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Taylorville City Council To Meet Monday Evening

The Taylorville City Council is set to meet Monday evening at 7 PM at the Municipal Building to discuss old and new business, review ordinance, hear from the public, Mayor, and city attorney, and review ordinance.  The FFA State Degree Winners will be recognized.  Chance Dickey will be sworn in as new Firefighter. 

 

Under ordinance, BDD agreements will be discussed and potentially approved between the city of Taylorville and Dustin Clark (100-102 N. Main Street), stop signs at CHeney and Adams and Cheney and Vandeveer, and support of various community project funding programs at South Cherokee, North Avenue Storm Sewer, and West Spresser.  There is a motion to approve the appointment of Josh Nicol to Water Superintendent, the amended budget, and purchase agreements. There is also a motion to approve the revised Memorandum of Understanding pertaining to the take Home Squad Vehicles.

 

Under ordinances, there is a motion authorizing the sale of Personal Property Owned by the City of Taylorville such as property from the Lake, Cemetery, Water, Street and Sewer Departments.  There is a motion to reflect suggested changes by Superintendent Marlin Brune,  After the yearly review, the Mayor, Human Resources Manager, and the Chair of the Personnel Committee may suggest a pay raise for certain city employees. The City Council will decide whether to approve or deny any pay raise. If a raise is approved, it will not lower or change the minimum pay amounts already set by city law.  

 

A motion was made to recommend that the City Council direct the City Attorney to update the City Code to allow billboards in areas zoned for industrial use.  A motion will be presented to approve $10,000 requested by the Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce for Chillifest, purchase an office desk for Human Resources, and sale of property at the industrial park. 

 

There are several pay approvals as well up under council discussion along with approval of bills, and hearing from the city Mayor, attorney, and the public. 

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