City of Fairfield City Council met June 9.
Here is the minutes provided by the council:
Due to COVID-19 the City Council meeting was held with limited in-person attendance and others joined the meeting via phone conference.
Meeting called to order by Mayor Maguire at 6:00 P.M.
Prayer led by Mayor Maguire followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
City Clerk Tina Hutchcraft called the roll:
Mayor: Brent Maguire
City Clerk: Tina Hutchcraft
City Attorney: Darrin Rice
Aldermen: Ralph Barbre; Brett Coale; Jim Griffith; Tyler Lampley; Eugene McGill; Jerry Lisenbee; Terry Stahl; Gary Moore
Also Present: Ken Otey, WFIW Radio; David Mills, Wayne County Press; Keith Colclasure, Police Chief; Silas Eckleberry, Assistant Police Chief; Andrew Miller, Fire Chief; Dian Downs; Flo Simpson; Tyler Lashbrook, Electric Dept.; Josh Boyd, Filter Plant; Dewey Eckleberry; Josh Livesay; Shelby Livesay; Jewel Poole; Cody Moore; Craig Zurliene.
The minutes of the meeting of May 26, 2020, agendas and bills of April 9, 2020 were sent out to those entitled to receive them. Mayor Maguire asked for approval of the minutes for the May 26, 2020 meeting. Motion by Alderman McGill, seconded by Alderman Stahl to approve the minutes of the meeting of May 26, 2020.
Vote yes: Barbre; Coale; Griffith; Lampley; Lisenbee; McGill; Moore; Stahl Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried.
Mayor Maguire asked for approval to pay the bills for the June 9, 2020 meeting. A motion was made by Alderman Barbre, seconded by Alderman Coale to approve the bills for payment. Vote yes: Coale; Griffith; Lampley; Lisenbee; McGill; Moore; Stahl; Barbre
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried.
City Band – Josh Livesay, Band Director, informed the Council that the city band has been performing for over 100 years and he thanked the city for their funding over the years. Because of the Governor’s restrictions Mr. Livesay suggested alternate dates for the concerts. He proposed to the Council to have the first concert the end of July, Halloween, and Veteran’s Day. If they aren’t able to schedule any additional dates and they do not utilize all the money that was set aside for the concerts, he asked that the remaining money allocated for city band would roll over to help fund next year’s concerts. Aldermen expressed no concern about changing the dates and the concerts are all contingent on the Governor’s orders.
Fireworks – Mayor Maguire asked the Council their opinion on having fireworks based upon the Governor’s orders for social distancing. He stated that we could cancel them, postpone to a later date, or keep the current date. If we were to have the fireworks he suggested that we do not have any ground displays and all the fireworks would be aerials. Attendees wouldn’t feel the need to be so close if there weren’t any ground displays and they could view them from other locations. This should help with social distancing. Clark Griffith with the Wayne County Health Department felt it would be alright to go ahead with the fireworks display as long as we took steps to encourage social distancing. A motion was made by Alderman Lampley, seconded by Alderman Moore to conduct the fireworks on July 4th.
Vote yes: Griffith; Lampley; Lisenbee; McGill; Moore; Stahl; Barbre; Coale Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried.
Ordinance No. 20-0609-214 – Rezone Property – We had a public hearing concerning rezoning property at 5:55 p.m. Jewel Poole has asked for property located at 206 and 208 NW 7th Street to be rezoned from an R-2 zone to a B-1 zone. She has requested this rezone for a potential buyer who wants to place a storage facility on it. The zoning board recently met and they recommend Council approve this request. A motion was made by Alderman Barbre, seconded by Alderman Griffith to approve the request to rezone the property located at 206 and 208 NW 7th Street from an R-2 zone to a B-1 zone.
Vote yes: Lampley; Lisenbee; McGill; Moore; Stahl; Barbre; Coale; Griffith
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried and Ordinance No. 20-0609-214 approved and duly adopted.
Approval of an Ordinance Establishing a Municipal Court – Attorney Rice presented to the Council an ordinance based upon state statute that must be approved in order to establish a municipal court. Attorney Rice told the Council there will be a $100 court fee with a minimum fine of $75 and a maximum fine of $750. We still need to meet with the hearing officer and finalize a few details before court can begin. A motion was made by Alderman Moore, seconded by Alderman McGill to approve this ordinance.
