DeKalb Times

City of Sandwich City Council met Jan. 6.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Audience Comments

4. 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 December 16, 2024

B. Approval of Minutes from the Regular City Council meeting of December 16, 2024

5. Mayor’s Report: Todd Latham

6. Attorney’s Report:

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

7. City Clerk’s Report: Denise Ii

8. Treasurer’s Report: Vacant

9. City Administrator’s Report: Geoff Penman

10. City Department’s Reports

A. EMA – Tony Eberle

B. Police - Chief Kevin Senne

C. Engineering – Curt Dettmann

11. 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

12. Old Business

A. Discussion and possible action to authorize the mayor to amend the existing agreement with HLR for additional Construction Engineering Services to close out the Latham Street Project increasing the value of the contract from $256,532.00 to $304,512.00. Not to exceed an additional $47,980

13. New Business

A. Approval of Bills totaling $320,831.31

14. Executive Session

A. A. Executive Session pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (2) - Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. Possible Action to follow

B. Executive Session pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5): The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired

C. Executive Session pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(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.

15. Announcements

A. The next Finance Committee Meeting will take place on January 20, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.

B. The next Committee of the Whole Council meeting will be held on January 20 at 7:00 p.m.

C. The next Regular Meeting of the Sandwich City Council will be held on January 20, 2025 immediately following the Committee of the whole meeting

16. Adjournment

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