City of Oregon City Council met Dec. 17.
Here is the minutes provided by the council:
Present: Mayor Ken Williams
Commissioner Melanie Cozzi
Commissioner Tim Krug
Commissioner Terry Schuster
Commissioner Kurt Wilson
City Clerk/Treasurer Charlene Ruthe
Corporal Tad Dominski
City Attorney Paul Chadwick
City Clerk Charlene Ruthe started the pledge of allegiance.
Public Comment
Mayor Ken Williams opened the Public Hearing for the Truth & Taxation-Taxy Levy Ordinance No 2019-117. Commissioner Terry Schuster said, just to give everyone a little background. Since the referendum was pasted by the citizens to have a School Resource Officer that increased the levy amount over the 5% increase. So, in doing that it requires the city to hold a public hearing in case anyone wanted to come an make a comment on the levy.
No other comments the Public Hearing was closed.
Commissioner Terry Schuster moved to approve Ordinance No. 2019-117 Tax Levy, Seconded by Commissioner Tim Krug.
Roll Call: Cozzi, Krug, Schuster, Wilson, Williams. No Nays.
Commissioner Terry Schuster moved to approve Ordinance No. 2019-118 Abate Tax on General Obligation Bonds, Seconded by Commissioner Kurt Wilson.
Discussion: The bonds were for sewer plant improvements and the Ordinance is, so the citizens don’t have to pay real estate taxes on the bonds. This will also be a yearly ordinance.
Roll Call: Cozzi, Krug, Schuster, Wilson, Williams. No Nays.
Commissioner moved Kurt Wilson to approve the November 26, 2019 minutes, Seconded by Commissioner Melanie Cozzi.
Roll Call: Cozzi, Krug, Schuster, Wilson, Williams. No Nays
Commissioner Terry Schuster moved to approve the payroll in the amount of $47,472.31 and current warrants as listed:
Azavar Audit, $86.14
Blue Cross Blue Shield, $17,515.41
Buddy Jenkins, $112.50
Byron Bank, $658.80
Carreno Landscaping, $1,400.00
Central Bank of Illinois, $2,909.12
Casper’s Home Inspection, $1,400.00
Cheryl Hilton, $40.00
Cintas, $59.00
Cintas, $42.23
City of Oregon, $48,900.00
City of Oregon, $5,000.00
City of Oregon, $150,808.58
City of Oregon, $222,662.40
Comcast, $138.01
Comcast, $220.55
Comed, $2,9595.40
Comed, $1,866.66
Constellation New Energy Inc., $1,439.38
Dave Kent, $40.00
Dustin Runyon, $40.00
Ehmen, $2,622.08
Engel Electric, $467.00
Envision Healthcare, $226.00
Ferguson Waterworks, $2,361.87
Fidelity Security Life Insurance, $199.48
Fischer’s, $213.87
Frontier, $405.85
Glenwood Center, $450.00
Herbig Blacktop, $2,000.00
Illinois Assoc. of Chiefs of Police, $110.00
Ip Communications, $1,242.00
James Morris, $40.00
Jeff Pennington, $40.00
Joseph Brooks, $40.00
Josh Lee, $40.00
Kristine Tesnow, $20.00
Kunes Country Auto Group, $64.12
Kunes Country Auto Group, $65.12
Maison Crawford, $40.00
Manheim Solutions, $2,000.00
Martin & Company, $3,740.22
Martin & Company, $194,839.20
Mary Elliott, $40.00
Matt Kalnins, $40.00
Moring Disposal, $113.00
Moring Disposal, $17,145.00
NAPA, $192.50
Nikolas Manthei, $40.00
NICOR, $16.42
Northern Illinois CPR & First Aid, $400.00
Ogle County Clerk & Recorder, $180.00
Ogle County Health Department, $175.00
Oregon Snyder, $74.80
PDC Laboratories, $227.50
Pennington Repair, $101.66
Personnel Concepts, $31.87
Physicians Immediate Care, $163.00
Polo Cooperative Assoc., $2,563.09
Randy Cropp, $40.00
Ray O’Herron Co., $294.84
Rockford Tech-Systems, $130.12
Sauk Valley Newspaper, $73.70
Scott Wallace, $123.24
Scott Wallace, $40.00
Shawn Melville, $40.00
Sterling Fence, $1,055.00
Steve Benesh & Sons, $1,320.00
Steve Benesh & Sons, $2,800.00
Stillman BancCorp, $353.75