Vote yes: Lisenbee; McGill; Moore; Stahl; Barbre; Coale; Griffith; Lampley
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried and Ordinance No. 20-0609-215 approved and duly adopted.
Resolution Committing Local Funds for Rebuild Illinois Public Infrastructure Grant – A public hearing was conducted at 5:50 p.m. concerning committing local funds for a Rebuild Illinois Infrastructure Grant. These funds would be used for construction of a new water tower. It is a requirement to pass this resolution in order to apply for the grant. A motion was made by Alderman Griffith, seconded by Alderman Lampley to approve a resolution committing local funds for use in conjunction with a Rebuild Illinois Public Infrastructure Grant to be used for a water tower replacement project.
Vote yes: McGill; Moore; Stahl; Barbre; Coale; Griffith; Lampley; Lisenbee
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried and Resolution No. 20-0609-337 approved and duly adopted.
Award Bid for Water Filter Chemicals – Bids were opened for chemicals for the water filtration plant and we received bids from six different companies. Josh Boyd stated that some of the prices received were lower than last year. Motion by Alderman Coale, seconded by Alderman Lampley to accept the bids for chemicals at the Filter Plant as recommended by Josh Boyd.
Vote yes: Moore; Stahl; Barbre; Coale; Griffith; Lampley; Lisenbee; McGill
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried.
Revive Our Economy Proclamation – Mayor Maguire read a proclamation “Revive Our Economy” to the Council.
Appointment Resolutions – The following resolutions were presented to Council for approval.
Fire Chief appointment (1 year)
Andrew Miller
Motion by Alderman Lampley, seconded by Alderman Coale to approve this appointment.
Vote yes: Stahl; Barbre; Coale; Griffith; Lampley; Lisenbee; Moore
Vote no: none
Abstain: McGill
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried and Resolution No. 20-0609-338 approved and duly adopted.
Assistant Fire Chief appointment (1 year)
Wade Gregory
Motion by Alderman Moore, seconded by Alderman Lampley to approve this appointment.
Vote yes: Barbre; Coale; Griffith; Lampley; Lisenbee; Moore; Stahl
Vote no: none
Abstain: McGill
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried and Resolution No. 20-0609-339 approved and duly adopted.
Police Chief appointment (1 year)
Keith Colclasure
Motion by Alderman McGill, seconded by Alderman Lisenbee to approve this appointment.
Vote yes: Coale; Griffith; Lampley; Lisenbee; McGill; Moore; Stahl; Barbre
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried and Resolution No. 20-0609-340 approved and duly adopted.
Assistant Police Chief appointment (1 year)
Silas Eckleberry
Motion by Alderman McGill, seconded by Alderman Barbre to approve this appointment.
Vote yes: McGill; Barbre; Coale
Vote no: Griffith; Lampley; Lisenbee; Moore; Stahl
Mayor Maguire declared the motion did not pass.
Board of Fire & Police Commissioners appointment (3 year)
Shirley Edgington
Motion by Alderman Barbre, seconded by Alderman Lampley to approve this appointment.
Vote yes: Lampley; Lisenbee; McGill; Moore; Stahl; Barbre; Coale; Griffith
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried and Resolution No. 20-0609-341 approved and duly adopted.
Board of Fire & Police Commissioners Secretary appointment (3 year)
Dian Downs
Motion by Alderman Barbre, seconded by Alderman Lampley to approve this appointment.
Vote yes: Lisenbee; McGill; Moore; Stahl; Barbre; Coale; Griffith; Lampley
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried and Resolution No. 20-0609-342 approved and duly adopted.
Police Pension Board appointment (2 year)
Terry Weedman
Motion by Alderman Moore, seconded by Alderman McGill to approve this appointment.
Vote yes: McGill; Moore; Stahl; Barbre; Coale; Griffith; Lampley; Lisenbee
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried and Resolution No. 20-0609-343 approved and duly adopted.
