City of Minonk City Council met March 2.
Here is the minutes provided by the council:
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was held at City Hall and was called to order by Mayor Koos at 7:00 pm.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Koos
ROLL CALL BY DEPUTY CITY CLERK: Those in attendance: Aldermen Lisa Junker, Trent Ruestman, Larry Fortner, Jonathan Stears, Russell Ruestman, and Julie McNamara.
Also in attendance: Deputy City Clerk Lisa Blanchard; City Employees Jim Brown, and Kaleb Garber; Absent:
Administrative Manager Bill Moline.
CONSENT AGENDA:
A. To approve and file the following:
1. Minutes of February 3, 2020 City Council Meeting
2. Minutes of February17, 2020 City Council Meeting
3. Minutes of the January 23, 2020 Filger Library Board Meeting
4. Minutes of the February 24, 2020 Finance Committee Meeting
5. Minutes of the February 25, 2020 Public Works Committee Meeting
6. February 2020 Accounts Payable paid in March in the amount of $ 76,348.20
7. January 2020 City Collector’s Report in the amount of $ 144,166.59
8. January 2020 City Clerk’s Report in the amount of $ 205,133.26
9. January 2020 City Treasurer’s Report in the amount of $ 2,897,251.15
Alderman Stears moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented, seconded by Alderman Fortner. Roll call
vote:
YEAS: Junker, T. Ruestman, Fortner, Stears, R. Ruestman, McNamara
NAYS: None
MOTION APPROVED
REGULAR AGENDA:
A. Review and approve January 20, 2020 and February 3, 2020 Executive Session Minutes
Alderman T. Ruestman moved to approve the Executive Session Minutes, seconded by Alderwoman
Junker. Roll call vote:
YEAS: Junker, T. Ruestman, Fortner, Stears, R. Ruestman, McNamara
NAYS: None
MOTION APPROVED
B. Review new Parks & Recreation volunteer applications
The council reviewed three applications received for the Parks and Rec Board. There is still a vacant position to be filled. Alderman R. Ruestman moved to appoint the three applicants Justin Immel, Rose Armes, and Kristen Amigoni the Parks and Rec Board, seconded by Alderman Stears.
YEAS: Junker, T. Ruestman, Fortner, Stears, R. Ruestman, McNamara
NAYS: None
MOTION APPROVED
ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT:
Administrative Manager Bill Moline was unable to attend to provide updates.
OLD AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS: None
PUBLIC COMMENTS: None
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Public Safety – Alderman R. Ruestman indicated they met earlier that evening to discuss the 2020-21 budget.
Finance – None
Public Works – Alderman T. Ruestman indicated the committee met last week to discuss capital improvement items for the 2020-21 budget.
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS: None.
MAYOR COMMENTS: None.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: The mayor indicated due to the Administrator’s absence and knowing that he had not received any updates from the lawyer who was on vacation the prior week, he did not see the need to go into Executive Session at this time. There was no motion from the Aldermen to do so, although Alderman R. Ruestman requested the City Administrator send out any subsequent updates to the council when received.
ADJOURNMENT: Alderman R. Ruestman moved that having completed the business meeting of the Minonk City
Council the meeting is adjourned at 7:08 pm, seconded by Alderman Stears.
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