DeKalb Times

City of Sandwich City Council Met June 28.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

Call to Order 

Pledge of Allegiance  

Roll Call  

Audience Comments 

Consent Agenda: Motion to adopt the Consent Agenda as a whole. (All matters listed are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately).  

a. Approval of Regular Council Meeting Minutes of June 14, 2021 

b. Approval of Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting Minutes of June 21, 2021 

c. Approval of Special Meeting Minutes of June 21, 2021 

d. Approval of Treasurer’s Report & Monthly Finance Report for April  

e. Approval of June bills totaling $ 178,087.69 

Mayor’s Report: Todd Latham 

1. Ordinance 2021-08 entitled “Ordinance Authorizing Aggregation of Electrical Load” presented for first reading and possible passage. Passage of renewal ordinance would  give the Mayor the flexibility to enter into a longer term contract with the caveat that it  must have a ComEd price match guarantee. Council reserves the right to waive first  reading. 

2. Ordinance 2021-09 entitled “An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2, Administration, Article II,  City Council, Division 1, Generally, Section 2-30, Meetings, of the City of Sandwich Municipal Code” presented for first reading and possible passage. Ordinance changes the Regular Meetings to the first and third Mondays of each month. Council reserves the right to waive first reading. 

3. Pending Litigation: Executive Session under 5 ILCS 120/ Section 2(c)(11) “Litigation,  when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent”. Action may be taken.

4. Land Acquisition: Executive Session under 5 ILCS 120/Section 2(c)(5) “The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body. Action may be  taken. 

5. Personnel: Executive Session under 5 ILCS 120/Section 2(c)(1) “The appointment,  employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine it validity.” Action will be taken. 

6. Authorization to enter into a 1-year Employment Agreement with Thomas Horak 

7. Authorization to enter into a 1-year Employment Agreement with James Bianchi Attorney’s Report: Attorney Jess Harrill / Foster, Buick, Conklin & Lundgren Law Group 

City Clerk’s Report: Denise Ii 

1. Approval of Executive Session minutes for September 8 & 28, 2020; December 21, 2020;  January 18, 2021; February 1, 2021; March 15, 2021; April 5 & 12, 2021; and June 7, 14,  & 21st, 2021. 

City Treasurer’s Report – Pete Dell 

City Department’s Reports: 

EMA Tom Ciciora 

Chief Jim Bianchi 

Director of Public Works / City Engineer Tom Horak 

1. 2021 Brush Pickup Program: Monday, June 28th- Ward 4 

2. Lower Little Rock Creek Watershed Study –Virtual/Remote Meeting scheduled  for Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 10:00 am. Audience/stakeholder participation in this workshop meeting will assist in setting the watershed project goals and priorities. 

• Water Quality Monitoring Plan 

• Report Cards 

• Implementation 

• Executive Summary 

3. Public Safety Complex: Notice to Bidders to be published in the DeKalb Daily Chronicle. The City of Sandwich, Illinois, will receive sealed Bids for the City of Sandwich Public Safety Complex (03A – Site & Building Concrete and Micropyles) until 10:00 A.M. local time, June 28, 2021, at City Hall, 144 East  Railroad Street, Sandwich, Illinois 60548, at which time the Bids will be publicly  opened and read aloud. 

Aldermen Reports 

Alderman Bill Fritsch 

Alderman Brent Holcomb 

Alderwoman Rebecca Johnson 

Alderwoman Cara Killey 

Alderman Fred Kreinbrink 

Alderman Bill Littlebrant 

Alderman Rich Robinson 

Alderman Rick Whitecotton 

Announcement: There will be no meeting on Monday, July 5th due to July 4th observance. Next  COW meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 6th at 7 PM. The next Finance Committee Meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 6th, 2021, following the Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting. 

Adjournment:

http://www.sandwich.il.us/documents/rca062821.pdf