Fire Pension Board appointment (3 year)
Darin Hopper
Motion by Alderman Barbre, seconded by Alderman Coale to approve this appointment.
Vote yes: Moore; Stahl; Barbre; Coale; Griffith; Lampley; Lisenbee; McGill
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried and Resolution No. 20-0609-344 approved and duly adopted.
Zoning Officer appointment
Flo Simpson
Motion by Alderman Coale, seconded by Alderman Moore to approve this appointment.
Vote yes: Stahl; Barbre; Coale; Griffith; Lampley; Lisenbee; McGill; Moore
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried and Resolution No. 20-0609-345 approved and duly adopted.
Zoning Board Member appointment (5 year)
Scott Merkle
Motion by Alderman Barbre, seconded by Alderman McGill to approve this appointment.
Vote yes: Barbre; Coale; Griffith; Lampley; Lisenbee; McGill; Moore; Stahl
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried and Resolution No. 20-0609-346 approved and duly adopted.
Zoning Board Member appointment (5 year)
Edith Harl
Motion by Alderman Lampley, seconded by Alderman Griffith to approve this appointment.
Vote yes: Coale; Griffith; Lampley; Lisenbee; McGill; Moore; Stahl; Barbre
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried and Resolution No. 20-0609-347 approved and duly adopted.
Library Board Member appointment (3 year)
Sara Hallas
Motion by Alderman Lampley, seconded by Alderman Coale to approve this appointment.
Vote yes: Griffith; Lampley; Lisenbee; McGill; Moore; Stahl; Barbre; Coale
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried and Resolution No. 20-0609-348 approved and duly adopted.
Library Board Member appointment (3 year)
Steven Lee
Motion by Alderman Stahl, seconded by Alderman Moore to approve this appointment.
Vote yes: Lampley; Lisenbee; McGill; Moore; Stahl; Barbre; Coale; Griffith
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried and Resolution No. 20-0609-349 approved and duly adopted.
Library Board Member appointment (3 year)
Jala Morris
Motion by Alderman Barbre, seconded by Alderman McGill to approve this appointment.
Vote yes: Lisenbee; McGill; Moore; Stahl; Barbre; Coale; Griffith; Lampley
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried and Resolution No. 20-0609-350 approved and duly adopted.
FOP Contract – The FOP Contract was presented to the Council for approval. The contract will
give the FOP a pay increase of 2.75% for each year of the contract, it also increases the insurance premium by $25 per pay, and it included a change in residency. This is a three year contract from May 1, 2019 through April 30, 2022. A motion was made by Alderman Barbre, seconded by Alderman Stahl to approve the FOP contract.
Vote yes: McGill; Moore; Stahl; Barbre; Coale; Griffith; Lampley; Lisenbee
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried.
Miscellaneous – Alderman Lisenbee spoke about the city ordinance that states sewer line repairs from a residence to the main is the responsibility of the customer. He thinks the city should be responsible for the repairs that are under the city streets. Mayor Maguire said if this was changed it could be very costly to the city. If a customer expected the city to make all these repairs we would most likely have to raise our rates. Any changes to the ordinance would require Council action.
Executive Session – Alderman Griffith made a motion, seconded by Alderman Stahl to go into Executive Session to discuss Section 2(c)(21) – discuss minutes of closed session meetings; Section 2(c)2 – collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees; Section 2(c)(23) – contracts related to the purchase, sale, or delivery of electricity or natural gas; and Section 2(c)(1) – the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body.
Vote yes: Moore; Stahl; Barbre; Coale; Griffith; Lampley; Lisenbee; McGill Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried.
Return to Regular Session – Alderman McGill made a motion, seconded by Alderman Stahl to return to regular session.
Vote yes: Barbre; Coale; Griffith; Lampley; McGill; Lisenbee; Stahl; Moore
Vote no: none
Mayor McGill declared motion carried and Council returned to regular session at 8:50 p.m.
Adjourn Meeting – Motion by Alderman Moore, seconded by Alderman McGill to adjourn the meeting.
Vote yes: 8
Vote no: 0
Mayor Maguire declared meeting adjourned at 8:52 p.m.
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