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City of West Frankfort City Council met Oct. 10.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

Prayer

Pledge Of Allegiance

Call To Order

Roll Call

1. Approval Of The Minutes From The September 26, 2023 Regular Council Meeting.

2. Approval Of A Proclamation Declaring October 20, 2023 And October 21, 2023 As Lion’s Candy Days.

3. Approval Of An Ordinance Vacating A Certain Alleyway Lying Adjacent To And South Of Lots 9, 10, And 11 And North Of Lot 8; All In S.E. Horrell’s East Side Addition To Frankfort Heights Now West Frankfort, Il. Lying Within The Pin 12-20-402-012.

4. Approval Of An Ordinance Authorizing The Sale Of Surplus Personal Property Owned By The City Of West Frankfort, Illinois.

5. Approval Of An Ordinance Declaring Certain Real Estate Owned By The City Of West Frankfort As Surplus Public Real Estate And Authorizing Its Sale.

6. Approval Of A Proposed New Collective Bargaining Agreement Between The City And Laborers Local 773/Dispatchers To Cover The Period Of March 1, 2023 Through February 28, 2026.

7. Approval To Sign A Contract With Bulldog Trash Services To Extend Our Contract Until 2028 And Include Containers For Residents With A Rate Increase.

8. Approval Of A Resolution Authorizing An Agreement With The Storage Vault, Llc For Phase 2 Of A Redevelopment Project Utilizing Tax Increment Financing.

9. Discussion, With Possible Action, Regarding A New Water Tap Fee For All In And Out Of Town Residence.

10. Discussion, With Possible Action, Regarding Plumbing Repairs Needed At The Wit & Wisdom Senior Center In The Amount Of $21,000.00.

11. Discussion, With Possible Action, Regarding The Purchase Of Equipment From Sinc In The Amount Of $2,843.05 For A New Microphone System For The Council Meeting Area.

12. Approval To Pay Invoices From Xylem In The Amount Of $12,628.20 Regarding Pump Rental And Accessories For The Street Department. 

13. Approval To Pay Invoice From Odum Concrete Inc. In The Amount Of $11,178.00 Regarding Concrete For The Street Department Building Floor.

14. Approval To Advertise For Bids For The City Of West Frankfort - Stp Uv Disinfection Project.

15. Approval Of Contractor’s Pay Estimate #2 - Final To Midwest Petroleum & Excavating, Inc. For The West Frankfort – Country Club Road Sanitary Sewer Extension In The Amount Of $4,621.00.

16. Approval Of A Change Order #1 – Final For The West Frankfort – Country Club Road Sanitary Sewer Extension To Decrease The Contract Amount $6,416.00.

17. Approval Of Contractor’s Pay Estimate #2 To Followell Construction Co., Inc. For The West Frankfort – Water System Meter Replacement – Phase 3 In The Amount Of $36,948.40.

18. Approval Of Construction Engineering Bill #2 From Brown & Roberts, Inc. For The West Frankfort -Water System Meter Replacement – Phase 3 In The Amount Of $3,416.55.

19. Approval Of Contractor’s Pay Estimate #4 To Followell Construction Co., Inc. For The West Frankfort – Water System Meter Replacement – Phase 2 In The Amount Of $3,861.00.

20. Approval Of Construction Engineering Bill #4 From Brown & Roberts, Inc. For The West Frankfort -Water System Meter Replacement – Phase 2 In The Amount Of $1,930.91.

21. Approval Of A Change Order #1 For The West Frankfort – Water System Meter Replacement – Phase 2 To Increase The Contract Amount $8,100.00 And Increase The Contract Time By 50 Calendar Days.

22. Approval For The Lion’s Club To Hold Their Annual Candy Day Roadblock On Friday, October 20th From 4:00 P.M. To 6:00 P.M. And Saturday, October 21st From 8:00 A.M. To 2:00 P.M. At The Intersection Of Route 149 And Highway 37.

Any invocation that may be offered before the official start of the Council meeting shall be the voluntary offering of a private citizen, to and for the benefit of the Council. The views or beliefs expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the Council, and the Council is not allowed by law to endorse the religious beliefs or views of this, or any other speaker. Page 2

23. Consent Agenda

A. Approval To Pay Bills In The Amount Of $70,586.47.

B. Approval To Pay An Invoice From Novacom In The Amount Of $2,379.99 For A Solar Panel Kit To Power Camera’s For The Police Department.

24. Building And Sign Permit

25. Officer’s Reports.

26. Mayors Report.

27. Commissioner’s Reports.

28. Audience Comments/Questions.

29. Approval To Go Into Executive Session To Discuss Contract Negotiations, Personnel, And/Or Pending Litigation.

30. Approval Of A Motion To Return To Open Session.

31. Adjournment

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