Stillman BancCorp, $1,400.00
Stillman BancCorp, $675.48
Tad Dominski, $40.00
Uniform Den East Inc., $601.08
Village of Progress, $1,092.60
Visu-Sewer of Illinois, LLC, $14,8635.58
Visu-Sewer of Illinois, LLC, $22,063.70
Wastewater Management of Northern Illinois, $3,450.00
Water Solutions Unlimited Inc., $1,936.00
Willett Hofmann & Assoc., $27,823.20
Willett Hofmann & Assoc., $12,050.00
Willett Hofmann & Assoc., $6,906.60
Willett Hofmann & Assoc., $4,125.53
Willett Hofmann & Assoc., $2,173.00
WIPFLI, $15,200.00
Seconded by Commissioner Tim Krug.
Roll Call: Cozzi, Krug, Schuster, Wilson, Williams. No Nays.
Commissioner Terry Schuster moved to approve the Annual Audit for Fiscal Year May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019, Seconded by Commissioner Kurt Wilson.
Discussion: The city got a clean bill of health and overall have an increase of about two hundred thousand from last fiscal year.
Roll Call: Cozzi, Krug, Schuster, Wilson, Williams. No Nays.
Commissioner Terry Schuster moved to approve the settlement and template letter per Azavar Audit, Seconded by Commissioner Melanie Cozzi.
Discussion: Azavar was hired to make sure all residents and businesses were paying taxes and or fees to the city and not another governmental enity. A final settlement vote will take place in January of 2020.
Roll Call: Cozzi, Krug, Schuster, Wilson, Williams. No Nays.
Mayor Ken Williams stated that the Council would be going into executive session to discuss a lease agreement with CMAA for the Coliseum building.
Commissioner Kurt Wilson moved to go into executive session to discuss lease of real estate, Seconded by Commissioner Melanie Cozzi.
Roll Call: Cozzi, Krug, Schuster, Wilson, Williams. No Nays.
Commissioner Kurt Wilson moved to convene to regular session, Seconded by Commissioner Melanie Cozzi.
Roll Call: Cozzi, Krug, Schuster, Wilson, Williams. No Nays.
Corporal Tad Dominski announced that Officer Maison Crawford is in phase two of his field training before going out on his own. The question was asked what Officers did the field training. Sgt. Joe Brooks, Officer Matt Kalnins, and himself.
Commissioner Wilson will be meeting with Steve Moring of Moring Disposal in January to discuss the recycling program for residential pickup. The report from Moring Disposal stated that they pick up over fifty thousand pounds of recycling per month in the city limits.
Commissioner Schuster announced that even with the bad weather the night of Candlelight Walk they still had good attendance.
Commissioner Cozzi announced that the sewer project and watermain project are both done for now will need to come back and do some finishing work once the weather is warmer.
Mayor Williams would like to set up a meeting with Matt Hanson of Willett Hofmann & Assoc., Commissioner Cozzi, and possibly himself or Commissioner Schuster to discuss the capital funds account to see if phase three of the watermain project is possible.
Commissioner Krug announced that hopefully the new Street Sweeper should be delivered end of this week.
Mayor Williams wished everyone a Merry Christmas. After attending the Mayors meeting, he feels the City of Oregon is doing great things: Street projects, water/sewer projects, and School Resource Officer. He feels we have good city support from citizens and employees.
Commissioner Kurt Wilson moved to adjourn the meeting, Seconded by Commissioner Melanie Cozzi.
Roll Call: Cozzi, Krug, Schuster, Wilson, Williams. No Nays.
Adjourn: 6:05 P.M.
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