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City of Fulton City Council met July 8.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. Call to order the Council meeting for the City of Fulton.

2. Roll Call

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Presentation – Gurlabh Singh from Eagle River Liquor will present his business plan to the Council.

5. Appointments – I, as Mayor of Fulton, appoint Aley Hamling as Deputy Clerk.

6. Recognition – Chief Neblung will recognize Adam Wherry, Community Service Officer, for 21 years of dedicated service.

7. Communication from Visitors (Any communication that is NOT on the agenda for consideration.)

8. Consent Agenda (All items in the consent agenda will be enacted by a single motion and roll call vote. Any item may be removed upon request by the Mayor or any Aldermen and considered individually after all other items of business on the consent agenda.)

Approve Regular Meeting Minutes from June 10, 2024 (pages 5-10 from June 24 packet)

Approve the Bill List and the Treasurer’s Report

9. Business

Motion to Approve

Motion to Approve a Letter of Understanding – The City of Fulton, Illinois and the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council Lodge #766 have agreed to a one-time exception to allow the Chief of Police to work specific hours regularly worked by members covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement. (page 11 June 24 packet)

Motion to Approve the Intergovernmental Agreement By and Between the Board of Education of River Bend Community Unit School District No. 2 and the City of Fulton for a School Resource Officer (SRO) Program (pages 12-20 June 24 packet)

Motion to Approve an Ordinance Amending the Number of Licenses Issued Under Chapter 111 Entitled Alcoholic Beverages. (page 21 June 24 packet)

Motion to Approve the Estimate of Cost and MFT Resolution for the street work. (pages 22-24 June 24 packet)

Motion to Approve the start of the selected grants by Simple Grants. (pages 25-27 June 24 packet)

**Please note that future updates from Simple Grants will be available to all Council members at any time. However, to meet Simple Grants’ deadlines for future development, it may not be feasible to wait until the next Council meeting to get approval.

Motion to Approve the recommendation from the Zoning Board of Appeals to grant permission to erect a privacy fence on a corner lot. (pages 28-29 June 24 packet)

Committee of the Whole – Discussion

Letter from Chief of Police Nick Neblung. (Pages 30-31 June 24 packet)

Dynegy sample letter that will be sent to Fulton residents. (Pages 32-35 June 24 packet) and a copy of the explanation that will be in the next City newsletter (Page 36 June 24 packet).

Letter of Support from the Council regarding the Rebuild Downtowns & Main Streets Capital Grant. (Mayor Wendy will have Council members read and sign the letter)

Continued discussion – Information regarding status of the new construction progress.

Committee Reports

Finance – None

Personnel – None

C. Economic Development – None

D. Parks & Rec – None

E. Public Safety – (Pages 37-38 June 24 packet)

F. Marina – None

G. Tourism – (Pages 34-35)

H. Zoning – (Page 39 June 24 packet)

Reminders for the future: Tourism Director, Sidewalks & Streets, Upgrade City’s Water Billing Software, NIMS, and Emergency Plan.

2. Mayor’s Report – None

3. Aldermen Report – None. Nothing provided to the Clerk at time of agenda. (All Alderpersons reports need to be in writing.)

4. Chief of Police Report – (Page 40 June 24 packet)

5. Public Works Director Report – (Page 41 June 24 packet)

6. Historical Society Report – (Page 42 June 24 packet)

7. Business Manager’s Report – (Pages 43-45 June 24 packet)

Motion to enter into Closed Session for discussion of personnel, litigation and sale of property.

8. Motion to Adjourn

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