payment Service Network spoke to the Council. PSN offers many payment options for utility customers including credit and debit card payments. This type of service is something that had been discussed in the past and Ms. Ponder has spoken to the Council before explaining exactly what her company offers. The upfront cost to begin would be approximately $400 and the City would be charged $89 for online security per year. PSN also charges a fee of $1 if a payment is made by debit card. If payment is made by credit card they charge a fee of 2.75%. If the City contracts with PSN the Council will have to decide if we will pay these fees or if the customer will be responsible to pay the fees.
Update on Local Debt Recovery Program – Mayor Maguire reported that the intergovernmental agreement has been approved by the Comptroller’s office. The enrollment paperwork has been completed and accepted. They have now asked if we have an ordinance in place that governs our procedures for collections. We have drafted a policy and Attorney Rice will prepare an ordinance to be presented at the next Council meeting to approve this policy.
Executive Session – Alderman Pottorff made a motion, seconded by Alderman McGill to go into Executive Session to discuss Section 2(c)(21) – discuss minutes of closed session meetings; Section 2(c)11 – pending litigation; and Section 2(c)(1) – appointment, employment, compensation, discipline of employees of the public body.
Vote yes: Prince; Stahl; Barbre; Griffith; Lisenbee; McGill; Pottorff
Vote no: Simpson
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried.
Return to Regular Session – Alderman Pottorff made a motion, seconded by Alderman Prince to return to regular session.
Vote yes: Barbre; Pottorff; Griffith; Simpson; McGill; Lisenbee; Stahl; Prince
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried and Council returned to regular session at 6:52 p.m.
Resolution No. 18-0109-251/Release of Executive Session Minutes – Alderman Barbre made a motion, seconded by Alderman McGill to approve Resolution No. 18-0109-251 regarding the release of executive session minutes.
Vote yes: Simpson; Stahl; Barbre; Griffith; Lisenbee; McGill; Pottorff; Prince
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried and Resolution No. 18-0109-251 approved and duly adopted.
Resolution No. 18-0109-252/Authorizing Destruction of Recordings – Alderman Pottorff made a motion, seconded by Alderman Prince to approve Resolution No. 18-0109-252 authorizing the destruction of audio recordings for closed session meetings.
Vote yes: Stahl; Griffith; Lisenbee; McGill; Pottorff; Prince; Simpson
Vote no: Barbre
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried and Resolution No. 18-0109-252 approved and duly adopted.
Adjourn Meeting – Motion by Alderman Pottorff, seconded by Alderman McGill to adjourn the meeting.
Vote yes: 8
Vote no: 0
Mayor Maguire declared meeting adjourned at 6:57 p.m.
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571a869f8a65e222b803520c/t/5a6898aeec212da410c30d18/1516804270478/Minutes+010918.pdf
Alerts Sign-up