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City of Mt. Vernon City Council met March 7.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. Call to Order 

2. Invocation 

3. Pledge of Allegiance 

4. Roll Call 

5. Presentation of Journals for the February 22, 2022 regular City Council Meeting. 

6. Visitors/Citizen Request/Addresses from the Audience. 

Public Forum Rules of Participation Participants wishing to address the City Council on matters listed on the agenda or on any other matter directly relevant to the business of the City of Mt. Vernon shall do so during the Public Participation portion of the agenda. Each person wishing to speak during the Public Participation portion shall sign a Speaker's List at the meeting prior to the start of the meeting providing his/her name and the topic to be discussed. Speakers will be recognized by the Mayor in the order the speaker's name appears on the Speaker's List. Public participation portion of the meeting shall be limited to five (5) minutes per person. All participants are expected to exercise common courtesy and follow any rules of order established or announced by the Mayor and/or City Council. 

7. Approval of Consolidated Vouchers for Accounts Payable. 

8. BIDS & QUOTES 

8-A Request permission to seek bids for a new 300KW generator.

9. CITY MANAGER 

9-A Request permission to close 9th St. between Main St. and Harrison St. on March 11, 2022 from 5 pm to 10 pm.

10. CITY ATTORNEY 

10-A First reading of an Ordinance authorizing the ceding of private activity bonding authority to Southeastern Illinois Economic Development Authority (SIEDA)

11. MAYOR 

12. CITY COUNCIL 

13. VISITORS/CITIZEN REQUEST/ADDRESS FROM THE AUDIENCE 

14. EXECUTIVE SESSION 

15. ADJOURNMENT 

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