Chicago City Wire

City of Winchester City Council met Feb. 7.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

7:00 p.m. Open meeting

7:05 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance

7:10 p.m. Approval of Bills and Minute

7:15 p.m. Greg Hillis, Benton and Associates

· Pending Projects

7:30 p.m. Winchester Civic Group

· Monthly Report

7:45 p.m. Jeanette Wallace

· Library Report

8:00 p.m. Steve Doolin, Police Chief

· Monthly Report

· Body Camera

· Radios

· Weapons

· Dispatch

· Employee Policy Manual

9:00 p.m. Wanda Cody, City Treasurer

· Treasurer Report

9:30 p.m. John Simmons, Supt. of Public Works

· Monthly Report

· Hire to rip rap small ditch on S. Mechanic St by Windsor Homes

· Natural Gas Emergency Response Meeting February 14th 2024 at 6:00 pm Funk Building. At least two City Officials must attend plus Office Personnel

· HACH DR 3900 for Testing at water plant all test are ran through this

· Take applications for two full time employees starting soon

· Remove tree on N. Maple St/E. Railroad tree is in right away and is damaging fire hydrant

· Old Hines building and house on S. Main Street, hotel

10:00 p.m. Rex McIntire, Mayor

· TIF Application Assembly of God Church

· Disbursement of Natural Gas refund

· Local 965 Union paperwork

· Possible installation of solar panels on City property

· Animal Control Officer

· Bank Quotes for Interim Financing for 2024 Water Main Project

10:30 p.m. John Paul Coonrod

· Leiner Water Easement

· Dangerous Dog Case

· Recodification 

· Consideration of a Loan Resolution with USDA for the Water Main Replacement projects in the amount of $2,404,000.00

· Consideration of a Water and Waste System Grant Agreement with USDA for the Water Main Replacement projects in the amount of $1,031,000.00

· Consideration of the Notice of Award to Laverdiere Construction for the Water Main Replacement Project it in the amount of $2,570,547.60

· Adoption of an ordinance authorizing and providing for the issuance of $2,404,000 of the City of Winchester, Scott County, Illinois, for the purpose of repairing, constructing, acquiring, improving and extending a waterworks system of the City, prescribing all the details of said bonds, confirming the sale of said bonds, providing for the collection, segregation and distribution of the revenues of the waterworks system of said City in relation thereto, and related matters

10:45 p.m. Public Comments

11:00 p.m. Closed Session –

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