The Taylorville City Council met on Monday evening to discuss business, ordinance, and review reports.  All aldermen were present except Kathy Driskell. A public meeting was held at 6:45 regarding ITEP or the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program. This grant would be to support improvements and encourage investment in the transportation system. The grant has a maximum of $3.0 million and has a 80/20 match requirement.  $140 million is available for Taylorville. Bill Sleeman, Secretary with Benton and Associates broke down the grant application. 

Sleeman says it’s very important to receive public support when applying for the grant.  You can sign an online petition at change.org/taylorvilledowntown2024 to help. You do not have to pay anything to sign up and show your support. You can also see more information there as well. 

During the regular committee meeting, the council approved a motion to hire an auditor for the 2023-2024 audit.  City Attorney Rocci Romano advised against it.

Romano went on to list some other reasons why he was against this including concerns over indemnity clauses. The motion passed 4-3 with Aldermen Steve Dorchinecz, Jeremy Wilson, and Doug Brown voting no. 

Taylorville Mayor Bruce Barry gave his announcements and welcomed in the new school year along with some construction updates, namely the railroad crossings. 

New cabin rental fees were discussed and approved. Doug Brown announced the new changes for the ordinance.

The motion passed 7-0.  All other motions were approved including work done at the Taylorville Fire Department for a masonry project concerning some window work. The next city council meeting is set for September 2nd.