DeKalb Times

City of Sandwich City Council met Dec. 2.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Audience Comments

4. Truth in Taxation Public Hearing on 2024 Tax Levy

A. Call Public Hearing to Order on the City's 2024 property tax levy (to be collected in 2025)

B. Introduction of City Council/Comments

C. 2024 tax levy and proposed increase

D. Public levy testimony

E. Close hearing

5. 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 Minutes from the Committee of the Whole meeting of November 4, 2024

B. Approval of Minutes from the Committee of the Whole meeting of November 18, 2024

C. Approval of Minutes from the Regular City Council meeting of November 18, 2024

D. Approval of October Treasurers Report

6. Mayor’s Report: Todd Latham

7. Attorney’s Report:

Attorney Cassandra Gottschalk / Foster, Buick, Conklin, Lundgren & Gottschalk LLC

8. City Clerk’s Report: Denise Ii

9. Treasurer’s Report: Vacant

10. City Administrator’s Report: Geoff Penman

11. City Department’s Reports

A. EMA – Tony Eberle

B. Police - Chief Kevin Senne

C. Engineering – Curt Dettmann

12. Council Reports

Alderman Adam Arnett

Alderwoman Karsta Erickson

Alderman Bill Fritsch

Alderwoman Rebecca Johnson

Alderman Fred Kreinbrink

Alderman Bill Littlebrant

Alderman Rich Robinson

Alderman Rick Whitecotton

13. Old Business

A. Discussion and possible action to authorize the mayor to amend the existing agreement with HLR for additional Construction Engineering Services for the Latham Street Project increasing the not to exceed value of the contract from $256,532.00 to $319,097.00. Not to exceed an additional $62,565.

14. New Business

A. Discussion and possible approval of Monthly Bills in the amount of $248,278.11

B. Discussion and possible approval of Ordinance 2024-16 entitled “Ordinance Abating the Tax Heretofore Levied for 2024 to Pay the Debt Service on a Portion (Not to Exceed) of $3,500,000 General Obligation Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source) of the City of Sandwich, DeKalb and Kendall Counties, IL"

C. Discussion and possible approval of Ordinance 2024-17: An Ordinance Levying taxes for all corporate purchases for the City of Sandwich, Dekalb, and Kendall Counties, Illinois for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2025, and ending April 30, 2026

D. Discussion and possible action to approve dates for City Council Meetings for 2025

E. Discussion and possible approval of City Hall Holidays for 2025

15. Executive Session

16. Announcements

A. The next Finance Committee Meeting will take place on December 16, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.

B. The next Committee of the Whole Council meeting will be held on December 16, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

C. The next Regular Meeting of the Sandwich City Council will be held on December 16, 2024, immediately following the Committee of the Whole meeting

17. Adjournment

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